For the second year in a row, Inc. magazine has recognized TUUCI (Miami, Florida) as one of the nation’s top job creators, ranking the maker of innovative shade structures among the leading manufacturing companies in the magazine’s Hire Power Awards. The competition was created to celebrate privately held companies in the fore front of U.S. job creation. From 2008 to 2013, TUUCI nearly doubled in size, creating 97 new jobs and growing from 102 total employees to 199 today.

Eric Schurenberg, Inc. editor-in-chief, says, “This achievement is an amazing feat, given that much of the job growth came during the heart of the recession. It isn’t just the big guys that are creating jobs, but innovative entrepreneurial companies such as TUUCI.”

TUUCI was founded in 1998 by Dougan Clarke, who has redefined the shade category with distinctively designed parasols and shade structures made from marine-grade components. The company’s leading-edge creations have garnered a loyal customer base among upscale resorts and hotels, while TUUCI also provides parasols for the nation’s leading quick-service restaurants.