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, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Evergy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Garmin International, H&R Block, Hallmark Cards, JE Dunn Construction, Lockton Companies, Populous, Russell Stover Chocolates, ScriptPro, Seaboard Corporation, T-Mobile (Sprint Legacy) and USDA (ERS & NIFA).
To view the KC region's major employers, please make selections from the categories listed below.
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| Name |
Description |
Industry |
| Jackson County, Missouri |
County government |
Other |
| JCPenney Logistics Center |
Catalog fulfillment & store distribution center |
Distribution |
| JE Dunn Construction |
General building contracting services specializing in construction management for government and military buildings (Hdq.) |
Architectural Engineering, Headquarters |
| Jet Midwest |
Aviation parts distribution |
Distribution |
| Jet.com |
Fulfillment center |
Distribution |
| JLL |
Commercial real estate firm |
Other |
| JNA Advertising |
Advertising and marketing agency |
Bioscience, Other |
| John Deere |
Agricultural equipment marketing center (Div. Hdq.) |
Headquarters |
| John Knox Village |
Retirement community |
Other |
| Johnson County Community College |
Higher education |
Other |
| Johnson County Developmental Supports |
IDD service provider |
Other |
| Johnson County, Kansas |
Government |
Other |
| Kalmar Ottawa |
Motor vehicle body mfg. (U.S. Hdq.) |
Headquarters, Manufacturing |
| Kansas City Area Transportation Authority |
Public transportation |
Other |
| Kansas City Aviation Department |
Airport transportation |
Other |
| Kansas City Board of Public Utilities |
Utility |
Other |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
National Football League team |
Other |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College |
Higher education |
Other |
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools |
Public education |
Other |
| Kansas City Life Insurance Company |
Insurance (Hdq.) |
Headquarters, Insurance |
For more information about the size or presence of these companies in the KC region, contact us:
JILL McCARTHY
Senior Vice President, Corporate Attraction | KCADC
Email | LinkedIn
816.591.1834
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.