SAVANNAH, Ga. - Parker??s, with 27 conveniences stores throughout southeast Georgia and coastal South Carolina, has been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the Fastest Growing Companies.

"We??re grateful to our customers for making this honor possible," Parker??s President and CEO Greg Parker told the Savannah Business Journal. "Their loyalty has helped make us one of the nation??s fastest-growing companies. This honor further validates what our customers tell us every day - that we deliver the ultimate in convenience store products and services at a fair price."

The full 2012 Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list is printed in the September issue.

"Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500/5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs and drive the economy forward," said Inc. magazine editor Eric Schurenberg. "Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is."

The Inc. honor comes on the heels of Parker being named C-Store Innovator of the Year by The Griffin Report and Entrepreneur of the Year by the Savannah Morning News. Parker??s also joins a growing list of local companies that have been included on the prestigious Inc. list, including Savannah Bee Company, Coastal Logistics Group and Genesis Designer Homes, writes the newspaper.