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31
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LaserCycle, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $25,399,702 2000: $11,180,544
Growth: 127.178% Full-time
employees: 250
Established in 1992, LaserCycle, Inc. manufactures laser toner and
inkjet printer cartridges, as well as offering printer sales and service.
CEO Rick Krska attributes the company's success to offering the highest
quality compatible laser and inkjet printer cartridges.
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5th Year
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32
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NIC, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $50,831,000 2000: $23,300,000
Growth: 118.159% Full-time
employees: 290
Under CEO Jeff Fraser, NIC, Inc. manages outsourced official state
websites from 18 states. The company has also built more than 1,000
electronic applications for its state government partners.
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5th Year
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33
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Two West, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $2,109,600 2000: $975,792
Growth: 116.194% Full-time
employees: 17
Two West, Inc. is another marketing and communications firm that has
learned how to maintain current clients while acquiring new ones through
focused marketing efforts. CEO Ethan Whitehill believes these efforts
have helped catapult this Kansas City-based company toward the forefront
of its industry.
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4th Year
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34
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TDB Communications, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $13,974,180 2000: $6,514,684
Growth: 114.503% Full-time
employees: 60
Headquartered in Overland Park, TDB Communications, Inc. focuses on
telecommunications deployment. The company supports this focus by providing
services and products to leading service providers, equipment manufacturers
and enterprises in the United States.
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1st Year
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35
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FirstGuard Health Plan
Gross Revenue: 2003: $233,000,000 2000: $110,000,000
Growth: 111.818% Full-time
employees: 115
Based in Kansas City, FirstGuard Health Plan provides health plan services
to members in Kansas City, Western Missouri and statewide throughout
Kansas. Lead by CEO Joy Wheeler, the enterprise attributes its rapid
growth to market expansions.
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4th Year
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36
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CyDex, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $4,572,584 2000: $2,175,439
Growth: 110.191% Full-time
employees: 22
CyDex, Inc., based in Lenexa, is led by CEO John Siebert. The company
specializes in the development and commercialization of novel drug delivery
technologies, which allows the company to provide its clients differentiated
pharmaceutical products.
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5th Year
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37
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MPW Construction, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $33,108,794 2000: $15,828,643
Growth: 109.170% Full-time
employees: 40
Led by CEO Tom Manning, MPW, Construction Inc., a commercial general
contractor, enjoyed another year of growing revenue. Headquartered in
Olathe, this company specializes in design-build, construction management
and institutional construction.
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5th Year
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38
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CIO, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $2,300,000 2000: $1,100,000
Growth: 109.091% Full-time
employees: 17
CEO Kevin Tubbesing continues to head this computer and telephone consulting
company toward the top of its industry. Based in Shawnee, CIO, Inc.
specializes in offering its clients cost- effective technology solutions.
Watch this guy—he'll be back in future years.
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2nd Year
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39
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Cerner Corporation
Gross Revenue: 2003: $839,587,000 2000: $404,500,000
Growth: 107.562% Full-time
employees: 5,000
Cerner Corp. continues to lead its field by specializing in software
creation and application for the medical industry. Under the guidance
of CEO Neal Patterson, Cerner Corp. is headquartered in North Kansas
City. Time will tell if Cerner will remain a KC-based company or if
it will be gobbled-up by a big dog.
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14th Year
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40
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LabOne, Inc.
Gross Revenue: 2003: $346,020,000 2000: $169,151,000
Growth: 104.563% Full-time
employees: 1,972
This Lenexa-based company specializes in laboratory testing and information
provision. CEO Tom Grant attributes the firm's growth to a combination
of key acquisitions and an established service reputation.
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6th Year
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