RFS' client base is composed of small, emerging-growth firms; stable, midsize companies; and large, mature companies.

RFS clients include:

• Ashland Technology Corporation, a $1-billion subsidiary of Ashland Oil, Inc. (NYSE:ASH).

• Ball Corporation, a Fortune 250 conglomerate (NYSE:BLL).

• Crestar Bank, a $26.2-billion banking operation (acquired by Sun Trust, NYSE:STI).

• InterBank Capital, Inc., a $250-million diversified financial-services group.

• Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., an international consulting and professional services firm.

• TRC Companies, Inc., an international environmental, engineering, and consulting firm (NYSE:TRR).

• University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, a $77-million for-profit academic aerospace-research organization.

• Advanced Sciences, Inc., a $60-million environmental, engineering, and computer-services firm.

• SRS Technologies, a $72-million technical engineering-services firm.

• Venture Fund of Washington, a national venture-capital firm backed by New York Life Insurance, American Security Bank, and Johnson & Johnson.

• Slavit & Gill, P.C., a regional law firm with national and international business clients and offices in three states.

• Excaliber Industries, Incorporated, the nation's leader in the recycling of high-end engineered plastics.

• JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc., an environmental-sciences firm with operations throughout the Rocky Mountain West.