2025 Corporate Report 100

PUBLISHED JULY 2025

1. Lula Smarter Property Maintenance, 2nd Year
Growth: 722.88%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 240.96%
Gross Revenue 2024: $24,158,313
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,935,811        
Full-time Employees: 43

Never underestimate the power of customer dissatisfaction as an inducement to innovation. After launching a business-to-consumer company to connect homeowners with fully-vetted contractors in 2017, Bo Lais hit something of a wall: “Firsthand experience with the frustrations around property maintenance—lack of visibility into the process and lack of accountability with maintenance contractors,” he says. “I recognized that the traditional process was fragmented, inefficient, and often left both sides dissatisfied.” So this career tech pro and entrepreneur pivoted to a property-management model in 2019, leveraged technology to streamline ties between property managers, residents, and vetted maintenance professionals. The goal: ensuring quality, transparency, and efficiency. With that, Lula Smarter Property Maintenance was off and running. “Lula’s business model was built around creating a seamless, tech-driven marketplace that could scale across multiple markets and property types,” Lais says. The key word there is “scale.” By 2021, with revenues approaching $3 million, he’d certainly proven the concept. Within three years, that figure had grown eight-fold. But it wasn’t quite the bed of roses those figures might suggest. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, “no one wanted contractors in their homes,” he says. “To adapt, we launched a new service called ‘make-readies,’ focusing on unoccupied maintenance. This involves preparing rental homes for new tenants by completing essential repairs and improvements after a tenant moves out.” The fledgling company also had to convince property managers and service providers alike to try a new, tech-based platform in a traditionally hands-on industry, he says. A further challenge: developing proprietary technology that could handle scheduling, payments, vetting, and quality control through automation. But once it was working, the next hurdle was going national. “This required not only rigorous background checks and quality standards, but also the creation of automated workflows to ensure consistency, reliability, and rapid expansion into new markets—all while maintaining the high bar for service that defines Lula’s brand,” Lais says. “Persistence, a focus on customer feedback, and iterating quickly on the product were key to overcoming these obstacles.” In the early years, the service resonated with landlords who found Lula faster and more efficient in providing maintenance solutions. Like most employers in the post-pandemic era, Lais also has had  to solve the team-building puzzle where missing pieces—talent—were harder do come by. “As Lula’s growth accelerated, assembling the right team became crucial,” he says. But Priority No. 1 was hiring for culture fit, prioritizing candidates who embodied Lula’s values and mission. By investing in training, new hires were equipped to deliver on Lula’s high standards. Leaders were promoted from within, and teams were structured to be nimble and responsive to changing needs. “This focus on people,” Lais says, “has been instrumental in sustaining Lula’s growth and delivering consistent value to customers.”

2. Customer Care Global, 1st Year
Growth: 646.39%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 215.46%
Gross Revenue 2024: $4,212,115
Gross Revenue 2021: $564,335
Full-time Employees: 45

Bart Miller has been to this dance before. Six times, from 2009 to 2014, the call-center operation he led, Centrinex, landed on the Corporate Report 100 for its rapid growth. But with that experience came an epiphany of sorts: “I had always wanted to start a collection agency that uses technology as a way to provide empathy to debtors that are having a hard time,” Miller says. Working with COO and President Paul Edwards, they created tech that allows debtors to take control of their debt online and negotiate their debt without the embarrassment. Gaining traction, though, took time. “By 2023, I dumped a ton of money into it and was ready to shut it down, but after those three years, we finally started to hit our economies of scale and make some serious money,” Miller says. The key, he says, “was getting smarter in how we communicated with debtors. We created scoring models that allowed us to spend more time trying to contact the debtors that had the greatest chance of paying.” And because of the automated system, he says, the chances of complaints from debtors are much lower than the traditional collection-agency solutions.

3. Propio Language Services, 13th Year
Growth: 633.80%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 211.27%
Gross Revenue 2024: $243,153,968
Gross Revenue 2021: $33,136,058
Full-time Employees: 786

Take it from Marco Assis: Constant growth, year after year, means you’re always fighting the next monster. “Growth forever evolves,” he says, “and one of the keys for me is to keep learning and evolving as the business changes over time.” As Propio has rocketed up the revenue ladder with organic growth and acquisitions, Assis says, “one of the biggest challenges in the past couple of years has been the ability to do more, but touching fewer people directly. Everyone knows you, but you don’t know all your employees well.” That’s where development of a strong leadership team will carry over the strategy, he says, and determine the tactics with smaller teams maintaining cohesion. It’s working for this full-service team of translators and interpreters helping businesses and individual clients navigate a global economy. As recently as a decade ago, it was a niche business with $5 million in annual revenue. The explosive growth came after Assis signed on in 2017 as CFO before taking the leadership reins in 2019.

4. Cable Dahmer Auto Group, 8th Year
Growth: 451.87%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 150.62%
Gross Revenue 2024: $4,065,102,887
Gross Revenue 2021: $736,608,044
Full-time Employees: 1,000

Fast-growth companies are often comparatively new enterprises that earn such distinction by successfully building on a small base—it’s a lot easier to double revenues of $1 million than $100 million. So, no, Carlos Ledezma’s vehicle-sales empire was not an overnight success: This native Texan has been in the Kansas City area for more than 30 years as he’s claimed a space among the largest privately-owned companies in this region. He arrived here with some experience in vehicle sales, working his way up to partner at Cable Dahmer Chevrolet in Independence. By 2023, he’d amassed a dealership domain that was pushing nearly $1 billion in revenue. Then came a series of fleet-vehicle sales in 2024 that blew the lid off of the top line. From his original partnership in Cable Dahmer to an armada of eight dealerships flying others in addition to the General Motors flags for Chevy, Buick, Cadillac and GMC, he’s sitting atop the Kansas City market in his space. The next challenge: Sustaining that performance through 2025 and beyond. Watch this firm closely!

5. Generator Studio, 6th Year
Growth: 420.17%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 140.06%
Gross Revenue 2024: $11,668,768
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,243,263
Full-time Employees: 31

In the highly competitive architecture and interior-design industry, founders Tom Proebstle and Mike Kress say, the importance of standing out was clear from the get-go for this Kansas City firm. But how? By doing things differently. Generator Studio has remained intentionally small, they say, provide senior-level expertise on every project and ensure open, consistent communication with clients. “Notably, the majority of our business comes from repeat clients and referrals, which speaks to the trust and satisfaction we consistently deliver,” says Bailey Conklin, brand storyteller. “Even during periods of economic uncertainty, our growth has been driven by financial discipline, strategic planning, and our ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.” Since 2021, the firm’s client list has included names like the KC Current, Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Kraken, and Live Nation—a roster that Conklin says has helped make the firm a trusted partner in the sports and entertainment world—along with nonprofits and local clients like Child Protection Center, MOCSA, Academy Bank, and Tria Health to show the firm’s commitment to the Kansas City community.

