CARY, NC – LORD Corp. was presented the Triangle Business Journal’s 2013 Fast 50 Award for the second consecutive year, ranking number 21. The company finished number 22 in 2012. Evaluated by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurial excellence and growth. It honors the 50 fastest-growing, privately held companies in North Carolina’s Research Triangle.

The rankings were announced at the Fast 50 Awards dinner, held November 19 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Kris Burson, LORD Director of Global Business Development, Marketing and Strategy, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

This year, LORD was also included in Inc.’s 500|5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the United States.