A. Drue Jennings

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas in Kansas. The firm provides electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina, and Hutchinson. The company was founded on December 11, 1909 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. provides digital television entertainment services. It operates as a digital broadcast satellite service company. The firm transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in several countries. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Hallmark Cards, Inc. sells greeting card products, art supplies and stationery to retail outlets. It offers greeting cards, holiday cards, gift wrap, story books, ornaments and stationary products. The firm offers art tools, crafting activities, and creative toys for kids. The company was founded by Joyce Clyde Hall in 1910 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Assurex Global provides commercial insurance and risk management brokerage services. The private company is based in Columbus, OH and has subsidiaries in United States and Bermuda.

Tonic Solutions, Inc. provides online medical data services. It collects data in the areas of patient intake forms, patient screening, patient satisfaction, patient reported outcomes, academic research studies, clinical trials and risk assessments. The company was founded by Sterling Lanier and Boris Glants in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

UPG Solutions LLC develops ERP management software tools. The firm is a RFP management software provider to serve RFP issuers and responders. The company was founded by Stuart Ludlow and Dave Hulsen and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

ABC, Inc. operates as a media company. It owns and operates television networks and radio stations. The company was founded by Leonard H. Goldenson and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Emprise Bank provides banking services. It offers personal banking, business banking, and investment management. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

The World Co. owns and operates printing and publication services. It owns newspapers in Tonganoxie, Baldwin City, Basehor, Bonner Springs, Eudora, Lansing, Shawnee, and DeSoto. The company was founded by W. C. Simons and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Eurosport France SAS broadcasts sports television shows. The company is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

Part of Lavena 1 SARL, TM3 Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG provides TV transmission and broadcasting services. The company is based in Grünwald, Germany. TM3 Fernsehen was acquired by 9LIVE Fernsehen AG & Co. KG from News Corp. Ltd. on January 23, 2001.

St. Luke's Health System operates as a non-profit hospital. It provides health care services and operates hospitals around Kansas City. The firms offers heart transplant program, treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases, treatment for breast cancer, liver and kidney transplantation programs, and children’s behavioral health center. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

A&E, Inc. produces hand tools for professional automotive technicians under private label to customers. The private company is based in Racine, WI and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City provides health insurance products and related services. The company's services include individual & family plans, group health insurance plans, and prescription drug list. It offers its services in Kansas and Northwest Missouri. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi provides health insurance services. Its services include providing health plans, group, individual and supplemental medicare insurance services. It also provides life and dental insurance services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Jackson, MS.

The IMA Financial Group, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance, risk management, and other related services. The company offers services to the agricultural, construction, energy, manufacturing, and food sectors. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

The Children's Mercy Hospital provides pediatric health care services. It offers abdominal pain program, adolescent medicine, anesthesiology, bioethics, bone marrow transplantation, burn and trauma care, cardiology, child abuse and neglect, cleft palate and craniofacial, dentistry, dermatology, down syndrome clinic, eating disorders center, endocrinology and diabetes, epilepsy center, fetal health center, gastroenterology, genetics, gynecology, hand clinic and surgery, hematology, heart center, imaging, kidney and liver transplant, medical imaging, neonatology, neurology, nutrition services, ophthalmology, pain management, pathology and laboratory medicine, pharmacology, radiology, respiratory care, sexual differentiation treatment, sleep disorders program, surgery, telemedicine, urgent care, urologic surgery, and weight management services. The company was founded in June 1897 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

The Biography Channel operates television channel. It features celebrity and historical biographical profiles, showbiz news and biographical movies, focusing on the rich, the famous and the infamous. The company is headquartered in Isleworth, the United Kingdom.

The History Channel operates as a television broadcasting network. The company was founded on January 01, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation provides services for the downtrodden and homeless people. It also offers donor-advised funds. The company was founded by Ed Smith in 1978 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Hall Family Foundation operates as a private philanthropic organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of human life. The company was founded by Joyce C. Hall, Joyce C. Hall and Rollie B. Hall in 1943 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Hallmark Channel is an American cable and satellite television network. The firm's channel programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies and miniseries, original and acquired television series. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Union Station Kansas City, Inc. organizes cultural and entertainment activities. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offers neo-classical architecture and collection of Asian art. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of the visual arts and the varied cultures they represent. The firm offers visitors the opportunity to explore civilization through the eyes of painters, sculptors, craftsmen and many other artists. The company was founded 1933 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences provides television entertainment services. The private company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Bruce L. Paisner.

The Chamber of Lawrence provides tools and resources to build, sustain and grow the business. The firm’s programs include metropolitan E-community, leadership Lawrence and government & community affairs. The company was founded on December 12, 1878 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Midwest Minerals, Inc. provides crushed limestone and agricultural lime products. Its products are used in road materials for county and state highway projects, coarse aggregate for ready-mix concrete and asphalt plants. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Pittsburg, KS.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association secures financial support for hospital endeavors, charitable care, and community health education. The company was founded by Monti Belot, Ralph R. Reed, Anne Cerf and Laurance Price on October 22, 1969 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Kansas City Symphony operates as music school. The company was founded by R. Crosby Kemper Jr. in 1982 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. develops and administrates sponsored university programs. The not-for-profit research foundation submits proposals for external support of research, instructional, and service projects. It also provides contract negotiation, proposal and post-award, facility construction and development, resources investment, and financial management support services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

AS Software, Inc. is a private company founded in 1991 and based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, with additional offices in KS. The company offers a suite of structured ultrasound reporting and image management solutions tailored for women's health, radiology, and vascular specialties. The company's integrated and vendor-neutral technology allows practices and hospitals of all sizes to capture, review, and retain comprehensive patient ultrasound data seamlessly and efficiently. AS Software is deployed in over 35% of hospitals and leveraged by over 8,000 clinical users. The company is the leading ultrasound reporting and image management cloud solution that helps specialty physicians and teams capture, protect, and deliver healthcare data with confidence, creating more time to focus on patient care.

Part of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Bluebonnet Life Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company is based in Flowood, MS. The CEO of the company is Mary Carol Berry Pigott.

University of Kansas Health System provides medical research and educational services. The firm offers internet medicine, rehabilitation services, pain management, dermatology, and primary care. The company was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS.

Perceptive Equity, LLC (Perceptive Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.