Fort Worth Star-Telegram Business Journal Saturday, November 24, 1990 HURST FIRM MAKES ‘INC.’ LIST OF FAST-GROWING COMPANIES Plant Technical Services engineers plan for success BY MITCHELL SCHNURMAN. "Fon Worth Siar Teepam HURST — Amin Bishara may never be a house~ hold name, but it won't be for lack of trying. Seventeen years ago, Bishara left Esypt with an ‘engineering degree and $243 and went to New Yorkto make his fortune, Last week, Bishara’s entrepreneuri- al journey reached a major milestone and seemed headed for a storybook ending. His firm, Plant Technical Services in Hurst, was Rapid growth at Plant Technical Services Gross revenues for years ended Sept. 30 In milions of dollars 20 95 ‘8687 '88S 8990 ‘Estimate for 12 months ended Dee. 31, 1990 ars and technicians, primarily for nuclear power plants. MTop executive: Amin Bishara, chairman and CEO. MEmployoes: 200 i Major contracts: Texas Uiliies (Comanche Peak huilear plant Atizona Public Service (Palo Verde. nuclear plant, and Bahimore Gas & Electric Co. (Calvert Gifs nuclear plam). MW Recont award: Named 24th fastest-growing, IY held company in the country by ne. magazine ing the highest among all Texas firms, is the ayes involving 3 Tarrant County company. SOURCE: Plant Technical Services recognized by Inc. magazine as the 24th fastest- growing, privately held company in the country. ‘Making the Inc. 500 is notable in itself, only 32 ‘Texas firms made the roster this year, and no others hailed from Tarrant County. But Bishara’s achievement is especially notewor- thy: His S-year-old company, which provides contract engineers and technicians to nuclear power plants, (fore on BISHARA on Page 10) Amin Bishara forecasts revenue of $18 million Fa Wonk Sanieeaain