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PUBLISHED JULY, 2024
11. Sara Software Systems, 4th Year
Growth: 401.43%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 133.81%
Gross Revenue 2023: $20,377,775.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $4,063,931.00
Full-time employees: 65
This Olathe-based technology services provider is a woman-owned company under CEO Maninder Kaur, back near the CR100 Top 10 for the first time since 2016. It provides a broad range of tech services, such as application development, program management, IT services and infrastructure and cybersecurity, serving mainly federal agencies and commercial organizations.
12. Liberty Insulation, 1st Year
Growth: 390.87%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 13.29%
Gross Revenue 2023: $2,727,572.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $555,663.00
Full-time employees: 22
This St. Joseph-based, woman-owned business is a local union contractor that installs thermal insulation on pipe, duct, and equipment for mechanical and plumbing systems, as well as process systems utilized in manufacturing and food processing. Growth flows, in part, from an experienced staff with more than six decades of experience.
13. STRATA Architecture, 3rd Year
Growth: 361.86%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 120.62%
Gross Revenue 2023: $5,977,818.76
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,294,301.49
Full-time employees: 8
STRATA Architecture has grown thanks to its client-focused design. It primarily offers restoration services for government departments, namely the GSA, National Park Service, the Veterans Administration and Army Corps. Their other work is dedicated to designing for their community, especially not-for-profits, schools and community buildings.
14. Cenetric Network Services, Inc, 2nd Year
Growth: 340.07%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 113.36%
Gross Revenue 2023: $3,037,682.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $690,286.00
Full-time employees: 22
Cenetric Network Services, Inc. is a premier provider of Managed IT Services and Managed Network Services, offering comprehensive support for every digital problem in every industry. Their skilled team of problem solvers specializes in building and maintaining helpdesk support, network and system design and configuration, and co-managed IT services, creatively optimizing their clients’ IT infrastructure.
15. Hawaiian Bros., 3rd Year
Growth: 334.28%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 111.43%
Gross Revenue 2023: $89,483,077.23
Gross Revenue 2020: $20,604,776.57
Full-time employees: 1,685
Hawaiian Bros has experienced significant growth thanks to expansive franchising opportunities. Based in KC, franchises have bloomed from Arizona to Illinois, proving popular in every new location thanks to strong community awareness, Island cuisine made with always fresh ingredients, and generous service that remembers to treat everyone as ‘ohana–like family.
16. Collision Leaders, 6th Year
Growth: 332.80%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 110.93%
Gross Revenue 2023: $19,729,089.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $4,558,476.00
Full-time employees: 93
Founded in 2001, Collision Leaders has branched into seven locations from its Warrensburg roots. Specializing in insurance claims on late-model, high technology vehicles, Collision Leaders are justly proud of their OEM Certifications and their advanced training capabilities. Plans for continued acquisitions hint that a seventh CR100 honor isn’t too far off.
17. CJ Industries, 2nd Year
Growth: 328.68%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 109.56%
Gross Revenue 2023: $23,287,681.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $5,432,383.00
Full-time employees: 53
CJ Industries specializes in mechanical and millwright construction, covering commercial plumbing, concrete work, conveyor installation and repair, demolition, excavation, fabrication, general contracting, plumbing, pipefitting, HVAC and more. Cindy Rocha founded the company in 2013, drawing on 20 years of experience in the field.
18. Rising Construction Services, Inc., 2nd Year
Growth: 317.88%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 105.56%
Gross Revenue 2023: $5,014,609.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,200,000.00
Full-time employees: 38
More evidence of the growing presence of women-owned construction services companies shows up with Rising Construction Services, which operates out of Grain Valley. It deals in construction-related traffic control, erosion control and restoration services from grass to gravel—hydroseeding/sod work, and patching of both concrete and asphalt surfaces.
19. Crux KC, 3rd Year
Growth: 317.45%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 105.82%
Gross Revenue 2023: $5,271,665.61
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,262,837.10
Full-time employees: 45
Kansas City’s most innovative advertising “un-agency” has specialized in growing companies–both as clients and in practice. Crux’s success comes down to understanding what makes a client company tick and continuously improving on those principles. Growth factors: Innovation, hard work, and a resourceful group of CMOs who appeal to entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs alike.
20. BARR Advisory, 3rd Year
Growth: 313.54%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 104.51%
Gross Revenue 2023: $11,308,877.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $2,734,676.00
Full-time employees: 56
BARR Advisory masters the complexity out of cybersecurity, specializing in cloud-based security and compliance for companies with high-value information in cloud environments. It specializes in virtual networks like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, empowering cloud service providers to anticipate, navigate, and respond to threats and keep customers’ data safe.
21. Arise Homes, 1st Year
Growth: 309.92%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 103.31%
Gross Revenue 2023: $14,965,128.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $3,650,732.00
Full-time employees: 20
For Arise Homes, growth starts with the individual. Committed to fostering the virtues of Growth, Service, Excellence, Unity, and Consistency in their hires, founders Matt Mabe and Austin Chamberlin are inspired to build homes that demonstrate these excellences in all things. Founded in 2019, this year marks Arise’s first appearance on the CR100, and given this year, it won’t be the last.
