The Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) is a trade association representing 5,600 members on legislative and regulatory issues. KLA was formed in 1894 when a group of more than 100 Flint Hills ranchers met in Emporia to discuss cattle theft problems and unreasonable railroad freight rates. Today, KLA represents the state’s multi-billion dollar cattle industry at both the state and federal levels. KLA members are involved in all segments of the livestock industry including cow-calf, feedlot, swine, dairy and sheep. Dues paid by the membership fund legislative, educational and communications activities.

Latimer, Sommers & Associates, P.A. is a consulting engineering firm with over 65 years of experience in the design of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, telecommunications, and environmental systems. The focus of the firm has always been putting the client relationship first and being creative with design solutions. The firm’s approach includes involving individuals responsible for developing the functional criteria for a given project as well as those individuals responsible for maintaining the facility. The high level of expertise and commitment to the client makes Latimer, Sommers & Associates the best choice for a project. Our Team is looking forward to the opportunity to provide qualifications and thanks you for your consideration.

Veterinary practice focused on dairy farms.

FPS&S is one of the most well-established and respected defense firms in northeast Kansas. For more than 100 years, FPS&S attorneys have provided clients wise counsel and aggressive representation in many areas of the law. FPS&S attorneys are best known for their depth of knowledge and experience in substantive as well as procedural matters, with decades of trial experience in state and federal courts. With offices in Topeka and Overland Park, Kansas, FPS&S has gained the loyalty and trust of clients throughout Kansas and Missouri . FPS&S attorneys are recognized leaders in the areas of civil rights, civil defense litigation, government liability, employment law, insurance law, professional liability, medical malpractice, construction litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, products liability, appellate advocacy and administrative law.

ABOUT HTK: HTK Architects has successfully provided its clients with comprehensive architectural services since the firm was founded in 1958. Now into our sixth decade with offices in Topeka and Overland Park, HTK has continued to evolve, adding key associates and keeping an eye to the future-completing new design, addition and renovation projects throughout the region. HTK’s success is founded on providing creative vision, innovative designs, and timeless satisfaction. We do not believe in shortcuts, understanding there is no substitution for hard work and outstanding service. We want to ensure our basic tenants are met: discipline, professionalism, consistency, timeless design, and earning the trust of those we work for. PHILOSOPHY: We are dedicated to providing comprehensive design services of the highest knowledge and quality. Good design is the result of effective communication, creative reasoning that is sensitive to individual client needs and a responsible control of the building process. We successfully address our client needs by designing buildings that meet budgets, time and performance criteria. The simple fact that many clients retain HTK for additional work stands testament to our innovative solutions that meet client needs. COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE: A key to HTK’s continued success is the dedication of our professional staff and principals. We measure the worth of our firm by the quality of our architects. One principal is routinely assigned to each project and remains directly responsible to the owner from project inception to completion. HTK’s principals and staff work together as a team, applying their combined professional experience throughout the design, construction document and construction administration phases.

At Wendling Noe Nelson & Johnson LLC our clients depend on us every day of the year, not just at tax time. That’s because our mission is to fully understand our clients’ business as completely as possible and to provide them the timeliest, quality professional accounting services available.

Palmer Law is Kansas Injury Law. We are an award-winning team of Northeastern Kansas lawyers solely devoted to the practice of personal injury. Palmer Law has over 80 years of combined legal experience and we've been awarded over $100 million for our clients. We have offices in Topeka and Manhattan and we always offer free case consultations.

Bachelor Controls, Inc., (BCI) is an Award Winning Control System Integrator. Named Control Engineering's 2008 System Integrator of the Year, BCI is a leading provider of control and systems integration solutions to manufacturers. BCI's focused experience lies in the industries of food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals, plastics, specialty chemicals, ethanol alcohol, petfood/aquaculture, and feed/grain. The company's specialties include high-end batching systems, automated cooking extrusion, food and ingredient processes, bulk material transport, and material handling. Additionally, BCI has developed specialized skills in data collection and tracking systems. BCI leverages this "top floor to shop floor"​ understanding to provide expertise in Manufacturing Execution Systems solutions, integrating process control systems with Enterprise Resource Planning systems to give customers near real-time information they use to make critical business decisions. Founded in 1983, BCI is recognized as a Charter CSIA Certified Member, Charter Rockwell Automation Solution Partner, and a Microsoft Certified Partner. BCI headquarters are located in Sabetha, Kansas, with offices in the Kansas City metro area and Memphis, Tennessee. To learn more, visit www.bachelorcontrols.com.

Bolt Data innovates business processes on Salesforce and ServiceMax enabling organizations to achieve profitable growth by maximizing their existing resources. Our approach begins with a comprehensive understanding of our clients' businesses, immersing ourselves in their operations to fully grasp the challenges they face. Then, we design and deploy tailored solutions that fuel sustainable growth. With a track record of over 250 successful projects, our expertise spans across industries, including service, manufacturing, healthcare, oil and gas, energy, utilities and more. We've also reimagined asset monitoring with our Salesforce-native app, Bolt Data Connect. Asset-centric companies can operationalize all of their connected assets to enable a proactive service delivery model and reduce service delivery costs. Bolt Data Connect is a 2x winner of the Salesforce AppExchange Demo Jam.

Schwerdt Design Group is a full service architecture, interiors, and planning firm with offices in Topeka, Kansas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Our goal is to build better communities through design excellence and personalized service which result in unique soluctions to the challenges of our clients.

Braden Heidner Lowe & Associates was formed in 1979, with the ability and passion to offer clients an unsurpassed level of government relations and association management services. Specializing in contract lobbying, political consulting and association management services the firm has the most experienced team of full-time staff dedicated to working for our clients. For nearly three decades business and professional organizations have relied on the members of the Braden Heidner Lowe & Associates team to help them succeed. We are an established firm with the skills and experience essential to successfully address the government relations and association management needs of our clients.

Founded in 1989, SMH Consultants, P.A. is a leader in engineering and land surveying. Our range of experiences has allowed our team to continually expand and diversify the services we offer our clients. SMH’s success is a testament to our delivery of effective, high-quality projects that fulfill our clients’ needs at a reasonable cost. Moving forward, we remain committed to meeting — and even exceeding — our clients’ expectations. With offices in Manhattan, Overland Park, Dodge City, and Colorado Springs, SMH employs a current staff of 32 employees. SMH has grown and continues to grow in response to a demand for our services. Today, SMH provides professional services related to nearly every facet of municipal engineering across the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Colorado.