CORPORATE REPORT 100

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The Knopke company

Gross Revenue: 2005: $10,040,545 2002: $1,989,598
Growth: 404.65%    Full-time employees: 47

CEO Mark Knopke’s advice to other fast-growing businesses? “Keep both hands on the wheel” he says. He also says hiring the best people and putting them in the right positions have resulted in tremendous growth for this mechanical contracting firm that specializes in heavy-industrial and heavy-commercial clients.

12

inergy, lp

Gross Revenue: 2005: $1,050,136,000 2002: $208,700,000
Growth: 403.18%    Full-time employees: 2,862

Since 1996, Inergy has acquired 55 businesses and opened more than 340 locations, most in the eastern half of the United States. With more than 2,800 employees firmwide, CEO John Sherman and his associates market, supply and distribute propane.

13

arsalon technologies, llc

Gross Revenue: 2005: $1,293,419 2002: $264,352
Growth: 389.28%    Full-time employees: 9

Web hosting, remote back-up and co-location are a few of the services Arsalon Technologies provides from its state-of-the-art facilities in Overland Park. CEO Gary Hall credits much of the firm’s success, in part, to his staff’s “technical expertise.”

14

the mutual fund store

Gross Revenue: 2005: $15,352,677 2002: $3,266,764
Growth: 369.97%    Full-time employees: 40

CEO Adam Bold founded The Mutual Fund Store with the objectives of fee-based investment management and impartial advice in mind. The last 10 years have seen the staff grow to 130 in 34 locations nationwide.

15

red development

Gross Revenue: 2005: $12,089,753 2002: $2,984,077
Growth: 305.14%    Full-time employees: 118

The opening of Barry Woods Crossing was the first of a string of successes for RED Development, an asset management and development company responsible for 25 upscale shopping centers. Since the mid-nineties, an upswing in reputation has yielded higher revenues for RED, and landed them on our list a third year.

16

perceptive software, inc.

Gross Revenue: 2005: $25,500,000 2002: $6,400,000
Growth: 298.44%    Full-time employees: 214

CEO Scott Coons combined creative technology with economic pricing to establish Perceptive Software as a leader in document imaging and management. Since modest beginnings in 1988, the Shawnee-based organization has opened locations in Denver and London, employing 260 with a 98 percent retention rate.

17

j.m. neil & associates, inc.

Gross Revenue: 2005: $12,389,050 2002: $3,127,412
Growth: 296.14%    Full-time employees: 15

President Joanne Mina attributes the success of J.M. Neil & Associates to “aggressive, proactive and quality consistency.” In 20 years, the staffing solutions firm has provided staffing support, project design and management business consulting, with increasing focus on client value and high quality.

18

abmi mergers & acquisitions

Gross Revenue: 2005: $1,332,261 2002: $338,497
Growth: 293.58%    Full-time employees: 9

Since its inception in 1983, ABMI has united buyers and sellers achieving client objectives through mergers and acquisitions. President Dan LoIacono says “implementation of information management systems” and “focus on building professionalism” are responsible for the Overland Park company’s growth.

19

k&Company, llc

Gross Revenue: 2005: $52,375,467 2002: $14,456,330
Growth: 262.30%    Full-time employees: 195

K&Company, a scrapbook and craft business, owes its growth to eye-catching designs, such as the “Frame a Name” concept, a creation of founders Kay Stanley and Curt Seymour. In 2003, the company was named to the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies.

20

YRC Worldwide

Gross Revenue: 2005: $8,741,557,000 2002: $2,624,148,000
Growth: 233.12%    Full-time employees: 68,000

An 80-year-old giant in the transportation industry, YRC Worldwide owes its success to a favorable economy, company acquisitions and increased service offerings. With 600 locations around the globe, CEO Bill Zollars leads the company charge from its Overland Park headquarters.