SPRINGFIELD AREA'S LARGEST SECURITY GUARD COMPANIES

Researched by: Sara Phillips

Name Number of Number of Top Year Address / Zip Guards Patrol Type of Local Established Telephone Other Empl Vehicles Security Provided Executive Locally 1 Security Unlimited Inc 2 Armed/unarmed on-site foot/mobile patrols for residential, carrier Charlotte Sutterfield, 901 E St Louis, Ste 104 / 65806 138 9 transport; commercial and construction sites; retail guards; Patrick Sutterfield, 1991 864-4807 / NA 4 crowd control; investigations; specializing in correctional facilities Owners

2 Wells Fargo Guard Services Standing, unarmed, uniformed guards for 1736 E Sunshine, Ste 710 / 65804 102 0 industrial, commercial and construction sites; Chris M Griffin, 1981 886-9400 / 886-9409 2 special events Manager

3 Murray Guard Inc 3757 N Glenstone / 65803 100 1 Unarmed contract guards for industrial plants Kevin Lawrence, 1986 833-1300 / 833-9301 4 Manager

4 ProSecurity/Able Security Services1 Stationary guard; private investigation; Tom Jones, Mike 2951 E Chestnut Expwy / 65802 76 8 personal protection; Eklund, Tom Choate, 1995 863-9560 / 863-9699 3 patrol services; armored cars Managers

5 Whelan Security Co Inc

305 E Walnut, Ste 226 / 65806 75 2 Contract security guard service for the corporate, Daniel C Waddle, 1995

866-8828 / same 5 commercial, industrial and institutional communities Area Manager 6 Midwest Security Inc Armed/unarmed, uniformed foot/mobile patrol 1031 E Battlefield Ste 111 / 65807 68 14 guards for residential and commercial properties; Rick Carter, 1988 881-3405 / 881-3471 2 answer and investigate alarms Owner 7 Loomis, Fargo & Company 530 W McDaniel / 65806 40 17 Armored car service; full ATM services; Mark Lairmore, 1971 865-5700 / 865-7304 5 serving Springfield, Branson, Joplin and surrounding areas Branch Manager 8 Southern Missouri Security 2

287 Green Acres Rd, Branson 15 2 On-site officers and patrol; private and commercial security; Steve King, 1992

335-5713 / 65616 1 investigative work; canine Owner

9 Silhouette Security Armed, uniformed, mobile high-profile man/dog teams for Karyn Moir 8919 E FR 112 ? Strafford / 65757 14 8 residential, commercial and construction sites; Gregg Moir, 1992 736-3441 / 736-2437 0 armed couriers; drug detection; personal protection Owners 10 Missouri Security Patrol

1636 W Thoman / 65803 10 5 Guards; night patrol; construction sites Capt. WJ Simmons 1988

869-9434 / NA 4

11 Springfield Security & Investigations

PO Box 8017 / 65801 9 2 On-site patrol; investigations Rodney Barekman, 1994

831-1697 / NA 3 Owner

12 American Professional Sec Serv 1516 W Lynn / 65802 2 2 Armed/unarmed on-site security guards; Don Sumner, 1977 862-4945 / NA 1 special events Owner

Ranked by number of guards. NA = not available.

1. ProSecurity and Able Security Services are divisions of Professional Security Inc. 2. This information is taken from the 1997 Book of Lists.

Information for the above list of Springfield area's largest security guard companies was compiled from information supplied by company representatives.

Some firms may have been omitted due to lack of information, space or deadline restrictions.

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