22. Flint Group, 1st Year
Growth: 305.32%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 101.77%
Gross Revenue 2023: $172,901,478.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $42,658,394.00
Full-time employees: 791
Growing is the name of the game at Flint Group, a collection of the best residential home service businesses in the country. More than just an investor in small businesses, Flint lays out strategies for client growth, covering everything from operations and marketing assistance to recruitment and planning. Based in Kansas City, Flint can boast partners in 8 states—and more to come.
23. AMC Entertainment, 4th Year
Growth: 278.23%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 92.74%
Gross Revenue 2023: $4,699,100,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,242,400,000.00
Full-time employees: DD
Growth since 2020 was almost pre-ordained for this Leawood-based global provider of cinematic entertainment; that was, after all, the year the world closed down its movie theaters and other public spaces for months. CEO Adam Aron has overseen a back-from-the-brink recovery that is on pace to reach its pre-pandemic revenues by 2026.
24. Social Managed, 1st Year
Growth: 265.90%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 88.63%
Gross Revenue 2023: $2,402,771.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $656,675.00
Full-time employees: 14
David Alexander built his first Web site in 2001, just a few years after the advent of Internet-enabled commerce. More than 1,000 site builds later, he sold that venture to launch Social Managed, targeting the growing demand for digital marketing. Site-design services are still part of the plan, but the full-service mission includes digital ad management, video, photography and more.
25. Southwind, 3rd Year
Growth: 253.68%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 84.56%
Gross Revenue 2023: $140,001,254.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $39,583,620.58
Full-time employees: 900
See what can happen when you start picking up junk? Tyler Staszak and Josh Herron started that type of service in 2007, with a goal of revolutionizing the home-services industry. It does lawn care, mechanical system services, exterior cleaning, and seven You Move Me locations. Based in Lenexa, it has locations in Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Phoenix.
26. GBA, 3rd Year
Growth: 245.64%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 81.88%
Gross Revenue 2023: $261,557,482.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $75,674,119.00
Full-time employees: 545
GBA provides an innovative approach to traditional architectural, engineering, construction and advanced technology services, working with clients all over the United States. This is GBA’s third year on the CR100, proving its track record as a reliable contractor for a variety of markets, including federal, industrial, life sciences, mission critical, municipal, site development, transportation and water environment.
27. AFI, 4th Year
Growth: 230.43%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 76.81%
Gross Revenue 2023: $10,105,811.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $3,058,346.00
Full-time employees: 24
After starting out by converting fleet vehicles to run on propane and compressed natural gas, AFI has grown into a full-service upfitter that provides companies with complete vehicle solutions. AFI designs and retrofits trucks, vans and fleet vehicles with all manner of shelving, storage and more by partnering with the largest commercial dealers and fleet management companies.
28. Master’s Transportation, 2nd Year
Growth: 229.26%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 76.42%
Gross Revenue 2023: $172,430,360.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $52,369,338.00
Full-time employees: 187
Master’s Transportation offers a variety of services from manufacturing, upfitting and general service, Master’s has buses, vans, shuttles and more for sale, rent and lease. It’s products literally touch on each phase of the human life span: From child-care transport to assisted living, with schools, churches youth camps and touring vehicles along the way.
29. MMGY Global, 3rd Year
Growth: 225.33%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 75.11%
Gross Revenue 2023: $266,820,783.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $82,014,831.00
Full-time employees: 534
Travel marketing seems simple. Take a lavish destination, highlight the most exciting experiences, and tell as many people about it as possible. Well, there’s more to it than that, as MMGY Global’s team of travel pros can tell you. They make it their mission to help travel brands and destinations connect with clients through innovative marketing strategies and comprehensive research.
30. HeartLand, 4th Year
Growth: 223.23%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 74.41%
Gross Revenue 2023: $501,000,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $155,000,000.00
Full-time employees: 3,334
Some business strategies come down to a divide-and-conquer philosophy. HeartLand has taken the opposite approach by achieving critical mass through acquisitions of companies in the commercial property-maintenance space. It now boasts a network of more than 4,500 employees spanning 23 states, providing year-round services both indoors and outdoors.
31. Spot On TMS, 1st Year
Growth: 216.81%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 72.27%
Gross Revenue 2023: $3,275,289.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,033,848.00
Full-time employees: 19
With its first appearance on the CR100, Spot On TMS shows how trucking is done. Founded in 2011, Spot On has built a reliable brand based on yard management and warehouse operations. Add short-haul trucking into the mix and you’ll get a young but thriving company specializing in solutions to unexpected complications of hauling and storage.
32. Oaks Auto, 6th Year
Growth: 186.29%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 62.10%
Gross Revenue 2023: $191,208,936.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $66,787,451.00
Full-time employees: 201
Oakes Auto Group has taken a big dealership and substantially expanded it year after year. (This is their 6th year on the CR100). While continuously posting strong sales numbers, Oakes has expanded its dealership geography, opening Oakes Buick GMC after acquiring MainStreet Buick just last year. Strong sales and strenuous customer service, officials there say, continue to drive that growth.
33. Prestige Painting Worldwide, 1st Year
Growth: 59.37%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 59.37%
Gross Revenue 2023: $1,908,881.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $686,357.00
Full-time employees: 17
Give Tabitha Davis and her team full marks for wry humor with the “Worldwide” in Prestige Painting Worldwide. The company launched in 2017, so it’ll be some time before the attainment of global dominance, but they’re off to a good start in the Kansas City market, applying their trade in diverse settings, from warehouses and restaurants to large-audience venues.
