Question: What states is the metropolitan area once home to the Cook Paint and Varnish Company located in?
Context: The Salt Lake City metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on the city of Salt Lake City, Utah.  The Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau currently define the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area as comprising two counties: Salt Lake and Tooele.  As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 1,087,873.  As of July 1, 2014 the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates division placed the population at 1,153,340, an increase of 65,467 or 6.0 percent since April 2010; out of 381 total MSAs, the Census Bureau ranks it as the 48th largest MSA in the United States in 2014 and the 58th fastest growing since 2010.  The Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area and the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Area were a single metropolitan area known as the Salt Lake City-Ogden Metropolitan Area until being separated in 2005. The New York metropolitan area is home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, constituting the largest metropolitan Asian American group in the United States and the largest Asian-national metropolitan diaspora in the Western Hemisphere.  This population enumerates an estimated 812,410 uniracial individuals as of 2015, including at least 12 Chinatowns in the metropolitan area.  Six Chinatowns (or nine, including the emerging Chinatowns in Corona and Whitestone, Queens, and East Harlem, Manhattan) are located in New York City proper, and one each is located in Nassau County, Long Island; Edison, New Jersey; and Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey.  This excludes fledgling ethnic Chinese enclaves emerging throughout the New York metropolitan area, such as Jersey City, New Jersey; China City of America in Sullivan County, New York; and "Dragon Springs" in Deerpark, Orange County, New York.  The Chinese American community in the New York metropolitan area is rising rapidly in population as well as economic and political influence. Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited is a company located in the city of Mysore, India.  It is the only company in India authorised to produce indelible ink, which is used in elections to prevent people from voting multiple times.  The company is owned and operated by the Government of Karnataka under the chairmanship of Mr. Anantha, Ex-Mayor Mysore City Corporation. The Kansas City metropolitan area is a 15-county metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri, that straddles the border between the U.S. states of Missouri and Kansas.  With a population of about 2,340,000, it ranks as the second largest metropolitan area with its core in Missouri (after Greater St. Louis).  Alongside Kansas City, the area includes a number of other cities and suburbs, the largest being Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; and Independence, Missouri; each over 100,000 in population.  The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) serves as the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the area. The Chicago Varnish Company Building, at 33 West Kinzie Street, was built in 1895 as the headquarters of one of the leading varnish manufacturers in the United States, the Chicago Varnish Company.  The building is a rare example of Dutch Renaissance Revival-style architecture in Chicago, and is marked by a steeply pitched roof paired with stepped gables of red brick and light stone in contrasting colors.  The building was designed by Henry Ives Cobb, a nationally recognized architect whose other significant works include the former Chicago Historical Society Building, the Newberry Library, and the original buildings for the University of Chicago campus.  The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 2001, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 25, 2001. The Milwaukee metropolitan area (also known as Metro Milwaukee or Greater Milwaukee) is a major metropolitan area located in Southeastern Wisconsin, consisting of the city of Milwaukee and the surrounding area.  There are several definitions of the area, including the Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis metropolitan area and the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha combined statistical area.  It is the largest metropolitan area in Wisconsin, and the 39th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Pettit Marine Paint is a manufacturer of marine (boat) coatings, antifouling boat bottom paint, varnish and epoxies for consumer and commercial markets.  The company was established in 1861, its headquarters are located in Rockaway, New Jersey. Cook Paint and Varnish Company was a paint and varnish manufacturer in the Kansas City metropolitan area from 1913 until 1991. Frank Arnold Harrigan (c. 1904 – after 1934) was an American basketball player.  As a student at the University of Michigan, he was a member of the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team from 1925 to 1928.  He was the leading scorer on the 1925–26 and 1926-27 teams that won consecutive Big Ten Conference championships.  He was also the captain of the 1927–28 team and the first Michigan basketball player to score over 100 points in three consecutive seasons.  He continued playing organized basketball for several years after graduating from Michigan and was selected as an AAU All-American while playing AAU basketball for the Cook Paint and Varnish team that won the 1929 national championship.  He later played semi-professional basketball for the Akron Goodyears from 1931 to 1934. The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area (UN/LOCODE: USLRD & MXNLD) is one of six bi-national metropolitan areas along the United States-Mexican border.  The city of Laredo is situated in the American state of Texas on the northern bank of the Rio Grande and Nuevo Laredo is located in the Mexican State of Tamaulipas in the southern bank of the river.  This metropolitan area is also known as the Two Laredos or the Laredo Borderplex.  The metropolitan area is made up of one county: Webb County in Texas and three municipalities: Nuevo Laredo Municipality in Tamaulipas, Hidalgo Municipality in Coahuila, Anáhuac Municipality in Nuevo León in Mexico.  Two urban areas: the Laredo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Zona Metropolitana Nuevo Laredo (Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Zone) three cities and 12 towns make the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan area which has a total of 636,516 inhabitants according to the INEGI Census of 2010 and the United States Census estimate of 2010.  The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo is connected by four International Bridges and an International Railway Bridge.  According to World Gazetteer this metropolitan area ranked 157th largest in North and South America in 2010 with an estimated population of 775,481.  This area ranks 66th in the United States and 23rd in Mexico.
Answer: Missouri and Kansas