6. Third Avenue Events, 2nd Year
Growth: 331.88%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 110.63%
Gross Revenue 2024: $8,597,372
Gross Revenue 2021: $1,990,687
Full-time Employees: 11

Rapid growth isn’t just about numbers: It also entails a personal evolution for leaders. Just ask Kristin Hems and Annie Rector, co-founders of Third Avenue Events, the Leawood company that specializes in helping organizations execute high-level corporate events. Returning to the Top 10 for a second straight year entailed taking a different path to manage the growth, Hems said. “Over the past year, we’ve worked consistently with a business coach to help us examine our internal processes, team dynamics, and leadership approach,” says Hems. “With her guidance, we’ve restructured in a way that better aligns team members with their natural strengths, while still encouraging cross-functional growth and collaboration.” A key evolution, she says, has been shifting the mindset from working in the business as team members to leading on the business as strategic leaders. “That shift has pushed us to evaluate every client and attendee touchpoint with a more critical, growth-oriented lens.”

7. Cenetric Network Services, 3rd Year
Growth: 326.20%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 108.73%
Gross Revenue 2024: $4,059,727
Gross Revenue 2021: $952,535
Full-time Employees: 23

Brittany Fugate knows her company’s success was a team effort. But even they weren’t working alone. “I would have failed spectacularly if not for the support of the KC community and my mentors,” says Fugate, who founded Cenetric in 2007. “My advice to anyone experiencing rapid growth is to reach out to others who have been at that stage in their company—both in growth rate and in size—and ask for any and all help. Raising a business requires a supportive community. There’s just no going it alone. Let others save you steps and keep you from mistakes when it matters most to have a solid plan.” Her Olathe-based technology company which delivers network-security solutions for businesses, and as it has grown, “a big challenge has been keeping the corporate culture intact while growing the team and client base,” she says. “It’s tough to increase your workload while also taking time to spend time together as a team. … Ensuring that all members of the team feel safe and heard during change means wearing a lot of different hats, while juggling a lot of new tasks and an increased workload.”

8. NvisionKC, 1st Year
Growth: 312.32%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 104.11%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,180,264
Gross Revenue 2021: $286,247
Full-time Employees: 6

Grace Ahn’s biggest obstacle to overcome with the launch of this IT consultancy during the height of the pandemic, she says, was … Grace Ahn. “Starting a business in that kind of uncertainty forced me to operate with grit and faith from day one,” Ahn says. “But as we grew quickly, I realized the real battle wasn’t just external. It was internal.” As a first-time entrepreneur, she put a lot of pressure on herself to do everything right, setting high standards for herself and her staff. But “letting go of perfection and embracing growth gave me the freedom to lead with more honesty, humility, and confidence,” she says. “I remind myself often: It’s not about being flawless; it’s about being faithful to the journey and enjoying the ride.” Growth, she says is hard and messy. “But it’s meaningful. And it’s worth it.” She also says she learned that she didn’t have to do it alone. “Kansas City is full of support including Growth360, ScaleUp! KC, Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program and just to name a few. I leaned on mentors and peers who reminded me that struggling doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re growing.”

9. Conexon, 6th Year
Growth: 294.24%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 98.08%
Gross Revenue 2024: $284,619,202
Gross Revenue 2021: $72,194,790
Full-time Employees: 848

OK, we’ve run out of superlatives. Last year, when Conexon muscled its way into a fifth consecutive Top 10 finish in the Corporate Report 100, we noted that it was an “unprecedented” run of fast-growth achievement. So what more can be said about being back for a sixth straight year? The question is … how? Well, it starts with being in the right line of work, in the right place, and at the right time. Conexon was launched in 2015, at a time when there was increasing urgency to bring giver-network connectivity to rural areas. And if Missouri has one thing, it’s rural areas. Partnering with electric cooperatives across the state, then across multiple states, co-founder Randy Klindt leveraged two decades’ worth of experience with co-ops—having built two of the nation’s biggest fiber-to-the-home networks in the U.S.—to launch Conexon. After scaling that operation, next step was adding Internet Service Provider to the service stable with the creation of Conexon Connect in 2021. 

10. JLS Craftsmen, 1st Year
Growth: 277.88%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 92.63%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,600,235
Gross Revenue 2021: $423,473
Full-time Employees: 6

The road to rapid growth, Jacob Scallorn will tell you, certainly involves vision and passion. But the real key for his construction-services company? “Finding the right people who share your vision, who want to grow with you and are willing to take ownership of their roles and responsibilities, is extremely challenging,” he says. And that’s where his advice to others starts” Find the right people. “And when you do, treat them fairly and keep them invested. Share your business and vision with them. Make it a shared destination that everyone is ‘drawing’ the map to.” To be honest, Scallorn says, “I never really intended to grow like we have. … The growth was just a byproduct of a deep-seated desire to do right by people and make sure that I/we delivered on what we were entrusted to do.” JLS specializes in fence, deck and pergola installation, which can’t be done at a high level without the right skill sets—and compensation is a difference maker. “One of our Core Values is the idea that capitalism works best when everyone is compensated fairly for their contributions,” he says.

11. Flint Group, 2nd Year 
Growth: 268.73%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 89.58%
Gross Revenue 2024: $297,488,877
Gross Revenue 2021: $80,680,173
Full-time Employees: 791

With America’s homeowners increasingly selective about time spent on Do-It-Yourself projects, the home-services space is rife with opportunities, which Flint Group has happily exploited. On its way to more than $300 million in revenues, it has amassed a nationwide family of home-services companies providing heating, cooling, electrical and plumbing services.

12. Sara Software Systems, 5th Year 
Growth: 254.64%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 84.88%
Gross Revenue 2024: $24,335,745
Gross Revenue 2021: $6,862,060
Full-time Employees: 65

A decade after first crashing the CR100 party, Sara Software Systems continues its upward march through the growth ranks as a certified 8(a) small, women- and minority-owned enterprise. The Olathe-based company offers a range of IT and business services for business clients. Among them: App development, cloud computing and artificial-intelligence guidance.

13. Airshare, 2nd Year 
Growth: 251.05%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 83.68%
Gross Revenue 2024: $371,818,178
Gross Revenue 2021: $105,916,409
Full-time Employees: 543

Founded on the premise that people would love access to their own jet—but have only an occasional need for one—this Overland Park company took the idea of timeshare to the skies. Fractional ownership has proven popular with CEOs, professional athletes, entertainers and others. Additional growth came with the 2023 acquisition of the private-jet arm of Wheels Up.

14. I-Solutions, 1st Year 
Growth: 245.44%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 81.81%
Gross Revenue 2024: $33,914,800
Gross Revenue 2021: $9,817,917
Full-time Employees: 22

At this Lenexa-based company, the “I” stands for Infrastructure, as it brings together a team of professionals with backgrounds in concrete construction, design/build, road and bridge work, emergency utility repairs, sewer repair, grading and other services. Successful partnerships with multiple divisions of engineering firms GBA, Compli and ViroCon have positioned I-Solutions for growth.

