Saicon Consultants, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $16,489,200 2004: $5,223,945 Growth: 215.65%
Full-time employees: 147
An IT services and solutions provider based in Overland Park, Saicon Consultants, Inc., returns to the list for a third year. The decade-old business has prospered, quite simply, because it delivers “low-cost and reliable” IT services to clients, reports CEO Ramesh Lokre.
Inergy, LP
Gross Revenue: 2007: $1,483,100,000 2004: $482,496,000 Growth: 207.38% Full-time employees: 2,981
A leader in propane marketing and distribution headquartered on the Country Club Plaza, Inergy, LP serves more than 700,000 customers throughout the country and is among the fastest-growing in the nation in its industry. John J. Sherman serves as president and CEO.
Arsalon Technologies, LLC
Gross Revenue: 2007: $2,143,988 2004: $701,913 Growth: 205.45% Full-time employees: 20
Advanced hosting solutions, state-of-the-art facilities and a staff of capable experts continue to attract attention, not to mention business, to full-service web hosting company Arsalon Technologies. From Johnson County offices, founders Gary Hall and Bryan Porter lead the organization, which was founded in 2001.
TMNG Global
Gross Revenue: 2007: $71,875,000 2004: $23,704,000 Growth: 203.22%
Full-time employees: 296
A provider of professional services to the communications industry, TMNG offers strategy consulting, management consulting and managed services. Founded in 1990, TMNG Global (also known as The Management Network Group, Inc.) has bolstered its national and international presence through acquisitions and organic growth.
Pro Circuit, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $7,046,388 2004: $2,342,870 Growth: 200.76% Full-time employees: 70
Based in Kansas City, Pro Circuit, Inc. has provided electrical and construction services since 1993. According to CEO Monica Bury, the implementation of cost-cutting profitable work processes and adherence to a business plan have accounted for recent growth, as has the “valuable staff.”
Treat America Food Services
Gross Revenue: 2007: $65,022,768 2004: $21,620,379 Growth: 200.75%
Full-time employees: 1,000
After 20 years of business, Treat America Food Services has established itself as an industry leader in vending, catering, corporate coffee and cafeteria services. In recent years, the Merriam company added significant customers and, in 2006, acquired Swanson Corporation of Omaha.
GreenSoft Solutions, Inc. (“GSI”)
Gross Revenue: 2007: $9,461,111 2004: $3,197,360 Growth: 195.90% Full-time employees: 70
A focus on managed hosting services, attention to security, and compliant hosting for regulated clients account for the recent success of GreenSoft Solutions, Inc. (GSI), according to Kelly Kephart, president and CEO. Founded in 1996, the technology services provider is headquartered in Kansas City’s Northland.
Gragg Advertising, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $6,203,140 2004: $2,104,160 Growth: 194.80% Full-time employees: 42
“A continued focus on business development within our core industries,” has propelled Gragg Advertising, Inc. onto the list for the eighth year, says president Greg Gragg. Founded in 1993, the full-service direct marketing and interactive agency operates from Downtown Kansas City.
Hangers Cleaners
Gross Revenue: 2007: $1,655,111 2004: $561,528 Growth: 194.75% Full-time employees: 40
Hangers Cleaners is not your typical dry-cleaner. Its environmentally friendly dry cleaning and laundry services are one of a kind in the Kansas City area. Founded in 2004, Hangers Cleaners has 14 locations and a base of operations in South Kansas City. Joe Runyan is president.
Central Packaging
Gross Revenue: 2007: $3,474,232 2004: $1,210,080 Growth: 187.11% Full-time employees: 10
Specializing in the distribution, sales and service of packaging supplies and equipment, Central Packaging was founded as Union Tape in 1999. Its name changed in 2005 as the result of an acquisition, which also boosted revenues for the organization. The firm has offices in Kansas City, Kan., and Sedalia.
Bart’s Electric Company, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $17,786,795 2004: $6,218,068 Growth: 186.05%
Full-time employees: 110
With offices in Pleasant Valley, Bart’s Electric is a full-service electrical and special systems contractor that has grown due in part to an expansion of its market into national accounts, including design build for commercial, institutional and healthcare clients. Bart Walker is president and CEO.
ProAct Marketing Group, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $2,710,301 2004: $952,974 Growth: 184.40% Full-time employees: 10
A commitment to high-level service, competitive prices and fast turnaround are a few reasons why ProAct Marketing Group has prospered. Based in North Kansas City and headed by Denise Moser, the advertising agency/marketing services company offers internet marketing, web design and database development among other services.
Perceptive Software, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $48,382,759 2004: $17,184,504 Growth: 181.55%
Full-time employees: 428
Perceptive Software develops solutions in document management, imaging, software and workflow management. More than 1,700 companies around the world have adopted the company’s environmentally friendly, paper-conserving flagship product, ImageNow. Headquartered in Shawnee, the company has offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Australia.
Liquid 9
Gross Revenue: 2007: $1,107,823 2004: $401,753 Growth: 175.75% Full-time employees: 12
A multi-media design and production boutique housed in Westport since 2002, Liquid 9 offers commercials and long format video editing, sound design and original music composition, among other services. The addition of interactive design and motion graphics, along with expansion of existing services, has driven recent growth.
Kansas City Southern
Gross Revenue: 2007: $1,742,800,000 2004: $639,500,000 Growth: 172.53% Full-time employees: 6,485
After more than 120 years, Kansas City Southern (KCS) moves full steam ahead. With the shortest route between Kansas City and the Gulf of Mexico of all Class I railroads, KCS operates three railroads: the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, and Panama Canal Railway.
Callahan Creek
Gross Revenue: 2007: $17,339,801 2004: $6,367,673 Growth: 172.31%
Full-time employees: 76
Lawrence’s marketing communications agency Callahan Creek was founded more than 25 years ago but has continued to “make waves” in recent years, acquiring an agency in Kansas City, opening a second office in Torrance, Calif., and attracting a stream of new clients. Cynthia Maude is president and CEO.
CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $12,745,202 2004: $4,728,575 Growth: 169.54%
Full-time employees: 26
CyDex Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company founded in 1993, develops and commercializes drugs to meet the needs of selected established markets. The company’s recent growth is due largely to royalty revenue from products currently on the market and from entry into licensing agreements with new customers.
MarketShpere Consulting
Gross Revenue: 2007: $46,089,259 2004: $17,124,780 Growth: 169.14%
Full-time employees: 250
Six years ago, MarketSphere Consulting was created to avail the services of consultants at the top of their respective fields. The addition of new offices and the hiring of new consulting professionals around the country have driven business at the Kansas City firm.
Layne Christensen Company
Gross Revenue: 2007: $722,768,000 2004: $272,053,000 Growth: 165.67% Full-time employees: 4,300
Founded in 1882, Layne Christensen continues to see revenues surge in the 2000s. The non-oil field contract drilling and manufacturing company operates in four segments: water resources, mineral exploration, geoconstruction services and energy services. Layne Christensen runs over 50 offices around the world and has headquarters in Mission Woods.
Design Mechanical, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $22,360,719 2004: $8,921,476 Growth: 150.64%
Full-time employees: 75
Founded just five years ago, Design Mechanical, Inc. (DMI), a heating, air conditioning and mechanical contractor, now serves more than 1,000 commercial and industrial clients in mechanical construction and mechanical service. William Iler serves as president of the Kansas City, Kan. outfit.