Companies on the Inc. Regionals: Midwest list had a median growth rate of 69 percent.
Minneapolis, MN—March 31, 2026— Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today revealed that Bold Orange has been named, for another consecutive year, to the sixth annual Inc. Regionals: Midwest list – the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the Midwest.
An extension of the national Inc. 5000 list, the Regionals list offers a data-driven look at the independent businesses driving growth across the Midwest economy. Companies on this year’s list demonstrate exceptional revenue expansion, resilience, and job creation during a challenging economic period.
Between 2022 and 2024, these 144 private companies had a median growth rate of 69 percent; by 2024, they’d also added 8,171 jobs and $5.2 billion to the region’s economy.
“The honorees on this year’s Inc. Regionals list achieved exceptional growth at a time when the odds were against them. Amid inflation, supply chain disruptions, and ongoing economic uncertainty, they didn’t just persevere – they innovated, adapted, and thrived. Their resilience made them standouts in their industries and true growth engines in their regions,” said Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc.
Bold Orange’s sustained growth is driven by a fundamentally different approach to how brands grow in today’s market. In an experience-driven economy, where rising customer expectations and increasing complexity are exposing the limits of traditional agency and consultancy models, Bold Orange is setting a new standard. By integrating strategy, data, technology, and creative activation into a single, connected approach, the company enables enterprise brands to outpace and outperform their competition.
The approach delivers results. Clients move faster, operate with stronger alignment, and drive measurable impact across ROI, revenue growth, and efficiency, consistently achieving up to 2x the return compared to legacy models. With a world-class Net Promoter Score of 90 and a 96% client retention rate, Bold Orange has become the partner brands choose to drive results and scale growth.
To see the complete results of the Inc. Regionals: Midwest, including company profiles and an interactive database sortable by industry and metro area, visit: https://www.inc.com/regionals/midwest.
Methodology
The Inc. Regionals lists are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over two years. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, a number of companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
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