CORPORATE REPORT 100

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Advantage Pressure Pro

Gross Revenue:     2006: $1,702,682.90 2003: $452,201.17 Growth: 276.53% Full-time employees: 6

Advantage Pressure Pro LLC specializes in the distribution of tire pressure monitoring systems, and is based in Harrisonville, MO. Under the leadership of President and CEO Phillip Zaroor, an expanded product line, the acceptance of the product and the awareness of need has propelled the company in recent years.

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The Astra Group 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $16,942,005.00 2003: $4,647,319.00 Growth: 264.55% Full-time employees: 7

Human resources outsourcing company Astra Group continues its upward trend, appearing on our list for the fourth time since it opened its doors in 1999. “Providing premier customer service with a range of innovative, value-added services,” has boosted revenues, they report.

23

TriStar Publishing, Inc. 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $6,574,680.00 2003: $1,870,034.00 Growth: 251.58% Full-time employees: 14

A growing product line and a focus on customer service have allowed TriStar Publishing, Inc. to grow its revenues over the last four years. Founded in 1999, the Overland Park convention publishing company offers directories, meeting newspapers and door drop literature bags, among other products.

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MarketSphere Consulting

Gross Revenue:     2006: $33,898,835.00 2003: $9,708,114.00 Growth: 249.18% Full-time employees: 186

A “market-focused” business consulting firm, Marketsphere avails local companies the consultancy services of professionals from a variety of backgrounds, and owes recent growth to the addition of new office locations across the country. Steve Sestak is President and CEO of the Kansas City firm, established in 2002.

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The Knopke Company 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $13,603,136.00 2003: $3,944,088.00 Growth: 244.90% Full-time employees: 50

“Our people have done a fantastic job [and] are the reason for our success,” reports Mark Knopke, CEO of Knopke Company, a mechanical contractor in service and construction operating in Kansas City, MO since 2000. “Quality, integrity and service” are the principals of the organization.

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Arsalon Technologies, LLC 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $1,926,014.82 2003: $563,034.50 Growth: 242.08% Full-time employees: 9

CEO Gary Hall leads Arsalon Technologies, LLC from state-of-the-art facilities in Overland Park. The firm’s Internet infrastructure services include web hosting, remote back-up and co-location. The addition of a second data and an increase of services offered have spurred marketplace growth for the firm, founded in 2001.

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Perceptive Software, Inc. 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $35,900,000.00 2003: $10,900,000.00 Growth: 229.36% Full-time employees: 290

Perceptive Software, Inc. combines creative technology with reasonable pricing to offer document imaging and management, including is “flagship” product ImageNow®, a system of capturing and managing documents. Formed in 1988, Shawnee-based Perceptive Software has support offices in Denver and London.

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Central Packaging  

Gross Revenue:     2006: $3,430,111.00 2003: $1,058,078.00 Growth: 224.18% Full-time employees: 10

Central Packaging, as its name implies, provides packaging materials—shrink film, stretch film, and strapping—as well as distribution and technical services. Michael Pasley, CEO, runs the business out of a Kansas City office, with a machinery rebuild facility in Sedalia.

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YRC Worldwide, Inc. 

Gross Revenue:  2006: $9,918,690,000.00 2003: $3,068,616,000.00 Growth: 223.23% Full-time employees: 66,000

Among the larger transportation service providers on the globe, YRC Worldwide operates from Overland Parkheadquarters, and is lead by William D. Zollars. Founded in 1924, the business approached 10 billion in revenues—and counting—in 2006.

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Treat America, Ltd.

Gross Revenue:     2006: $58,640,567.00 2003: $18,737,000.00 Growth: 212.97% Full-time employees: 850

A provider of vending and catering services to larger, Midwestern clients, Treat America Food Services also operates EBT Restaurant on State Line Road. The acquisition of several companies has boosted revenues in recent years. John Mitchell runs the Overland Park company, which celebrates 20 years in 2007.