34. Acendas Travel, 16th Year
Growth: 173.54%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.85%
Gross Revenue 2023: $275,657,413.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $100,773,120.00
Full-time employees: 86
Acendas Travel is a nationally rated travel management company with 42 years of experience delivering industry-leading corporate travel solutions, full-service meeting/incentive support and customized vacation/leisure travel planning. Recovering from the pandemic required unmatched expertise, outstanding customer service and the latest in technological innovation.
35. Resolve Counseling, 2nd Year
Growth: 172.57%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.52%
Gross Revenue 2023: $3,940,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,445,502.00
Full-time employees: DD
It is, perhaps, a sad sign of the times that a firm specializing in mental-health treatment is taking big growth strides—but on the flip side, it means people are getting the care they need. That’s coming from Resolve Counseling, operating from locations in Prairie Village, Lee’s Summit and the Northland to fill multiple strands in society’s mental-health safety net.
36. RE/MAX Elite Realtors, 3rd Year
Growth: 171.13%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.04%
Gross Revenue 2023: $12,229,525.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $4,510,642.04
Full-time employees: 9
Training is key to RE/MAX State Line + Elite success. Split between two offices in Lee’s Summit and Leawood, Elite takes all the experience RE/MAX offers and pumps it into its agents. The first lesson to selling real estate: Customers’ needs come first. Officials say the key to growth is finding the dream house that meets those needs.
37. Exceptional Waste Solutions, 1st Year
Growth: 170.18%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 56.73%
Gross Revenue 2023: $5,847,391.21
Gross Revenue 2020: $2,164,234.80
Full-time employees: 6
Waste management is an overlooked but necessary service, and it’s a field where Exceptional Waste Solutions excels. As a firm focusing on construction waste management, Exceptional’s team of experienced consultants analyzes the needs of each customer, and creates custom solutions. With a growing need for services, officials anticipate continued growth ahead.
38. USA Concrete, 1st Year
Growth: 169.23%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 56.41%
Gross Revenue 2023: $3,500,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,300,000.00
Full-time employees: DD
Based in Overland Park, this minority-owned construction services company specializes in concrete and stonework projects, whether residential, commercial or municipal. Owner Juan Quevedo oversees a company that deals with sidewalk installation and repair, curbs, parking lots, driveways, paving needs and concrete flooring.
39. Aspis Consulting, 1st Year
Growth: 167.50%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 55.83%
Gross Revenue 2023: $1,180,441.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $441,283.00
Full-time employees: 11
Founded in 2019, Aspis proved to be a great success right off the bat. And don’t take our word for it; take it from the folks at Forbes. Aspis’ has achieved its impressive four-year growth by seizing opportunities flowing from soaring demand for cybersecurity services, primarily as a federal subcontractor.
40. Airshare, 1st Year
Growth: 166.97%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 55.56%
Gross Revenue 2023: $210,151,964.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $78,718,808.00
Full-time employees: DD
A pioneer in fractional jet ownership, this Olathe company moved to the area four years after its 2000 founding in Wichita.
It offers private jet flights, charter services and aircraft management. Just this month, the majority ownership changed as Curran Companies sold off the bulk of its interest to Kompass Kapital Management.
41. Dynamic Logistix, 6th Year
Growth: 160.58%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 53.53%
Gross Revenue 2023: $247,754,601.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $95,076,452.00
Full-time employees: 111
A former CR100 No. 1 company (2019), Dynamic Logistix saw the year-over-year rocket lose momentum as the nation’s trucking sector began slowing down last year. Still, across the four years measured here, this transportation-solutions provider is well up from even those heady days of growth.
42. City Rent a Truck, 1st Year
Growth: 159.61%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 53.20%
Gross Revenue 2023: $36,748,823.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $14,155,436.00
Full-time employees: 49
City Rent a Truck continues to solidify its place as a fixture serving the Kansas City business community. First opened as a Ford leasing department in 1964, it has grown into an expansive entity in its own right over the past 60 years. How? By never forgetting its roots, officials say, and by dedicating service to similar small companies.
43. DMC Services, Inc., 3rd Year
Growth: 155.20%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 51.73%
Gross Revenue 2023: $3,728,480.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,460,994.00
Full-time employees: 16
Serving Kansas City for 20 years and counting, DMC Service takes HVAC seriously, as its president, Karen Crnkovich, can attest. Starting as an office manager and then taking on additional roles whenever the need arose, be those accounting or maintenance jobs, she has led the company since 2014 and has since acquired full ownership.
44. Max Motors Dealership, 3rd Year
Growth: 153.98%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 51.33%
Gross Revenue 2023: $610,133,178.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $240,226,856.00
Full-time employees: 255
An aggressive acquisition strategy continues to drive revenue growth and expand the geographic footprint of Max Motors, which forms a triangle from Manhattan, Kan., to Richmond and Nevada on the Missouri side. Founded in 2004 in Butler, Mo., it now owns and operates eight franchises, 12 dealerships, three commercial truck departments and two collision centers in six cities.
