Date:	For Immediate Release
Contact:	Mindy McDermott, mindy.mcdermott@SCDProbiotics.com
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SCD Probiotics named one of Kansas City’s top businesses in 2010

Kansas City, Missouri, USA (January 11, 2010) – KC Small Business magazine has named SCD Probiotics as one of the top 25 companies in Kansas City with under 25 employees. This is the ninth year for the recognition program, and more than 1,000 nominations were received. An independent panel of judges chose the winning companies. The Class of 2010 honorees (see attached list) average 13 employees, 11 years in business and over $2,000,000 in annual average revenues.

To be considered for the award, companies had to have 25 or fewer full-time (or full-time equivalent) employees, operate a for-profit business for three or more years and be located in the Greater Kansas City, Missouri (USA) area.

Companies were judged on:

1. Financial stability
2. Ability to overcome obstacles/adversity/challenges
3. Community involvement, distinguishing or defining characteristic
4. Company vision

Matthew Wood, CEO and founder, started the company in 1998 with the thought that beneficial microorganisms applied science - better known as probiotics - was a revolutionary technology that could change the world. “Nature provides the blueprint for a sustainable world. Now it’s up to us to build it,” says Wood.

SCD Probiotics has evolved over the last decade, from a distributor of other companies’ products to a developer and manufacturer of probiotic technology. The company has invested much of their financial capital in research and development and working with companies around the globe in a “beta” mode of operation. Field studies and trial data have demonstrated the positive impact of SCD Probiotics applications in a number of environments, particularly odor and pathogen control in wastewater treatment in livestock operations and rendering plants.

A black-tie gala celebration on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Downtown Marriott will honor the companies.

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, SCD Probiotics harnesses nature’s ability to restore personal health & the environment™ through the development of exclusive probiotic technology. SCD Probiotics Technology utilizes beneficial microorganisms to repopulate toxic environments with healthy microbes - providing sustainable solutions for human health, home and garden, agriculture, livestock health, industrial and aquaculture applications. For more information, go to www.SCDProbioitcs.com.

KC Small Business 25 Under 25 2010 Recipients

1. 40North, John Galloway, Weston, Mo.
2. Aurora Plastic and Hand Surgery, O. Allen Guinn, III, M.D., FACS, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
3. Avatar Engineering, John Ward, Lenexa, Kan.
4. Botwin Family Partners, Diane Botwin, Kansas City, Mo
5. Bowman Bowman Novick, Lorie Doolittle-Bowman, Brent Bowman, Paul Novick, Pat Schaub, Kansas City, Mo.
6. Brockton Creative Group, Brock Stechman, Kansas City, Mo.
7. DVA Enterprises, Diane Seif, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
8. Fun Services of KC, Zach Wilson, Shawnee, Kan.
9. Homoly Construction, Andrew Homoly, Kansas City, Mo.
10. Insight Eyecare Specialties, Dr. Ryan Powell, Kansas City, Mo.
11. IntelliThink, Patrick Shore, Mike Saxton, Kansas City, Kan.
12. LeaderFuelNow, Martie Kernodle, Denise Upah Mills, Nancy Campbell, Overland Park, Kan.
13. Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions, Lon Lane, Kansas City, Mo.
14. Max Electric, Rita Baslock, Robert Baslock, Grandview, Mo.
15. Mobile Surgical Lasers, Jay Beller, Troy Kiger, Lenexa, Kan.
16. Office Products Recycling Associates, Tom Cameron, Kansas Validity Screening Solutions, Darren Dupriest, Overland Park, Kan.
17. Open Methods, Time Barnes, Kansas City, Mo.
18. SCD Probiotics, Matthew Wood, Kansas City, Mo.
19. Scovell Wolfe & Associates, Jim Scovell, John Wolfe, Kansas City, Mo.
20. Technology Group Solutions, Lenora Payne, Lenexa, Kan.
21. The Koehler Bortnick Team of Reece & Nichols Real Estate, Kathy Koehler, Heather Bortnick, Shannon Stumpenhaus, Leawood, Kan.
22. The Planned Approach, Stephanie Guerin, Kelly Voitenko, Prairie Village, Kan.
23. Travois, David W. Bland, Marianne Roos, Kansas City, Mo.
24. Validity Screening Solutions, Darren Dupriest, Overland Park, Kan.
25. WillCo Technologies, Kevin J. Williams, Kansas City, Mo.