15. Southwind, 3rd Year 
Growth: 238.62%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 79.54%
Gross Revenue 2024: $239,263,472
Gross Revenue 2021: $70,658,005
Full-time employees: 900

With several home-services brands under its wing, Southwind credits growth to expanding services through acquisitions and partnerships, investing in new technology to streamline operations, developing leadership by nurturing talent within its company, and strategic expansion through new locations and increased market presence.

16. Harmon Construction, 3rd Year 
Growth: 237.25%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 79.08%
Gross Revenue 2024: $33,818,799
Gross Revenue 2021: $10,027,785
Full-time Employees: 31

Since 1987, Harmon Construction has specialized in commercial, industrial, health care and senior-living facilities and faith-based construction projects, proudly boasting a 90 percent repeat business and client referral rate. Founder Tim Harmon says the Olathe-based company grew through relationship-building—grounded in integrity, respect and professionalism.

17. Eskie + Associates, 1st Year 
Growth: 225.71%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 75.24%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,140,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $350,000
Full-time Employees: 5

Office buildings, educational spaces, residential development: those are but a few design niches where this Leawood construction-services firm has been able to make a mark since its founding in 1969. Its focus on owner representation has allowed it to carve out a niche in construction, development and renovation projects around the region.

18. Bank of Odessa, 2nd Year 
Growth: 189.19%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 63.06%
Gross Revenue 2024: $39,873,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $13,788,000
Full-time Employees: 57

A number of community banks have experienced strong growth since 2021, and Bank of Odessa was already riding that crest before acquiring Commercial Bank of Oak Grove and LaMonte Community Bank in early 2023. That transaction has helped the bank amass assets of more than $641 million, with deposits of $525 million. Chartered in 1880, it’s one of the region’s oldest banks.

19. Cohort Digital, 2nd Year 
Growth: 188.50%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 62.83%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,957,336
Gross Revenue 2021: $678,447
Full-time Employees: 6

Founded in 2020, Cohort Digital initially offered a limited set of digital buying services, and it had relatively few employees. Over the past five years, though, the service line has expanded to include media slots on connected TV, streaming audio and podcasts, and will be expanding further. The best news: The company has doubled the size of its team since 2021.

20. Arise Homes, 2nd Year 
Growth: 179.53%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 59.84%
Gross Revenue 2024: $26,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $9,301,293
Full-time Employees: 20

Founders Matt Mabe and Austin Chamberlin are two lifelong friends who have dedicated themselves to offering homes with superior craftsmanship at reasonable prices. Founded in 2019, Arise has experienced rapid growth thanks to widely acclaimed work quality and a company culture that starts with core values of Growth, Service, Excellence, Unity and Consistency.

21. HG Consult, 1st Year 
Growth: 179.18%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 59.73%
Gross Revenue 2024: $21,151,154
Gross Revenue 2021: $7,576,197
Full-time Employees: 82

This Kansas City-based consulting engineering firm—certified as both a minority-business enterprise and disadvantaged-business enterprise—focuses on water, transportation, and environmental infrastructure projects. It has moved up the revenue charts with work on road and bridge design, bridge inspection, traffic engineering, drainage design, erosion control and other services.

22. Splashtacular, 1st Year 
Growth: 174.75%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 58.25%
Gross Revenue 2024: $41,372,700
Gross Revenue 2021: $15,058,500
Full-time Employees: 31

Specializing in waterpark equipment, Splashtactular creates experiences that keep customers engaged and enthralled. Growth, officials say, flows from adherence to core values, reliable craftsmanship and strategic decisions, along with hiring policies, marketing initiatives, and client commitment, as well as reliable construction and lasting value for clients.

23. Rising Construction Services, 3rd Year 
Growth: 173.85%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.95%
Gross Revenue 2024: $6,200,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,264,000
Full-time Employees: 38

Since its founding in 2018, this aptly-named contractor has indeed been rising: traffic services, erosion control and restoration services highlight the areas of expertise for this woman-owned enterprise based in Grain Valley. Kristin Rising founded the company with a laser focus on traffic-control planning, permitting, equipment and signage, then steadily expanded its reach.

24. Olathe Ford Lincoln, 2nd Year 
Growth: 173.15%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.72%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,475,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $540,000,000
Full-time Employees: 312

Good, old-fashioned, hard work and diligence have paid off for Olathe Ford, a reliable source for all things Ford since 1973. As a result, it’s been repeatedly recognized as one of the top 100 performing Ford dealerships nationwide. It credits growth—unit sales of more than 25,000 per year—to a rapidly expanding customer base, a dedicated workforce of over 300, and new services being offered.

25. STRATA Architecture + Preservation, 4th Year 
Growth: 172.85%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.62%
Gross Revenue 2024: $6,182,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,265,710
Full-time Employees: 8

The company name reflects Angie Geist Gaebler’s passion for historical preservation—she earned a master’s in the field at the University of Pennsylvania—and her design firm executes on it at venues that span the build spectrum: historic residential, educational and religious venues, commercial sites, museums, parks and even monuments. It’s been a women-business enterprise since 1989.

26. Shamrock Roofing, 3rd Year 
Growth: 169.86%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 56.62%
Gross Revenue 2024: $64,464,533
Gross Revenue 2021: $23,887,910
Full-time Employees: 64

This Lenexa-based company has, well, raised the roof on revenues in recent years, expanding  from the Colorado Rockies to the Mississippi. Executive Director Garen Armstrong says that with “100,000 roofing contractors out there … if you want to be the best and grow, then you have to be focused on growing not only yourself but your production ability and your business acumen.”

27. Populous, 2nd Year 
Growth: 169.85%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 56.62%
Gross Revenue 2024: $503,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $186,400,000
Full-time Employees: 657

The world’s nearly insatiable appetite for organized sports—professional, collegiate and amateur—has proven fertile ground for this Kansas City-based specialist in stadium and arena design. Populous also flexes its design acumen in a wide range of public gathering spaces, and offers large-scale event planning to create venues that draw people together.

28. Crux KC, 4th Year 
Growth: 161.10%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 53.70%
Gross Revenue 2024: $5,430,072
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,079,715
Full-time Employees: 45

Kansas City’s “Un-Agency” prides itself on a deeply personal approach to operations, culture, professional development, community development and PR. Acclaimed on the Inc. Best Workplaces list and a three-time Inc. 5000 company, Crux says success starts with its company culture combined with its unique marketing-department-as-a-service model.