45. City LifeStyle, 8th Year
Growth: 151.90%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 50.63%
Gross Revenue 2023: $60,235,588.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $23,912,056.00
Full-time employees: 70
Built on a foundation of the information that readers and their communities need, City Lifestyle was launched in 2009 as Leawood Lifestyle, delivering to single-family residences. The growth exponentially expanded into an ever-expanding nationwide organization delivering timely lifestyle content. That commitment to community remains strong, the leadership there says.
46. United Real Estate Group, 6th Year
Growth: 151.40%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 50.47%
Gross Revenue 2023: $629,420,748.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $250,363,952.00
Full-time employees: 237
As a national network of real estate and auction professionals, United Real Estate Group is consistently recognized as one of the top 10 real estate brokerages in the country. The company is the corporate parent to several niche real estate brokerage operations and also provides tech tools, service and support to agents and agencies nationwide.
47. Shamrock Roofing & Construction, 2nd Year
Growth: 143.94%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 47.98%
Gross Revenue 2023: $35,120,381.81
Gross Revenue 2020: $14,396,998.26
Full-time employees: 64
This family-owned Class A contractor based in Overland Park performs light and heavy construction throughout a six-state sweep that includes Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, and Iowa. Founded in 1977, it now boasts a portfolio of more than 10,000 completed commercial and residential roofing projects, both single-family and multifamily.
48. Don Julian Builders / New Mark Homes, 3rd Year
Growth: 140.92%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.97%
Gross Revenue 2023: $119,393,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $49,556,791.00
Full-time employees: 42
Don Julian Builders can boast of erecting more than 2,000 homes, with a combined value of more than $1 billion in sales since it was founded in 1974. The company, now in affiliation with New Mark Homes, has completed residences in more than two dozen communities across the region, mainly in suburban and exurban locales, topping out with 5-bedroom models of nearly 7,000 square feet.
49. Integrated Psychiatric Consultants, 3rd Year
Growth: 140.87%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.96%
Gross Revenue 2023: $13,800,372.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $5,729,412.00
Full-time employees: 90
Integrated Psychiatric Consultants is a physician-owned and operated behavioral-health management group founded in 2002.
It has steadily climbed the ladder to become a nationwide brand that offers end-to-end psychiatric work-force solutions for health-care organizations across the U.S. Driving that growth has been its variety of psychiatric, diagnostic and therapeutic services.
50. KCAS Bioanalytics & Biomarker Service, 5th Year
Growth: 140.20%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.73%
Gross Revenue 2023: $82,194,784.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $34,218,722.00
Full-time employees: 349
At KCAS Bio, bioanalytical research is conducted at every level. Executives there say they understand that rigorous but flexible planning must go into every stage of testing. They attribute their success to world-class expertise and technical innovation, and by supporting clients as a seamless and reliable extension of their teams, from first test to rollout.
51. Global Soft Systems, 3rd Year
Growth: 139.29%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.43%
Gross Revenue 2023: $8,439,574.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $3,526,995.00
Full-time employees: 28
Global Soft Systems provides strategic consulting tech and managed services to commercial, not-for-profit and government organizations. The consultancy focuses on mobilizing the right people to solve problems and improve performance, with technology experts and business pros who analyze research to design and implement solutions in the areas of consulting, technology and managed services and solutions.
52. Seismic Digital, 3rd Year
Growth: 139.17%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 46.39%
Gross Revenue 2023: $5,501,565.16
Gross Revenue 2020: $2,300,319.79
Full-time employees: 26
Seismic is certainly an appropriate term for a revolutionary digital marketing agency. Starting with digital marketing consultations, Seismic’s team of creatives has formulated strategies for hundreds of companies all over the nation. It specializes in Paid Digital Media, OTT/CTV, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media Influencer Marketing, and much more.
53. Complete Technology Services, 4th Year
Growth: 137.80%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 45.93%
Gross Revenue 2023: $6,130,102.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $2,577,806.00
Full-time employees: 28
Making its fourth straight appearance on the CR100, Complete Technology continues its growth by taking the time to ensure client needs are met. With offices all over the Midwest (KC, St. Louis, Omaha, and Des Moines), the firm boasts a proactive support model that extends nationwide, offering hardware, software, and IT solutions.
54. Playfair Data, 3rd Year
Growth: 131.32%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 43.77%
Gross Revenue 2023: $3,835,527.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,658,115.17
Full-time employees: 15
Playfair Data’s mission is to take the hassle out of analytics strategy, data engineering, data science, and data visualization by exclusively focusing on visual analytics. Taking data from a variety of statistical analysis methods, Playfair’s team translates findings into a variety of visual interfaces, maximizing value for clients.
55. EDZ Systems, 4th Year
Growth: 123.18%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 41.06%
Gross Revenue 2023: $12,051,543.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $5,400,000.00
Full-time employees: 8
After back-to-back Top 10 finishes the past two years, this information-technology services provider saw growth throttle back to a more manageable level in 2023, but still in the triple-digit territory for this CR100 cycle. It works both ends of the IT pipeline, providing both the operating hardware and software as well as the talent needed to run things with its staffing services.
56. LotPop, 6th Year
Growth: 122.60%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 40.87%
Gross Revenue 2023: $5,390,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $2,421,432.38
Full-time employees: 23
Growth is the name of the game at LotPop, where the goal, in turn, is growth for clients above all else. The clients: car dealerships needing a boost in moving inventory. The methods: combining sales analytics and inventory management into innovative marketing campaigns and streamlined operations. The firm’s services have been used by dealerships all over the nation.
