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| Sprint |  | Sprint
2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy.
Westwood, Kansas 66205 | 2000 Sales: $23,613,000,000
2000 Earnings: $93,000,000
www.sprint.com |
Sprint is the "pin drop, dime a minute" company- 3rd Largest long distance company in America. But now their moving into Sprint Digital PCS Wireless Services. And its so hot, MCI-Worldcom is trying to buy them. See Close-up... | | Utilicorp United |  | Utilicorp United
20 W. Ninth Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105 | 2000 Sales: $28,974,000,000
2000 Earnings: $206,000,000
www.utilicorpunited.com |
A utility company providing natural gas and electricity to two million people mostly in Kansas City and the Midwest. See Close-up... | | Farmland Industries |  | Farmland Industries
3315 N. Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, Missouri 64116 | 2000 Sales: $12,239,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Coop
www.farmland.com |
An agricultural cooperative owned by thousands of farmers. The cooperative handles all services for its members such as providing feed, fuel and fertilizer, and then processing the produced grain and cattle. See Close-up... | | Hallmark Cards |  | Hallmark Cards
2501 McGee St.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108 | 2000 Sales: $4,200,000,000
2000 Earnings: $Private
www.hallmark.com |
Hallmark cards is the giant of the greeting cards industry. They have 45% of the greeting cards and gifts market. In addition they have 5,000 stores across the U.S. for retailing their goods. See Close-up... | | Interstate Bakeries |  | Interstate Bakeries
12 East Amour Blvd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64141 | 2000 Sales: $3,522,000,000
2000 Earnings: $89,000,000
www.twinkies.com |
The Fortune 500 Bakery. This baked goods giant makes Wonder bread, Hostess Cupcakes, Twinkies, Dolly Madison and Home Pride. See Close-up... | | Yellow Corporation |  | Yellow Corporation
10990 Ross Ave.
Overland Park, Kansas 66207 | 2000 Sales: $3,588,000,000
2000 Earnings: $68,000,000
www.yellowcorp.com |
Want to ship some heavy stuff that's too big for UPS but you don't own your own truck? The Yellow Corporation is one of America's largest trucking companies for less-than-truckload services. So check them out. See Close-up... | | HR Block |  | HR Block
4400 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111 | 2000 Sales: $2,451,000,000
2000 Earnings: $251,000,000
www.hrblock.com |
The Tax People. H&R Block has 8,800 franchised tax consultants across the U.S. They are rumored to handle 15% of all tax returns filed in the U.S. See Close-up... |
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