29. KMG Hotels, 2nd Year 
Growth: 150.00%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 50.00%
Gross Revenue 2024: $150,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $60,000,000
Full-time Employees: 500

Now with more than a score of hotel properties across the two-state region, KMG Hotels continues its climb up the revenue ladder, bolstered by flags of major hospitality brands. Among them are Holiday Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Hampton by Hilton, Element by Westin, Springhill Suites, among others, under the ownership of Sanjay and Jayesh Koshiya.

30. CJ Industries, 4th Year 
Growth: 149.32%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 49.77%
Gross Revenue 2024: $34,232,252
Gross Revenue 2021: $13,730,000
Full-time Employees: 53

Mindy Rocha founded this Kansas City, Kan., company in 2013, and has turned it into a subcontracting powerhouse in commercial plumbing, excavation, demolition, fabrication, HVAC/plumbing, pipefitting and millwright services—among others—that general contractors depend on. It scored a significant WBE contract with construction of the single-terminal design at KCI.

31. Master’s Transportation, 3rd Year 
Growth: 148.52%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 49.51%
Gross Revenue 2024: $232,486,958
Gross Revenue 2021: $93,547,666
Full-time Employees: 187

Manufacturing and dealing buses, shuttles and vans, Master’s Transportation provides leasing, rental and service for industrial transportation. Master’s has developed a large national customer base, catering to governmental needs. It credits growth to a unique and flexible rental and lease service. And the team just moved to a new 330,000-square-foot headquarters.

32. Heritage Bank, 1st Year 
Growth: 146.50%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 48.83%
Gross Revenue 2024: $8,689,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $3,525,000
Full-time Employees: 15

Even before December’s acquisition of Fidelity State Bank & Trust, Topeka-based Heritage Bank was asserting itself in the community-banking space; growth through 2024 doesn’t account for what Fidelity will bring to the revenue party starting this year. The deal helped push Heritage’s assets to nearly $400 million, giving it scale needed to compete with larger banks.

33. OCCU-TEC Inc., 6th Year 
Growth: 145.31%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 48.44%
Gross Revenue 2024: $8,855,969
Gross Revenue 2021: $3,610,068
Full-time Employees: 26

Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list three times in the past five years, OCCU-TEC has been a Kansas City presence since 1983. It provides environmental solutions, plus health and safety management services. Recent growth can be attributed to local marketing efforts, increased range of services, and an expanded client base. Most notably: they offer their Critical Fuel Service to the U.S. military.

34. MMGY Global, 4th Year 
Growth: 141.66%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 47.22%
Gross Revenue 2024: $276,540,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $114,431,679
Full-time Employees: 534

Drawing on data insights to fuel marketing initiatives for clients in the travel sector, MMGY has blossomed from an ambitious start-up in 1982 into a global powerhouse with offices on five continents—and as 2024 numbers show, it’s still growing. From its base in Overland Park, the firm’s reach extends across the U.S. into Canada, Europe, India and the United Arab Emirates.

35. Universal Construction, 5th Year 
Growth: 140.28%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.76%
Gross Revenue 2024: $76,193,559
Gross Revenue 2021: $31,710,767
Full-time Employees: 31

Five generations deep into its family ownership, Lee’s Summit-based Universal Construction is a multifaceted contractor offering preconstruction, construction management and general contracting services. Its work shows up in school buildings, municipal offices, health-care spaces, banks and other projects—it was even in on the construction of Starlight Theatre back in the 1950s.

36. Exceptional Waste Solutions, 2nd Year  
Growth: 139.13%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.38%
Gross Revenue 2024: $5,355,743
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,239,715
Full-time Employees: 6

When the building goes up, the job isn’t complete until a construction site is cleared of the inevitable mounds of debris accumulated in the process. That’s where woman-owned enterprise Exceptional Waste Solutions steps in, leveraging that status into rapid growth. In addition to site remediation, it offers LEED reporting services, portable toilets and more.

37. Acendas Travel, 17th Year 
Growth: 138.32%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.11%
Gross Revenue 2024: $287,713,287
Gross Revenue 2021: $120,728,002
Full-time Employees: 86

The COVID onset was not kind to travel agencies, but Acendas pulled through and made a remarkable comeback. How? By expanding into new geographic regions and a plethora of new corporate client accounts for meetings, events, conferences and incentive travel. Leisure travel has returned in a big way, and new client travel activities have also been a key growth factor.

38. First Busey Corp. (formerly CrossFirst Bank), 10th Year 
Growth: 129.79%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 43.26%
Gross Revenue 2024: $517,089,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $225,027,000
Full-time Employees: 450

Kansas City’s fastest-growing bank for more than a decade actually outgrew its own brand: CrossFirst Bank merged into Illinois-based First Busey Corp. this year, moved the holding company headquarters to its Leawood home, and is now positioned for growth across a wider swath of the central U.S. The deal created a regional powerhouse with nearly $20 billion in assets.

39. Integrated Psychiatric Consultants, 4th Year 
Growth: 128.65%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 42.88%
Gross Revenue 2024: $16,785,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $7,341,060
Full-time Employees: 90

The 2020 pandemic added fuel to a long-simmering public health crisis—one that didn’t specifically entail treatment for a virus. Mental health burst into the national discussion amid the COVID aftershocks, creating opportunities for Integrated Psychiatric Consultants to expand its reach with efforts to align psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, clinical therapists and other providers for the challenge ahead.

40. City Lifestyle, 9th Year 
Growth: 126.73%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 42.24%
Gross Revenue 2024: $71,033,875
Gross Revenue 2021: $31,329,977
Full-time Employees: 85

Publishing is not an easy industry, but companies like City Lifestyle make it seem easy. As a franchiser, City Lifestyle places its content model in the hands of the eager franchisees who understand and want to celebrate their region’s lifestyle. But it’s not a simple handoff. City Lifestyle is dedicated to franchisee success, offering training and support to help grow a unique regional brand.

41. Genesis Environmental Solutions, 1st Year 
Growth: 124.17%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 41.39%
Gross Revenue 2024: $22,738,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $10,143,000
Full-time Employees: 91

When manufacturing broadly needs to clean up, Genesis Environmental Solutions in Blue Springs is standing by with industrial cleaning and inspections, coatings, tank linings and environmental remediation, plus large-scale equipment (storage tanks, etc.) vital for industries like petroleum processing and chemical companies.

42. BARR Advisory, 4th Year 
Growth: 117.95%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 39.32%
Gross Revenue 2024: $12,065,586
Gross Revenue 2021: $5,536,060
Full-time Employees: 56

BARR Advisory believes that comprehensive cybersecurity starts with a prepared team, so it’s dedicated to ensuring that team members receive the latest in training for cybersecurity compliance. This past year, it has expanded the training base, becoming accredited to perform ISO 42001 certifications for AI-powered organizations and boosting its client base to more than 400 worldwide.

