Ingram's Magazine: May 2026


Ingram’s Magazine: May 2026

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The 2026 Ingram’s 100: Kansas City’s Top Private-Sector Companies

1. 1. Dairy Farmers of America 1405 N. 98th St., Kansas City, KS 66111 816.801.6455, Fax: 816.801.6590, www.dfamilk.com $23,100,000,000 $23,000,000,000 0.43% The nation’s largest farmer-owned marketing cooperative, producing milk, cheese, butter, ice cream and other products sold worldwide. 468 19,000…more

2026 Best Companies To Work For

Large Companies: Emery Sapp & Sons In heavy civil construction, the work is visible long after the crews move on—bridges, highways, and infrastructure that outlast careers. At Emery Sapp & Sons, the workforce that builds those things has an unusual…more

Built to Last

When Ingram’s launched its Best Companies to Work For program in 2008, the timing was, in hindsight, almost counterintuitive. The nation was sliding into a financial crisis that would redefine employment, corporate priorities and the relationship between companies and their…more

The Fork in the Floor

On paper, Kansas City’s industrial market looks like it’s humming along just fine. Vacancy is low. Absorption is solid. Deals are getting done in the region’s most active corridors. By the headline numbers, this is a market doing exactly what…more

The Iran War: Profit Windfall, Plus More?

Big changes are happening across the energy landscape due to the Iranian war. It is not just American fuel prices jumping at the pump. Gasoline and diesel prices obviously are up, with the average nationwide price for a gallon of…more

Supporting Employee Health and Wealth

In today’s economy, it’s more important than ever for employers to focus on attracting and retaining employees. The current competitive market environment and higher expectations from candidates mean employers need to differentiate themselves, and one way to do this is…more

A Whole New Ball Game

Today’s evolving financial landscape creates new opportunities for employers to help their workforces build wealth through strategies once reserved for only the wealthiest individuals. Recent regulatory rule changes have broadened participants’ access to more diverse investment categories, while technological advances…more

Winning the Fraud Game

Even as organizations strengthen defenses, fraudsters continue to evolve. Payment fraud remains a persistent threat to businesses of all sizes, with 79% of organizations reporting attempted or successful attacks in 2024, according to the 2025 Payments Fraud and Control Survey…more

AI Remapping the Litigation Landscape

As a business owner, you hope to never face litigation, but for many small and mid-sized companies, legal disputes are an unavoidable part of growth. Whether the issue involves a contract disagreement, an employment claim, a partnership conflict, or an…more