Firm is certain about making a comeback

A good sign for an economic rebound: A company that makes money when it finds executives jobs grew revenues 45% in 2011.

Even better, that business, Sarasota-based building industry executive search firm Brooke Chase Associates, projects it will grow at least another 25% in 2012, says CEO Joe McElmeel. Says McElmeel: “Some of our clients are doing a lot better than in previous years.”

Brooke Chase, which McElmeel founded in 1980, reached $1.1 million in revenues in 2011. While that's still down from the $2 million the firm did in 2006, it's up significantly since 2009, when it ended the year with $560,000 in sales.