43. Walz Tetrick Advertising, 4th Year 
Growth: 116.83%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 38.94%
Gross Revenue 2024: $152,919,586
Gross Revenue 2021: $70,525,558
Full-time Employees: 110

A known and trusted name in Kansas City’s advertising industry, Walz Tetrick has embraced data-driven media solutions, evolutionary brand marketing and a positive work culture to drive growth. More specifically: opening a content studio—TorchHouse Studio—in 2022, the acquisition of InQuest Marketing in 2023, and partnering with Tico Productions in 2023.

44. Berkel & Co. Contractors, 7th Year 
Growth: 112.00%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 37.33%
Gross Revenue 2024: $371,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $175,000,000
Full-time Employees: 800

This 100 percent employee-owned company based in Bonner Springs is a heavy contractor specializing in large-project foundations, shoring and construction site-preparation work performed nationwide. Among them: stadium construction, chemical plants, airport expansions and other key pieces of infrastructure. 

45. DMC Service, 4th Year 
Growth: 111.54%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 37.18%
Gross Revenue 2024: $5,742,191
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,714,453
Full-time Employees: 21

Yet another woman-owned enterprise riding high in the construction realm, DMC Service is an Olathe-based HVAC and plumbing specialist. But not just any HVAC/plumbing jobs: DMC does heavy lifting with large-scale projects that include water and sewer main installation and replacement, rooftop cooling systems for commercial buildings, hotel plumbing systems and many other types of work.

46. Newkirk Novak Construction, 2nd Year 
Growth: 110.38%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 36.79%
Gross Revenue 2024: $223,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $106,000,000
Full-time Employees: 47

Onward and upward: That’s the operating mode for this construction company that needed just four years to surge past the $100 million revenue mark—and has more than doubled that in the past three. The growth formula here is grounded in mastery of diverse projects, from schools to health-care offices, athletic complexes, corrections facilities,  and office tenant finish work among them.

47. America’s Community Bank, 1st Year 
Growth: 103.03%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 34.34%
Gross Revenue 2024: $3,214,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $1,583,000
Full-time Employees: 8

The key word in this brand is “community,” as this Blue Springs bank holds just $51.7 million in assets—tiny, even by current standards for community banks. But it’s been chugging along since being chartered nearly 140 years ago. It boasts a robust set of services that compete with institutions far larger, including residential mortgage and home-improvement loans and more.

48. Brain Group, 4th Year 
Growth: 99.89%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 33.30%
Gross Revenue 2024: $16,170,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $8,089,439
Full-time Employees: 10

After making a significant splash with its The Offices at Park 39—the former Westport Middle School transformed into office space—the Brain Group has expanded its portfolio of commercial and multifamily properties. The strategy: Find undervalued and underperforming assets, and turn them around for investors. It also offers brokerage services and manages its entire portfolio.

49. The Lewer Agency, 2nd Year 
Growth: 98.39%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 32.80%
Gross Revenue 2024: $9,300,649
Gross Revenue 2021: $4,688,069
Full-time Employees: 49

The Lewer Agency specializes in health insurance policies for international students, while also offering individual students and employers comprehensive plans. Growth since 2021 came after relaxed travel restrictions following the pandemic, during which the number of international students living in the U.S. increased, and implementation of EOS companywide.

50. Centric, 6th Year 
Growth: 97.64%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 32.55%
Gross Revenue 2024: $233,215,639
Gross Revenue 2021: $118,000,000
Full-time Employees: 157

In a highly competitive Kansas City construction market, Centric stands out for its work culture and innovation. It became 100 percent employee-owned in 2023, and its commitment to workplace culture is unquestioned. In the past four years, the hospitality and multi-family construction markets have driven growth, including the firm’s single largest project ever.

51. UMB Financial Corp., 2nd Year 
Growth: 97.49%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 32.50%
Gross Revenue 2024: $2,646,162,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $1,339,911,000
Full-time Employees: 2,785

Think UMB is growing fast? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Corporate Report 100 assesses performance through year-end 2024, so the impact of its $2 billion acquisition of Heartland Financial this year won’t show up until the next cycle. Still, the biggest hometown bank nearly doubled revenues from 2021-24—a trick not easily turned when you’re building off a base of $1.34 billion.

52. Aspis Consulting, 1st Year 
Growth: 96.27%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 32.09%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,256,888
Gross Revenue 2021: $640,403
Full-time Employees: 11

A contractor for the federal government, Aspis is a Kansas City company that attributes half of its success, executives say, to sheer dogged determination in promoting information-technology consulting and cybersecurity services to federal institutions. The other half comes down to their hard work, business development, and effective market research.

53. Schweiger Construction, 5th Year 
Growth: 94.12%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 31.37%
Gross Revenue 2024: $33,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $17,000,000
Full-time Employees: 28

Navigating the twists and turns of the construction sector, Carol Schweiger Meharry is a fourth-generation owner at the company her great-grandfather started in 1887. Since 1995, she’s led this nationally licensed general contractor offering construction management and design-build and other construction services for banks, data centers, retail and office spaces.

54. Silver Lake Bank, 1st Year 
Growth: 92.11% Average Annual Growth Rate: 30.70%
Gross Revenue 2024: $29,034,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $15,113,000
Full-time Employees: 62

Patrick Gideon’s first job at Silver Lake Bank started with a mop—at age 12. Ten years later, with a business degree from KU in hand, he came back to the family business, became president in 1987 and has overseen a long period of growth. Today, the bank has nearly $457 million in assets, but retains its family-owned flavor—one of Gideon’s sons and daughter are executives there.

55. Mark One Electric, 1st Year 
Growth: 91.78%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 30.59%
Gross Revenue 2024: $140,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $73,000,000
Full-time Employees: 450

Long one of the area’s most successful electrical contractors, Mark One Electric is enjoying its best stretch ever, coming off a record revenue year and a pop of better than 90 percent since 2021. With Rosana Privitera Biondo as president and brothers Carl, Tony and Joe joining her in the leadership, Mark One specializes in power, data and lighting system installation and maintenance.

56. Fidelity State Bank & Trust Co., 1st Year 
Growth: 90.76%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 30.25%
Gross Revenue 2024: $8,153,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $4,274,000
Full-time Employees: 100

Going out on top in terms of rapid growth—it was acquired by Heritage Bank at the end of this last CR100 reporting period—Fidelity State Bank & Trust was chartered more than a century ago. It peaked at $160 million in assets by the time Heritage came calling, an alliance that has become a regular occurrence for community banks across the nation.

57. Lever1, 3rd Year 
Growth: 87.69%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 29.23%
Gross Revenue 2024: $353,307,176
Gross Revenue 2021: $188,235,159
Full-time Employees: 48

As a leading PEO (Professional Employer Organization) Lever1 does it all: payroll, HR, employee benefits, workers’ compensation—nothing is beyond its grasp. A client-focused approach has allowed the Overland Park-based company to embrace new technologies and automated systems, further accelerating growth. It also has expanded its geographic footprint with operations in Oklahoma.

