Inc. introduced the Inc. 500 list in 1982 to recognize the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.  Since debuting in 1991 with 100 of the fastest-growing private U.S. companies, then expanding the following year to the Inc. 500 and again in 2007 to the Inc. 5000, the list has severed as evidence of the significant accomplishments of entrepreneurial companies. As an Inc. 5000 honoree, KIRA shares a prestigious pedigree with some of the most successful businesses in America.