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 |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Higher education |
Other |
NovaTech LLC |
Environmental controls mfg. |
Manufacturing |
O'Reilly Automotive Inc. |
Auto parts retailer distribution center |
Distribution |
Oak Grove School District |
Public education |
Other |
Olathe Public School District |
Public education |
Other |
Olin Winchester, Lake City Ammunition Plant |
Ammunition mfg. |
Manufacturing |
Olsson |
Engineering consulting firm specializing in planning and design, engineering, field services, environmental and technology |
Architectural Engineering |
OMNI Systems |
Pressure sensitive labels & rel. prod. mfg. |
Manufacturing |
Optiv Security |
Information security |
Information Technology |
OptumRx |
Pharmaceutical call center & fulfillment center |
Bioscience, Distribution, Contact Centers |
Oracle Cerner |
Health care information systems - Innovations Campus |
Bioscience, Contact Centers, Information Technology |
Orange EV |
Electric vehicle mfg. (Hdq.) |
Headquarters, Manufacturing |
Orizon Aerostructures |
Aerospace subassembly mfg. (Hdq.) |
Headquarters, Manufacturing |
Osawatomie State Hospital |
Health services |
Bioscience |
Ottawa University |
Higher education |
Other |
Overstock.com |
Retailer distribution |
Distribution |
Owens Corning |
Fiberglass insulation mfg. |
Manufacturing |
OWN, Inc. |
Engineering services |
Architectural Engineering |
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) |
Trucking association (Hdq.) |
Headquarters |
Ozark National Life Insurance |
Insurance |
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.