Ingram's June 2026

Built To Last

All-TIME HONOR ROLL GOLDS The Capital Grille...........................................................70 Bristol Seafood + Steak + Social...................................46 Jack Stack Barbecue.....................................................44 Plaza III–The Steakhouse*............................................38 Halls Kansas City...........................................................36 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art......................................35 Stroud's.......................................................................... 32 First Watch....................................................................28 Garozzo's Ristorante......................................................25 J.E. Dunn Construction..................................................23 The American Restaurant..............................................23 Burns & McDonnell.......................................................22 Weston, Mo...................................................................22 Inspired Occasions........................................................20 Jazzoo............................................................................ 20 Starlight Theatre...........................................................20 Aristocrat Motors..........................................................19 Overland Park Convention Center.................................19 Intercontinental KC at The Plaza...................................18 Nordstrom...................................................................... 18 The Classic Cup.............................................................18 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City...................16 Saint Luke's Hospital.....................................................16 Tivol. .............................................................................. 16 Trozzolo Communications Group...................................16 Ameristar Casino Hotel KC............................................15 Commerce Bank.............................................................15 JJ's. ............................................................................... 15 Kauffman Stadium/The Royals.....................................15 Kansas City Zoo.............................................................14 McCormick & Schmick's................................................14 Overland Chauffered Services.......................................14 VML. .............................................................................. 14 AMC Theaters...............................................................13 Arrowhead Stadium/The Chiefs....................................13 bijin................................................................................ 13 Country Club Bank.........................................................13 Creative Planning..........................................................13 HNTB. ............................................................................ 13 Lake of the Ozarks.........................................................13 ReeceNichols................................................................. 13 Bernstein-Rein............................................................... 12 Hy-Vee. .......................................................................... 12 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.....................12 Minsky's......................................................................... 12 Peppercorn Duck Club*.................................................12 Polsinelli PC...................................................................12 Bo Ling's........................................................................11 Ida McBeth....................................................................11 The National Golf Club of Kansas City..........................11 * — Closed permanently

There is a reason we admire businesses that endure. Not simply because they’ve been around a long time, but because longevity has become one of the hardest achievements in commerce. Over the past five years alone, companies have navigated a post-pandemic landscape un like anything seen in generations, supply-chain upheaval, inflation that reshaped household budgets, the fastest rise in interest rates in decades, persistent labor shortages and rapidly changing customer expectations. Thousands of businesses across America never made it through that gauntlet. Those that did learned an important lesson: Success isn’t about having a single great year. It’s earning the op portunity to have another one. That’s what makes the companies recognized with Gold awards in this edition of Best of Business Kansas City worth celebrating. For nearly four decades, Ingram’s has asked the people best positioned to judge business performance—our read ers, the executives, entrepreneurs and professionals who spend their own money every day—to identify the organi zations that consistently deliver. Their votes aren't mar keting slogans or popularity contests. They’re reflections of experience, built on repeated interactions with restau rants, hotels, financial institutions, law firms, retailers, entertainment venues, professional service providers and dozens of other businesses that shape life in this region. Some names return year after year. Others appear for the first time, reflecting the way Kansas City’s business landscape continues to evolve. Together, though, they share a common characteristic: They have earned trust in a marketplace where trust has become increasingly dif ficult to win—and even harder to keep. That’s particularly meaningful today. New businesses are launched every day with optimism and ambition, yet many won’t survive beyond their first few years. Others will find success, only to discover that sustaining it de mands constant reinvention. Excellence, it turns out, isn’t a destination. It’s a discipline. The companies recognized on the following pages— our All-Time Gold Honor Roll—have demonstrated that discipline. They have adapted when conditions changed, continued serving customers when circumstances became difficult and built reputations strong enough that the re gion’s business community continues to recommend them. That may be the highest compliment any enterprise can receive. Congratulations to this year’s honorees—and to every business that reminds us that excellence isn’t measured by a moment of success, but by the ability to earn it again tomorrow.

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