Eleven of the country's top growing companies on this year's Profit 500 list are in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.
Top local company Brave Control Solutions, which provides companies with customized automated systems - bumped up about 50 spots from 140 last year to 86 year this year.
Next in line was Jesse Garant Metrology Center, a high tech inspection company. Jesse Garant provides customers with a variety of industrial e-ray scans.
It took the 113th spot.
The Profit 500 List is published in the October issue of Macleans Magazine and at canadianbusiness.com, ranking Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth.
Here are the local companies listed:
86 Brave Control Solutions 847 10-20 Industrial Services Windsor Ont. 34
113 Jesse Garant Metrology Center 619 2-5 Industrial Services Windsor Ont. 18
123 Absolute Industrial Automation 580 5-10 Industrial Services Windsor Ont. 20
178 The Job Shoppe 369 20-50 Human Resources Tecumseh Ont. 500
302 Scribendi.com 196 5-10 Professional Services Chatham Ont. 18
350 Tank Traders (Vomar Industries) 156 10-20 Manufacturing La Salle Man. 83
432 ProStaff Employment Solutions 104 10-20 Human Resources Windsor Ont. 440
453 Red Sun Farms 92 200-500 Agriculture Kingsville Ont. 137
465 Cindy's Home & Garden 87 2-5 Retail Kingsville Ont. 31
473 LucasWorks 84 10-20 Human Resources Windsor Ont. 25
486 Sauve's Home Centre 81 5-10 Retail Belle River Ont. 12