Pinnacle Technical Resources #4 on “Dallas 100”
Dallas Business Journal Lists Fastest-Growing Companies in the Metroplex

DALLAS, TX, November 9, 2005 — Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc., a national technology consulting firm, placed #4 on the “Dallas 100” list of fasted growing private companies in the Dallas metroplex area.  

The 15th Anniversary of the Dallas 100 Awards featured Pinnacle rising 22 seats from last year’s list.  The top 100 companies are distinguished by increased growth in sales between 2002 and 2004 and are nationally recognized through public recognition, media exposure and special programming in seminars and meetings designed to promote growth.  The top 100 winners were announced at the awards ceremony on November 10th which was held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. 

“We have an extremely talented, dedicated and resourceful team at Pinnacle, which has led to the growth and expansion of the company,” said CEO Nina Vaca.  “All of our employees bring excellent ideas and skills to the table and everyday we raise the bar striving to be the best in the tech industry.”

Research for list rankings and the award ceremony event are put on by the SMU Cox School of Business and Caruth Center for Entrepreneurship.  Qualifications to be among the top 100 included: the company must be an independent, privately held corporation located within the Dallas metroplex, the company must have a three-year sales growth history and the company must have credit reports and character which meet Dallas 100 standards.  Rankings for the 2005 list were based on annual revenue growth from 2002-2004.

 “These companies have made significant contributions to the area by generating thousands of new jobs, increasing the tax base, and fostering the Dallas area's reputation as a premier economic development center,” said Jerry White, one of the original founders of the Dallas 100.

About Pinnacle:

Pinnacle has an established reputation as a leading provider of custom business and technology solutions. The firm serves both private and public sector clientele on a strategic consulting, managed project, and solutions basis. Pinnacle delivers exceptional business advantages in a diversified range of industries and consulting solutions, including application development, enterprise data warehousing, systems architecture and administration, imaging solutions, and IT-enabled vendor management solutions. Founded in 1996 by Nina Vaca, Pinnacle now employs more than 500 associates in 19 locations nationwide, making it one of the largest woman and Hispanic-owned companies in the U.S.  For more information, please visit www.pinnacle1.com. 

About the Cox School of Business:
SMU’s Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs and a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Maguire Energy Institute, Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board Executive Mentoring Program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report.