57. The Big Biscuit, 1st Year
Growth: 121.64%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 40.55%
Gross Revenue 2023: $39,538,092.81
Gross Revenue 2020: $17,838,536.17
Full-time employees: 450
In an industry where customer satisfaction is key, The Big Biscuit reigns supreme on Sunday mornings (and every other day) by embodying the essence of classic comfort food. It focuses on American breakfast traditions, where generous portions meet big appetites. With 27 new locations since its founding in 2000, The Big Biscuit is a certified American success story.
58. Anderson & Associates, 1st Year
Growth: 121.00%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 40.33%
Gross Revenue 2023: $2,891,265.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,308,272.00
Full-time employees: 18
The ins and outs of real estate law are no mystery to Julie Anderson and her team at Anderson & Associates. They provide cost-effective counsel to renters, landlords, and investors on every real-estate matter from buying to selling, from collections to foreclosure. Though more than 30 years old, it crashes the CR100 party for the first time.
59. Good Energy Solutions, 4th Year
Growth: 117.85%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 39.28%
Gross Revenue 2023: $9,342,322.90
Gross Revenue 2020: $4,288,424.23
Full-time employees: 40
Since 2007, Good Energy Solutions has provided solar-power installations and electrical services to homeowners and businesses all over Missouri and Kansas. Owner Kevin Good and his team of technicians and installers understand the challenges of providing renewable energy support, and they say growth is a reflection of how seriously they take the work and the integrity they bring to it.
60. Go Local Interactive, 6th Year
Growth: 116.47%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 38.82%
Gross Revenue 2023: $24.004.600.12
Gross Revenue 2020: $11,088,896.00
Full-time employees: 123
Go Local Interactive offers digital marketing solutions from the ground up, believing in organic processes to optimize clients’ brands. Service always starts as a partnership, finding organic digital solutions for each client, be that designing and maintaining websites or strategically implementing social media. From there, optimization is the order of the day.
61. Bank of Odessa, 1st Year
Growth: 116.01%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 38.67%
Gross Revenue 2023: $29,959,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $13,869,000.00
Full-time employees: 57
Chartered more than half a century before the FDIC was even founded, Bank of Odessa has been a fixture in the Lafayette County burg of 5,600 since 1880. The latest FDIC figures show the bank had nearly $574 million in assets, more than twice its level in 2020. It offers traditional community-bank services such as personal and business banking, supported by on-line, mobile and phone banking options.
62. Staco Electric, 3rd Year
Growth: 114.71%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 38.24%
Gross Revenue 2023: $72,685,601.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $33,853,223.00
Full-time employees: 188
This woman-owned enterprise may have started as specialists in electrical-system installation and service, but it has grown by mastering new technologies in niches like Green Building. Serving the four-state area plus Oklahoma, Staco serves a diverse client base in commercial office buildings, as well as retail and industrial settings, plus building controls, K-12 and higher education.
63. Pro Metals, 1st Year
Growth: 110.28%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 36.76%
Gross Revenue 2023: $22,500,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $10,700,000.00
Full-time employees: 66
Co-founded by John Olivarez in 2007—he assumed full ownership in 2014—this Kansas City construction-services company has a robust service line that includes design/build expertise, preconstruction, duct and custom-metal fabrication, HVAC installation, equipment replacement, BIM and CAD/CAM, and mechanical insulation. Signature projects include OneLight tower Downtown.
64. CrossFirst Bank, 9th Year
Growth: 109.17%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 36.39%
Gross Revenue 2023: $456,723,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $218,351,000.00
Full-time employees: 450
Seizing opportunities spawned in the Great Recession, CrossFirst Bank officially formed in 2007 and, within a few years, was on a meteoric rise to become one of the largest locally owned banks in the region. But the footprint has grown immensely since then, with operations across the Southwest, in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, as well as the Kansas City home base.
65. Hometown Lawn, 3rd Year
Growth: 108.89%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 36.03%
Gross Revenue 2023: $4,310,272.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $2,071,459.00
Full-time employees: 25
David and Holly Brucker are the husband-and-wife team behind Hometown Lawn, and their experience in designing and engineering is the backbone of the company’s success. Striving for excellence in all their projects, Hometown is an outdoors contractor, offering creative design and engineering, innovative construction and meticulous attention to detail in all things.
66. Populous, 1st Year
Growth: 107.89%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 35.96%
Gross Revenue 2023: $390,410,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $187,800,000.00
Full-time employees: 657
One of Kansas City’s best-known brands in the design space is also a global leader in sports architecture: soccer stadiums from London and Qatar, college and pro football stadiums across the U.S., storied horse-racing track grandstands for Churchill Downs and Belmont—even the MLB at Field of Dreams, turning the movie site into a living example of the firm’s skills.
67. Pivot International, 7th Year
Growth: 105.68%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 35.23%
Gross Revenue 2023: $139,297,421.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $67,725,020.00
Full-time employees: 751
This Lenexa-based company seems to specialize in…everything. Engineering and design services. Contract manufacturing. Global supply-chain services. Regulatory compliance. Computer touch screens. Irrigation systems and milk-tank controls on the farm. That unusual corporate diversification allows Pivot to thrive when one part of the economy loses air.
