Onvia Jumps in New Rankings of Northwest 100

Posted by g5 on June 18th, 2008

SEATTLE—June 18, 2008—The Seattle Times 2008 ranking of top Northwest businesses advances Onvia to No. 26, up from No. 120 a year ago.

Onvia helps companies plan, market and sell to federal, state, local and educational agencies with real-time government bid opportunities and historical purchasing data. Onvia recently added a new service to alert clients to early-stage commercial projects in development.

“We are very pleased that Onvia has been recognized as one of the region’s top performers, an accomplishment supported by other recent awards and honors,” said Mike Pickett, CEO of Onvia. “Our success is due to the great people at Onvia who are committed to providing our clients with excellent products and service. We plan to accelerate our growth by continuing to hire the best talent for our technology, sales, marketing and research areas.”

Onvia announced last week it had been named a 2008 Model of Excellence award winner by information industry experts InfoCommerce Group for its “true sales intelligence.” Onvia was also a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 2008 CODiE Awards for Best Online Directory & Business Leads Service.

In its analysis of this year’s “Northwest 100,” the Seattle Times staff recognizes that “bigger isn’t necessarily better,” and small companies are as capable of superior performance as corporate giants. Rankings are based on sales per employee, operating income, stock-price appreciation and return on equity.

The newspaper reported it reviewed data on 120 public companies headquartered in Washington, Oregon and Idaho that are listed on the New York and American stock exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market with a stock price above $2.00 for the past two years.

About Onvia
Onvia (NASDAQ: ONVI) helps businesses achieve a competitive advantage by delivering timely and actionable sales opportunities and information. More than 8,100 subscribers across the United States rely on Onvia (www.onvia.com) as a comprehensive resource for industry-specific information needed to make intelligent sales decisions. Onvia offers unparalleled coverage of government purchasing activity in addition to commercial and residential projects in development for markets such as architecture and engineering, construction, IT/telecom, business consulting services, operations and maintenance, and transportation. Onvia was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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