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BEST OF BUSINESS KANSAS CITY 2023

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BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM With accounting firms, it’s all about the numbers, so no surprise that the firm with the region’s biggest numbers—as in CPAs on staff—is also the favorite for Gold : Springfield based FORVIS . This year’s merger of the former BKD and Charlotte-based DHG created a Top 10 national power, as well as a local market leader with services in audit, tax, and business consulting. Silver is shared between KPMG , combining a strong local presence with the power of brand, and RSM , serving the middle market with audit, tax, and consulting. BEST LARGE ADVERTISING AGENCY Going toe-to-toe with large national and global powers, BERNSTEIN-REIN may be the smallest of the medalists here,

but there’s no questioning its collective heart and loyalty of executive readers, who award it the Gold . BARKLEY , whose iconic TWA rocket atop the Downtown headquarters speaks volumes about its branding awareness, secures the Silver as it nears its 60th year in business. And the biggest of the three is Bronze -winning VMLY&R , truly a worldwide presence with offices on six continents (sorry, Antarctica). BEST SMALL ADVERTISING AGENCY Strategic communications, marketing, PR, brand-building—it’s a surprisingly robust line of services for a firm in this category, and it all works to secure Gold for TROZZOLO , whimsically known as the Gee Whiz Factory. Hard-charging CRUX KC mov ing up among the region’s fastest-growing companies secures Silver with its innovative approach to fractional CMO and out

Proudly serving our clients and our community. Best of Business Kansas City Recipient, Bernstein-Rein

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