{"id":9979,"date":"2022-09-08T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acendasnew.flywheelsites.com\/corporate\/?page_id=9979"},"modified":"2025-12-30T19:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:30:02","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acendas.com\/corporate\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9979\" class=\"elementor elementor-9979\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adb066f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adb066f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-168ed36\" data-id=\"168ed36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e75b56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e75b56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/acendas.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/HistoryWebsiteHeader1903-\u00d7-475-px-1-1024x256.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acendas.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/HistoryWebsiteHeader1903-\u00d7-475-px-1-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/acendas.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/HistoryWebsiteHeader1903-\u00d7-475-px-1-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/acendas.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/HistoryWebsiteHeader1903-\u00d7-475-px-1-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/acendas.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/HistoryWebsiteHeader1903-\u00d7-475-px-1-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/acendas.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/HistoryWebsiteHeader1903-\u00d7-475-px-1.png 1903w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de83ad8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de83ad8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7418538\" data-id=\"7418538\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc26b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bc26b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Providing Unmatched Expertise to Enhance the Travel Experience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885d10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"885d10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Acendas Travel opened its doors October 21, 1982 as a full-service travel agency operating as All About Travel in Kansas City. It features products and services for corporate travel programs, leisure travel experiences, and support for meeting and incentive travel activities.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve built our success on a foundation of relationship building, outstanding customer service, and the latest technological innovation to enhance the travel experience<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">In January 2012, the company changed its name to Acendas Travel, a derivation of Latin and Greek words meaning \u201cto lift\u201d and \u201cto serve.\u201d It aligned with the company\u2019s mission to lift the lives of individuals and the performance of companies by providing high-quality service.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13eae43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13eae43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3b0d78\" data-id=\"a3b0d78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dcbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9dcbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Partnerships Strengthen Value Proposition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3717d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3717d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several strategic decisions have propelled Acendas Travel to the elite of travel companies. First, it entered into a joint venture relationship with world leader BCD Travel in 2001 to support corporate travel programming. The move allowed Acendas Travel to utilize BCD Travel\u2019s technology platform and international offices, and offer travel discounts to clients thanks to BCD\u2019s purchasing power. In 2017, Acendas Travel became a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCD Travel.<\/p><p>The company entered a new era in January 2025 when President Brent Blake retired after 27 years and was succeeded by Richard Aquino. He joined Acendas Travel after 20-plus years with insurance giant Allianz.<\/p><p class=\"normal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt;background: white\"><span lang=\"EN\">The Acendas Travel Vacation Division is a member of the Signature Travel Network and focuses on premium and luxury travel services. The relationship affords Acendas Travel vacation clients a diversity of travel opportunities and outstanding values through significant purchasing power. Members of the network include some of the country&#8217;s top leisure travel agencies and most respected travel providers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9befdea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9befdea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f862f6\" data-id=\"4f862f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd1003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdd1003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Going from Good to Great<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac818e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac818e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the early 2000s, Acendas Travel began to apply the principles of the book, <em>Good to Great<\/em> by Jim Collins, to the management of the company. Concepts such as \u201cgetting the right people on the bus and in the right seats\u201d \/ \u201cconfront the brutal facts\u201d \/ \u201ca culture of discipline\u201d were key in elevating company performance. The development of its hedgehog concept: \u201ccreating lasting client relationships\u201d crystalized what Acendas Travel could be best at. That is manifested in an extremely high client retention rate for corporate clients, and strong repeat and referrals for vacation customers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8d37e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce8d37e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1178438\" data-id=\"1178438\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d309aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d309aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giving Back to Our Communities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4945f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4945f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;color: #808080;background-color: #ffffff;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal\">From the beginning, one of our core beliefs is helping to improve the lives of others in our communities. We do this by giving back through donations and sponsorships, volunteering, and participating in local events. Activities are driven and coordinated by a cross-functional, cross-located group of team members known as Team Acendas. This group meets monthly to identify opportunities and activities, schedule them as appropriate, and then enlists team members to participate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;color: #808080;background-color: #ffffff;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal\">The following are some of our community activities:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ba26d elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e4ba26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Corporate Partner of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City.<\/b> In addition to providing funds to the organization as part of the general sponsorship, the company participates in the Summer Bowl for Kids Sake event, where teams and participants engage in fundraising. Also, we conduct an annual clothing drive to benefit the organization.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Don Bosco Center.<\/b> Acendas engages in numerous activities to support the Center. We organize raffles and contests to generate funds that go directly to the Center for the residents\u2019 Christmas gifts. In December, Acendas receives Christmas Wish Lists from Center residents, and we purchase items on the list.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>The Big Slick.<\/b> Perhaps Kansas City\u2019s premier philanthropic event, Acendas Travel VP of Corporate Relations Kathy Sudeikis, plays a key role and is engaged in year-round activities to bring the event to fruition. In addition to Kathy\u2019s involvement, various staff members have participated in a support role throughout the years.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We participate in the staff payroll deduction for<b> United Way<\/b>.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Alzheimer\u2019s Association<\/b>. We sponsor a team to participate in the annual KC Walk for Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We support our staff who participate and support the activities of numerous organizations.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040e347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"040e347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recognition Worth Mentioning<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45eebb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45eebb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcendas Travel\u2019s financial success, contributions to the community and its longevity has earned it recognition inside and outside of the travel industry. Here are some of the recent awards or mentions for the company and its staff:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b2596 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"76b2596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kansas Department of Commerce 2025 To the Stars Business Award - Merit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/kansascity\/news\/2025\/08\/05\/best-places-to-work-2025-honoree-announcement.html\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kansas City Business Journal Best Places to Work - 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(Retired) President Brent Blake, Ingram\u2019s Magazine Top 250 - 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kansas City Business Journal Fast 50 - 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ingram's Magazine Fastest 100 Growing Companies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">LuxLife Magazine, 2024 Most Client-Focused Travel Company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ingram's Magazine, 2024 President-of-the-Year, President Brent Blake<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ingram's Magazine Top 100 Privately Held Companies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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