DeBruce Grain, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $4,618,843,658 2004: $2,217,801,000 Growth: 108.26% Full-time employees: 535
Headquartered in North Kansas City, DeBruce Grain merchandises and stores grain and fertilizer, operating elevators in five states and in Mexico, combining to a storage capacity of more than of 101 million bushels. After 30 years, the company continues to grow largely as the result of acquisitions.
IBT Laboratories
Gross Revenue: 2007: $10,726,005 2004: $5,181,908 Growth: 106.99%
Full-time employees: 69
Founded in 1983, IBT Reference Laboratories provides services in molecular and cellular immunology for clinical trials and patient care diagnostics. After 25 years, the Lenexa firm is still going strong, recently implementing a unique test development program. John F. Halsey is CEO.
Tshibanda & Associates, LLC
Gross Revenue: 2007: $2,639,456 2004: $1,301,993 Growth: 102.72% Full-time employees: 12
A consulting and project management services firm founded by Oscar Tshibanda in 2001, Tshibanda & Associates assists in optimizing operations and performance for clients to allow for better managed costs and increased revenues. Revenues increase at this firm, in large part due to referrals.
City Wide Maintenance Company
Gross Revenue: 2007: $38,728,322 2004: $19,433,000 Growth: 99.29%
Full-time employees: 114
City Wide offers a spectrum of building maintenance services for commercial businesses. Including the Lenexa headquarters, the firm has 17 locations nationwide. The addition of two new franchise locations helped spur recent growth at the family-owned company, headed by Jeff Oddo, which will celebrate 50 years in 2009.
Putman, Inc., DBA A-1 Staffing
Gross Revenue: 2007: $9,287,307 2004: $4,664,789 Growth: 99.09% Full-time employees: 23
Overland Park staffing firm Putman, Inc., DBA A-1 Staffing, provides temporary, temp-to-hire, payroll, contract and direct hire staffing primarily for industrial and OEM clients. A loyal staff, acquisitions, and a new branch in Emporia are a few reasons for the growth of the company, which was launched in 1998.
Intouch Solutions
Gross Revenue: 2007: $9,518,412 2004: $4,788,549 Growth: 98.77% Full-time employees: 75
Overland Park’s Intouch Solutions was founded in 1999 to enhance the marketing of pharmaceuticals through technology. These days, customers can turn to the interactive marketing agency for website development, content, online marketing, clinical trial management, custom technology solutions and just about everything in between.
Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $255,269,182 2004: $130,661,525 Growth: 95.37% Full-time employees: 800
As Berkel & Company Contractors approaches 50 years of business, this geotechnical engineering subcontractor attributes its growth to repeat business from clients. With offices throughout the United States, the firm specializes in deep foundations, piling, underpinning, sheeting and shoring, and pressure grouting.
Staffing Kansas City, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $3,123,594 2004: $1,599,459 Growth: 95.29% Full-time employees: 4
Staffing Kansas City, Inc., an employment placement firm that began 10 years ago, strives for the “personal touch” in its personnel placements, both permanent and temporary. Effective training services, improved processes and multiplying client referrals have paved the way for the firm’s third appearance on the list.
Larson Binkley, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $11,861,000 2004: $6,104,380 Growth: 94.30% Full-time employees: 93
Larson Binkley, Inc. offers mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering design services to retail stores, restaurants, schools, labs, and other offices. By focusing on market strengths and expanding national services, the Overland Park firm continues to make its mark on a national scale.
Terracon
Gross Revenue: 2007: $334,511,222 2004: $173,638,380 Growth: 92.65% Full-time employees: 2,838
Acquisitions and an expanded client base have boosted business for Terracon, an employee-owned engineering consulting services firm with geotechnical, environmental, construction materials and facilities service lines. David Gaboury is president and CEO of the Olathe company, which has 98 offices around the country.
SKC Communication Products, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $79,992,261 2004: $41,865,092 Growth: 91.07%
Full-time employees: 120
Making its 15th appearance on the list is technology solutions firm SKC, which deals in headsets, conferencing systems, and custom room integration among other technologies. Relationships, a customer service focus, and innovative products have all factored in to more than 20 years of solid growth.
Hometown Hearing & Audiology
Gross Revenue: 2007: $4,271,761 2004: $2,246,100 Growth: 90.19% Full-time employees: 26
A hometown success story, Hometown Hearing & Audiology has expanded to 23 locations in the Kansas City and St. Louis metro areas since its 2000 founding. Guided by president Scott Weidemeyer, the company offers hearing healthcare and hearing aids. A key acquisition in 2006 spurred recent growth.
Advantage PressurePro, LLC
Gross Revenue: 2007: $2,090,845 2004: $1,107,982 Growth: 88.71% Full-time employees: 6
Distributor and marketer of tire pressure monitoring systems, Advantage PressurePro LLC of Harrisonville calls its products “the most reliable tire pressure monitoring system available.” Based in Harrisonville, the business was incorporated in 1991 as Advantage Enterprises, Inc. Phillip G. Zaroor is CEO.
Entertainment Properties Trust
Gross Revenue: 2007: $235,700,000 2004: $124,980,000 Growth: 88.59% Full-time employees: 17
A real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in all properties entertainment, Entertainment Properties Trust (EPT) has a national portfolio of water parks, vineyards, and charter schools, but is best known for grand-scale retail centers and multi-screen theatre complexes. David Brain is president and CEO.
BankLiberty
Gross Revenue: 2007: $22,040,624 2004: $11,712,468 Growth: 88.18%
Full-time employees: 80
The last few years have been eventful for BankLiberty. In 2006 the organization changed its name from Liberty Savings Bank to BankLiberty to reflect growth. And grow it has, due in part to three added locations and an emphasis on customer service. Brent Giles is president and CEO.
Robert E. Miller Insurance Agency, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $9,081,574 2004: $4,844,624 Growth: 87.46% Full-time employees: 50
Robert E. Miller Insurance Agency, Inc., a property and casualty agency based in Kansas City, was founded in 1961 to serve the construction industry, and now also works with transportation, manufacturing, non-profits, and various other industries. The agency offers life and health insurance as well.
VSR Financial Services, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $95,570,050 2004: $51,093,000 Growth: 87.05%
Full-time employees: 83
A full-service securities broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, VSR is led by J. Michael Stanfield, CEO. With over 80,000 client accounts, the company continues to ascend due to the “value, service and reliability” it avails its customers. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Overland Park.
Elecsys Corporation
Gross Revenue: 2007: $19,809,033 2004: $10,611,672 Growth: 86.67%
Full-time employees: 143
Elecsys Corporation is the Olathe-based holding company of three high-technology businesses: DCI, Inc., Radix Corporation, and NTG, Inc., which offers electronic manufacturing, rugged mobile computing, and remote monitoring solutions, respectively. Growth at DCI coupled with the acquisition of NGT and Radix boosted revenues.
OCCU-TEC, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $4,304,646 2004: $2,326,311 Growth: 85.04% Full-time employees: 26
Established in 1983, OCCU-TEC, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm, advising clients in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental protection. The recent addition of an energy systems division has prompted revenue growth, reports president and CEO Skuli Gudmundsson. The firm is based in Kansas City.
Satellite Engineering Group, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2007: $27,040,638 2004: $14,753,229 Growth: 83.29%
Full-time employees: 21
Key agreements with clients led to recent success for Satellite Engineering Group, Inc., of which Arthur Liebenthal is president. Based in Olathe, the distributor and integrator of satellite, cable and broadcast products was founded in 1983 and now has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Syracuse, and Orlando.