Private Company CEOs Remain Cautious for 2007 Despite Increased Optimism About U.S. Economy

 PricewaterhouseCoopers' "Trendsetter Barometer" interviewed CEOs
 of 286 product and service companies identified in the media as the
 fastest growing U.S. businesses over the last five years.  The
 surveyed companies range in size from approximately $5 million
                to $150 million in revenue/sales.

NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CEOs of America's fastest-growing private companies are increasingly optimistic about the U.S. economy in 3Q06, raising their companies' revenue targets for the next 12 months. However, more concern about weak market demand, coupled with the ongoing challenges of high interest rates and oil and energy costs, are prompting CEOs to remain cautious in their planning for 2007.