58. Kendall Bank, 2nd Year 
Growth: 87.57%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 29.19%
Gross Revenue 2024: $11,517,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $6,140,000
Full-time Employees: 29

Chartered nearly a century ago, in 1927, Overland Park-based Kendall Bank took another big step toward its goal of reaching the $500 million threshold in assets with the recent announcement that it would acquire another fast-growing bank, State Bank of Spring Hill (No. 89, below). In this case, though, both brands will continue to operate.

59. Garney Construction, 10th Year 
Growth: 86.27%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.76%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,988,199,637
Gross Revenue 2021: $1,067,387,055
Full-time Employees: 2,200

Among the nation’s leading experts on water and wastewater infrastructure, Garney is at the forefront of providing clean water and protecting public health. Massive growth in the past four years came through strategic planning to seize opportunities with surging market demand. Securing those meant tackling more complex long-term water supply challenges.

60. Apollo Insurance Group, 9th Year 
Growth: 85.82%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.61%
Gross Revenue 2024: $16,639,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $8,954,579
Full-time Employees: 80

If  you’re old enough, you hear “Apollo” and you think: Rocket. So it’s fitting that in the decade since breaking into the CR100 club for the first time, Apollo Insurance Group continues to soar up the revenue chart with another appearance here. Scott Eckley’s firm based in Lee’s Summit provides individual and business health-insurance coverage, along with life, dental, vision and supplemental plans.

61. Garcia Architecture, 6th Year 
Growth: 85.38%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.46%
Gross Revenue 2024: $13,012,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $7,019,080
Full-time Employees: 36

The firm may bear his name, but Rafael Garcia has never stepped away from the design aspects in favor of administrative duties. So his fingerprints are all over sports arenas and other projects that have defined more than 30 years in the profession. He and his team have most recently been behind projects like the Center for Urban Enterprise and Kansas City Art Institute.

62. Bartlett & West, 5th Year 
Growth: 84.40%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.13%
Gross Revenue 2024: $109,654,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $59,466,000
Full-time Employees: 164

The biggest engineering firm in Topeka does not use the descriptor “full service” lightly: Bartlett & West has developed a broad range of design expertise in construction, power delivery, rail systems, energy pipelines, stormwater/wastewater management, roadway projects and much more since its founding in 1951. Recent major projects include highway work in Missouri, Kansas and Texas.

63. AMC Entertainment, 5th Year 
Growth: 83.43%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 27.81%
Gross Revenue 2024: $4,637,200,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,528,000,000
Full-time Employees: 33,382

After an eminently forgettable 2020 and the slow climb back that began in 2021, AMC Entertainment is celebrating the world’s return to big-screen entertainment and reclaiming its status among the region’s biggest companies. One of a handful of billion-dollar public companies still headquartered here, AMC finally surpassed its pre-pandemic revenues in 2024.

64. Bank of Labor, 1st Year 
Growth: 83.23%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 27.74%
Gross Revenue 2024: $53,919,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $29,427,000
Full-time Employees: 117

Bank of Labor celebrated its centennial in 2024 with revenue growth that propels it to this year’s CR100, but the festivities didn’t stop there. It also cut the ribbon on a new headquarters building in Overland Park after spending the first 100 years in Kansas City, Kan. In addition to labor organizations as clients, it serves customers with investment options and a wide range of lending categories.

65. RK Contractors, 1st Year 
Growth: 82.69%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 27.56%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,054,252
Gross Revenue 2021: $577,086
Full-time Employees: 10

Leveraging its status as a minority-owned Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, RK Contractors is making a name for itself in the highly competitive world of construction services. In addition to commercial and residential roofing, RK does kitchen, bath and basement remodeling, home additions, custom flooring, interior/exterior painting, framing and finish carpentry.

66. Stewardship Investments, 3rd Year 
Growth: 81.59%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 27.20%
Gross Revenue 2024: $10,101,732
Gross Revenue 2021: $5,562,852
Full-time Employees: 17

At Stewardship Investments, the growth model is simple: buy properties that need some sprucing up, invest in their rehabilitation, and rent them out for residential or commercial uses. It’s clearly proved effective. With a large portfolio that includes 400 single-family homes, apartment buildings and more, Stewardship has an eye on making a comfortable home for its residents.

67. TriCentury Bank, 3rd Year 
Growth: 76.51%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 25.50%
Gross Revenue 2024: $10,559,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $5,982,000
Full-time Employees: 14

Entry into Johnson County’s hotly competitive banking market paid off for this former central Kansas bank, which has exploded from a modest $4 million in assets in 2014 to more than $189 million today. The formula was simple: offer services like free and premier checking, money market and traditional savings accounts, business loans and mobile banking, just like big banks.

68. Oakes Auto, 7th Year 
Growth: 75.80%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 25.27%
Gross Revenue 2024: $191,208,936
Gross Revenue 2021: $108,765,851
Full-time Employees: 201

Snapping up competitors along the way, Oakes Auto by 2022 had thrust itself not only into the ranks of fast-growth companies, but the biggest companies, as well, with revenues approaching $200 million a year. From multiple sites, it offers new and used Ford, GMC, Kia and other makes.

69. Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co., 1st Year 
Growth: 74.75%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 24.92%
Gross Revenue 2024: $47,171,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $26,993,000
Full-time Employees: 123

Continuing its march toward the $1 billion threshold in assets—a key metric for community banks, allowing them to raise additional capital and explore new opportunities—Blue Ridge Bank & Trust still has plenty of room for growth before surpassing the community bank label ($10 billion in assets). As that key metric has improved, so too have the bank’s revenues since 2021.

70. Dynamic Logistix, 7th Year 
Growth: 73.57%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 24.52%
Gross Revenue 2024: $263,281,392
Gross Revenue 2021: $151,681,683
Full-time Employees: 111

This former CR100 No. 1 company has leveraged the power of tech to serve the logistics industry with tools that yield more efficient shipping solutions. The past couple of years have seen the revenue arc flatten, but momentum from early in this reporting cycle earns this Overland Park company a return trip to this elite field.

71. IBC-International Builders & Consultants, 5th Year 
Growth: 73.41% 
Average Annual Growth Rate: 24.47%
Gross Revenue: 2024: $27,793,551
Gross Revenue 2021: $16,027,674
Full-time Employees: 75

Brandy McCombs asserted her presence in construction services by co-founding IBC in 2009 along with Jeff Pollock, then expanding it into two divisions—one for the original mission with road-improvement traffic-control signage and equipment rentals, then with IBC Carpentry, providing high-end construction and renovation of office spaces, schools, health-care facilities, hospitality venues and more.

