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CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Ranked by 2014 revenue. Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

Phone/website

Top executive

2014 revenue (millions); % change from 2013

Full-time local employees as of 12/31/14;

worldwide Type of business

1 STATE FARM MUTUAL

309-766-2311

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.

Bloomington

Edward B. Rust Jr.

$71,200.0 15,0001 Insurance, banking and mutual funds

Chairman, CEO

4.2%

65,000

Completed sale of State Farm Canada businesses to Quebec-based Desjardins Group in January.

2 HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORP. 312-653-6000

Chicago



Patricia Hemingway Hall $61,000.0*

President, CEO

10.9%

6,660 Health insurer 22,000

3 REYES HOLDINGS LLC Rosemont

847-227-6500

M. Jude Reyes J. Christopher Reyes Co-chairmen

$23,500.0 2.2%

800 Food and beverage distributor 18,000

4 U.S. FOODS Rosemont

5 TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC Elk Grove Village

847-720-8000

John A. Lederer

$23,020.0

1,800 Food company and distributor



President, CEO

3.2%

25,000

Announced plans to be acquired by Houston-based Sysco Corp. in December 2013. FTC sued to block the merger in February.

847-676-3030

Randall J. Skoda President, CEO

$14,000.0 13.8%

390 Supplier to supermarkets and food515 service companies

6 HAVI GROUP LP Downers Grove

630-353-4200

Russ Smyth CEO

$8,800.0 NC

1,200 Supply-chain management, packaging, 9,000 marketing

7 MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC. Mundelein

847-949-5500

Charlie N. Mills CEO

$7,300.0 25.9%

2,638 Manufactures and distributes medical 12,687 supplies

8 OSI GROUP LLC Aurora

630-851-6600

Sheldon Lavin Chairman, CEO

$6,100.0 -0.4%

1,519 Develops and processes fast-food, 19,375 food-service and retail food items

9 EBY-BROWN CO. LLC2 Naperville

630-778-2800 Eby-

Richard W. Wake Thomas G. Wake Co-presidents

$5,300.0 -1.9%

600 Wholesale distributor of 2,150 convenience products

10 ACE HARDWARE CORP. Oak Brook

630-990-6600

John Venhuizen President, CEO

$4,700.5 13.1%

864 Retail hardware cooperative 6,500

11 WALSH GROUP LTD. Chicago

312-563-5400

Matthew M. Walsh Chairman, CEO

$4,610.1 14.3%

1,500 General contractor, design-builder, 6,000 construction manager

12 AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC.2 Chicago

312-645-1700

W. Robert Reum

$3,624.1

Chairman, president, CEO 11.1%

375 Manufacturer of railroad, construction 17,000 and building materials

13 KOCH FOODS INC. Park Ridge

847-384-5940

Joseph C. Grendys CEO

$3,000.0 3.4%

1,200 Supplier of fresh and frozen poultry for 14,000 food-service and retail operations

14 CAMPING WORLD/GOOD SAM 847-808-3000

(FREEDOMROADS LLC)



Lincolnshire

Marcus A. Lemonis Chairman, CEO

$2,850.0 14.0%

295 Operates RV dealerships and Camping 6,400 World stores

15 FOLLETT CORP.3 Westchester

800-365-5388

Mary Lee Schneider President, CEO

$2,573.2 -3.2%

2,324 Retailer and wholesaler of education 4,656 materials for K-12 and higher education

16 HEICO COS. LLC Chicago

312-419-8220

E.A. Roskovensky

President, CEO

$2,450.0 6.5%

580 Buyout/turnaround firm specializing 9,200 in manufacturing companies

17 WIRTZ CORP.4 Chicago

312-943-7000

W. Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, chairman

$2,400.0 20.0%

1,100 Beverage distribution, real estate, in3,000 surance, banking; Chicago Blackhawks

18 JMC STEEL GROUP2 Chicago

312-275-1600

Barry Zekelman Chairman, CEO

$2,300.0 7.5%

600 Steel pipe and tube products 2,560

19 INLAND REAL ESTATE GROUP OF COS.; Oak Brook

630-218-8000

Daniel L. Goodwin Chairman, CEO

$2,277.0 5.0%

960 Commercial real estate, investment, 1,300 property management, leasing

20 MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO. 630-834-9600

Elmhurst



James A. Delaney III President

$2,220.0 5.7%

NA Wholesale supplier of industrial 4,100 products

21 TRUE VALUE CO. Chicago

773-695-5000

John Hartmann

President, CEO

$2,014.8 6.0%

860 Retail hardware cooperative 2,560

22 CENTRAL GROCERS INC.5 Joliet

815-553-8800 Central-

Ken Nemeth President, CEO

$1,966.0 1.0%

650 Grocery wholesaler with retail 2,600 locations

23 COYOTE LOGISTICS LLC Chicago

877-626-9683

Jeff Silver CEO

$1,950.8 86.3%

1,008 Third-party logistics provider 1,994

24 FRANK CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INC.5 Des Plaines

847-699-7000

James S. Frank CEO

$1,790.0 -5.2%

600 Automotive fleet management 619

25 ATKORE INTERNATIONAL2 Harvey

708-339-1610

John P. Williamson President, CEO

$1,703.0 15.4%

870 Electrical raceway, steel tubes, and 3,145 metal framing products

26 NEWLY WEDS FOODS INC. Chicago

773-489-7000

Charles T. Angell

President

$1,524.0 7.2%

615 Manufacturer of food coatings and 3,100 seasonings

27 CC INDUSTRIES INC. Chicago

312-855-4000

William H. Crown

President, CEO

$1,500.0 9.5%

225 Holding company for diversified manu5,300 facturing and real estate operations

28 TTX CO. Chicago

312-853-3223

Thomas F. Wells President, CEO

$1,420.5 11.3%

427 Provides rail cars and related 1,465 freight and management services

29 GRANT THORNTON LLP6 Chicago

312-856-0200

Mike McGuire CEO

$1,354.0 6.3%

875 Audit, tax and advisory services 38,500

30 MAT HOLDINGS INC. Long Grove

847-821-9630 Mat-

Steve Wang Chairman, CEO

$1,316.0 5.6%

258 Manufacturer of automotive parts, 16,503 power equipment, lawn products

Continued on Page 24

GREATEST GAINS AND LOSSES

Combined, the top 20 fastest-growing companies on this list brought in more than $8.7 billion in 2014 revenue.

