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 KAI receives national honor at Boston eventfive years of steady growth and job creation Kauffman & Associates, Inc. (KAI), with offices in Spokane, Wash. and Silver Spring, Md., has been named to the Inner City 100 for the fifth year in a row, earning a place in the national award program's Hall of Fame. Sponsored by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Bloomberg Businessweek, the Inner City 100 recognizes successful inner city companies and their CEO's as role models for entrepreneurship, innovative business practices and job creation in America's urban communities. KAI first made the list in 2006 and is ranked 30th this year. "KAI has a great team of professionals, dedicated to quality service and excellent relationships. This award speaks to the hard work of the folks who work at KAI," said company president Jo Ann Kauffman, MPH, who accepted the award in Boston on May 5. Kauffman, a member of the Nez Perce tribe, established KAI in 1990. The company offers management and professional services to state, tribal and federal governments; philanthropic foundations, national associations and private-sector businesses. KAI employs 80 staff members in Spokane, Wa., Silver Spring, Md,, and other locations. Company service lines include communications, training and technical assistance, meeting and event planning, research and evaluation, web and database development, peer review support and management support. Among its clients are the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education, and Indian Health Service. 
Tara Spann, Director of Diversity Initiatives, Staples North American Delivery; Jo Ann Kauffman, President, Kauffman & Associates, Inc.; Mary Kay Leonard, President and CEO, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC); and Michael Porter, Founder and Reporter, ICIC."We are delighted to celebrate businesses like Kauffman & Associates, Inc. that are playing a critical role in revitalizing America's urban communities. Through their achievements, the Inner City 100 winning companies exemplify America's remarkable potential and the road to future economic recovery," said Mary Kay Leonard, ICIC president and CEO. To qualify for the Inner City 100 list, companies were required to have at least 51 percent of their operations located in an economically distressed urban area; have at least 10 full-time employees; and a five-year operating sales history that includes at least $200,000 in revenues in the first year of consideration, an increase in year-five over year-four sales, and fifth-year sales of at least $1 million. For the 2010 list, ICIC looked at total revenue growth from 2004 to 2008, and the specific rankings were based on these growth rates. An economically distressed urban area is defined by ICIC as having a 50 percent higher unemployment level, 50 percent higher poverty level, and 50 percent lower median income than the metropolitan statistical area. More information: |
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