Florida can proudly lay claim to the No. 1 fastest-growing private company on the new Inc. 500 annual ranking, just out online and in the September issue of Inc. magazine. The winner? Miami’s Northern Capital Insurance, a homeowners insurance start-up founded in the wake of so many hurricane-wary, departing insurance companies. Northern Capital’s three-year growth in revenues: A whopping 19,812 percent. In Florida, 27 businesses made the Inc. 500. A full Florida listing of the Inc. 500 and the Inc. 5,000 (it's a looong list) here.

 Here are the seven who made it from the Tampa Bay area.

* National Rank: 7. Freedom Health, Tampa. 231 employees. 10,035%  growth rate. Administrator of  Medicare/Medicaid benefits

* National Rank:156. College Hunks Hauling Junk, Tampa. 75 employees. 1,179%  growth rate. Junk hauling franchises, with flair.

* National Rank: 199.  eMason, Clearwater. 27 employees. 1,010% growth rate. Develops process improvement software.

* National Rank: 225.  Celestar Corp., Tampa. 68 employees.  933%  growth rate. Ex-military consulting services.

* National Rank: 373. Triad Digital Media, Tampa. 155 employees. 677% growth rate. Online ads for retailers.

* National Rank: 418. Ignite Media Solutions, Oldsmar. 68 employees. 618%  growth rate. Advertising/marketing.

* National Rank: 429.  Sensible Micro Corp., Odessa. 18 employees. 608%  growth rate. Computer parts distributor.

Congratulations to these high fliers.

-- Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist