Sponsors / Contributors
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
As a global corporation, we pride ourselves on being a socially responsible company. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to society as a whole. We also believe that Gallagher offers a supportive and team-oriented culture in which employees can thrive. The key tenets of this culture were captured in a one-page document, The Gallagher Way, penned in 1984 by our former Chairman and CEO, Robert E. Gallagher.
FirstService Residential
FirstService Residential manages more than 150 homeowner and condominium associations in Kansas City - from new construction to matured communities - that includes condominiums, high rises, lofts, townhomes, villas and single-family developments that include anywhere from 50 to 1,000 homeowners. communities - that includes condominiums, high rises, lofts, townhomes, villas and single-family developments that include anywhere from 50 to 1,000 homeowners.
Frontier Restoration
Frontier Restoration is a locally owned and licensed company that specializes in insurance restoration. Based out of Lenexa, Kansas, we service the entire Kansas City metropolitan area and provide high quality emergency service, water damage mitigation, fire restoration, mold remediation, biohazard services, and reconstruction services. Our restoration professionals are certified staff members with forty years of collective experience in the insurance and property disaster industry. With Frontier Restoration you make one phone call and the restoration process begins. Our streamline process allows us to be your one point of contact. Which enables us to quickly respond to your needs. There is no need for multiple calls to numerous contractors and we will navigate the insurance process for you. We handle it all from the start to the finish of the renovation.
Hakes Real Estate
The team of Brad Hakes, Steve Hedrick and Tim Basler specialize in office, industrial, and land real estate throughout the metro area. Our office is centrally located in North Kansas City and Brad's extensive work with owners and tenants in this area, over the years, provides everyone interested in it with expert knowledge of the market and its trends.
Lexington Plumbing
Lexington Plumbing's unique capabilities allow us to isolate the cause of the problem, not just treat the symptoms. Our rapid response to business-critical and after hours emergencies ensures that we will give your problems the attention they deserve. We will fix it right the first time.
LISC Greater Kansas City
Greater Kansas City LISC is dedicated to attracting, coordinating and providing resources to assist in the transformation of targeted neighborhoods into healthy, sustainable communities in partnership with their residents. We accomplish this by: Working with neighborhood residents to create and implement Quality of Life Plans to meet their economic, safety, housing and educational needs. Establishing partnerships, collaborations and strategic alliances to bring financial resources, policies and programs to achieve community improvement objectives. Measuring progress and communicating results so that stakeholders can benchmark and share successful strategies and tactics. LISC made its first investment in Kansas City in 1981 and officially opened an office in 1991. Since 1981, we have invested over $143 million in metropolitan Kansas City, which has leveraged nearly $610 million in total development.
Lockton Companies
Although Lockton is the world’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage firm, clients most frequently describe us as team members who make their business better. Energy, innovation and deep expertise fuel our focus on solving clients’ problems and achieving real results. At Lockton, we are passionate about serving our clients, developing our Associates, and giving back to our communities. We focus all of our global resources to do one thing: to help you make your business better. We achieve this by improving your bottom line, managing your capital, attracting and retaining talent, and by protecting your people, your property and your reputation.
Mark One Electric
Innovative thinking, coupled with the ability to get the job done right the first time, has made Mark One Electric one of the finest and most respected electrical contractors in the region. Our company byline, “The Mark of Electrical Excellence,” is no mere cliché. The statement captures the essence of what Mark One is, does, and continually strives to be – every day. It drives our on-site decision-making, motivates our company leadership, and shapes our corporate culture. In short, we strive for excellence in everything we do.
McConnell & Associates
Since 1965, McConnell & Associates has been beautifying, restoring and protecting paved surfaces throughout the region. MAC was the first to introduce seal coating to Kansas City and now leads the industry with premium pavement products and services. When it's time to restore and protect your asphalt surfaces, call us and see why the MAC Value Advantage sets us apart from the competition.
Messenger’s Landscape
If you are looking for honesty and quality workmanship, Messenger's Lawn & Landscape is the only call you need to make. We are a full service lawn & landscape company that can provide all of your outdoor needs. Our goal is to give the best customer experience, while providing a beautiful outdoor environment. Whether you're looking for rutine lawn care, landscape design, or a new irrigation system, we're the best you can find. We are located just south of Overland Park, but regularly work in the Kansas City Northland, Lee's Summit, and downtown Kansas City.
Mid-West Terminal Warehouse
For the past 80 years Mid-West Terminal Warehouse Co. has been providing top quality services in the warehouse and bulk terminal industry. In addition to these services, over the last 40 years, Mid-West Terminal Warehouse Company has become a leader in the development, ownership, management and brokerage of industrial real estate in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
NAIA
NAIA colleges and universities provide 60,000 student-athletes just like you with opportunities to play college sports, earn $500 million in scholarships and compete in 23 national championships.
Trezo Mare
The Trezo Mare menu will tempt your palate with bold flavors using only the freshest ingredients available. Our Italian influenced cuisine features the best fresh house-made pastas, mozzarella, and breads made in our kitchen that day. Delicious food should be the heart of life and we offer something for everyone. With wood fired steaks, “Jet Fresh” seafood, and seasonal produce delivered straight from the farm, our chefs prepare each dish fresh for you each day, bursting with passion and flavor. From dreams of its sun-drenched farmhouses, fields and vineyard, we bring you a taste of Italy.
United Heating, Cooling and Plumbing
Brothers Joe and Jerry Lambert and their best friend, Mark McWilliams, worked several years in the heating and cooling business learning everything there is to know about designing, installing and repairing heating and cooling systems. When they founded United Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, Inc. in 1990, they had a simple business philosophy: Do what you say you’re going to do when you say you’re going to do it.
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