From a Brooklyn craft brewer, a scrap metal recycler, to an event tent designer, America's urban core is home to a host of novel, fast-growing small businesses. Here's the top 100, as ranked by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.
Riding the wave of a larger school lunch reform movement, Revolution Foods aims to deliver healthy food to the cafeteria table, without sacrificing profits. more
In the next 10 years, more than a billion square feet of urban industrial space will be vacant. Already, small businesses are laying claim to the post-industrial lots, often at a bargain. more
This year's Inner City 100 companies have fought off a sluggish economy through a combination of smart investment and savvy strategy. Here's how they are doing it. more