68. Hoss & Brown Engineers, 1st Year
Growth: 105.41%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 35.14%
Gross Revenue 2023: $10,661,560.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $5,190,454.00
Full-time employees: 44
This Shawnee firm specializes in work for commercial clients nationwide. The work covers mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems design, systems analysis, sustainable design, 3D laser scanning and site assessment. And its portfolio includes water parks, large fitness centers, university recreational and academic buildings, churches, restaurants, senior-living centers and more.
69. Automatic Systems, Inc., 6th Year
Growth: 104.58%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 34.86%
Gross Revenue 2023: $303,816,230.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $148,506,960.00
Full-time employees: 387
ASI builds the systems that make American manufacturing tick: baggage-handling systems for airports, large-scale conveyors for vehicle makers and other materials-handling systems, along with the installation and engineering services they require. The pandemic’s arrival in 2020 put the spurs to a digital transformation that improved efficiency, adaptability, and communication.
70. Crown CFO, 1st Year
Growth: 103.99%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 34.66%
Gross Revenue 2023: $3,406,513.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,669,936.00
Full-time employees: DD
Crown CFO offers business management advice through fractional CFOs to young companies or small businesses in need of assistance. The sheer talent on display behind a team of experienced CFOs is the key to Crown’s reliability. Their team is experienced in all finance matters, of course, but can also offer experience in accounting, insurance, general operations, legal, marketing, and IT.
71. TranSystem Corp., 7th Year
Growth: 103.61%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 34.54%
Gross Revenue 2023: $414,950,060.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $203,800,000.00
Full-time employees: 741
After years of comparatively even revenues, TranSystems Corp. embarked on an aggressive acquisition strategy that helped trigger organic growth, as well. The results since 2020 in particular have been impressive, more than doubling revenues. It offers more than a dozen services including bridge and highway design, construction services, planning and traffic engineering.
72. Pure Workplace Solutions, 1st Year
Growth: 100.51%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 33.50%
Gross Revenue 2023: $15,239,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $7,600,000.00
Full-time employees: 16
With offices in Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita, this full-service commercial interiors firm specializes in office furniture, interior design and architectural products. Since its founding in 1996, PURE has applied its team’s skills in diverse settings that include office spaces, and sectors ranging from higher education, government buildings, health-care sites and hospitality venues.
73. Safe Haven Security Systems, 7th Year
Growth: 100.27%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 33.42%
Gross Revenue 2023: $377,646,666.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $188,570,180.00
Full-time employees: 2,164
Since blasting off into the CR100 a decade ago, Safe Haven Security has ignited the boosters; by 2023, revenues had increased more than seven-fold. Based in North Kansas City, it has grown to become the nation’s largest authorized dealer for ADT’s security systems, and operates from 105 locations across 43 states. It also has installed thousands of residential solar-power systems.
74. Max Electric, 1st Year
Growth: 98.61%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 32.87%
Gross Revenue 2023: $9,595,086.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $4,829,715.00
Full-time employees: 35
It’s a welcome first appearance on the CR100 for Rita Baslock and her team at Max Electric, which has provided commercial and industrial electrical contracting since 2003. They’ve completed projects across various industries, most notably medical, hospitality services, and educational markets across Missouri and Kansas. Trademark reliability and exceptional service, the company says, has been the key to growth.
75. Metro Construction, 5th Year
Growth: 95.65%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 31.88%
Gross Revenue 2023: $13,640,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $6,971,510.00
Full-time employees: 8
Still a year shy of its 20th anniversary, this general contracting and construction management firm has grown a nationwide footprint with its multi-location buildouts for medical, retail and office use. With a client base that ranges from Fortune 500 companies to small start-ups, Metro offers a service line that also includes design/build, structural rebranding, commercial remodeling and facility maintenance.
76. Lewer Agency, 1st Year
Growth: 95.00%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 31.67%
Gross Revenue 2023: $7,668,054.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $3,932,320.00
Full-time employees: 49
After starting his career in Dallas in 1956, D.C. Lewer moved to Kansas City in 1962 and founded The Lewer Agency. His agency would expand over the next 62 years into an international insurance powerhouse, opening offices in Canada. Today D.C.’s legacy of hard work and fair treatment is remembered through his family, including second generation president Mike Lewer, and third generation leader Nik.
77. 27Global, 2nd Year
Growth: 94.29%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 31.43%
Gross Revenue 2023: $13,200,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $6,794,056.37
Full-time employees: 36
Back for a second—and consecutive—appearance in CR100, 27Global is a Leawood-based company founded in 2008. It provides software, data, cloud engineering and IT consulting services for clients nationwide, from startups to major corporations.
Its growth has come from leveraging demand from mid-market companies of between $100 million and $5 billion in revenue.
78. Midway Ford Truck Center, 10th Year
Growth: 91.33%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 30.44%
Gross Revenue 2023: $1,069,675,284.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $559,060,008.00
Full-time employees: 269
Not many Ford dealerships around the country are grounded in truck sales, but that model—with a particular emphasis on fleet sales—
has turned this Northland concern into a billion-dollar company. High-percentage growth at that level is no easy achievement, but with the right product, the right service and employee ownership, Midway continues to be a frequent recipient in Ford’s recognition programs.
