Nominate a Kansas City Top Workplace for 2026
Great workplaces don’t happen by accident. They are built to bring out the best in people. If you know of one, nominate it as a Top Workplace in the Kansas City metro area.
For the second year, the Kansas City Star will honor outstanding workplace culture in the region. Any organization with 50 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award. Standout companies will be honored in December 2026.
Anyone can nominate an outstanding company. The nomination deadline is July 17. Public, private, non-profit, a school, or even a government agency. To nominate an employer or for more information on the awards, just go to kansascity.com/nominate or call (913) 318-5766.
There is no cost to participate. To qualify as a Kansas City Top Workplace, employees evaluate their workplace using a short 26-question survey that takes just a few minutes to complete. Companies will be surveyed through September.
Energage, the Pennsylvania-based research partner for the project, conducts Top Workplaces surveys for media in 70 markets nationwide and surveyed more than 2 million employees at more than 8,000 organizations in the past year.
“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a celebration of excellence,” said Eric Rubino, CEO of Energage. “It serves as a reminder of the vital role a people-first workplace experience plays in achieving success.”
For the 2025 awards, 33 employers in the Kansas City metro area earned recognition as Top Workplaces.