In this week’s edition, the Kansas City Business Journal ranks the top manufacturers in the Kansas City area. This year’s list saw a lot of changes, including eight companies that didn’t appear on last year’s list. Among the top five companies on the list, there were 15,745 employees, up 675 from last year. Here’s No. 5: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies 2011 Rank: 5 2010 Rank: 5 Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies reported 2,500 local employees. more