Employee commitment and the ability to listen to clients and deliver innovative solutions help this company grow. Under Doyle Clark, CEO, the company provides process, chemical, mechanical and integration and controls design and commissioning for advanced technology industries.

CMS Viron Energy Services works to make educational institutions and various state and county offices more powerful by providing energy-engineering services. Solid service, marketing strategies and client relationships help increase business for CMS, says President John Mahoney.

Known for its relationship with Kansas City Power & Light, Great Plains Energy also does business with Strategic Energy, in Pittsburgh, and KLT Gas, in Houston. Bernie Beaudoin, CEO of the group, says recent growth has derived from Strategic Energy's competitive electricity supply networks.

Need an opinion? ETC has one for you. It is a public opinion research group. Under CEO Elaine Tatham, the group has performed various research projects, including ones for hospitals, community centers and airports. This family-owned company uses extensive market studies and surveys to gather opinion results.

This broadcasting company is responsible for three local radio stations, all under the Union Broadcasting Inc. label. Union Securities is also responsible for Budget Rent-A-Car and Greenleigh Farm Inc. CEO Jerry Green also believes that new expansions and acquisitions expanded their market share.

Garmin Ltd. has not lost track of its goal of manufacturing and distributing navigation and global positioning systems. Headquartered in Olathe Garmin has introduced various new GPS products and increased the number of its dealers throughout the world.

Establishing contracts with national clinical laboratories helped IBT Reference Laboratory expand its contract research and clinical trial business. Guided by CEO John Halsey, this laboratory testing facility focuses on clinical immunology and molecular diagnostics.

DeBruce Grain Inc merchandises and stores grain and fertilizer, and retails fertilizer and agriculture chemicals. New marketing strategies and acquisitions have helped. DeBruce Grain also provides brokerage of feed ingredients and freight transportation.

Media/Professional Insurance works to provide media and cyberspace liability insurance underwriting and claims management services. Under CEO Mark Rebein, this provider of errors and omissions insurance attributes its growth to re-focusing on core strategies and improving service and work flow systems.

Whether over the road, rail, or air, Transportation Logistics Systems, Inc. delivers truckloads of merchandise in addition to freight management. The company was able to expand while remaining loyal to local customers, says CEO Melody Warren.