Apogee Solutions

Posted: November 8, 2011

Dasha e. Little, president and CEO

Founded 2002

Business type Allied health management, military training and exercise management, and technology integration for the U.S. government and private-sector organizations.

Based Chesapeake

Website www.apogee.us.com

Revenue $1.4 million in 2008, $3.8 million in 2009, $4.6 million in 2010

Employees 27 in 2008, 36 in 2009, 54 in 2010

From grooming soldiers for battle to nurturing those whose homecomings are challenged by injury, Apogee Solutions offers a continuum of training and support for the nation's military.

DOMA Technologies

Posted: November 8, 2011

Leti Feliciano, co-founder

Founded 2000

Business type Document-management services

Based Virginia Beach

Website www.domaonline.com

Revenue $7 million in 2008, $10.9 million in 2009, $19.5 million in 2010

Employees 140 in 2008, 150 in 2009, 182 in 2010

Thanks to some new contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs, DOMA Technologies is beefing up troops at its corporate office in Virginia Beach.

The document management firm will hire 25 to 50 new employees in the next three months, said Wayne DeAtley, chief operating officer.

Hobbs & Associates

Posted: November 8, 2011

Brad Hobbs, president

Founded 1956

Business type HVAC products and engineering

Based Norfolk

Website www.hobbsassociates.com

Revenue Up 25.06 percent in 2008, up 3.56 percent in 2009, up 8.87 percent in 2010

Employees 54 in 2008, 61 in 2009, 74 in 2010

Not many companies can say they air-condition the Pentagon. But Hobbs & Associates has been doing it since 2001.

In fact, the Norfolk company had just installed an HVAC system in one of the Pentagon's wedge sections when the 9/11 attacks destroyed that part of the building.

Insignia Technology Services

Posted: November 8, 2011

Fred O'Brien, CEO

Founded 2006

Business type Information technology

Based Newport News

Website www.insigniatechnology.com

Revenue $7.3 million in 2008, $8.86 million in 2009, $10.95 millon in 2010

Employees 64 in 2008, 90 in 2009, 72 in 2010

When Fred O'Brien retired from the U.S. Army five years ago, he knew the military could still benefit from his expertise.

The result is Insignia, a $10 million company that provides various forms of information technology that includes training software and records of military veterans.

Linxx Global Solutions

Posted: November 8, 2011

Frank Cucci, CEO

Founded 2000

Business type Educational, training, professional and program management services to government and commercial customers.

Based Virginia Beach

Website www.linxxglobal.com

Revenue $7.98 million in 2008, $10.01 million in 2009, $17.73 million in 2010

Employees 83 in 2008, 98 in 2009, 137 in 2010

As Navy SEALs, Frank Cucci and Marty Strong learned the value of teamwork and cross-training. They integrate those ideals at LINXX Global Solutions, where 60 percent of corporate-office employees are former SEALs or special-ops veterans.

Monarch Bank and Cos.

Posted: November 8, 2011

Brad Schwartz, CEO

Founded 1999

Business type Banking and financial services

Based Chesapeake

Website www.monarchbank.com

Revenue $50.6 million in 2008, $68.1 million in 2009, $92.7 million in 2010

Employees 272 in 2008, 399 in 2009, 532 in 2010

Someone forgot to tell Monarch Bank that it's not a good time to be a bank.

Over the past two years a near-record number of banks have failed, big name banks have posted record losses, and the FDIC has tagged more than 10 percent of banks nationwide as "troubled."

Prevailance

Posted: November 8, 2011

John Owens, CEO

Founded 2005

Business type Strategic planning, project management, command and control, analysis and assessments, training and exercise and experimental support for government agencies.

Based Virginia Beach

Website www.prevailance.com

Employees 27 in 2008, 32 in 2009, 36 in 2010

When a group of retired Navy pilots founded Prevailance in 2005, they envisioned it as a consulting firm for U.S. naval aviation programs.

Rehabilitation Associates

Posted: November 8, 2011

Tracy Miller, left, and Sherry Johnson, owners

Founded 1986

Business type Pediatric occupational, physical and speech therapy

Based Virginia Beach

Website www.rehabilitationassociates.com

Revenue $5.6 million in 2008, $6.4 million in 2009, $7.2 million in 2010

Employees 141 in 2008; 149 in 2009; 166 in 2010

From infants to toddlers to teens, Rehabilitation Associates helps restore the strength and spirit of its young patients.

SteelMaster Buildings

Posted: November 8, 2011

SteelMaster's three vice presidents-Anthony Bueno, left, Rob Poellnitz and Karen Willis

Founded 1982

Business type Manufacturer of arched steel buildings

Based Virginia Beach

Website www.steelmasterusa.com

Revenue 5 percent increase in 2008, 6 percent increase in 2009, 30 percent increase in 2010

Employees Numbers not released to public

Whether it's a luxury home in the Hamptons or a bulk-food warehouse in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, SteelMaster Buildings has sheltered its customers since 1982, and it continues to grow in the U.S. and abroad.