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 |
AmerisourceBergen Pharmaceuticals |
Pharmaceutical distribution |
Bioscience, Distribution |
162 |
0 |
162 |
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City |
Riverboat gaming |
Other |
533 |
0 |
0 |
AmeriTrust Group, Inc. |
Insurance broker |
Insurance |
82 |
0 |
0 |
Andrews McMeel Universal |
Global media company (Hdq.) |
Headquarters |
167 |
0 |
0 |
Anthology Inc. |
Engagement provider for education institutions (Hdq.) |
Contact Centers, Information Technology |
80 |
80 |
0 |
AON Risk Services of Missouri, Inc. |
Insurance broker |
Insurance |
34 |
0 |
0 |
Apria Healthcare |
Home medical equipment distribution |
Bioscience, Contact Centers |
300 |
300 |
0 |
Aratana Therapeutics |
Licensing, development & commercialization of pharmaceuticals for pets |
Bioscience |
48 |
0 |
0 |
AREA Real Estate Advisors |
Commercial real estate firm |
Other |
31 |
0 |
0 |
Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa |
Riverboat gaming |
Contact Centers, Other |
490 |
5 |
0 |
Armed Forces Insurance |
Insurance |
Insurance |
141 |
0 |
0 |
Armstrong Teasdale LLP |
Law firm |
Other |
46 |
0 |
0 |
Arrow Material Handling Products |
Forklift attachments and replacement parts mfg. |
Manufacturing |
134 |
0 |
0 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.-Kansas City |
Insurance broker |
Insurance |
140 |
0 |
0 |
Arvest Bank |
Banking (Reg. Hdq.) |
Financial Services, Headquarters |
281 |
0 |
0 |
Ascend Learning |
Education technology services (Hdq.) |
Headquarters, Information Technology |
330 |
0 |
0 |
Ash Grove Cement Company |
Hydraulic cement and hydrated lime mfg. (Hdq.) |
Headquarters, Manufacturing |
109 |
0 |
0 |
Aspen Products |
Paper plates & lunch bags mfg. |
Manufacturing |
486 |
0 |
0 |
Aspen Veterinary Resources, Ltd., an Animal Health International Company |
Animal health products distribution |
Bioscience, Distribution |
43 |
0 |
39 |
AssistRx |
Pharmaceuticals |
Bioscience, Contact Centers |
160 |
160 |
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.