Freedom Metals, based in Louisville, Ky., has received a “Fast Fifty” award from Business First of Louisville in recognition of the company’s rapid growth, which is estimated to be from 75 percent to 90 percent for 2009.
The company ranked 25th in Fast Fifty in 2009, marking Freedom Metals’ sixth consecutive year as one of the fastest growing companies in the state. The company was also recognized in Inc. magazine’s 5,000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the country in 2009, marking the third consecutive year that Inc. has recognized Freedom Metals.
“We are extremely proud to be part of not only the Fast Fifty locally but one of Inc. magazine’s top 5,000,” says Spencer Blue, vice president and COO of Freedom Metals. “We are a family-run business and we take pride in that fact that we have an impact at both the state and national level and continue to grow despite these tough economic times.”
Freedom Metals Inc., with locations in Louisville and Elizabethtown, Ky., has served Kentucky and Indiana since 1983. The company specializes in processing all grades of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals.
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