Judges choose third annual Business Class honorees

An independent panel of judges has chosen the third annual group of 10 companies for Business Class, an award presented by UMB Bank, BKD LLP, Lathrop & Gage LLP, Ollis & Co. and media sponsor Springfield Business Journal.

Business Class is designed to honor companies for achievement in financial performance, innovation and community involvement. Participating companies must have been in business three years, operate their headquarters within SBJ’s coverage area and report gross annual revenue of at least $3 million.

The 10 companies chosen based on scored applications, in alphabetical order, are Anderson Engineering Inc., Citizens Memorial Healthcare, CNH Reman LLC, CoxHealth, DeLong Plumbing LLC, Family Pharmacy Inc., Hammons Products Co., JMark Business Solutions Inc., MaMa Jean's Natural Foods Market LLC and National Enzyme Co. Inc.

Representatives of the top five companies – announced during a July 11 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 $40.