{"id":437643,"date":"2026-08-19T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/437643\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:12:12","slug":"central-valley-firms-make-2026-inc-5000-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/437643\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Valley firms make 2026 Inc. 5000 list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1140\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/inc-5000-fresno.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"inc 5000\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"attach_desc\">Illustration by Cecilia Lopez<\/p>\n<p>A dozen Central Valley companies made the 2026 Inc. 5000, the annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Several local companies, including Wellpointe Inc., Boos and Associates, Lee\u2019s Air and Empower Home Services, outperformed their <a href=\"https:\/\/thebusinessjournal.com\/inspiration-travel-takes-the-wheel-as-central-valleys-fastest-growing-on-inc-5000-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2025 rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/inc5000\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The list is compiled by business media brand Inc.<\/a> and ranks participating private companies on three-year revenue growth, from 2022 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Modesto agency leads<\/p>\n<p>A Modesto advertising and marketing firm posted the highest regional placement. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melodiqagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Melodiq Agency ranked No. 417<\/a> with 834% revenue growth over three years.<\/p>\n<p>Fresno health care company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellpointe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wellpointe Inc. ranked next among local firms at No. 625<\/a> with 549% growth. It was the fourth consecutive year on the list for the provider of residential assisted living services, and its highest placement to date, ranking 690 in 2025. Wellpointe was co-founded in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarning a place on the Inc. 5000 for the fourth consecutive year \u2014 and achieving our highest ranking yet \u2014 is a direct reflection of our team\u2019s continued commitment to democratizing access to quality housing and care for older adults,\u201d said George Kutnerian, co-founder and CEO.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wayne-boos-PRVWS-BCEOA-02.24.2026-3.jpg\" alt=\"man smiling while holding award\" width=\"400\" height=\"384\"  \/>Wayne Boos accepts his CEO of the Year award from The Business Journal on Feb. 24, 2026. File photo<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fresno accounting and consulting firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booscpa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Boos and Associates ranked No. 1,031<\/a> with 341% growth, up from No. 1,808 last year, according to the company. The certified public accounting firm was founded in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Boos and Associates <a href=\"https:\/\/thebusinessjournal.com\/event\/book-of-lists-party-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CEO Wayne Boos was named one of the winners of the 2026 CEO of the Year awards<\/a> by The Business Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime honorees return to ranking<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americantreemedics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">American Tree Medics of Merced<\/a>, an environmental services company, placed No. 1,621 with 215% growth.<\/p>\n<p>Fresno faith-based travel agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationtravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Inspiration Travel ranked No. 2,017<\/a> with 169% growth. Founded in 1981, the second-generation family business specializes in Christian cruises and tours of the Holy Land in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Inspiration Travel CEO Stephanie Smith was also named a 2026 CEO of the Year award winner by The Business Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Modesto IT services firm <a href=\"https:\/\/ryantechinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RyanTech placed No. 2,233<\/a> with 151% growth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leesair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fresno\u2019s Lee\u2019s Air, Plumbing &amp; Heating<\/a>, a consumer services company, ranked No. 2,530 with 128% growth. The company was founded in 1981.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/stephanie-smith-inspiration-travel-PRVWS-BCEOA-02.24.2026-4.jpg\" alt=\"woman smiling and holding award\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\"  \/>Stephanie Smith accepts her CEO of the Year award, representing Inspiration Travel. File photo<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascendbakersfield.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ascend Real Estate and Property of Bakersfield placed No. 2,830<\/a> with 111% growth.<\/p>\n<p>Fresno construction company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkbrosinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Clark Bros. ranked No. 3,225<\/a> with 92% growth. It was the 10th consecutive year on the list for the company, according to Clark Bros. Founded in 1962, the company specializes in water and waste treatment, wind and solar energy, high-voltage electricity distribution and utility-scale battery storage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empoweryourhome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Empower Home Services of Clovis<\/a>, a solar installation company, placed No. 4,180 with 54% growth. It was the fourth consecutive year on the list for the company, according to Empower.<\/p>\n<p>Precision Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Physical Therapy of Visalia, a health care company, ranked No. 4,242 with 51% growth. The company known as <a href=\"https:\/\/pro-pt.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PRO-PT is approaching its 25th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Grapevine MSP of Bakersfield<\/a>, an IT services firm, placed No. 4,440 with 43% growth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clark-bros-inc-5000.jpg\" alt=\"two construction workers with text displayed\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\"  \/>Clark Bros. International celebrating its Inc. 5000 win with this LinkedIn post. Courtesy of CBI<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nashville health care firms tops ranking<\/p>\n<p>Among the 5,000 companies on this year\u2019s list, the median three-year revenue growth rate was 130%, and those companies added more than 627,208 jobs over the past three years, according to Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Topping the national list is <a href=\"https:\/\/mainstreetruralhealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Main Street Health, a Nashville, Tennessee, company that reported 546,533% growth<\/a>. The company partners with small-town health clinics to provide \u201chealth navigators\u201d who offer coordinated follow-up care for seniors on Medicare, according to Inc. Main Street Health reported nearly $4 billion in revenue last year and has scaled into 24 states.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Illustration by Cecilia Lopez A dozen Central Valley companies made the 2026 Inc. 5000, the annual ranking of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[173632,163245,173633,1307,173634,112,78745,114,113,173635,173636,173637,173638],"class_list":["post-437643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-boos-and-associates","tag-central-valley-business","tag-clark-bros","tag-economic-growth","tag-fastest-growing-companies","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-business","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-inc-5000","tag-inspiration-travel","tag-melodiq-agency","tag-wellpointe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}