Regional Employers
Numerous Fortune 1,000 companies operating in the area. Select other companies headquartered in the Kansas City area include AMC, American Century, Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, Cerner Corporation, Evergy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Ferrellgas Partners, Garmin International, H&R Block, Hallmark Cards, JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City Southern, Lockton Companies, Populous, Russell Stover Chocolates, ScriptPro, Seaboard Corporation, T-Mobile (Sprint Legacy), USDA (IRS & NIFA), Waddell & Reed, Water.org and YRC Worldwide.
To view the KC region's major employers, please make selections from the categories listed below.
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Name |
Description |
Industry |
Employees |
Contact Center Employees |
Distribution Center Employees |
All Freight Systems |
Transportation |
|
100 |
0 |
0 |
Allegion |
Hardware and security systems distribution |
Distribution |
111 |
0 |
108 |
Allied National |
Insurance Broker |
Insurance |
139 |
0 |
0 |
Alorica (previously Systems & Services Technologies, Inc.) |
Loan portfolio services |
Contact Centers, Financial Services |
438 |
438 |
0 |
Alphabroder |
Apparel distribution |
Distribution |
112 |
0 |
112 |
Alstom Signaling Operation |
Rail communications equip. mfg. (Hdq.) |
Headquarters, Manufacturing, Information Technology |
400 |
0 |
0 |
Alta Aero Technic |
Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul |
Manufacturing |
100 |
0 |
0 |
Altec Industries, Inc. |
Industrial equipment mfg. |
Manufacturing |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
Altium Packaging |
Plastic bottle mfg. |
Manufacturing |
102 |
0 |
0 |
Amarr Entrematic Garage Doors |
Electronic garage door components mfg. |
Manufacturing |
650 |
0 |
0 |
Amazon |
Fulfillment center, post office |
Distribution |
6,500 |
0 |
6,500 |
AMC Entertainment Inc. |
Movie theater chain (Hdq.) |
Headquarters |
460 |
0 |
0 |
American Academy of Family Physicians |
Association (Hdq.) |
Headquarters |
341 |
0 |
0 |
American Airlines |
Airline |
Other |
71 |
0 |
0 |
American Angus Association |
Association (Hdq.) |
Headquarters |
135 |
35 |
0 |
American Central Transport, Inc. |
Freight transporting |
Distribution |
78 |
0 |
78 |
American Century Companies, Inc. |
Mutual funds (Hdq.) |
Contact Centers, Financial Services, Headquarters |
991 |
266 |
0 |
American Eagle Outfitters |
Clothing retailer distribution center |
Distribution |
673 |
0 |
673 |
American Family Insurance |
Insurance |
Financial Services, Insurance |
460 |
0 |
0 |
Americo Life, Inc. |
Insurance |
Contact Centers, Insurance |
500 |
70 |
0 |
DEFINING THE GREATER KC METRO AREA
Kansas City is a Missouri/Kansas bi-state metropolitan area. All statistical references made to Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) include the counties of Bates, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte and Ray in Missouri, and Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. The greater Kansas City area also includes the adjoining Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph, MO, and Topeka, KS MSAs, as well as the Atchison, KS, Chillicothe, MO, Ottawa, KS, and Warrensburg, MO areas.