Best companies to work for in Kansas City?

What companies are fueling growth in Kansas City? Why are they a great employer?

Would like the information on the Top Companies to work for in Kansas City Missouri.

My wife is currently pursuing a career in Procurement. She has 7+ years experience and is on the top of her game. She is looking for an exceptional company who has the drive for exellence as she does.

I will like to nominate for the Best Places to work in Kansas City 2009, CyDex Pharmaceuticals. I'm working for them as a temp, but there environment, professionalism, benefits are great. All the employees are like a family, and they work as a team! The company is really s good one to work in.

Shirley L. Folch

I work at the Home Depot in Merriam, KS. in the hardware dept. I wanted to say the people I work with are great and I love the interaction with customers. The management there is great too, but one thing I would like to comment on is that I wish there could be more autonomy within our store. By this I mean not following every directive that comes out of the home office in Atlanta. Alot of their directives, i.e, changing end caps all the time, rearranging inventory displays unnecessarily, and other projects that the home office wants done instead of shaping up individual departments like we should be doing, etc.
I think the individual departments would look alot better and could easily be better shopped by our customers. I will say Home Depot is EXTREMLEY focused on customer service, more than any other organization I have ever been with. And I have worked there over 6 yrs. as a part time associate.
By the way I am looking for a sales position selling industrial equipment, i.e. motors, electrical components, pipe, tubing, etc. if there is any company looking for sales enigneers.