Nine Berks and Tri-County companies were ranked in the 2018 Inc. Magazine list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

Recognized companies included:

No. 622, The Good Life Cos., Cumru Township, a financial services company, had revenue of $13.7 million in 2017 and three-year growth of 805 percent.

No. 681, RER Energy Group, Muhlenberg Township, an energy company, had revenue of $21.2 million in 2017 and three-year growth of 738 percent.

No. 1,093, D&B Elite Construction Group, Spring Township, had revenue of $12.5 million in 2017 and three-year growth of 451 percent.

No. 2,122, SkyVerge, Douglassville, a software company, had revenue of $3.1 million in 2017 and three-year growth of 209 percent.

No. 2,464, DESCCO Design & Construction, Richmond Township, a construction company, had revenue of $9.2 million in 2017 and three-year growth of 175 percent.

No. 2,698, Mail Shark, Brecknock Township, an advertising and marketing company, had revenue of $26.8 million in 2017 and three-year growth of 155 percent.

WRITTEN BY READING EAGLE