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41
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Mallen and Friends Advertising Arts
Gross Revenue: 2004: $1,504,009 2001: $717,221
Growth: 109.700% Full-time employees: 5
Mallen and Friends is a full-service advertising agency and design studio based in Leawood. Appearing for the second straight year, CEO Gary Mallen has seen his client base grow in recent years, based largely on client referrals, which has led to the increased revenue.
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| 2nd Year |
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42
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Garmin International
Gross Revenue: 2004: $762,500,000 2001: $369,119,000
Growth: 110.573% Full-time employees: 2,000
Garmin makes its fifth appearance on the list, but its highest ranking ever, surpassing the 49th spot in 2002. Garmin, based in Olathe, is the leading worldwide provider of navigation, communication and information devices. Its best-known product is the GPS technology, which is built into most of its products.
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| 5th Year |
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43
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GreenSoft Solutions, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2004: $3,197,860 2001: $1,576,110
Growth: 102.896% Full-time employees: 40
GreenSoft Solution’s core competencies are enterprise hosting and application development, disaster recovery, and compliance consulting. CEO Robin Greenhagen says her Kansas City-based company’s success can be traced to quality customer service, partnerships and comprehensive service offerings.
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| 3rd Year |
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44
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The Pager and Phone Company
Gross Revenue: 2004: $14,187,337 2001: $7,012,760
Growth: 102.307% Full-time employees: 89
The personal phone industry is booming and The Pager and Phone Company has been taking advantage for years, as is evidenced by its seventh appearance on the CR100 list. CEO Dale Schmick’s Kansas City-based company provides residential phone service, pagers, accessories and cellular phones.
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| 7th Year |
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45
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LabOne
Gross Revenue: 2004: $468,236,141 2001: $233,886,998
Growth: 100.198% Full-time employees: 2,863
Acquisitions were key to LabOne’s growth as the Lenexa-based company slightly more than doubled
its revenue from 2001. Increased sales through aggressive marketing also contributed to the growth. LabOne provides diagnostic services for healthcare providers, employers and insurance companies.
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| 7th Year |
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46
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Walton Construction
GGross Revenue: 2004: $414,766,318 2001: $217,970,038
Growth: 90.286% Full-time employees: 389
CEO John Martin oversees this Kansas City-based company that lists pre-construction, construction management, general contracting and design/build for commercial construction among its areas of focus. Quality of service with existing customers had led to the additional business.
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| 6th Year |
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47
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Straub Construction
GrGross Revenue: 2004: $50,988,000 2001: $27,200,000
Growth: 87.456% Full-time employees: 60
Around since 1920, Straub Construction has landed on the list for the third straight year. CEO Ernie Straub III, who heads the third-generation company, credits continued success in the traditional multi-
family housing market, as well as excellence in institutional and commercial markets.
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| 4th Year |
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48
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Short Circuit Electronics
Gross Revenue: 2004: $3,433,661 2001: $1,837,944
Growth: 86.821% Full-time employees: 18
CEO Dan Israel and Short Circuit Electronics, a provider of video surveillance equipment, developed a service program for one customer and took off from there. Once that customer saw the value, Short Circuit Electronics marketed the program to other similar companies, and backed it up with an emphasis on service.
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| 5th Year |
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49
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Mail Print, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2004: $11,381,997 2001: $6,114,624
Growth: 86.144% Full-time employees: 64
Mail Print specializes in commercial printing and direct mail services. Owner Gina Danner credits the
company’s success to the use of traditional printing processes combined with digital printing processes.
The Kansas City-based, family-owned business has been around since 1988.
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| 3rd Year |
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50
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Alexander Open Systems
Gross Revenue: 2004: $48,858,000 2001: $26,249,000
Growth: 86.133% Full-time employees: 83
Alexander Open Systems returns to the list for the first time since 2002. CEO Gary Alexander credits strong growth in Cisco IP telephony as the key ingredient in the recent growth. The Overland Park-based company provides networked computer systems, including security, data storage, video and other services.
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| 6th Year |