Fast-Track Firms: Bucking the Trends

HGI is an invention of solid leadership, planning, engaged employees and a well-calculated mixture of acquisitions and a startup. Craig Faust bought the assets of web printer Hi-Liter Graphics in 2003, added commercial printer and book manufacturer Inland Graphics in 2005, then digital capabilities with Plus Digital in 2007. The following year, Tempt In-Store Productions—which specializes in the design and manufacture of point-of-purchase (POP) materials—was born.