The Kansas Department of Commerce will recognize several Kansas City small businesses during its annual Minority and Women Business Awards Luncheon on Oct. 13 in Topeka.

The lunch will start at 11:30 a.m. at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. Admission costs $40 per person or $320 for a table of eight. To attend, contact the Office of Minority and Women Business Development at www.kansascommerce.com/medweek, (785) 296-3425 or rharris@kansascommerce.com.

This year’s honorees include:

Women-Owned Companies

Construction

Kansas Asphalt Inc. / Jane Jeffries / Bucyrus

Manufacturer

Mid Star Lab Inc. / Kari Wagner Edwardsville

Professional Service

Shockey Consulting LLC / Sheila Shockey / Lenexa

Retail

Harper’s Fabric & Quilt Co. / Elaine Johnson / Overland Park

Service Industry

Staffing Kansas City Inc. / Shelley Seibolt and Roses Ammon / Overland Park

Supplier/Distributor

International Express Trucking Inc. / Karen Duff / Kansas City

Minority-Owned Businesses

Construction

Anderson & Sons Trucking Inc. / Winfred Anderson and Darrell Anderson / Edwardsville

Manufacturer

Quik Tek Machining LLC  / Tuan Lai & Cang Phu / Wichita

Professional Service

Mind Lift LLC / Erlinda Tjhai-Aydulun / Overland Park

Retail

MACKECH Jewelry LLC / Georgina Herrera / Overland Park

Service Industry

PUSH Plus Fitness LLC / Chris Omni / Topeka

Supplier/Distributor

Sarin Energy Solutions / Inayat Noormohamad / Overland Park

Individual Awards

Minority Business Advocate

Sook Park / Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City / Overland Park

Women Business Advocate

Mary A. Redmond / FearLess Negotiator LLC / Kansas City

Young Entrepreneur

Abisai Reyes / CleanCo / Topeka

Corporation of the Year

Turner Construction Company / Kansas City