CompTech Associates Ranked No. 25 in Top 50 Largest Minority-Owned Businesses

Friday, June 06, 2003 CompTech Associates, Inc. (CompTech), was ranked No. 25 on the Baltimore Business Journal?s list of top 50 largest minority-owned businesses.

The Baltimore Business Journal's list was compiled from minority-owned businesses in the Baltimore metropolitan area. ?Minority businesses are the backbone of this nation?s economy, providing jobs to over 4 and a half million people nationwide,? said Ronald Langston, National Director, MBDA (U.S. Department of Commerce?s Minority Business Development Agency). To continue to increase these numbers, we must ensure that they have a stake in the global marketplace.? According to Congressman Ciro D. Rodriguez (Dem, TX), minority-owned businesses are increasing universally. There was a 16-percent increase in women-owned businesses, an 84-percent increase of Native-American businesses, a 30-percent increase in Asian-owned businesses, a 26-percent increase in African-American businesses, and a 30-percent increase in Latino-owned businesses (Small Business, Huge Value, September 28, 2003).

Established in 1996 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, CompTech delivers superior management support, program management, and information technology services to the Fed-eral Government, as well as to public and private organizations.