Meg Carlson

This transportation leader supports large industrial companies as an outsourced provider for regional, not long-haul, hauling. This flatbed carrier can haul just about anything that can be strapped down. The company trucks throughout the Northwest and south to Utah and Wyoming, east to Montana and north to Alberta, BC, Canada. With a dedicated and large customer base of between 60 and 70 active...

This market leading technology and interactive development firm, based in a major metro market in the Northwest, develops custom software, software products and integration solutions designed to help clients leverage technology to improve their businesses. With 23 employees (primarily software engineers and project managers), the company is organized into three groups. It derives 75% of sales...

The company’s business is the remanufacturing (secondary manufacturing) of lumber products primarily used in the construction industry or for treated lumber products. Utility, #3, and economy grade lumber is purchased from sawmills throughout the US and Canada, brought into one of the company’s plants and then processed to add value by ripping, trimming, sorting and re-grading. Finished products...

This company provides copier and printer dealers with a non-invasive software tool for tracking, analyzing and managing meter reads and ink/toner cartridge levels for their customers. The company s software allows for more efficient billing for ongoing maintenance and service contracts based upon the page counts from meter reads. Dealers then use the data and reporting provided by the software to...

This privately held company, operated under brand licensing agreements, has expanded to seven espresso shops in its two metro market territories. Its exclusive territory rights provide for considerable growth potential as it operates in one of the highest growing MSAs in the country. The company also owns, operates, and has co-located a national frozen dessert franchise within several key store...

The firm s unique technology and the disruptive change it brings to the non-destructive testing market will result in better safety, increased reliability and lower costs for customers. The service is more cost effective and reliable than existing nondestructive testing (NDT) methods and is the only method that can determine a crack for 100% inspection without destruction of the part. The...

This privately held pizza chain has consistently grown iin two locations and an active website in its metro market, relying on simple yet effective grass roots marketing campaigns. More than 1,200 past employee alumni consider themselves brand ambassadors who are ready to support the brand’s expansion beyond its local market. It enjoys a national trademark registration ready to be utilized. The...

This successful local chain of touchless, self-service car washes serves neighborhood communities from four strategic locations throughout the greater Boise metro area. Founded in 1983 with one self-serve car wash, the business also includes a car wash equipment distribution division that provides a material supplies cost advantage to the operation. The owner is a highly effective operator...