The Astra Group provides outsourced business solutions, such as payroll and human resource management for companies and industry. It offers human resource services, including payroll processing, governmental compliance, benefit procurement and administration, employee handbook maintenance, employee relations, risk management, workers compensation administration, recruiting and retaining key employees, and strategic analysis and organizational development services; staffing services in the areas of medical, legal, engineering, technology, administrative, and light industrial; and strategic planning services, such as making culture pay, strategic roadmaps, and balance scorecards. The Astra Group was founded in 1999 and is based in North Kansas City, Missouri.