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LeFiell Makes Inc. 5,000 List
Named to Inc. Top 25 Oldest Companies

NEW YORK, August 23, 2007 — Inc. magazine today announced its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of fastest growing private companies and Reno, Nev., LeFiell Company debuted at number 4,925.

LeFiell Company was founded in 1910 in San Francisco, and moved to Reno in 1994. The manufacturing company made the expanded Inc. list for the first time and was also honored as one of the Top 25 Oldest Companies of the Inc. 5,000.

According to LeFiell president B. Stephen Schmidt, “This is quite the accomplishment for our company and we are honored to be included on the Inc. list. This is a testament to our clients and employees, as well as the LeFiell heritage of the past 97 years.”

“The Inc. 5,000 provides the most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy – the entrepreneurial part,” said Inc. 5,000 project manager Jim Melloan. “The expansion of the list has allowed us to tell the stories of larger companies, older companies, and a wealth of companies in industries like manufacturing and construction that are underreported in the business media.”

According to the Small Business Administration’s website, in 2006 there were 26.8 million small businesses and 5.9 million firms operating with employees. Inc. measured small business growth from 2003 to 2006 by U.S. companies that were privately held and independent (not subsidiaries).

LeFiell Company is a precision engineering, fabricating and manufacturing company based near the Reno-Stead Airport. The company is a world-leading provider of meat processing equipment and overhead rail systems. LeFiell’s overhead rail transportation systems are also used in the industrial laundry, manufacturing and industrial painting trades.

For more information about LeFiell, contact them at (775) 677-5300 or on the web at www.lefiellco.com.

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