Eight Gulf Coast companies make Inc. 500

GULF COAST — Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies ranked eight Gulf Coast companies among the nation's top 500.

This matched the region's performance on the list last year, but only LabTech Software and It Works! managed to keep their place in the top 500.

The quickest growing company over a three-year period was Dynamic Dental Partners Group of Palmetto, which grew by $12,896% from revenue of $152,382 in 2010 to $19.8 million last year.