FORTESSA WINS “FANTASTIC 50”
HONORS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Sterling, VA -- Fortessa, Inc, has been named to the “Fantastic 50” honor roll

of Virginia’s fastest growing companies for the third consecutive year. The

prestigious business award recognized the tableware company for its “diversity

and vibrancy,” as representative of the “entrepreneurial spirit that fuels the (state’s)

economic engine.”

Fortessa, the integrated designer, developer and marketer of tabletop products

and accessories, took honors for achievement in the retail/wholesale field. The

company’s rapid growth has moved throughout the Americas and into international

markets. Fortessa recently established an Asian branch in China. At home, the

company operates the only Foreign Trade Zone in the Northern Virginia region.

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has announced the names of the companies who

made the fourteenth annual "Virginia’s Fantastic Fifty" list of the fastest-growing

companies in the state. The winning companies were saluted at the annual awards

banquet held at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly on April 30. Former Attorney

General of Virginia Bob McDonnell delivered the featured remarks at the event.  

“We are grateful to our customers and associates whose strong support has made

the company’s growth possible,” said Fortessa’s Co-Presidents Eric M. Hamberger

and Scott M. Hamberger “We reaffirm our commitment to offer the best mix of quality,

value and service in the market,” the executives said.
 

The Fantastic 50 award program is sponsored by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce,

Virginia Business Magazine, Goodman and Company, SunTrust Bank and the

Westfields Marriott.  The networking reception prior to the awards banquet was

sponsored by SAIC. Multi-media sponsors include Alion Science and Technology,

Washington Gas and In Your Ear.

Nominations for the Fantastic 50 were sought statewide from local chambers,

economic development organizations, small business development centers and

through the sponsors’ networks. Companies could also nominate themselves.

To be eligible, companies were required to be privately held, with headquarters

in Virginia, and to show sales between $200,000 and $100 million.  They were

judged on a four-year sales revenue history. Verification of all award entries was

conducted by the accounting firm of Goodman and Company.

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