EM-Assist is No. 347 on the Inc. 500 list

EM-Assist, which has offices in Layton and Salt Lake City, has been ranked No. 347 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies in the country.

Inc. released the rankings in October, but EM-Assist was not included in information supplied to the Deseret Morning News at the time.

The list ranks companies according to averaged year-over-year sales growth over the past four years. To be eligible, companies had to be independent and privately held through their fiscal year 2003, have had at least $200,000 in net sales in the base year of 1999 for Inc. 500 alumni and 2000 for new applicants, and $2 million in net sales for 2003. Their 2003 sales had to exceed 2002 sales. Companies were ranked on averaged year-over-year sales growth.

EM-Assist, which has other offices in California and other Western locations, offers program management and technical support, specializing in environmental management, e-learning, construction and logistics.