20 COMPANIES WITH GREATEST INCREASE IN REVENUE From 2013

Coyote Logistics

86.3%

Power Construction

71.6%

FCL Builders

69.7%

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause

57.8%

Madison Construction 48.0%

Cardenas Marketing Network

44.8%

Graycor 42.4%

O'Neil Industries

37.4%

W.S. Darley

36.3%

Gary Lang Auto Group

34.6%

Peacock Engineering

34.5%

West Monroe Partners

33.9%

Addison Group

33.8%

Orsini Healthcare

33.7%

Filtration Group

33.3%

Royal Buying Group Paris Presents

32.8% 31.9%

Scrap Metal Services

John Burns Construction

Arco/Murray National Construction

31.1% 30.7% 29.8%

20 COMPANIES WITH GREATEST DECREASE IN REVENUE From 2013

-4.4% Chicago Heights Steel

-4.6% Cramer-Krasselt

-5.1% Kelso-Burnett

-5.2%

Frank Consolidated Enterprises

-5.3%* Turtle Wax

-5.3% Forsythe Technology

-5.6%* Johnson Publishing

-7.4% Intec Group

-7.5% -9.0% -10.5% -11.3% -16.2%**

Leopardo

Mutual Trust Financial Group James McHugh Construction

Continental Electrical Construction

Novak Construction

-16.7% Pregis

-16.9% Guaranteed Rate

-18.5% -29.9% -30.7%*

Curran Contracting

Marketing Innovators International

Duchossois Group

-41.2%

Skender Construction

-44.4%*

Wrapports

*Crain's estimate **Company estimate Source: Crain's lists

24 APRIL 20, 2015 ? CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

WORKFORCE GIANTS

Altogether, these companies employ more than 400,000 people worldwide. Here's a breakdown of this year's top 20 employers.

COMPANIES WITH THE MOST TOTAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 2014

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

65,000

BDO USA LLP

59,428

Grant Thornton LLP

38,500

Crowe Horwath LLP

31,327*

U.S. Foods

25,000

Health Care Service Corp.

22,000

OSI Group LLC

19,375

Clover Holdings Corp.

18,960

Reyes Holdings LLC

18,000

Amsted Industries Inc.

17,000

Mat Holdings Inc.

16,503

Koch Foods Inc.

14,000

Medline Industries Inc.

12,687

Employco USA Inc.

9,772

Heico Cos. LLC

9,200**

Havi Group LP

9,000

Hub International Ltd.

7,838

Hearthside Food Solutions LLC

7,500

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc.

6,700***

Ace Hardware Corp.

6,500

*Includes international membership firms. **Crain's estimate. ***Company estimate

THE ABOVE COMPANIES ACCOUNT FOR:

414,290 of all 686,998 employees on the list, or 60.3%. Abt Electronics Inc.

1,100

$223.1 billion of the total $356.6 billion in revenue, or 62.6%.

45,939

Together, these companies employ this many local workers.*

*Local headcounts may include estimates. Source: Crain's lists

CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

31 HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD. Chicago

Phone/website

877-402-6601

Top executive

Martin P. Hughes Chairman, CEO

2014 revenue (millions); % change from 2013

Full-time local employees as of 12/31/14;

worldwide Type of business

$1,298.2 12.8%

433 Insurance brokerage 7,838

32 BOLER CO. Itasca

630-773-9111 Hendrickson-

Matthew J. Boler President, CEO

$1,250.0 4.2%

150 Manufacturer of truck and trailer 4,000 suspension systems

33 SERTA INC. Hoffman Estates

847-645-0200

Gary Fazio CEO

$1,240.0 2.1%

120 Manufacturer and marketer of 2,200 mattresses and bed foundations

34 HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS 630-967-3600

LLC; Downers Grove



Rich G. Scalise Chairman, CEO

$1,215.0 5.7%

400 Food contract manufacturing 7,500

35 CLAYCO INC. Chicago

312-658-0747

Robert G. Clark Chairman, CEO

$1,140.0 25.0%

580 Real estate, architecture, engineer1,555 ing, design-build, construction

36 A.T. KEARNEY INC. Chicago

312-648-0111

Johan Aurik

$1,100.0

Chairman, managing partner 7.3%

385 Management consulting 3,500

36 POWER CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC; Chicago

312-596-6960

Terry Graber President, CEO

$1,100.0 71.6%

235 Commercial construction 235

38 FORSYTHE TECHNOLOGY INC. 847-213-7000

Skokie



William P. Brennan President, CEO

$1,077.4 -5.3%

428 Information-technology and 924 business consulting

39 MACLEAN-FOGG CO. Mundelein

847-566-0010 MacLean-

Barry L. MacLean CEO

$1,050.0 16.7%

350 Manufacturer of components for auto3,850 motive, industrial and utility industries

40 PARENT PETROLEUM St. Charles

630-584-2509

Peter Mancini President

$1,041.7 -0.8%

250 Wholesaler and retailer of gasoline 250 and other oil-based products

41 CLOVER HOLDINGS CORP. Hoffman Estates

815-431-8100

James Cerkleski CEO

$1,015.0 3.7%

125 Recycles and remarkets printer 18,960 cartridges

42 DUCHOSSOIS GROUP INC. Elmhurst

630-279-3600

Craig J. Duchossois CEO

$1,000.0 -30.7%

750 Security, lighting and access control 4,600 products; private equity

42 FERRARA CANDY CO. Oakbrook Terrace

800-323-1768

Todd Siwak CEO

$1,000.0 11.1%

700 Candymaker 2,100

42 PANDUIT CORP. Tinley Park

708-532-1800

Gerry C. Caveney CEO

$1,000.0* NC

1,000* Manufacturer of electrical and 5,000* network connectivity solutions

45 INFORMATION RESOURCES INC.7; Chicago

312-726-1221

Andrew Appel President, CEO

$954.0 12.9%

708 Consumer and retail market 4,547 research

46 OLD WORLD INDUSTRIES LLC 847-559-2000

Northbrook



47 MIDLAND PAPER CO. Wheeling

847-777-2700

John Thomas Hurvis Chairman

E.S. Hooker III CEO

$950.0 5.6%

$917.0 4.6%

203 Consumer and commercial products 203 in the automotive and heavy-duty

trucking industry

192 Wholesale distributor of printing pa432 per, packaging materials and supplies

48 AMERICAN HOTEL REGISTER 847-743-2000

CO.; Vernon Hills



Angela Korompilas CEO

$900.0 5.9%

625 Distributor and provider of hotel 900 supplies and services

48 NETWORK SERVICES CO. Schaumburg

847-803-4888

Robert D. Mitchum

President, CEO

50 GRIFFITH LABORATORIES INC.2 800-346-4743

Brian L. Griffith

Alsip

Chairman

$900.0 -1.1%

$869.3 4.8%

NA 143

729 3,065

Member-owned distributor of janitorial products, food-service disposables and packaging

Food ingredient developer and manufacturer

51 BERLIN PACKAGING LLC Chicago

52 TRUSTMARK COS. Lake Forest

800-723-7546

Andrew T. Berlin

$858.0

160 Supplier of plastic, glass and metal

Chairman, CEO

9.3%

560 packaging components

Acquired by New York-based private-equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners LP in October.

