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Southeast Enterprises is located in Kansas City, Mo., and offers packaging services. The company offers various packaging services, such as plastics, animal pharmaceuticals packaging, newspaper inserting and folding and packaging dry ingredients. It also provides shrink wrapping, electronics inspection, assembly and packaging. It uses various equipment, including semiautomatic plastic banders, metal banding machine, electronic pallet jacks, forklift, cardboard baler, table top bag sealers and semiautomatic bag sealers. It additionally has electronic weight and counting and pallet scales, electronic tape and automatic skid wrap machine. Its packaging solutions are approved by the Missouri Department of Health. The company specializes in multipiece assembly and volume packaging.

Vocational Services, also known as VSI, was established in 1967 and is incorporated as a nonprofit organization. The company has grown into business-service provider while providing employment and other services for citizens with developmental disabilities. VSI is governed by a board of directors that volunteer time and expertise to provide leadership, establish policies and create a strategic plan for the organization. Through consumer-based planning and the development of an extensive program evaluation, VSI monitors the results of the services it provides, the effects on the people being served and to anticipate the needs of future consumers. VSI provides some of the best training, educational and rehabilitation services for communities. The company s mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities and to support their rights by offering choices for employment and community integration. Headquartered in Liberty, Mo., Vocational Services is a privately owned organization that employs nearly 55 people.

Cottonwood is a nonprofit organization that was established in 1972 to provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Cottonwood's support services assist individuals in the coordination of services that they receive from Cottonwood, the medical community and other social services. Cottonwood offers living options customized for individuals to meet their needs and maximize their independence. Its services range from 24-hour support, support only in the evenings, to weekly staff visits. These services can be accomplished in a home owned by Cottonwood, an apartment or house owned or rented by an individual. Its work services department offers individuals various employment options and a wide variety of job contracts with community businesses. Its work enrichment program offers individuals with severe disabilities the opportunity for employment and community partnerships. Retirement services are offered to older adults who no longer want or need full-time, work-oriented services. Cottonwood is located in Lawrence, Kan.