Hot Growth Companies To Watch For 2014

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Hot Growth Companies To Watch For 2014: Health Management Associates Inc.(HMA)

Health Management Associates, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of general acute care hospitals and other health care facilities in non-urban communities in the United States. Its hospitals provide services, including general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, and pediatric services. The company also offers outpatient services, such as one-day surgery, laboratory, x-ray, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. In addition, its hospitals provide specialty services in cardiology, neuro-surgery, oncology, radiation therapy, computer-assisted tomography scanning, magnetic resonance imaging, lithotripsy, and full-service obstetrics. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated 66 hospitals with a total of 10,330 licensed beds in non-urban communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. Health Management Associates was founded in 1977 and is based in Naples, Florida.

Hot Growth Companies To Watch For 2014: Heritage Oaks Bancorp(HEOP)

Heritage Oaks Bancorp operates as the holding company for Heritage Oaks Bank that provides commercial banking services to retail customers, and small to medium-sized businesses in California. The company offers various deposit products, including interest bearing and non-interest bearing demand deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, NOW accounts, and time deposits. Its loan products comprise commercial and industrial, small business administration, agricultural, credit card, and consumer loans; real estate secured loans for multi-family residential, residential 1 to 4 family, and farmland properties, as well as home equity line of credit and commercial real estate loans; and construction loans for single family residential, tract, multi-family, hospitality, and commercial properties. In addition, the company offers residential mortgage banking, installment note collection, bank-by-mail, night depository, safe deposit boxes, online banking, and other customary banking services, as well as issues cashier?s checks and money orders, and sells travelers checks. It operates 15 branches in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Paso Robles, California.

Top 5 Financial Companies For 2014: Topps Tiles(TPT.L)

Topps Tiles Plc engages in the retail and wholesale distribution of ceramic tiles, wood flooring, and related products in the United Kingdom and Holland. The company offers various types of tiles, including bathroom wall and floor, kitchen wall and floor, ceramic, porcelain, travertine, and mosaic tiles, as well as granite, slate, marble, limestone, glass, and clearance tiles. It also offers tiling tools, which include rubi tile cutters, tile cutters, tile cutter accessories, grouting tools, tiling trowels, tile spacers, silicone sealants, adhesive mixers, safety glasses and gloves, and knee pads. In addition, Topps Tiles Plc offers grouts and adhesives; and laminate, engineered wood, and hardwood flooring. Further, the company offers bathroom suites and accessories, such as basins, vanity suites, and taps; heated towel rails and valves; bathroom accessories; wet rooms; baths and panels; furniture and accessories; shower enclosures; toilets and basins; cloakrooms and ensui tes; taps and wastes; and showers. It operates under the brand names of Topps Tiles and Tile Clearing House. The company operates 312 retail stores in the United Kingdom. Topps Tiles Plc was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Enderby, the United Kingdom.