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On the Fast 500

The Deloitte Fast 500 honors the top growth companies across America, and a pair from the Baltimore metro area are on the list for this year's 27th edition. Both are in the top 50:

  • Dragos, the newly-minted unicorn out of Hanover that specializes in industrial cybersecurity
  • Sales Boomerang, the software company that provides mortgage lenders with digital tools out of Owings Mills.

What's the key to growth in 2021? Let us know at baltimore@technical.ly.

 

—Technical.ly Deputy Managing Editor Stephen Babcock (stephen@technical.ly)

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