72. Lynch Real Estate, 2nd Year 
Growth: 73.41%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 24.47%
Gross Revenue 2024: $7,010,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $4,042,541
Full-time Employees: 7

Based in Tonganoxie, this residential realty firm has made a big revenue splash across a much wider pond, with listings across eastern Kansas and Western Missouri, many of them in the executive-level class starting at $500,000. Founder Dan Lynch, a Leavenworth County native, has been a consistent award winner and industry advocate while steadily building the firm’s revenues.

73. Cornerstone Bank, 2nd Year 
Growth: 72.58%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 24.19%
Gross Revenue 2024: $23,951,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $13,878,000
Full-time Employees: 29

Since its founding in 2001, this Overland Park bank has made relationships the foundation of its approach to community banking. And with the bank’s officers averaging 13 years on the job there (staff-wide, the average tenure is nine years), those relationships have translated into strong growth. Assets were up nearly a third just since 2021, with revenues more than doubling that pace.

74. Performance Contracting, 1st Year 
Growth: 72.34%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 24.11%
Gross Revenue 2024: $3,090,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $1,793,000,000
Full-time Employees: 2,014

Performance Contracting—PCI, in branding shorthand—launched in 1987 when executives from Owens Corning purchased some of the assets being sold off. Given the parent’s course toward bankruptcy, they made the right call and have built a construction-services powerhouse, building schools, offices and large retail structures, bridges and various niche jobs.

75. Staco Electric, 4th Year 
Growth: 71.08%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 23.69%
Gross Revenue 2024: $89,491,371
Gross Revenue 2021: $52,310,000
Full-time Employees: 188

Whether it’s a big venue like Kauffman Stadium, a mid-size task like a bank building or a comparatively smaller job like residential construction, Staco Electric’s team spans the playing field for electrical construction, installation and maintenance. Based in Kansas City, it primarily serves the immediate four-state area and Oklahoma, but can venture as far as the Rockies and Great Lakes regions.

76. Spencer Fane, 5th Year 
Growth: 70.73%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 23.58%
Gross Revenue 2024: $321,908,234
Gross Revenue 2021: $188,550,000
Full-time Employees: 843

It’s no stretch to say that this Kansas City law firm is going places—specifically, it’s moving up the list of American Lawyer’s AmLaw 200. Last year, it was recognized as the fastest-growing firm within that slice of the nation’s legal elites. With more than 600 lawyers in 29 offices, this full-service firm offers 23 separate practice areas, most of which have a business-law focus, in 27 industries.

77. Max Electric, 2nd Year 
Growth: 69.42%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 23.14%
Gross Revenue 2024: $9,395,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $5,545,292
Full-time Employees: 35

No, 2024 was not a flash in the pan for Max Electric; this Grandview contractor is back just a year after breaking into the CR100 for the first time. Indeed, Max Galloway’s is an overnight success story 20 years in the making. That success has come through mastery of projects in the commercial, industrial, manufacturing, mission-critical and even stadium-level spaces.

78. e2E, 7th Year 
Growth: 67.69%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 22.56%
Gross Revenue 2024: $4,849,409
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,891,973
Full-time Employees: 36

e2E credits growth to three main factors: the staff, client services, and a strong partner network. The company prides itself on hiring experts with significant experience in their respective fields. Growth starts with how the staff treats customers, ensuring that their systems are adapted to each client’s needs. E2E proudly boasts a 90 percent client-retention rate.

79. BHC, 13th Year 
Growth: 67.36%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 22.45%
Gross Revenue 2024: $24,420,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $14,591,363
Full-time Employees: 126

Geographic expansion, strategic acquisitions and a service line that has steadily expanded since the doors opened in 1992—all have propelled this Overland Park engineering firm to prominence. From its roots in higher education and telecom projects, it has expanded to the public works space, retail and commercial site development, land surveying, geospatial and construction.

80. Cogent, 3rd Year 
Growth: 66.76%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 22.25%
Gross Revenue 2024: $183,557,226
Gross Revenue 2021: $110,070,178
Full-time Employees: 159

Fluid-processing solutions—new equipment, repair and restoration of old equipment, and various creative solutions to client problems—have helped fuel growth at Cogent. Several strategic expansions, including the move into the Rocky Mountains in November 2023 and the 2024 acquisition of the Central States Group have also triggered growth.

81. State Bank of Missouri, 1st Year 
Growth: 66.27%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 22.09%
Gross Revenue 2024: $7,301,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $4,391,000
Full-time Employees: 25

Punching well above its weight compared to its regional peers, this Concordia-based bank was established in 1884. The other half of parent CS Bancshares (Chillicothe State Bank is the other), SBM has found a way to generate a top-line growth rate more than double the increase in its asset base—an impressive feat among fewer than a dozen banks in the $100-$150 million asset range.

82. SARIN Energy, 1st Year 
Growth: 65.71%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 21.90%
Gross Revenue 2024: $11,500,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $6,940,000
Full-time Employees: 20

It’s an unusual service footprint: headquartered in Lenexa, with one office in Houston and an international presence, too: Sarin’s other location is in Shenzhen, China. From coast to coast (save for the Pacific Northwest, upper Plains states and New England), the firm specializes in LED lighting, lighted mirrors, ultraviolet sterilization systems, sanitizing wands and related products.

83. Community Bank of Pleasant Hill, 1st Year 
Growth: 64.99%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 21.66%
Gross Revenue 2024: $7,479,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $4,533,000
Full-time Employees: 17

No high-interest credit-card loans, no car loans, no multifamily residential loans: The FDIC profile for Community Bank of Pleasant Hill spells out the very definition of a conservative lending approach. And yet this relative newcomer (chartered in 2006), has found a way to drive top-line revenue growth at rates well above average increases for its peers.

84. Lockton Companies, 20th Year 
Growth: 62.21%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 20.74%
Gross Revenue 2024: $3,499,132,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $2,157,218,000
Full-time Employees: 10,750

It’s a story of unmatched growth—literally—that no other Kansas City firm claims: The global insurance and benefits brokerage/advisory pros at Lockton have produced year-over-year revenue increases every year since its founding in 1966. Five strategic acquisitions since 2020 have helped sustain that claim to being the regional champion in year-over-year revenue growth.

85. Freedom Interiors, 2nd Year 
Growth: 61.08%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 20.36%
Gross Revenue 2024: $18,080,945
Gross Revenue 2021: $11,224,953
Full-time Employees: 23

Not so long ago, interior design was done with a tape measure, a sketch pad and equal parts design inspiration and imagination. Freedom Interiors has blown up that model with its high-tech approach to office design that includes 3-D scanning, virtual reality and other tools. Values go a long way, as well; Google the firm’s “About” Web page for a good chuckle at No. 1 on that five-point list.

86. SnapIT Solutions, 1st Year 
Growth: 60.66%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 20.22%
Gross Revenue: 2024: $10,014,729
Gross Revenue 2021: $6,233,399
Full-time Employees: 41

Founded in 2015, SnapIT Solutions has expanded across a dozen states from Colorado to Massachusetts, offering employers training programs in software development in person or online. The Overland Park company is back on the CR100 for the second time in three years, thanks to its stated mission to provide skilled high-tech workers for small businesses and major corporations alike.

