Judges choose inaugural Business Class honorees

An independent panel of judges has chosen the inaugural group of 10 companies for Business Class, an award cooperatively presented by Springfield Business Journal, UMB Bank, BKD LLP and Lathrop & Gage LLP.

Business Class is designed to honor companies for achievement in financial performance, innovation and community involvement. Participating companies must operate their headquarters within a 50-mile radius of Springfield; have completed three years in business; and report gross annual revenues of at least $3 million.

The 10 companies chosen, in alphabetical order, are Anderson Engineering, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, HealthcareFirst, Integrity Home Care, Larry Snyder and Co., Marlin Network Inc., Penmac Personnel Services Inc., Radiophone Engineering Inc., Red Monkey Foods and Rick’s Automotive.

Representatives of the top five companies – to be announced during a June 15 luncheon – will be invited to a leadership retreat in California wine country. Tickets to the awards program, which begins at 11:30 a.m. at Highland Springs Country Club, 5400 S. Highland Springs Blvd., are available for $35 apiece at sbj.net.