HealthCentral named to 2011 Inc. 500/5000 List as one of America's Fast Growing Companies

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Aug 23, 2011, 09:39 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthCentral (www.HealthCentral.com) is proud to distinguish itself as one of the fastest growing companies in 2011 via its inclusion to the Inc. 500/5000 list. The list, presided over by the esteemed Inc. Magazine, is the gold standard of entrepreneurial success and, with this distinction, HealthCentral joins the likes of business icons such as Microsoft, Zappos, and Under Armour.

"It's a tremendous honor to be named one of the fastest growing companies in America," says Christopher M. Schroeder, CEO of HealthCentral. "The company was built around the idea of creating an intelligent, fast paced, entrepreneurial environment that has led to our continual growth over the last few years."

HealthCentral experienced a tremendous growth rate of 79% over the past 3 years and is excited to be featured by Inc. Magazine for the first time since its inception. Schroeder commented: "Our growth is largely attributed to our users who keep coming to our site for the health information and emotional connections they can't get anywhere else. Our experts and employees do a wonderful job engaging our users and assuring an informative experience each visit."

Schroeder will represent HealthCentral at the Inc. 500/5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony on September 22 – 24, 2011 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center. According to Inc.com, "The Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony is an annual three day event that brings the nation's brightest, most successful business minds together to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the companies that appear on Inc. magazine's prestigious ranking of America's fastest-growing privately held companies."

Recently, Schroeder was named a "Tech Titan" by Washingtonian Magazine and HealthCentral was named one of the "Hottest DC Area Companies" by Lead411.

About HealthCentral
HealthCentral (www.HealthCentral.com) empowers people to improve and take control of their health and well-being through more than 35 condition- and wellness-specific interactive health sites, including #1 HIV/AIDS site TheBody.com and healthy living resource Wellsphere.com. HealthCentral is venture backed by IAC/InteractiveCorp, Polaris Ventures, Sequoia Capital, The Carlyle Group and Allen & Company.

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