847-615-1500

Joseph L. Pray

President, CEO

$853.1 -2.8%

831 3,101

Employee benefits, administration and health and fitness management

53 WILLIAM BLAIR & CO. Chicago

312-236-1600

John R. Ettelson President, CEO

$845.0 20.4%

1,039 Global investment banking and 1,227 asset management firm

54 PEPPER CONSTRUCTION GROUP2; Chicago

312-266-4700

J. David Pepper

Chairman

$834.9 4.7%

455 General construction and 997 construction management

55 BDO USA LLP4 Chicago

312-240-1236

Wayne Berson CEO

$833.0 22.0%

346 Accounting, assurance, tax, financial 59,428 advisory and consulting services

56 WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS 847-934-5700

LLC2; Palatine



Tom Koos CEO

$800.0 NC

NA Manufacturer of barbecue grills 1,200

57 DANIEL J. EDELMAN INC.4 Chicago

312-240-3000

Richard W. Edelman President, CEO

$775.3 9.7%

615 Communications marketing 5,440

58 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC. Des Plaines

59 FILTRATION GROUP CORP. Downers Grove

847-285-2000

630-968-1730

Rick Heller President, CEO

Larry W. Gies Chairman

$770.0 NC

$755.0 33.3%

80 Manufacturer of buses 1,300

372 Manufacturer and distributor of 3,801 filtration solutions

60 ELKAY MANUFACTURING CO. 630-574-8484

Oak Brook



Timothy J. Jahnke President, CEO

$720.0 11.5%

375 4,213

Maker of stainless-steel sinks, water coolers, faucets and wooden kitchen cabinets

61 EDWARD DON & CO. Woodridge

708-442-9400

Steven R. Don President, CEO

$717.0 5.6%

559 1,051

Distributor of food-service equipment and supplies

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CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

62 PEACOCK ENGINEERING CO. Geneva

Phone/website

630-845-9400

Top executive

Tom Sampson CEO

2014 revenue (millions); % change from 2013

Full-time local employees as of 12/31/14;

worldwide Type of business

$699.6 34.5%

2,800 Packaging of consumer food products 2,800

63 S&C ELECTRIC CO. Chicago

773-338-1000

Kyle H. Seymour CEO

$678.1 -1.6%

1,754 Manufacturer of switching and 2,534 protective products

64 CROWE HORWATH LLP3 Chicago

312-899-7000

James Powers CEO

$670.2 11.9%

727 Audit, tax, advisory, risk and 31,3278 performance services

65 MAZZETTA CO. LLC Highland Park

847-433-1150

Thomas J. Mazzetta CEO

$655.0 12.9%

27 Importer of frozen seafood 33

66 SRAM LLC Chicago

312-664-8800

Stanley R. Day Jr. President

$652.0 6.0%

152 Bicycle components manufacturer 3,000

67 EMPIRE TODAY LLC Northlake

847-583-3000

Keith Weinberger CEO

$650.0 4.0%

400 1,125

Carpet, flooring and window treatments

68 WILTON BRANDS LLC Woodridge

630-963-7100

Dan Butler President, CEO

$649.0 -4.0%

740 Provider of branded consumer 1,500 products

69 READERLINK LLC2 Oak Brook

708-356-3600

Dennis E. Abboud President, CEO

$640.0 NC

NA Full-service book distributor 540

70 F.H. PASCHEN S.N. NIELSEN & ASSOCIATES LLC; Chicago

773-444-3474

James V. Blair President

$621.0 22.5%

320 General contractor, construction 380 management

71 GRAYCOR2 Oakbrook Terrace

630-684-7110

Melvin Gray Nonexecutive chairman

$605.0 42.4%

250 Construction services 1,500

72 O'NEIL INDUSTRIES INC. Chicago

773-755-1611

Brian G. Ramsay CEO

$603.5 37.4%

140 General contractor, construction 350 management

73 CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL CO.; Rosemont

847-430-2800

Scott Clawson President, CEO

$600.0 NC

225 Residential and commercial water 4,300 filtration systems

74 TANDEM HR INC. Westchester

630-928-0510

Bruce Leon President

$564.9 22.4%

100 Human capital management and 100 administrative outsourcing

75 EMKAY INC.9 Itasca

630-250-7400

Gregory Tepas President, CEO

$563.0* 2.2%

121 Vehicle leasing and fleet manage142 ment

76 CLUNE CONSTRUCTION CO. Chicago

312-726-6103

Michael T. Clune Chairman, CEO

$563.0 11.0%

165 General contractor 300

77 FELLOWES INC.3 Itasca

630-893-1600

John E. Fellowes II CEO

$536.3 0.8%

552 Distributor of shredders, binding 1,584 and laminating equipment

78 SCRAP METAL SERVICES LLC 708-730-1400

Jeffry K. Gertler

Burnham

CEO

$536.0 31.1%

157 Provider of scrap management and 894 brokerage services

79 TEMPEL STEEL CO. Chicago

773-250-8000

Vincent Buonanno Chairman, CEO

$520.0 1.0%

770 Manufacturer of magnetic steel 1,630 laminations

80 MOTOR WERKS PARTNERS LP 847-381-8900

Barrington



Paul D. Tamraz Chairman, CEO

$510.0 4.7%

458 Auto dealerships 458

81 CONTINENTAL MOTORS GROUP; Countryside

708-352-6000

John F. Weinberger CEO

$506.6 6.5%

591 Auto dealerships 591

82 MESIROW FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.3; Chicago

312-595-6000

Richard S. Price Chairman, CEO

$503.0 -1.2%

917 Specialist in investment, risk man1,079 agement and advisory services

83 ZS ASSOCIATES INC. Evanston

847-492-3600

Chris Wright Managing director

$500.0 17.6%

360 Sales and marketing consulting 3,460

84 LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU ENTERPRISES INC.; Chicago

773-878-7340

Kevin J. Brown President, CEO

$494.0* 11.0%

4,330* Restaurant owner 6,700*

85 ROYAL BUYING GROUP INC. Lisle

630-353-7950

Thomas Gilbert President

$489.6 32.8%

40 Negotiates marketing programs for 40 gas stations and convenience stores

86 SHURE INC.10 Niles

847-600-2000

Santo A. "Sandy"

$480.0

LaMantia, president, CEO 3.9%

850 Manufacturer of microphones and 2,355 audio electronics

87 MCGRATH LEXUS/ACURA/ HONDA/HYUNDAI; Chicago

773-342-6300

Michael J. McGrath President, CEO

$475.3 4.8%

600 Auto dealerships 600

88 BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLP10; Chicago

312-729-8000

Timothy L. Christen Chairman, CEO

$475.0 57.8%

220 Accounting and advisory services 2,468

89 KLEIN TOOLS INC. Lincolnshire

847-821-5500

Thomas R. Klein Sr.

$470.0

NA Manufacturer of professional hand



President

24.3%

1,500 tools and protective equipment

Thomas R. Klein Sr. will succeed Matthias Klein III as chairman in June. Mark Klein and Thomas Klein Jr. will become co-presidents.

90 MERIDIAN GROUP

847-964-2700

INTERNATIONAL INC.; Deerfield

Ian J. Pye Chairman

$465.2 4.6%

156 Information-technology solution 670 provider and lessor

91 PURE METAL RECYCLING11, 12 Chicago

773-523-4500

Chris Dandrow

CEO

$465.0 2.2%

400 Scrap metal processor and recycler; 400 document destruction

92 FIDELITONE INC. Wauconda

847-487-3300

Craig Hudson CEO

$463.2 -3.0%

219 Supply-chain management 715

93 ED MINIAT GROUP INC. South Holland

708-589-2400

David J. Miniat President, CEO

$463.0 4.0%

520 Manufacturer of processed meats 530 and cooking oils

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WHERE THE MONEY IS

$356.55 billion

The total revenue of the companies on this list.

REVENUE BREAKDOWN BY INDUSTRY

Each square equals $1 billion

$134.38 billion: Insurance

$68.64 billion: Food/beverage

$37.97 billion: Manufacturing

$31.57 billion: Wholesale/distribution

$19.88 billion: Business services $14.81 billion: Retail $14.21 billion: Construction $7.92 billion: Financial services $7.35 billion: Logistics $5.40 billion: Automobiles $4.85 billion: Real estate $3.58 billion: Consumer services $3.37 billion: Media/marketing $2.62 billion: Tech/telecom

Manufacturing companies make up nearly one-fifth of the list, but their revenues fall short of the insurance industry by $96.4 billion. See how the other fields compare.

NUMBER OF COMPANIES BY INDUSTRY

Manufacturing Construction

59 38

Business services

34

Food/beverage

31

Wholesale/distribution 23 Retail 20

Automobiles 19 Consumer services 16

Tech/telecom 14 Financial services 12 Media/marketing 12

Logistics 11 Real estate 8 Insurance 6

Source: Crain's lists

26 APRIL 20, 2015 ? CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

LOCAL INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT

142,693

People employed in metro Chicago by the companies on this list.

LOCAL EMPLOYEES BY INDUSTRY

Each square equals 1,000 local workers

21,569: Food/beverage 20,443: Manufacturing 15,608: Business services 11,353: Retail 11,206: Consumer service 9,352: Construction 7,591: Insurance

6,801: Wholesale distribution 6,512: Financial services 4,462: Logistics 4,096: Automobiles 3,105: Media/marketing 3,015: Tech/telecom 2,580: Real estate

The food and beverage industry is the largest employer among the companies on the list. Even so, more than 80% of the people employed by the food and beverage industry on this list are outside of the Chicago area.

PERCENT OF TOTAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE

LOCAL BY INDUSTRY

Automobiles

76.6%

Real estate 50.4%

Consumer services 46.3%

Construction 44.5%

Retail 37.2%

Wholesale/distribution 36.7% Logistics 36.5%

Tech/telecom 35.1% Business services 24.5%

Media/marketing Food/beverage Manufacturing

19.7% 18.4% 16.8%

Insurance 7.9%

Financial services 4.3%

OF THE 71 COMPANIES ON THE LIST

WITH 100% LOCAL EMPLOYEES, THE

MOST COMMON INDUSTRIES ARE:

17 Construction

16 Automobile

8 Manufacturing

1 Insurance

2 Logistics

3 Real estate

5 Food/beverage

5 Retail 4 Business services 4 Consumer services 3 Media/marketing 3 Wholesale/distribution

Note: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the No. 1 company on this list, is based in Bloomington and is not included. Source: Crain's lists

CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

Phone/website

Top executive

2014 revenue (millions); % change from 2013

Full-time local employees as of 12/31/14;

worldwide Type of business

94 JAMES MCHUGH

312-986-8000

Patricia H. McHugh

CONSTRUCTION CO.3; Chicago Chairman

$462.1 -10.5%

525 Construction 540

95 FLYING FOOD GROUP LLC Chicago

312-243-2122

David Cotton CEO

$459.4 5.3%

516 Large-scale catering of meals and 4,455 snacks for airlines and retail partners

96 WEATHERTECH (MACNEIL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LTD.); Bolingbrook

97 NORTH AMERICAN CORP. Glenview

630-241-0715

847-832-4000

David MacNeil CEO

John A. Miller President, CEO

$450.0 12.5%

$440.0 2.3%

1,000 Manufacturer of car floor mats and 1,000 other automotive accessories

NA Supplier of industrial paper, pack435 aging and specialty printing

98 WATERTON ASSOCIATES LLC; Chicago

312-948-4500

David R. Schwartz

CEO, co-chairman

$435.4 19.8%

536 1,721

Real estate investment and management

99 ABT ELECTRONICS INC. Glenview

847-967-8830

Robert J. Abt CEO

$430.0 8.0%

1,200 Retailer of consumer electronics 1,200 and major appliances

100 CARL BUDDIG & CO.13 Homewood

708-798-0900

Robert J. Buddig CEO

$425.0 21.4%

NA Maker of processed lunch and 1,000 snack meats

101 ALDRIDGE ELECTRIC INC.3 Libertyville

847-680-5200 Aldridge-

Kenneth Aldridge Chairman

$411.2 3.3%

410 Supplier of electric transmission 775 lines

102 CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES 847-620-5000

LLC; Schaumburg



Daniel J. Moceri Executive chairman

$408.2 24.3%

119 Integrator of security, fire alarm, 1,778 life-safety and automation systems

103 SEKO WORLDWIDE LLC Itasca

800-228-2711

William J. Wascher President, CEO

$404.514 14.6%

160 Integrated logistics services, software, 2,500 freight forwarding, warehousing

104 COMPSYCH CORP. Chicago

312-595-4000

Richard A. Chaifetz Chairman, CEO

$401.8 8.0%

643 Employee assistance, behavioral 720 health and wellness programs

105 DSC LOGISTICS INC. Des Plaines

847-390-6800

Ann M. Drake CEO

$400.0 11.1%

598 Supply-chain management and 2,763 logistics

105 PREGIS CORP. Deerfield

107 TECTA AMERICA CORP. Rosemont

877-692-6163

847-581-3888

Kevin Baudhuin President, CEO

Mark Santacrose CEO

$400.0

200 Protective packaging

-16.7%

1,000

Acquired by Stamford, Conn.-based Olympus Partners in May 2014.

