Heritage Internet Technologies

Heritage Internet Technologies
Company typePrivate
IndustryInternet technology services
Founded2001
FounderDavid Aitken
DefunctMarch 8, 2011
Headquarters
Provo, Utah
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Aitken, CEO
ServicesWeb design, web hosting
RevenueUS$11.6 million (2007)
OwnerDavid Aitken, Brad Stone,[n 1] Mark Strong
Number of employees
200 in-house
500 contract
ParentHeritage Group
WebsiteOriginal site (archive)
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Heritage Internet Technologies was a web design and web hosting company located in Provo, Utah and founded in 2001 which specialized in creating custom websites for small and medium-sized businesses.[3] According to Inc.com's Inc. 5000, in 2007 it was the fastest growing company in Utah, the 3rd fastest growing IT company in the United States, and the 22nd fastest growing company overall.[4][5] The company was ranked 392nd for 2008 in the Inc. 500 list,[2] and 49th in the list of top 100 IT companies.[2][6]

The company started with a small investment from the then-larger Heritage Group, which became entirely focused on the new web design firm.[7] Former CEO Brad Stone told the Deseret Morning News that due to the growth of his firm and others near Provo (which is also home to a large Novell facility) that the company hired remote working programmers to keep up with demand.[8] The company was featured in a segment of the infomercial scam The Economic Report, which was hosted by sports anchor Greg Gumbel.[5]

The company closed for business on March 8, 2011[9] while leaving work on hundreds of customer websites uncompleted and owing millions to customers, vendors, employees, and the Internal Revenue Service.[10]


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  1. ^ Kennedy, Linda T. (September 2008). "50 fast". Utah Business, p.4. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. ^ a b c "No. 392 Heritage Web Solutions Provo, UT". Inc. Magazine. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  3. ^ Hooker, Richard; Monas, Steve (2008-11-17). "Web and Ecommerce". Shoestring Venture: The Startup Bible. New York: iUniverse. pp. 339–340. ISBN 978-0-595-50651-4.
  4. ^ "Heritage Web Solutions -- IT Services, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article". Inc. Magazine. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  5. ^ a b Markowitz, Eric (March 11, 2011). "Amid Customer Complaints, an Inc. 500 Company Closes". Inc. Magazine. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  6. ^ Beebe, Paul (August 27, 2007). "Utah-based Firms among fastest growing". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Pierce, Sarah (September 2005). "Smart Ideas 09/05: Customized dollhouses, DNA testing and more". Entrepreneur Magazine. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  8. ^ Loftin, Josh (2007-08-24). "Fertile valley: Utah County firms surging despite labor shortage". Deseret Morning News. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  9. ^ ksl.com (March 9, 2011). "HIT Web Design forwards customers to another company". KSL. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  10. ^ Prichard, Lori (March 14, 2011). "Provo-based company shuts down amid controversy". KSL. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.