Dawn's Sewing & Embroidery, 1439 E Main St, Albemarle, NC 28001, US

Ballistic Recovery Systems designs, manufactures and distributes whole-aircraft emergency parachute systems for use on general aviation and recreational aircraft. The company manufactures airframe parachutes for a wide variety of aircraft ranging from ultra-lights to the top-selling certified production Cirrus airplanes. Ballistic Recovery Systems has sold more than 20,000 to aircraft owners throughout the world including more than 1,500 systems on the certified aircraft, such as the Cirrus design aircraft. The company has been recognized as the fastest growing technology companies in Minnesota. It is located in South Saint Paul, Minn.