1. : a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting. 2. Dictionary: Definition of procedure.
Fastest-Growth Industries for U.S. Small Businesses in 2012. 1  Residential building construction: 14.77 percent. 2  Building custom software and servers for businesses: 14.29 percent. 3  Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers: 13.75 percent.  Management, scientific, and technical consulting services: 12.31 percent.
Conroe, Texas, a northern Houston suburb, was the fastest-growing of the 15, seeing a 7.8% increase from 2015 to 2016, a growth rate more than 11 times that of the nation.The rest of the top five fastest-growing large cities were Frisco, Texas, a northern Dallas suburb, with a 6.2% increase; McKinney, Texas, another northern Dallas suburb, saw a 5.9% increase; Greenville, S.C., ran up a 5.8% increase; and Georgetown, Texas, a northern Austin suburb, had a 5.5% increase.