CORPORATE REPORT 100

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A.L. Huber 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $63,250,000.00 2003: $32,600,000.00 Growth: 94.02% Full-time employees: 42

Founded in 1903, A.L. Huber remains a leader in area construction and continues to climb. Client relationships—repeat customers as well as new referrals—have promoted revenue growth in the last four years. Representing the third generation of his family to run the business, August L. Huber III is CEO.

82

Manning Construction Company, Inc. 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $63,780,861.00 2003: $33,108,795.00 Growth: 92.64% Full-time employees: 40

A reputation for service has fostered new and repeat business for Manning Construction Company Inc., as has its commitment to “bringing higher standards of quality to every project.” Founded in 1995, the Olathe construction firm offers commercial general contracting, design/build, construction management and institution construction services.

83

Strickland Construction 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $23,200,000.00 2003: $12,100,000.00 Growth: 91.74%  Full-time employees: 62

Focused on non-residential design-build commercial and industrial projects, Strickland Construction has served the area since 1980. Under the leadership of CEO Rogers Strickland, the company has prospered in recent years, aided by renewed sales efforts and the general growth of market opportunity.

84

Hometown Hearing & Audiology 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $3,830,646.00 2003: $2,001,181.00 Growth: 91.42% Full-time employees: 22

Scott Weidemeyer is president of Hometown Hearing & Audiology, which has been in business since 2000. A provider of hearing health products and services, including hearing aids, the Liberty company owes its growth to aggressive expansion and the acquisition of three offices in 2006.

85

Salva O’Renick 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $2,170,724.00 2003: $1,135,949.00 Growth: 91.09% Full-time employees: 25

A sales and marketing communications firm based in Kansas City, Salva O’Renick specializes in financial services, digital communications, brand development and sales support. As the company passes the ten-year mark, they say their “ability to attract business-smart, creative thinkers,” has fostered growth.

86

Hillcrest Bank 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $125,619,000.00 2003: $65,948,000.00 Growth: 90.48%Full-time employees: 200

Founded in 1975, Hillcrest makes its debut on our list thanks to “response time, creative thinking and tailor-made solutions for each client.” The Kansas State banking charter has branches in Kansas and Missouri, expansions in Texas, Colorado, and a sister bank in Florida. Thomas J. Davies is chairman, president and CEO.

87

Redford Construction, Inc. 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $32,352,333.00 2003: $17,154,714.00 Growth: 88.59% Full-time employees: 98

Raymore-based Redford Construction can take care of just about any construction need—from installing water lines, to pouring concrete, to excavating rocks—and has been in business since 1994. President Stanley Redford credits growth to “the company’s reputation for quality work and repeat business.”

88

Design Build Team

Gross Revenue:     2006: $2,440,272.00 2003: $1,294,305.00 Growth: 88.54% Full-time employees: 11

David Dussair founded Design Build Team as an experiment in building what he designed. The architect and builder’s firm has prospered after hiring a few architects born after 1975. “With young architects on staff, we plan to move into new venues,” the company says.

89

Entertainment Properties Trust 

Gross Revenue:     2006: $167,000,000.00 2003: $91,000,000.00 Growth: 83.52% Full-time employees: 13

Now in its tenth year, Entertainment Properties Trust acquires and develops destination properties, as well as major retail centers that include multi-screen theatre complexes. David W. Brain is President and CEO of the Kansas City self-administered real estate trust or “REIT.”

90

Burns & McDonnell

Gross Revenue:     2006: $760,000,000.00 2003: $417,000,000.00 Growth: 82.25% Full-time employees: 2,250

With Greg Graves as CEO, Burns & McDonnell now has 10 global practices and offers over 350 unique services. Founded in 1898, the Kansas City, MO engineering firm, which offers architecture, construction, environmental and consulting services, credits development to its employee-ownership and diversification strategy.