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Owner of the "Easiest to Install" HushMat of sound deadening and thermal insulation materials designed to make automobiles, trucks, boats RV's & buses, quiet & comfortable. HushMat reduces Noise and Heat! Also owner of ZyCoat, LLC thermal barrier coatings for high temperature automotive headers, manifolds and exhaust systems.

Operating Multiple Locations Franchising Business Consulting

HEATHWOOD OIL CO., INC IS A LUBRICANTS WHOLESALER, OF OILS, GREASES, GEAR OILS, AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS, ETC. WE SALE TO MOST ALL INDUSTRIES, SUCH AS CAR DEALERS, TRUCK LINES, CONSTRUCTION, GOVERNMENTS, ETC. WE ARE THE OLDEST AND LAST FAMILY OWNED OIL COMPANY IN KANSAS CITY, STARTED IN 1926.

Since 1984, as one of Kansas City's preeminent Merger & Acquisition (M&A) firms we've helped business owners sell their businesses, value businesses, develop exit plans, enhance the businesses value, acquire businesses, negotiate transactions and we've provided numerous advisory services related to helping people grow their business to maximize value.

Veracity Consulting, Inc. is a Native American and Women owned provider of information technology consulting services. As a diverse organization, Veracity Consulting, Inc. is a leading provider of information technology consulting services. Our primary objective is understanding and executing for our clients.

Strenuus helps insurance companies design smarter physician networks. Network360, its flagship SaaS application, was used by every national insurer, and well over half of the BCBS plans nationwide. Strenuus also developed physician search and recommendation tools used by private health exchanges. One out of ten health plan enrollments in the US use these tools.

Founded in 1995, LionShare serves primarily the healthcare industry nationwide. Our expertise includes strategic consulting, research and creative, direct-mail services, execution and fulfillment. Our solutions, such as service-line campaigns, new mover/new parent programs, physician marketing, dynamic email deployment and social media monitoring, are rooted in DIATA™, our business intelligence tool (which includes CRM/PRM and propensity/modeling). Utilizing DIATA™, we listen to data and link analytics to marketing executions.

Founded in 1990, Taben is a National provider of Employee Benefit Administrative services. We offer COBRA, Direct Billing and Flexible Benefits Administration to larger employers around the country. www.taben.com

The Menorah Heritage Foundation provides grant opportunities to promote health and well-being in the Greater Kansas City area, with a priority to serve the Jewish community.

Corporate finance and banking

Our Mission: Information, Intervention, Improvement. At GSSI we help strategic leaders as they improve personal, team, and organizational performance by delivering actionable information and customizing interventions. Excellent performance drives results. Our vision is to be a value-added partner who gets results, inspires growth, and fosters excellence. We have two measures of success: the success of our clients and associates and living our core guiding principles daily. We are successful when our clients and associates recognize us as a “partner-of-choice.” We will model a servant’s heart, a scholar’s intellect, a leader’s discipline, a mentor’s encouragement, and a winner’s focus. Our clients grow professionally and personally because we provide a competitive advantage in planning, training, coaching, and management support. We strive for realistic growth of our company and share our success with customers and associates. Our four service areas are clarifying strategies, aligning systems, growing leaders, and engaging employees.

Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. (ESS) offers a comprehensive list of services, including excavation, grading, concrete paving, underground utilities, structures and more. ESS is also proud to serve both the private and public sectors of our community for a wide range of project types, including federal, county, municipal, military, aviation, Department of Transportation, residential, multi-family, commercial and substations.

Kendal King Group is all about creating world class, in-store experiences that lift sales. We work with elite retailers and brands to create incremental sales opportunity in-store. Our passion is providing retail marketing solutions that keep customers spending and retail buyers happy. Our newest division is Soapbox Influencer Marketing where we build brands through authentic social conversations.

Warehouse1 solves the material handling requirements of clients in Kansas City, across the US, and around the world. Utilizing our technical knowledge and expertise, we maximize the use and minimize the cost of vertical space and square footage in warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing and government facilities. We buy, recondition and install material handling products including 25 acres of in-stock pallet racking, shelving, conveyor, cantilever rack, pallet jacks, mezzanines, dock equipment, lockers, storage and flammable cabinets, bins and totes, and wrapping and packaging equipment.

Dredge America performs professional hydraulic dredging services throughout the entire U.S. We specialize in portable hydraulic dredging, meaning we can go anywhere. We have been learning and improving our craft for over twenty years.

Lux Research is an independent research and advisory firm, providing strategic advice and ongoing intelligence on emerging technologies. Science-driven innovation is a cross-cutting key to success in today's business environment. In an increasingly crowded competitive landscape, decision makers need critical advice about markets, technologies, and strategy – both to position existing business for growth and to launch new businesses wisely. Emerging technology fields are fertile hunting grounds for new business opportunities, and corporate executives, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs across many industries look to these areas to drive growth. Whether it is cleantech or conventional oil and gas, advanced aerospace or consumer packaged goods, electronics or agriculture, the industries we serve are highly dependent on innovative materials, processes, and strategies to lower costs, increase revenues, defeat competitors, and serve customers. However, emerging technology markets are also uniquely challenging to understand and to take advantage of – Lux Research analysts are specialists in understanding and assessing these complex and rapidly-changing fields. Our research products are: Driven by proprietary primary research, not just publicly available data. We conduct over 5,000 interviews annually with company management, customers, partners, and outside experts, including on-site visits and facility inspections in 45 countries Based on a deep understanding of technology and markets. Our researchers are not generalist consultants or market researchers, but domain experts (most with advanced degrees in science and engineering), familiar with issues and trends in these technology areas. At the same time, our analysts aren't simply technologists, but are well-versed in assessing business implications of emerging technology Factual, detailed, and numerate. We don't indulge in vague generalizations, but support conclusions with specific data, examples, and case studies. Lux Research reports and other deliverables are not merely qualitative, but provide specific numbers – market sizes, figures of merit, price/cost, revenues – to help make decisions Bold and opinionated. We do not simply take claims or reports at face value, but apply critical analysis to cut through the hype and get to what is really true. We do not just report data or information, but say what it means – and put a firm stake in the ground in recommending what clients should do.