Eighty-five Wisconsin companies — including 10 from the Madison area — are on the Inc.com 2008 list of the 5,000 fastest growing privately owned companies in the U.S.

The rankings measure revenue growth from 2004 through 2007, with a starting point of at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004.

New Glarus Brewing is the highest ranking local company, at No. 2017. Other area businesses on the list are Cascade Asset Management, Madison, No. 2809; Hartung Brothers, Madison, No. 3294; Dane Manufacturing, Dane, No. 4266; Tri-North Builders, Fitchburg, No. 4580; Freedom Personal Development, Madison, No. 4633; HospiceCare, Madison, No. 4763; Wisconsin Built, Deerfield, No. 4801; Edgerton Gear, Edgerton, No. 4803; and Natural Resources Consulting, Cottage Grove, No. 4922.

Eliason, a northern Wisconsin real estate firm in St. Germain, is the top Wisconsin business on the list by Inc.com, which is part of Inc. magazine. Eliason is ranked No. 2 on the list of 5,000.

— Judy Newman