$394.0 2.5%

105 Commercial roofing 2,550

108 TERLATO WINE GROUP LTD.3; Lake Bluff

847-604-8900

Anthony J. Terlato Chairman

$390.0 8.9%

130 Wine production, importing, 300 marketing and sales

109 FORT DEARBORN CO. Elk Grove Village

847-357-9500

Jeff Brezek President, CEO

$389.0 3.7%

360 Labels for food, beverage, spirits, per1,350 sonal-care and household products

110 GUARANTEED RATE INC. Chicago

773-290-0505

Victor Ciardelli III President, CEO

$378.0 -16.9%

1,062 Mortgage lending and financial 2,303 services

111 TRIPPE MANUFACTURING CO.; Chicago

773-869-1111

Glen Haeflinger President

$375.0* 7.1%

241 Maker of power protection and con519 nectivity products for IT and telecom

112 AIT WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS 800-669-4248

INC.4; Itasca



Vaughn Moore President, CEO

$374.7 15.5%

362 Transportation and logistics service 950 provider

113 SAFEWAY INSURANCE CO. Westmont

630-887-8300

William J. Parrillo Chairman

$371.4 9.8%

108 Property and casualty insurance 491

114 FIFIELD COS. Chicago

312-855-1600

Steven D. Fifield Chairman, CEO

$357.0 NC

NA Real estate development NA

115 ALDEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.; Chicago

773-286-3883

Floyd A. Schlossberg President, CEO

$355.4 2.8%

4,892 Rehabilitation and nursing facility 4,892

116 NES RENTALS HOLDINGS INC.; Deerfield

773-695-3999

Andrew P. Studdert

$350.0

Chairman, president, CEO 9.4%

75 Aerial equipment rental for 1,100 construction and industrial users

117 DOALL CO. Wheeling

847-495-6800

Michael L. Wilkie

$345.0

Chairman, president, CEO 3.9%

257 Industrial supplies distributor, 906 machine tool manufacturer

118 PATRICK DEALER GROUP Schaumburg

847-605-4000

Hanley Dawson III President, CEO

$339.2 9.1%

377 Auto dealership 377

119 SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL LLP2; Chicago

312-554-9090

Jeffrey J. McCarthy Managing partner

$323.7 6.5%

364 Architecture, engineering, urban 1,116 planning, interior design

120 PARKSITE INC. Batavia

630-761-9490

George Pattee Chairman, CEO

$322.3 7.1%

66 Sales, marketing and distribution of 318 building products

121 VI Chicago

312-803-8436

Randy J. Richardson President

$321.0 NC

296 Developer, owner and manager of 2,970 senior living communities

122 CENTRO INC. Chicago

312-397-3331

Shawn Riegsecker CEO

$314.0 28.2%

236 Technology and media services 563

123 UNITED SCRAP METAL INC. 708-780-6800

Cicero



Marsha Serlin CEO

$310.0 1.6%

220 Metal buyer and recycler 242

124 CHICAGO BEARS FOOTBALL 847-295-6600

CLUB INC.; Lake Forest



Theodore P. Phillips President, CEO

$309.0 3.7%

156 National Football League team 156

125 FIRST HOSPITALITY GROUP 847-299-9040

Rosemont



Stephen L. Schwartz Chairman, CEO

$305.0 15.1%

2,122 3,150

Hotel management, acquisitions,

development Continued on Page 28

28 APRIL 20, 2015 ? CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

COMPANIES NO LONGER ON THE LIST

(2013 revenue)

COMPANIES THAT WENT PUBLIC Q Ryerson ($3.46 billion)

Q Tribune Co. ($2.90 billion)

Q Grubhub Inc. ($170.1 million)

Q Aviv REIT Inc. ($141.1 million)

OTHER COMPANIES THAT LEFT Q Cancer Treatment Centers of

America: Moved headquarters to Florida ($1.78 billion)

Q Nuveen: Acquired by New Yorkbased TIAA-CREF in October ($1.08 billion)

Q Seaton Corp.: Acquired by Tacoma, Wash.-based TrueBlue Inc. in June ($588.6 million)

Q Classified Ventures LLC: Acquired by McLean, Va.-based Gannett Co. in October ($502.4 million)

Q Portillo's Restaurant Group: Sold Portillo's Hot Dogs business to Boston-based Berkshire Partners ($294.6 million)

Q Merisant: Acquired by N.Y.-based Flavors Holdings Inc. in October ($232.0 million)

Q Holly Hunt Enterprises: Acquired by East Greenville, Pa.-based Knoll Inc. in February 2014 ($120.0 million)

Q Bassgar-Illinois Inc.: Shut down in October ($76.0 million)

Source: Crain's reporting

CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

126 THOUGHTWORKS INC. Chicago

Phone/website

312-373-1000

Top executive

Neville "Roy" Singham Chairman

2014 revenue (millions); % change from 2013

Full-time local employees as of 12/31/14;

worldwide Type of business

$303.0 7.1%

250 3,000

IT software consulting and development

127 LEOPARDO COS.2 Hoffman Estates

847-783-3000

128 HOSTMARK HOSPITALITY GROUP; Schaumburg

847-517-9100

James A. Leopardo CEO

Jerome F. Cataldo President, CEO

$301.7 -7.5%

$300.0 1.4%

327 356

800 4,000

Commercial construction, general contractor, construction manager, design-builder and development

Hotel and restaurant management

128 JEL SERT CO.13 West Chicago

630-231-7590

Kenneth Wegner President

$300.0 NC

750 Manufacturer of powdered soft drink 750 mixes, juice drinks and ice pops

128 JOE RIZZA ENTERPRISES INC.; Orland Park

708-364-2200

Joe Rizza CEO

$300.0 5.3%

395 Holding company for auto dealerships, 395 real estate, finance and insurance

128 TRUSTWAVE HOLDINGS INC. 312-873-7500

Chicago



132 BRIGHTSTAR GROUP HOLDINGS INC.; Gurnee

866-777-7110

Robert J. McCullen

$300.0

Chairman, president, CEO 25.0%

Shelly Sun CEO

$290.2 16.5%

400 Data security and IT solutions 1,200

Acquired in April by Singapore-based Singtel.