79. HTK Architects, 2nd Year
Growth: 90.74%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 30.25%
Gross Revenue 2023: $17,453,003.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $9,149,934.00
Full-time employees: 35
HTK Architects believes that facility designs have a profound impact on human experiences, designing functionally appropriate, aesthetically pleasing structures in a variety of industries. External and interior design are both taken into consideration for every project. Their Interior Architecture and Design team takes great pride in their focus on creating livable spaces for any project.
80. A.L. Huber General Contractor, 2nd Year
Growth: 90.06%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 30.02%
Gross Revenue 2023: $121,008,832.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $63,669,834.00
Full-time employees: 48
Company lore holds that A.L. Huber’s roots run to the early 20th century, with one man and his mule forming the house-building enterprise. Today, this Overland Park company is among the region’s largest general contractors, with a broad portfolio of work that includes offices, schools, churches, retail venues, health-care settings, and industrial/manufacturing plants.
81. Tallgrass Freight, 7th Year
Growth: 89.84%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 29.95%
Gross Revenue 2023: $137,000,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $72,165,664.00
Full-time employees: 47
Still riding momentum from the pandemic demand for logistics and transportation services, Tallgrass Freight is back for a seventh straight CR100 appearance. Damon Anderson and David Barnes steered the firm to revenues nearly double those of COVID Year One, with expedited freight, truckload/less-than-truckload shipping, temperature-controlled trucks and rail services solutions.
82. Burns & McDonnell, 17th Year
Growth: 89.74%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 29.91%
Gross Revenue 2023: $7,400,000,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $3,900,000,000.00
Full-time employees: 13,500
Over the past decade, few firms in Kansas City have grown the way Burns & McDonnell has, especially on its way to building a global work force more than 13,500 strong. The region’s biggest engineering firm has grown by broadening its service lines in construction and consulting, adding to its strengths in power generation and transmission, water systems, manufacturing, oil/gas/chemical plants and more.
83. Zephyr Products, 1st Year
Growth: 88.83%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 29.61%
Gross Revenue 2023: $28,070,688.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $14,865,244.00
Full-time employees: 200
Metal fabrication is a large Midwestern industry, but in their own words, “There’s only one Zephyr.” Officials say the company sees fabrication as an important step in a great chain of logistics, hence its meticulous attention to efficiency and detail. From fabrication to packaging to delivery to assembly, they say, Zephyr’s process has been designed to maximize efficiency for clients.
84. Empowered Electric, 3rd Year
Growth: 87.46%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 29.15%
Gross Revenue 2023: $17,136,057.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $9,141,023.00
Full-time employees: 82
Empowered Electric’s success resides in its culture. The company starts by hiring qualified electricians in Kansas City—and by caring about more than just their skill set. Empowered Electric builds relationships with its workers, cultivating their attitude and efforts so they can perform at a high level on the job, in the office and at home. It’s in the name: empowering culture and their work.
85. Capitol Federal Financial, 1st Year
Growth: 86.86%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 29.90%
Gross Revenue 2023: $385,024,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $206,044,000.00
Full-time employees: 623
Founded in 1893 and headquartered in Topeka, Capitol Federal for decades was known primarily for helping Kansans attain the American Dream of home ownership with its mortgage lending. Today, it’s full-service banking lines have made it the largest financial-services institution in the state, with $9 billion in assets and nearly 50 branch locations statewide.
86. Lever1, 3rd Year
Growth: 86.81%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.94%
Gross Revenue 2023: $331,971,742.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $177,705,565.00
Full-time employees: 48
Real estate is all about location; HR and recruiting are all about connection, connection, connection. Erica Brune’s gang at Lever1 understands this, working closely with clients and prospective hires to find the right fit. The company specializes in providing small to mid-size businesses with the right hires while also offering outsourced HR services to its clients.
87. Coleman Industrial Construction, 3rd Year
Growth: 86.69%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.90%
Gross Revenue 2023: $23,900,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $12,801,962.00
Full-time employees: 30
Well before the past few years brought a run-up in women-owned construction services companies, Stephanie Feeman was at the helm of this WBE firm serving companies that do the heavy lifting of American commerce, mainly railroads. There, CIC provides services in air and fuel systems, plus environmentally-centered work in wastewater plan improvements.
88. Freedom Interiors, 1st Year
Growth: 85.95%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.65%
Gross Revenue 2023: $23,318,259.05
Gross Revenue 2020: $12,540,331.00
Full-time employees: 23
Carol Espinosa set out to pursue her interior design passions by founding Freedom Interiors in 2011, and since then, it has grown to cover a wide range of design services in corporate, education and government buildings. Freedom handles everything from cubicles and workstations to lobbies, conference rooms, classrooms, media centers, libraries and outdoor spaces.
89. MegaKC Corporation, 1st Year
Growth: 85.45%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.48%
Gross Revenue 2023: $41,800,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $22,540,000.00
Full-time employees: 74
With 72 employee owners, staff meetings could get crowded, but they sure do produce results: Some of the region’s biggest names in business have turned to MegaKC’s for its work as a general contractor in commercial construction and concrete. Among them are Hunt Midwest, Zona Rosa, VanTrust Real Estate, UMKC, The University of Kansas Medical Center and nearly 50 local and county governments.
