Elgin's highflyer - Middleby

You might have read a couple days ago about the big contract Elgin-based Middleby signed with Papa John's Pizza. You might remember too that in 2005, Middleby attained the #10 ranking on the Forbes Magazine's 2005 Best Small Companies list.

There aren't a lot of publicly-traded companies in Elgin. Middleby is one of them, and without a doubt, Middleby is the top performer. In fact, it's probably the best performing stock of any company in Illinois. In the past 5 years, their stock has risen 25-fold. That's right, 25-fold!