60

Home health care staffing

75

133 BINNY'S BEVERAGE DEPOT (GOLD STANDARD ENTERPRISES INC.); Skokie

134 BULLEY & ANDREWS LLC Chicago

847-581-3100

773-235-2433

135 LISLE AUTO PLAZA GROUP (VOLVO SALES & SERVICE CENTER INC.); Lisle

136 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. University Park

630-241-3000 Auto-

708-534-5575

Michael Binstein CEO

Allan E. Bulley Jr. Chairman, CEO

Horst Korallus President

Reid R. French CEO

$289.0 1.4%

$287.5 20.8%

$276.5 6.8%

$275.0 9.1%

475 Retailer of wine, spirits, beer, cigars 500 and cheese

405 General contractor, construction 405 manager, design/build, concrete

and masonry restoration

360 Auto dealership 360

651 1,192

Insurance software and services

137 PLS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.; Chicago

312-491-7300

Dan Wolfberg, Bob Wolfberg $274.0

Co-presidents

4.2%

912 4,022

Check-cashing, microlending and bill payments

Continued on Page 30

30 APRIL 20, 2015 ? CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

LOOK WHO'S BOSS

New leadership on this list.

No. 16 Heico Cos. LLC E.A. Roskovensky (president, CEO)

No. 20 McMaster-Carr Supply Co. James A. Delaney III (president)

No. 29 Grant Thornton LLP Mike McGuire (CEO)

No. 42 Panduit Corp. Gerry C. Caveney (CEO)

No. 42 Ferrara Candy Co. Todd Siwak (CEO)

No. 48 American Hotel Register Co. Angela Korompilas (CEO)

No. 50 Griffith Laboratories Inc. Brian L. Griffith (chairman)

No. 63 S&C Electric Co. Kyle H. Seymour (CEO)

No. 64 Crowe Horwath LLP James Powers (CEO)

No. 67 Empire Today LLC Keith Weinberger (CEO)

No. 68 Wilton Brands LLC Dan Butler (president, CEO)

No. 72 O'Neil Industries Inc. Brian G. Ramsay (CEO)

No. 77 Fellowes Inc. John E. Fellowes II (CEO)

No. 79 Tempel Steel Co. Vincent Buonanno (chairman)

No. 80 Motor Werks Partners LP Paul D. Tamraz (chairman, CEO)

No. 91 Pure Metal Recycling Chris Dandrow (CEO)

No. 94 James McHugh Construction Co. Patricia H. McHugh (chairman)

No. 95 Flying Food Group LLC David Cotton (CEO)

No. 107 Tecta America Corp. Mark Santacrose (CEO)

No. 186 Little Lady Foods Inc. Rick Anderson (president, CEO)

No. 203 Weber Packaging Solutions Inc. Scott Morris (president, CEO)

No. 224 Blistex Inc. Justin Arch (CEO)

No. 243 West Monroe Partners LLC Kevin McCarty (president, CEO)

No. 246 Earth Friendly Products Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks (president, CEO)

No. 264 Paragon Micro Inc. Thomas Dahl (CEO)

Source: Crain's lists

Six

companies have been No. 1 on Crain's list of the largest privately held companies since 1993. They are Montgomery Ward & Co. (1993-96), Marmon Group Inc. (1997, 1999-2004), Alliant Foodservice Inc. (1998), Reyes Holdings Inc. (2005-07), U.S. Foods (2008-10) and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Co. (2011-14).

CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

138 RAJA FOODS LLC Skokie

Phone/website

847-675-4455

Top executive

Rakesh Patel President

2014 revenue (millions); % change from 2013

Full-time local employees as of 12/31/14;

worldwide Type of business

$272.0 3.0%

100 Retailer and importer of Indian 620 foods

139 CHICAGO CUBS13 Chicago

773-404-2827

Thomas S. Ricketts Chairman

$266.0 -2.9%

203 MLB team 318

140 MUTUAL TRUST FINANCIAL 630-990-1000

GROUP; Oak Brook



Stephen M. Batza

$265.3

Chairman, president, CEO -8.9%

127

Life insurance, business planning

130

and annuities

141 ALTER GROUP LTD. Skokie

800-637-4842

Michael J. Alter President

$250.0 NC

105

Commercial real estate develop-

115

ment

141 ENESCO LLC Itasca

630-875-5300

Thomas G. Bowles CEO

$250.0 NC

300 Designer and marketer of gifts and 950 collectibles

141 GUARANTEE TRUST LIFE INSURANCE CO.; Glenview

847-699-0600

Richard S. Holson III

$250.0

Chairman, president, CEO NC

263 Life and health insurance 263

141 RTC INC. Rolling Meadows

847-640-2400

Richard Nathan CEO

$250.0 NC

385 Retail merchandising products and 775 services

141 SIPI METALS CORP. Chicago

773-276-0070

Marion Cameron President

$250.0 NC

155

Refiner of precious metal scrap and

160

producer of copper alloys

146 AHEAD LLC Chicago

312-329-7880

Daniel Adamany CEO

$245.4 12.8%

110

IT solutions

134

147 LOEBER MOTORS INC. Lincolnwood

847-675-1000

Michael Loeber President

$240.8 26.7%

130

Auto dealership

130

148 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES INC. Oakbrook Terrace

