Best Small Companies: Advanced Logic Research Inc.,...
Compiled by Dean Takahashi / Times staff writer
Best Small Companies: Advanced Logic Research Inc., a computer maker in Irvine, ranked No. 8 on a list of the “200 Best Small Companies in America” compiled by Forbes magazine.
State of the Art Inc., a software company in Irvine, ranked No. 7 on the list. And Koll Management Services, a subsidiary of commercial developer Koll Co. in Newport Beach, ranked second on the list.
Forbes evaluated 4,300 companies based on their return on equity, or annual profits as a percent of net worth.