Ingram's June 2026

Business Services (continued)

viding coverage to individuals, families, and employer groups across the Kansas City region as a locally based, independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. CIGNA earns Silver as the national insurer with a strong KC employ er market presence. AMERICAN TRUST ADMINISTRATOR takes Bronze . HOSPITAL/MEDICAL CENTER Anchoring the region’s academic medical enterprise from its Westwood campus, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL earns Gold this ballot. As the region’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, the hospi tal’s cancer and transplant programs draw patients well beyond the metro, and its aca demic affiliation with KU Medical Center keeps it on the leading edge of clinical research. ADVENTHEALTH earns Silver , the faith-based health system continuing to expand its regional presence with its flagship Shawnee Mission Medical Center campus and multiple outpatient facilities. SAINT LUKE’S and NKC HEALTH tie for Bronze —Saint Luke’s, whose flagship Kansas City hospital traces to an 1882 founding, completed a 2024 merger with

St. Louis-based BJC Health but continues to operate under its own name and iden tity in the KC region; NKC Health is the recently rebranded combination of North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health, unified under a single name while remain ing separate legal organizations. BEST HOTEL Opened in 2020 adjacent to the Kansas City Convention Center, the LOEWS HOTEL brings 800 rooms and a 60,000-square foot conference facility to Downtown. Its locally inspired programming and design earn Gold here, and it also houses 1587 Prime, the Mahomes and Kelce steak house that opened in September 2025. CROSSROADS HOTEL earns Silver for its boutique design identity and arts-district location. MARGARITAVILLE HOTEL takes Bronze as the city’s most prominent entertainment-hospitality concept. BEST LAW FIRM Founded in Kansas City in 1972 and now an Am Law 100 firm with more than 1,200 attorneys across more than 25 offices nation wide, POLSINELLI earns Gold as the met ro’s largest homegrown law firm, its practice

spanning corporate, healthcare, real estate, and litigation work for clients well beyond the region. STINSON LLP earns Silver — another Kansas City-founded firm with deep regional roots and a national footprint. HUSCH BLACKWELL takes Bronze , the 1916-founded, KC-headquartered firm with more than 700 attorneys and an industry focused practice spanning health care, agri business, energy, and financial services. BEST MEETING/ CONFERENCE FACILITY The OVERLAND PARK CONVENTION CENTER earns Gold as the metro’s most voted conference destination—more than 244,000 square feet of total space, includ ing a Grand Ballroom and exhibit hall, drawing particular support from Johnson County-based organizations. The KC CONVENTION CENTER earns Silver : the Downtown complex encompasses 388,000 square feet of exhibit space, 48 meeting rooms, the 2,363-seat Music Hall, and connections to the downtown hotel network via skywalks. BALL EVENT CENTER and FIORELLA’S EVENT SPACE tie for Bronze —Ball Event Center as the premier independent event venue

MISSOURI'S

BUSINESS

MAGAZINE

Kansas City’s Executive Elites, 2026

Ingrams.com | September 2022

There’s only one time during the year when Ingram’s names and profiles “The Most Powerful” Business Leaders in the Greater Kansas City region. And it’s coming in September. Advertise in the most highly read issue of the year. Closing Date is Thursday, September 3 816.842.9994 Advertising@Ingrams.com

THE MOST POWERFUL BUSINESS LEADERS IN MISSOURI

SPECIAL EDITION | TWENTY DOLLARS

2022.09 Cover.indd 1

9/11/22 12:18 PM

48

I ng r am ’ s

Best of Business Kansas City 2026

Ingrams.com