Inc. magazine has published its 28th annual Inc. 500, "an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies."

This might be a sign of the awful business climate in Pennsylvania under Gov. Ed Rendell, but the Keystone State has just 14 companies listed among the Top 500. And the highest-ranked Pennsylvania firm finished at No. 82.

California tops the Inc. 500 with 84 companies; Texas places second with 45, followed by Virginia and New York with 35 each.

Here are the Pennsylvania firms and their ranking:

82. DSG, Malvern
135. Clear Align, Eagleville
141. SingleSource Property Solutions, Canonsburg
169. The Neat Company, Philadelphia
174. PriceSpective, Blue Bell
211. ACI Estate, Doylestown
221. Cities2Night.com, Philadelphia
322. Geo-Solutions, New Kensington
328. Millenium Pharmacy Systems, Wexford
390. RAC Enterprise, West Hazleton
397. SoftNice, Allentown
416. AlphaCard Services, Huntington Valley
425. PeopleShare, Philadelphia
441. UniTek USA, Blue Bell

The 2009 Inc. 500 will be unveiled in the September issue of Inc. magazine available on newsstands Aug. 17, but is already posted at the magazine's Web site, http://www.inc.com

For more background on the list, follow the link below:

Inc. Magazine Unveils 28th Annual List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies - the Inc. 500