Established in 1995 and headquartered in Colwich, Kansas, with a regional office in Brazil, ICM provides innovative technologies, solutions and services to sustain agriculture and to advance renewable energy, including ethanol and feed technologies that will increase the supply of world protein. By providing proprietary process technologies to over 100 facilities globally with a combined annual production of approximately 8.8 billion gallons of ethanol and 25 million tons of distiller grains, ICM has become a world leader in biorefining technologies.

Jacam Catalyst offers a full range of oilfield chemical manufacturing, blending, formulating, analysis, and R&D capabilities. We have multiple nationwide full-service laboratories and warehouses covering drilling, production, stimulation, pipeline, and other specialty chemical needs. With state of the art ICPs, GCs, scanning electron microscopes, dynamic scale loops, corrosion autoclaves, and many other specialized analytical and product performance test equipment, we are your top service provider for all oilfield chemical needs.

PROSOCO is a national manufacturer of construction products for improving the energy-efficiency, sustainability, performance and appearance of buildings. Since its founding in 1939, the company has excelled at the innovation and development of superior products and services for the construction industry. Today, PROSOCO is recognized in the marketplace as a leading maker and supplier of masonry cleaners and protective treatments; hardeners, densifiers, stains and other products for concrete floors; and air- and water-resistive barrier systems for building envelopes. Learn more about our products lines -- R-GUARD, Consolideck® and Sure Klean® at Prosoco.com.

Monolith pioneers sustainable US manufacturing via methane pyrolysis, producing low-emission carbon black and hydrogen.

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Kugler Company is an industry leader in the production of specialty liquid fertilizers, including the innovative Slow Release Nitrogen (SRN) KQ XRN. Kugler Company is family-owned and operated with multiple locations in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota.

Established in 1947 by Bruce and Amy Hodgdon, today, sons Bob and JB have grown Hodgdon Powder Company into the largest US supplier of smokeless, blackpowder and blackpowder substitute propellants. The company distributes gunpowder under the Hodgdon®, IMR®, Winchester®, Accurate® and Ramshot® brands. Learn more about the brands at these websites – www.Hodgdon.com, www.IMRPowder.com, www.WWPowder.com, www.Ramshot.com or www.AccuratePowder.com and connect with the Hodgdon brand on Facebook or YouTube.

Founded in 2001, farmer owned KAAPA Ethanol serves agricultural operations across the United States. Our direct holdings consist of three plants and an elevator located in Central Nebraska. We produce over 300 million gallons of renewable fuel annually.

The Mid-America Regional Council is a nonprofit association of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the bistate Kansas City region. Governed by a board of local elected officials, MARC serves nine counties and 120 cities. Terms of Use: https://www.marc.org/about-marc/contact-us/social-media-terms-and-conditions-users MARC provides a forum for the region to work together to advance social, economic and environmental progress. MARC is funded by federal, state and private grants, local contributions and earned income. A major portion of its budget is passed through to local governments and other agencies for programs and services.

As a consultant, I partnered with the State of Kansas Chief Information Technology Architect (CITA) to develop a vision of how the IT project oversight office could be organized, and to develop strategic objectives the office must meet in order to be successful. Key Responsibilities ➤ Performed research and benchmarking of how other U.S. state technology offices are structured to understand best practices within similar offices. ➤ Conducted stakeholder interviews with agency CIOs, chief information technology officers (CITOS), legislators, and agency staff ➤ Develop a comprehensive SWOT analysis of the current state of the IT project oversight office and their service offerings. ➤ Presented a recommendation to the Secretary of Administration at the end of the engagement to address opportunities and challenges. Key Deliverables ➤ Benchmark research report ➤ SWOT analysis ➤ Vision/mission and value statements ➤ Service offerings ➤ Staffing structure, including roles and responsibilities ➤ Change management analysis

Since 1947, Polo Custom Products has been a frontrunner in innovative custom industrial sewing services, film and fabric welding, thermoforming, and supply chain management. We design, engineer, and manufacture custom products and components for OEMs in the medical, fire and safety, industrial and government/defense industries. As a leader in this industry, we have helped guide OEMs in the development of products that help protect, preserve, enhance, and save lives for 75 years. Our steadfast commitment to offering exceptional quality, superior customer service, and innovative solutions has led us to become one of the premier design and manufacturing companies in the nation. We design and manufacture cutting edge, lifesaving products, such as emergency aircraft passenger oxygen bags, fluid collection and LAP bags, SCBA harness assemblies, CBRN hoods, medical equipment carrying cases and bags, waste collection and drainage bags, ballistic protection panels and shields, and the Original Chemical Protective Patient Wrap for the U.S. military. Polo Custom Products’ in-house Product Development & Engineering Center provides extensive capabilities to create custom products including solid modeling, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, raw materials research and sourcing, DFM / DFA and FMEA. Our designers and engineers have the capabilities to develop and source non-core components such as metal castings, stampings, or injection molded parts. Our Quality Management System is ISO 9001 registered both in the U.S. and overseas. We are also DDTC State Dept. Registered for ITAR compliance, and JCP certified.

Sims Fertilizer & Chemical carries a variety of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers for agricultural, personal, and maintenance use.