FAST TRACK FIRMS -- Sailing Against the Wind

Challenge will also be making a move to new digs, leaving two manufacturing centers and a storage facility totaling 250,000 square feet for one building that boasts more than 400,000 square feet.

"Moving into one facility, with room to grow, will bring numerous benefits to our organization and customers, including greater control, workflow and cost reductions," owner Bob Lothenbach says. "A major part of sustaining this growth will be the development of our national sales force. In addition to our local sales presence, Challenge currently has sales offices in six cities and plans to double that number in the next two years."