87. WellSky, 4th Year 
Growth: 59.88%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.96%
Gross Revenue 2024: $801,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $501,000,000
Full-time Employees: 2,500

Through strategic acquisitions and natural growth in the health-care IT sector, WellSky has been on a run, and the Overland Park firm now has 3,000 teammates around the world—and it plans for 1,000 more soon.  Expanded service lines and new innovations, including AI-based tools, expanded data analytics and an updated patient-engagement platform are the growth factors there.

88. StructSure Projects, 1st Year 
Growth: 59.24%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.75%
Gross Revenue 2024: $139,880,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $87,840,000
Full-time Employees: 25

Founded 25 years ago, this Kansas City construction company boasts a portfolio of more than 1,000 projects coast to coast, ranging in value up to $93 million. It earned CR100 status in its first year of eligibility, back in 2003 (under its previous brand, United Excel Corp.), and a 2019 rebrand helped set the stage for its most recent expansion and growth.

89. State Bank of Spring Hill, 1st Year 
Growth: 58.95%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.65%
Gross Revenue 2024: $2,052,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $1,291,000
Full-time Employees: 7

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A fast-growth bank in Kansas makes this list in its final opportunity, just ahead of a merger. As with Heritage/Fidelity in Topeka, this one involved Overland Park’s Kendall Bank. It closed out nearly a century of serving this Johnson County community with assets just shy of $50 million.

90. Kearney Trust Co., 1st Year 
Growth: 58.94%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.65%
Gross Revenue 2024: $15,915,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $10,013,000
Full-time Employees: 35

Multiple locations? Check. Online access? Check. Debit cards? Check. Just about anything a big bank can offer you, Kearney Trust Co. can as well. With more than a quarter-billion dollars in assets (and even more in deposits), it has the financial muscle that’s the envy of many small-town banks—and a very respectable 1.66 percent return on assets, as well.

91. A.L. Huber Construction, 3rd Year 
Growth: 58.91%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.64%
Gross Revenue 2024: $112,920,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $71,060,000
Full-time Employees: 48

More than a century after its founding, and now employee-owned, this Overland Park construction company provides pre-construction services, construction management and design-build guidance. It primarily serves corporate, health-care, educational and industrial clients across the region with pre- and post-construction services, as well as general contracting.

92. Bank of Weston, 5th Year 
Growth: 58.84%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.61%
Gross Revenue 2024: $12,215,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $7,690,000
Full-time Employees: 37

In a town of barely 1,800 souls, having a community bank is a blessing. Having two is a luxury, and Bank of Weston fills that space on the strength of more than $216 billion in assets and a strong lending profile: It’s loan-to-deposit ratio tops 87 percent, meaning the money entrusted to it by customers is going back into business and individual loans, pushing the bank into high-growth revenue status.

93. Bank of Prairie Village, 5th Year 
Growth: 58.56%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.52%
Gross Revenue 2024: $8,380,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $5,285,000
Full-time Employees: 11

A decade ago, savvy small-town bankers in Kansas increasingly began eyeing the highly fertile—and highly competitive—Johnson County market to ensure their survival—but this one had already beaten them to the punch by a good 10 years. The bank, officially a branch of the Bank of Hartford in Lyon County, made the leap in 2003.

94. Cerris, 1st Year 
Growth: 57.84%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.28%
Gross Revenue 2024: $1,400,000,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $887,000,000
Full-time Employees: 2,000

Last year, a familiar group of companies under the MMC Corp. label strategically rebranded as Cerris, a construction enterprise that has embraced its roots—somewhat literally. ‘Cerris’ is a subgenus of the oak tree known for deep roots and adaptation, two qualities that Cerris also embraces.  Operating for nearly a century in Kansas City, it has more than 2,000 employees nationwide.

95. Pure Workplace Solutions, 2nd Year 
Growth: 57.41%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.14%
Gross Revenue 2024: $12,750,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $8,100,000
Full-time Employees: 16

This full-service commercial interior design firm, based in Kansas City, specializes in office furniture, interior design and architectural products, primarily serving the local market, as well as Wichita and Topeka firms, with a dollop of national clientele thrown in. It primarily designs workplace settings, and spaces in higher education, public-sector, hospitality and senior-living settings.

96. Wood & Huston Bank, 1st Year 
Growth: 57.20%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 19.07%
Gross Revenue 2024: $75,735,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $48,179,000
Full-time Employees: 186

Like most of the community banks in this year’s CR100, this bank in Marshall has mastered the art of secured lending with an emphasis on “secure.” Less than one-fifth of 1 percent of its overall loan portfolio falls into the FDIC’s non-current repayment status. That posture helped the bank produce a 1.34 percent return on assets in 2024, well above the national average of 1.1 in that size range.

97. HNTB, 5th Year 
Growth: 55.94%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 18.65%
Gross Revenue 2024: $2,230,300,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $1,430,219,206
Full-time Employees: 6,272

A century-plus after its founding, this Kansas City infrastructure engineering specialist has cracked the code on continued rapid growth. A full pipeline of work—including multiple projects recognized by Roads & Bridges magazine among the Top 10 nationwide—has kept the revenue arc on a sharp upward bend, which is tough to do when the baseline is pushing $1.5 billion.

98. Haas & Wilkerson, 1st Year 
Growth: 54.91%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 18.30%
Gross Revenue 2024: $23,236,817
Gross Revenue 2021: $15,000,000
Full-time Employees: 85

Three generations deep in family ownership, this Fairway-based insurance brokerage dates back to the pre-war years—specifically, pre-World War II. Founded primarily to serve traveling carnivals, the client base has solidified its place with other parts of the family-entertainment niche as well as more traditional business lines, providing standard and commercial insurance.

99. Zephyr Products, 2nd Year 
Growth: 54.87%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 18.29%
Gross Revenue 2024: $31,438,137
Gross Revenue 2021: $20,299,430
Full-time Employees: 200

No namby-pamby mission statements from this Leavenworth company; just straight shooting: “We are not purely manufacturers at heart—we are problem-solvers who run a logistics company and just happen to make you great parts in the process,” Zephyr’s leadership declares. It provides fabrication, welding, coatings, logistics and product-design services for manufacturers.

100. TVH, 2nd Year 
Growth: 54.84%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 18.28%
Gross Revenue 2024: $648,765,000
Gross Revenue 2021: $419,000,000
Full-time Employees: 800

What’s not to love about a family-owned business that becomes a global power in its sector? From the massive distribution center at its Olathe headquarters, TVH’s Americas division is a premier supplier of nearly all things related to manufacturing movement: parts for material handling, industrial, construction and agricultural equipment.