630-691-1490

149 ATLAS TOYOTA MATERIAL 847-678-3450 HANDLING LLC3; Schiller Park

Murray Savage CEO

Allen Rawson President

$234.0 3.1%

100 2,300

Engineering, testing, consulting

$233.0 3.1%

300 Distributor of material handling 300 equipment

150 CAMPAGNA-TURANO BAKERY INC.; Berwyn

708-788-9220

Joseph M. Turano President

$232.0 10.5%

648 Maker of baked goods and breads for 825 grocery and food-service industries

151 HILL GROUP Franklin Park

847-451-5000

Warren Hill Chairman

$231.6 -2.3%

923 HVAC building systems and mainte923 nance

152 GAS DEPOT INC.4 Morton Grove

847-581-0303

George Nediyakalayil President

$230.0 NC

14

Wholesale distributor of petroleum

15

products

152 STEINER ELECTRIC CO. Elk Grove Village

847-228-0400

Richard A. Kerman President, CEO, COO

$230.0 NC

438 Electrical and industrial supplies, 438 automation products, generators

154 FLEXERA SOFTWARE Itasca

800-374-4353

Mark Bishof President, CEO

$227.7 5.8%

173

Software licensing, compliance and

613

installation solutions

155 EMPLOYCO USA INC. Westmont

630-920-0000

Robert W. Wilson President

$225.0 28.6%

5,809 9,772

Human resources outsourcing

155 REDWOOD LOGISTICS (TRANS- 844-467-3396

PORTATION SOLUTIONS



ENTERPRISES LLC); Chicago

157 ADDISON GROUP Chicago

312-424-0300

Todd Berger President, CEO

Thomas B. Moran CEO

$225.0 28.6%

$222.5 33.8%

270 Third-party logistics 300

721 Temporary and permanent staffing 2,741

158 TEMPERATURE EQUIPMENT 708-418-0900

CORP.; Lansing



R.F. "Skip" Mungo President, CEO

$221.0 6.8%

375 Wholesale distributor of HVAC 375 products

159 HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS 312-268-5655

INC.; Chicago



Marc S. Simon CEO

$218.0 11.2%

300 Distributor of promotional corpo570 rate products

160 TUTHILL CORP. Burr Ridge

630-382-4900

James G. Tuthill Jr. Chairman

$217.4 7.6%

155 Manufacturer of industrial equipment 806

161 LOMAR CORP.2 Mount Prospect

847-590-7100

Norman K. Kidder President, CEO

$214.0 9.2%

354 Maker and designer of communica696 tion technology and services

161 TY INC. Westmont

630-920-1515

H. Ty Warner Chairman, CEO

$214.0 -2.2%

NA Manufacturer of toys and 490 collectibles

163 CHICAGO WHITE SOX13 Chicago

312-674-1000

Jerry M. Reinsdorf Chairman

$210.0 -2.8%

140 MLB team 450

164 FCL BUILDERS LLC Itasca

630-773-0050

Michael J. Boro President

$207.0 69.7%

40 Design-build general contractor 45

165 RABINE GROUP OF COS. Schaumburg

888-722-4633

Gary T. Rabine CEO

$202.9 9.9%

240 Providers of parking lot and roofing 259 engineering and construction

166 CHICAGO BULLS4 Chicago

312-455-4000

Jerry M. Reinsdorf Chairman

$201.0 3.1%

103 National Basketball Association 107 team

167 CERMAK PRODUCE INC. Cicero

708-863-1100

Dimitrios "Jimmy" Bousis $199.0

President, CEO

NC

900 Chain of grocery stores 1,000

167 GONNELLA BAKING CO. Schaumburg

312-733-2020

Nicholas G. Marcucci President

$200.0 5.3%

440 Manufacturer and distributor of 550 fresh and frozen bakery products

169 EXECUTIVE CONSTRUCTION 708-236-3300

INC.; Hillside



John F. Blacketor President, CEO

$190.0 11.8%

145 General contractor, construction 145 manager

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS ? APRIL 20, 2015 31

CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

Phone/website

170 BIGGERS CHEVROLET/ISUZU 847-742-9000

INC.; Elgin



Top executive

Jim Leichter President, CEO

2014 revenue (millions); % change from 2013

Full-time local employees as of 12/31/14;

worldwide Type of business

$187.5 3.0%

110 Auto dealership 110

171 COLUMBIA PIPE & SUPPLY 773-927-6600

CO.; Chicago



172 BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS CO. Frankfort

172 ROSE PACKING CO.2 Barrington

815-464-9994

847-381-5700

William D. Arenberg Chairman, CEO

Eric G. Johnson President, CEO

Dwight E. Stiehl President

$186.5 2.5%

$184.0 -1.6%

$184.0 7.0%

170 Distributor of industrial pipe, valves, 400 fittings and plumbing equipment

and supplies

10 Manufacturer of liquid products, 285 including signature sauces and

condiments

500 Pork processing for retail and food550 service industry

174 TYSON MOTOR LLC Shorewood

815-741-5530

Anthony H. Blake President

$180.3 26.9%

141 Auto dealerships 141

175 HALLSTAR CO.2 Chicago

312-554-7452

John J. Paro

$178.0

Chairman, president, CEO 7.9%

97 Specialty chemical manufacturer for 170 industrial and personal care markets

176 HARPO INC. Chicago

312-633-1000

177 SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.; Downers Grove

630-769-4300

Oprah G. Winfrey

$175.0

NA Television and film production,

Chairman

6.7%

209 publishing and new media

Moved operations to California in December. Will shut down in Chicago by year-end.

Dennis Hoelzer President, CEO

$173.0 1.2%

280 Technology design, deployment, 390 support and integration

178 ADVANTAGE AUTO GROUP 877-286-2809

Hodgkins



Desmond A. Roberts President

$172.4 6.7%

180 Auto dealerships 180

179 ASSOCIATED MATERIAL

630-588-8800

Michael B. Romano

HANDLING INDUSTRIES INC. Associated- President, CEO

Addison

180 CAPITAL FITNESS INC. Big Rock

630-556-3731

Steven M. Rayman Chairman, CEO

$172.2 13.3%

$172.0 4.9%

210 Supply-chain solutions provider 428

2,800 Owner and operator of X Sport 3,500 gyms

181 W.S. DARLEY & CO. Itasca

708-345-8050

Paul C. Darley

$169.1

Chairman, president, CEO 36.3%

78 Manufacturer and distributor of 240 tactical and firefighting equipment

182 HENRICKSEN & CO.11 Itasca

630-250-9090

Michael D. Assell President

$167.0 9.2%

132 Contract office furniture dealer 216

183 ARCO/MURRAY NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CO. Downers Grove

184 CUMMINS-ALLISON CORP. Mount Prospect

331-251-2726

847-299-9550

Brad Dannegger President

William Jones Chairman, CEO

$166.5 29.8%

$165.0 3.1%

76 Construction, design-build 76

500 Manufacturer of check- and coin1,200 sorting equipment

185 STEVE FOLEY AUTO GROUP 847-564-4090

Northbrook



Stephen X. Foley Sr.

