The pan-European active business association, GrowthPlus, has published an annual list of 500 expanding businesses throughout Europe in all industrial sectors. The classification includes not only the members of the EU, but also Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. The 2002 edition shows that these businesses have increased the number of jobs they provide almost threefold and have created over 277,000 employment positions throughout Europe over the last five years. They are now active in all...