A group of media companies including the largest independent newspaper syndicate in the world (bringing you Doonesbury, Erma Bombeck and many of your other favorite comic strips and newspaper columns in print and online) and a leader in book and calendar publishing and gift merchandising.

An experienced nationwide design-build general contractor specializing in the design and construction of large commercial and industrial facilities.

A subsidiary of the publicly traded Alleghany Corporation selling commercial property and casualty insurance (including workers' compensation) and surety and fidelity bonds across the nation.

A nonprofit chiropractic college, founded in 1922 with campuses in Overland Park, Kansas and Los Angeles.

A leading provider of integrated technology products and services for the legal profession.

A company named after its founders David Gunter and Robert Kudelko, that provides traffic control and pavement marking products and services.

A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that is one of the nation's leading fine jewelry retailers, with more than 270 stores nationwide.

Kansas City's largest commercial general contractor, which is consistently ranked among the nation's elite and which has built or restored many of Kansas City's major structures such as the Sprint Campus, H&R Block, the U.S. Federal Courthouse and Union Station.

A global leader in water well drilling, mineral exploration and diamond drill bit technology.

A leading financial management and advisory company that provides financial advice and investment banking services.

A global marketing communications firm working exclusively with the premier travel, hospitality and entertainment companies of the world through its offices in New York, Kansas City, Mo., Fort Collins, Co., St. Louis, South Florida and Dubai.

A health care system based in Johnson City, Tennessee, which provides an integrated, comprehensive continuum of care to people in 29 counties in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina.

A transportation company that operates across 10 states with 39 heavy-duty truck dealerships, four transport refrigeration operations, 22 truck leasing and rental centers and a finance company.

A nonprofit organization linking high school students with colleges by gathering information on student attitudes and education plans from nearly 5.5 million students and distributing it to over 1,500 member colleges.

A trade association representing some 4,500 farm, utility, construction and outdoor power equipment dealers in the United States and Canada and affiliated with 18 state, regional and provincial equipment dealer associations.

A leading provider of consumer loans in the United States, operating more than 550 branches across the country, furnishing financial services to middle income, working individuals.

A premier convenience store/gasoline purveyor in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Georgia, Iowa, Texas and Arizona, with more than 500 convenience stores located throughout the region.

A trade association with a membership consisting of more than 1,000 farm, utility, construction, outdoor power equipment and hardware dealers located in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

A growing transportation company operating a modern fleet of trailers and tractors from its 40-acre site in Olathe, Kansas, picking up, transporting and delivering meat as well as dry freight from the Rockies to the East Coast.

A nonprofit charity that works to advance the common good by creating opportunities for every person to reach their full potential.

Kansas City's first home health agency, established in 1891, affiliated with Visiting Nurses Association of America, and serving the largest geographic area of any other home health agency in Western Missouri or Eastern Kansas. 

A privately held corporation operating from Sabetha, Kansas, offering the world's leading extrusion processing solutions for the feed and food processing industries.