Ingram's July 2026

Corporate Report 100 21 Arise Homes Gross Revenue: 2025: $34,900,000

Average Annual Growth Rate: 59.32%

Growth: 177.96% 2022: $12,555,541

Full-time employees: 33 This mission-driven, residential homebuilder specializes in building durable, energy-efficient, ranch-style homes. They focus on low-maintenance living by using full brick-and-stone exteriors. By maintaining steady production and strict 1,350-point inspection checklists, Arise Homes delivers high-quality, long-lasting construction at accessible prices. 22 Cornerstone Bank Growth: 175.77% Average Annual Growth Rate: 58.59% Gross Revenue: 2025: $27,412,000 2022: $9,940,000 Full-time employees: 31 The rate cycle that squeezed borrowers was generous to lenders, and few rode it harder than Cornerstone Bank. The Overland Park institution—with $501 million in assets under holding company Cornerstone Bancshares—logged among the strongest gains among the community banks on this year’s list, planted squarely in Johnson County’s growth corridor. 23 Bank of Odessa Growth: 172.05% Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.35% Gross Revenue: 2025: $43,604,000 2022: $16,028,000 Full-time employees: 55 A century-old formula—gather deposits, lend locally—still compounds for Bank of Odessa, the $650 million-asset institution serving eastern Jackson and Lafayette counties. Its growth was driven as its loan book repriced through the rate cycle. Its 2.05 percent return on assets ranks among the strongest of any bank on this year’s list, in an industry where a single percentage point is considered good. 24 NvisionKC Growth: 171.24% Average Annual Growth Rate: 57.08% Gross Revenue: 2025: $1,494,980 2022: $551,175 Full-time employees: 6 Founded in a pandemic and forged in Microsoft’s stack, NvisionKC returns after last year’s Top 10 debut. Grace Ahn launched the minority- and woman-owned IT consultancy in 2020; today its team builds SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform, automation and AI solutions for clients including Jackson County and the city of Leawood, and it was the KC Chamber’s 2023 Emerging Small Business of the Year. 25 Airshare Growth: 165.71% Average Annual Growth Rate: 55.24% Gross Revenue: 2025: $378,019,690 2022: $142,265,619 Full-time employees: 499 Private aviation kept climbing long after the pandemic surge that launched it, and Overland Park-based Airshare rode the updraft. The fractional and managed private-jet provider led by Jon Owen has scored twin recognition, both here and as it has climbed Ingram’s 100 list of top private companies in tandem, moving from No. 85 to No. 72 in a year. 26 Sara Software Systems Growth: 162.68% Average Annual Growth Rate: 54.23% Gross Revenue: 2025: $26,375,838 2022: $10,041,223 Full-time employees: DD Federal IT modernization is a marathon of credentials, and Olathe-based Sara Software Systems has collected the full set: SBA 8(a) status, CMMI Maturity Level 3 for both development and services, and a trio of ISO certifications. Founded in 2004 and woman- and minority-owned under CEO Maninder Kaur, the firm delivers application modernization, cybersecurity, cloud and agile transformation for federal agencies and commercial clients. 27 CJ Industries Growth: 152.41% Average Annual Growth Rate: 50.80% Gross Revenue: 2025: $39,489,000 2022: $15,645,000 Full-time employees: 105 After more than two decades in construction, Mindy Rocha founded CJ Industries in 2013; the region’s industrial building boom has since done its part. The Kansas City, Kan., firm—certified woman- and minority-owned in both Kansas and Missouri— self-performs mechanical, plumbing, millwright and general construction work for industrial and commercial clients. 28 Populous Growth: 146.85% Average Annual Growth Rate: 48.95% Gross Revenue: 2025: $552,400,000 2022: $223,780,000 Full-time employees: 1,328 A global stadium-building boom runs through Kansas City, and Populous—the KC-born design practice behind many of the world’s highest-profile sports and entertainment venues—has been flying high. World Cup preparations, arena renovations and an expanding live-entertainment portfolio have kept the pipeline full. 29 Electrical Corp. of America Growth: 141.22% Average Annual Growth Rate: 47.07% Gross Revenue: 2025: $313,592,071 2022: $130,000,000 Full-time employees: 160 The same construction supercycle powering the metro’s electrical trades shows up emphatically in Raytown, where Electrical Corp. of America is supercharged by a lean force of 160 employees. Led by Jason King, ECA returns to Ingram’s 100 orbit after prior appearances in 2019 and 2022, this time with revenue per employee that would make most contractors blush. 30 Generator Studio Growth: 136.94% Average Annual Growth Rate: 45.65% Gross Revenue: 2025: $12,436,856 2022: $5,248,894 Full-time employees: 31 The global venue-building boom runs through the Crossroads, where Generator Studio—the Kansas City architecture and interiors firm founded in 2009, pairs hospitality-driven design with sports, workplace and residential work. Partners Tom Proebstle and Mike Kress have designed for sports franchises since the mid-1990s, creating AIA Kansas City’s 2022 Firm of the Year, and a four-time “Best Place to Work in Sports.”

3rd Year

3rd Year

3rd Year

2nd Year

3rd Year

7th Year

4th Year

3rd Year

1st Year

7th Year

30

I ngr am ’ s

July 2026

Ingrams.com