$163.0

Chairman, president, CEO 6.5%

50 Auto dealerships 60

186 LITTLE LADY FOODS INC. Elk Grove Village

847-631-3500

Rick Anderson President, CEO

$161.5 NC

395 Frozen-food processor 395

187 TPS PARKING MANAGEMENT 312-453-1700

LLC; Chicago



Kevin J. Shrier President, CEO

$160.3 1.5%

40 Parking lot ownership and 1,894 management

188 HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER 847-581-8600

& CO.; Niles



Richard W. Tinberg CEO

$160.0 NC

55 Specialty retail catalog 175

188 MINER ENTERPRISES INC.3 Geneva

630-232-3000

David W. Withall Chairman, CEO

$160.0 4.6%

150 Manufacturer of rail-car components 300

190 WILLIAM A. RANDOLPH INC.3 847-856-0123

Gurnee



Tony Riccardi President

$158.0 18.8%

60 Construction, general contractor 60

190 RIZZA BUICK GMC CADILLAC 708-429-6600

INC., Tinley Park



Anthony V. Rizza President

$158.0 4.6%

105 Auto sales, banking, real estate, 105 insurance

190 WORLD'S FINEST CHOCOLATE INC.; Chicago

773-847-4600

Edmond F. Opler

Chairman, CEO

$158.0 2.6%

350 Candy manufacturer 350

193 SKENDER CONSTRUCTION LLC; Chicago

312-781-0265

Joseph Skender Chairman

$157.0 -41.2%

105 General contractor 105

194 AT WORLD PROPERTIES LLC 312-491-0200

Chicago



195 LINCOLN PROVISION INC. Chicago

773-254-2400

Michael P. Golden Thaddeus Wong Co-founders

James J. Stevens Jr. President

$156.6 26.8%

$155.0 4.7%

119 Real estate 119

98 Meat processing, portion control, 112 marination, export, carcass fabrication

195 QST INDUSTRIES INC. Chicago

312-930-9400

Thomas A. Danch President, CEO

$155.0 NC

30 Manufacturer and distributor of 760 apparel components

197 ROOMPLACE2 Lombard

630-261-1600

Bruce Berman Chairman

$154.0 10.0%

406 Furniture retailer 468

198 ITSAVVY LLC Addison

877-487-2899

Michael A. Theriault President, CEO

$153.5 15.4%

94 Information-technology reseller and 193 technology solutions provider

199 ORSINI HEALTHCARE INC. Elk Grove Village

847-734-7373

Tony Orsini CEO

$153.3 33.7%

127 Boutique nationwide specialty phar127 macy that focuses on programs for

rare and complex medical conditions

Continued on Page 32

SMALL LOCAL PRESENCE

The 20 companies below, while headquartered in the Chicago area, employ 5 percent or less of their workforces locally.

COMPANIES WITH THE SMALLEST PERCENT OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES, 2014

BDO USA LLP

0.6%

Clover Holdings Corp.

0.7%

Jordan Industries International Inc.

1.1%

Mat Holdings Inc.

1.6%

TPS Parking Management LLC

2.1%*

Amsted Industries Inc.

2.2%

Grant Thornton LLP

2.3%

Crowe Horwath LLP

2.3%

Peer Foods Inc.

2.9%

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.

3.5%

Boler Co.

3.8%

QST Industries Inc.

4.0%

Tecta America Corp.

4.1%*

CC Industries Inc.

4.3%*

Professional Service Industries Inc.

4.4%*

Reyes Holdings LLC

4.4%

Camping World/Good Sam (FreedomRoads)

4.6%

Sram LLC

5.1%

Culligan International Co.

5.2%*

Hearthside Food Solutions LLC *Crain's esimate

5.3%

71

companies on the list have 100% local staff. They account for:

27,653 employees, or 19.4% of all the local employees on the list.

$16.8 billion in revenue, or 4.7% of the $356.6 billion in total list revenue.

Source: Crain's lists

32 APRIL 20, 2015 ? CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

GLOBAL GIGS

WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEES, BY INDUSTRY

Each square equals 1,000 employees

147,267: Financial services

121,810: Manufacturing

117,277: Food/beverage

95,722: Insurance

63,590: Business services

30,512: Retail 24,225: Consumer services 21,023: Construction 18,554: Wholesale/distribution 15,757: Media/marketing 12,210: Logistics 8,587: Tech/telecom 5,347: Automobiles 5,115: Real estate

Source: Crain's lists

CRAIN'S LIST CHICAGO'S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Crain's estimates are in gray. *Company estimate

Company/headquarters

Phone/website

200 BERGLUND CONSTRUCTION CO. 773-374-1000

Chicago



200 SCHULZE & BURCH BISCUIT CO. 773-927-6622

Chicago



Top executive Fred Berglund President

Kevin M. Boyle President, CEO

2014 revenue Full-time local (millions); employees as % change of 12/31/14; from 2013 worldwide Type of business

$153.0 4.8%

350 Construction manager, historic 350 preservation and facade restoration

specialist

$153.0 NC

NA Contract manufacturer and 522 marketer of pastries and snacks

202 MARKETING INNOVATORS

847-696-1111

Lois M. LeMenager

INTERNATIONAL INC.15; Rosemont Chairman, CEO

$152.9 -29.8%

203 WEBER PACKAGING SOLUTIONS 847-364-8500

INC.; Arlington Heights



Scott Morris President, CEO

$152.0 3.4%

43 Incentive, recognition, loyalty, 45 enterprise engagement and travel

programs

300 Labeling and coding solutions 600

204 CRAMER-KRASSELT CO. Chicago

312-616-9600 C-

Peter G. Krivkovich Chairman, CEO

$145.4 -4.6%

274 Advertising, media, interactive and 518 public relations services

205 SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO. Chicago

312-559-2999

Edward O. Carney President, CEO

$142.2 2.8%

99 Graphite and carbon manufacturer 347

206 RIM LOGISTICS LTD. Roselle

630-595-0610

Robert J. Mueller CEO

$141.0 6.8%

245 Freight forwarding, customs broker331 age, warehouse, distribution, logistics

207 GARY LANG AUTO GROUP McHenry

815-385-2100

Gary Lang President

$140.0 34.6%

118 Auto dealership 118

207 NOVAK CONSTRUCTION CO. Chicago

773-278-1100

John Novak President

$140.0* -16.2%

80 General contractor 80

209 INTERIOR INVESTMENTS LLC Lincolnshire

847-325-1000

210 SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORP. 847-385-1600

Mount Prospect



Michael Greenberg Donald Shannon Co-principals

$139.0 2.9%

Donald A. Schumacher $138.0

Chairman, CEO

1.5%

NA Contract office furniture dealer 210

70 Manufacturer of battery chargers, 1,040 transformers and welders

211 FLORSTAR SALES INC.2 Romeoville

815-836-2800

F. Wade Cassidy CEO

$137.0 16.1%

113 Wholesale distributor of floor cover189 ings; provider of logistical services

212 CHICAGO MEAT AUTHORITY INC. 800-383-3811

Chicago



Jordan M. Dorfman President

$135.0 28.6%

400 Meat processor 400

213 LIBERTYVILLE CLASSIC GROUP 847-367-1700

Libertyville

Libertyville-

Daniel H. Marks President, CEO

$134.5 6.7%

55 Auto dealerships 55

214 BEAR CONSTRUCTION CO.4 Rolling Meadows

847-222-1900

George H. Wienold CEO

$134.5 1.4%

180 General contracting and 180 construction management

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