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    spectacular growth

    Houston company ranks as one of fastest-growing business in Texas, says Inc.

    John Egan
    Aug 18, 2021 | 12:00 pm
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    The Houston company is among the fastest-growing businesses in the state.
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    A Houston-based company is among the 100 fastest growing businesses in the nation.

    Homestead Brands, an e-commerce business comprised of the Lori Wall Beds and Organic Swings brands, grew 3,916 percent from 2017 to 2020, according to the newly released Inc. 5000 list. That makes the Humble-based business the eighth-fastest-growing private company in Texas and the 98th nationally.

    “We are a team of A players determined to build the kind of company we all wish we could have worked at from the start of our careers: a place where everybody is valued, challenged, and comes to work with a sense of purpose,” Homestead Brands says on its website.

    Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage growth in revenue from 2017 to 2020. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2017. They also must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent. The minimum revenue threshold for 2017 is $100,000; the minimum for 2020 is $2 million.

    Among the 5,000 companies on the list, the average median three-year growth rate stood at 543 percent, and median revenue reached $11.1 million.

    “The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled,” Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc., says in an August 17 news release. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”

    San Antonio-based Texas Solar Integrated took the top spot statewide and ranked 11th nationally with a growth rate of 22,381 percent. The company installs commercial and residential solar energy systems.

    “At Texas Solar, we treat our customers like family. We believe that successful relationships with partners and homeowners alike develop through transparency and the trust for doing things right the first time,” the company says on its website.

    The top-ranked company from the Austin area is Empowering a Billion Women, landing at No. 28. The company, which does business as EBW Worldwide, focuses on social, health, and economic empowerment of women. The company saw three-year revenue growth of 10,676 percent.

    “Access to opportunity, education, and a support system for success is key to breaking the historical biases that have previously held women back from reaching their fullest social, health, and economic potential,” says Linda Pringle Evans, dean of The EBW Business School for Women.

    In Dallas-Fort Worth, Pomerenke Holdings is the top-ranked company on the Inc. 5000. Holding down the No. 73 spot, the automotive remarketer grew 5,164 percent from 2017 to 2020.

    “Being ranked 73rd in a tough economic year for so many demonstrates the outstanding work and dedication of our team and partners,” says Joey Pomerenke, founder and CEO of Pomerenke Holdings.

    Following are other Texas companies that made the top 200 in the Inc. 5000, along with their three-year growth rates:

    49. Residential real estate platform OJO Labs, Austin, 6,767 percent
    77. Book club operator Literati, Austin, 4,898 percent
    79. Tea-by-the-box purveyor Sips by, Austin, 4,754 percent
    87. YouTube ad platform AdOutreach, Austin, 4,515 percent
    120. Staffing agency Rayne Staffing, Houston, 3,390 percent
    141. Dental services provider Endo1 Partners, Houston, 2,936 percent
    165. Healthcare consulting firm ReMedi Health Solutions, Houston, 2,547 percent
    169. Mortgage lender NXT Mortgage, Coppell, 2,496 percent
    196. Software provider Noblesoft Technologies, Irving, 2,200 percent

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    double down

    Apple doubles Houston factory's footprint to make Mac mini computers

    Laura Furr Mericas, InnovationMap
    Feb 24, 2026 | 4:15 pm
    Apple Houston Advanced Manufacturing Center
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    Apple will double the footprint of its Houston manufacturing site.

    Tech giant Apple announced that it will double the size of its Houston manufacturing footprint as it brings production of its Mac mini to the U.S. for the first time.

    The company plans to begin production of its compact desktop computer at a new factory at Apple’s Houston manufacturing site later this year. The move is expected to create thousands of jobs in the Houston area, according to Apple.

    Last year, the Cupertino, California-based company announced it would open a 250,000-square-foot factory to produce servers for its data centers in the Houston area. The facility was originally slated to open in 2026, but Apple reports it began production ahead of schedule in 2025.

    Apple Mac mini Apple will make the Mac mini in Houston.Courtesy of Apple

    The addition of the Mac mini operations at the site will bring the footprint to about 500,000 square feet, the Houston Chronicle reports. The New York Times previously reported that Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn would be involved in the Houston factory.

    Apple also announced plans to open a 20,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston later this year. The project is currently under construction and will "provide hands-on training in advanced manufacturing techniques to students, supplier employees, and American businesses of all sizes," according to the announcement. Apple opened a similar Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit last year.

    “Apple is deeply committed to the future of American manufacturing, and we’re proud to significantly expand our footprint in Houston with the production of Mac mini starting later this year,” Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said in the news release. “We began shipping advanced AI servers from Houston ahead of schedule, and we’re excited to accelerate that work even further.”

    Apple's Houston expansion is part of a $600 billion commitment the company made to the U.S. in 2025.

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    This story was originally published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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