ACE Awards: Phoenix Business Journal to honor largest, fastest-growing private companies

The Phoenix Business Journal will honor the top revenue-generating and fastest-growing businesses in the Valley during the 2023 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) awards set for Nov. 16.

The 29th annual event will recognize the top private companies in several categories, noting their investment in the state and impact on our economy.

The largest private companies in Arizona generate annual revenue upwards of $15 billion per year. They employ more than 40,000 employees across the state and have more than 56,000 workers worldwide.

Besides honoring the largest private companies ranked by annual revenue, and the fastest-growing companies, ranked by revenue percentage gain, specialty awards will also be presented including CEO of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Innovator of the Year and Community Impact.

A new category has been created to recognize not-for-profit companies.

The ACE Awards, which includes a plated dinner and open bar, is set for 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale. Tickets are available here. 

Sponsors include CliftonLarsonAllen, Vaco, UMB Financial Corp. and Keyser.

Read about last year's winners here.

Here are the top 50 private companies, presented in alphabetical order. Their final ranking and revenue numbers will be revealed at the event:

Here are this year's top 25 fastest-growing companies in alphabetical order. The final ranking and percentage growth numbers will be revealed at the event:

Here are the largest not-for-profit companies, listed in alphabetical order, a new award category this year. The final ranking will be revealed at the event: