Para-Plus Translations, Inc. (www.para-plus.com) was recently named to the Inc. 5000, a ranking of the fastest growing, privately-owned companies in the U.S. Para-Plus Translations, which provides language interpretation and translation services, joins such well-known companies as Levi Stauss, CDW and Publix Supermarkets on the list, which is compiled annually by Inc. magazine. A copy is available at http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2012.

Making the list this year was particularly notable given the economic climate, according to Inc. editor-in-chief Eric Schurenberg. “To rank among the 2012 Inc. 5000, your company had to thrive through three of the toughest years this economy has seen in living memory,” he said.

Now in its 30th year, Inc. 5000 celebrates some of the most dynamic companies operating today. Participants are judged based on percent increase of revenue over a four-year period. To qualify, revenue in the initial year must be at least $200,000, and revenue in the most recent year must be at least $2 million. Companies named to the Inc. 5000 in past years include Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Timberland, Clif Bar, Pandora, Patagonia and Oracle.

In addition to the Inc. 5000, Para-Plus Translations was named a SmartCEO100 Best-Run Company. This award, hosted by SmartCEO magazine, honors an exclusive list of companies that are considered leaders within their industries and have experienced consistent revenue growth.

Para-Plus Translations was honored at a black-tie event hosted by SmartCEO at the College of Physicians in Philadelphia on June 7. The company’s ranking will also appear in the SmartCEO mid-Atlantic Best Run Company book, which is set for release on October 10, and will be distributed to 135,000 CEOs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

“Being recognized by both Inc. and SmartCEO is a testament to the hard work and investment that we have made in Para-Plus Translations,” said Robert Santiago, Chief Operating Officer. “Our growth underscores the fundamental need for quality translation and interpretation services for businesses to succeed in today’s multi-lingual and multi-cultural environment.”

Para-Plus Translations was founded in 1980 when Sonia Santiago, a Puerto Rican transplant, recognized the need for quality interpretation and translation services in the legal community. More than 30 years later, Para-Plus Translations has grown and expanded to language services in over 100 languages. Para-Plus Translations is now managed and operated by Santiago’s two sons, Robert Santiago, Chief Operations Officer and Carlos Santiago, Vice President.

About Para-Plus Translations, Inc.: Para-Plus Translations is a leading provider of comprehensive global translation, interpretation, transcription, voice-over, sign language and Braille services in more than 100 languages. Founded in 1980, Para-Plus Translations has been offering a wide range of foreign language services to businesses, individuals and organizations for more than three decades. Para-Plus Translations takes pride in delivering outstanding service and personal attention, representing a wide array of industries including businesses, law firms and legal service providers, governments and municipalities, health care, education, financial and insurance institutions. National and international clients rely on Para-Plus Translations to provide document translation, business and trade translation and interpretation, conference translation and interpretation, criminal justice and law enforcement translation and interpretation, medicine and health care translation and interpretation, educational translation and interpretation, and multimedia and voice-over translation and interpretation. The dedicated team of foreign language linguists assists clients in breaking down communication barriers to build lasting relationships with multicultural contacts. For further information, please visit www.para-plus.com.