90. Excel Constructors, 1st Year
Growth: 84.48%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 28.16%
Gross Revenue 2023: $95,767,517.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $51,913,104.00
Full-time employees: 50
With only about 50 employees—but revenues approaching the $100 million level—Overland Park-based Excel Constructors is pushing the growth line with its blend of contracting, design/build and construction-management acumen. Diversity of expertise helps; the firm works in the industrial, office, hospitality, health-care, senior living and religious sectors, among others.
91. Waltz Tetrick Advertising, 3rd Year
Growth: 82.76%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 27.59%
Gross Revenue 2023: $106,000,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $58,000,000.00
Full-time employees: 110
Well-known Kansas City brands like the Royals and Price Chopper, major health systems, prominent universities and non-
profits—all are part of the brand-building portfolio of Walz Tetrick, the advertising and digital marketing agency based in Mission. An expanding client base in gaming, hospitality, senior living, B2B solutions and more keep the growth going there.
92. Carpio Masonry, 1st Year
Growth: 81.25%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 27.08%
Gross Revenue 2023: $2,900,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,600,000.00
Full-time employees: 15
You can’t rush art, and you can’t ignore safety. Carpio ignores neither. Taking each job with the utmost seriousness, executives say, Carpio has built a reputation for quality work by collaborating with general contractors on projects all over Missouri.
They take pride in their craftsmanship and prioritize employee and client safety on the job.
93. e2E, 6th Year
Growth: 81.10%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 27.03%
Gross Revenue 2023: $4,506,289.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $2,488,319.00
Full-time employees: 36
e2E is on a mission to help startups and small companies grow from entrepreneur to enterprise. Founder Nancy McCullough’s vision is to help entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality by providing outsourced services in critical areas so that smaller organizations can focus on what they do best. e2E utilizes an integrated approach, providing customized services through open discussion of new success strategies.
94. Apollo Insurance Group, 8th Year
Growth: 80.24%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 26.75%
Gross Revenue 2023: $13,281,867.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $7,369,135.00
Full-time employees: 80
Back for an 8th year on the CR100, Apollo has taken its award-winning health insurance brokerage and fashioned a consistent record of success. With clients and services in 40 states, Apollo identifies client needs and creates solutions based on their specific needs. Clients come first, and Apollo’s mission is to positively impact their customers.
95. Basys Processing, 2nd Year
Growth: 79.17%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 26.39%
Gross Revenue 2023: $74,747,391.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $41,718,529.00
Full-time employees: 158
Starting out as a small payment solutions provider for small banks in 2002, Basys has grown exponentially, adding 50 new hires in the past 12 months alone and boasting an international client list. The secret to that astronomical success? Executives say that client relationships and an innovative mindset lead to unique solutions that serve the needs of those clients.
96. Garney Construction, 9th Year
Growth: 78.20%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 26.07%
Gross Revenue 2023: $1,846,318,608.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,036,088,352.00
Full-time employees: 2,200
Before he retired this past spring, Mike Heitmann had led this water-infrastructure builder to billion-dollar revenue status. That came in 2020, when a lot of companies around the world were struggling, but Garney was still ramping up, raising the revenue bar by an additional $800 million over that four-year stretch. The team builds pipeline systems, water plants, pump stations, massive tank systems and more.
97. D&L Transport, 10th Year
Growth: 77.95%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 25.98%
Gross Revenue 2023: $270.659.000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $152.095.105.00
Full-time employees: 225
From full truckload to LTL shipments, intermodal freight, large-scale trade-show displays and specialized heavy-haul loads, D&L Transport in Overland Park can tap into a network of more than 50,000 motor carriers with its freight brokerage services. Agent support that runs 24/7 and load-tracking tech tools have kept the firm on a solid upward trajectory, even as the overall logistics scene slowed in 2023.
98. Rhycom, 3rd Year
Growth: 77.82%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 25.94%
Gross Revenue 2023: $14,736,672.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $8,287,474.00
Full-time employees: 15
A reliable measurement of growth for an advertising agency is the success of its clients and innovation. Rhycom’s clients include some of the most successful companies in the area, having produced successful campaigns for Terracon and Commerce Bank. The agency’s unique approach to planning, research, creative production, and content is always evolving, with the quest for innovation a constant.
99. Custom Truck One Source, 5th Year
Growth: 77.68%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 25.89%
Gross Revenue 2023: $1,830,070,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $1,030,000,000.00
Full-time employees: 1,700
From a start-up managed by the Ross family to private-equity investment to acquisition target and public-company status, one word has defined this Kansas City provider of specialized truck and heavy-construction vehicles: growth. That arc has continued uninterrupted since Nesco Holdings shelled nearly $1.5 billion—and adopted the Custom Truck brand as its own—in 2021.
100. Olathe Ford Lincoln, 1st Year
Growth: 77.28%
Average Annual Growth Rate: 25.76%
Gross Revenue 2023: $1,100,000,000.00
Gross Revenue 2020: $620,500,000.00
Full-time employees: 312
How do you charge past the billion-dollar revenue threshold as a vehicle dealership? Marc McEver’s team has shown the way,
topping that mark last year thanks to a full-service approach to anything on wheels: new and used vehicle sales—more than 25,000 of them each year—along with parts, service, upfitting, rentals, accessories and more.
