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Rank
2012/2011 |
Company / Location / Top Officer
|
Market Sectors By
Percent |
Regional Rev.
($ Mil) |
---|---|---|---|
1/1 | AECOM Chicago, Ill. | www.aecom.com Tony Bouchard, Regional Executive |
50 Sewerage/Solid Waste 35 Transportation 7 Water Supply |
149.90 |
2/2 | CH2M HILL Chicago, Ill. | www.ch2mhill.com Libby Braband, Area Manager |
39 Hazardaous Waste 37 Transportation 9 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
140.20 |
3/3 | HNTB Corp. Chicago, Ill | www.hntb.com Harvey Hammond, Executive Officer |
83 Transportation 13 Sewerage/Solid Waste 4 Water Supply |
99.05 |
4/7 | ARCADIS U.S. Highlands Ranch, Colo. www.arcadis-us.com Michael Maierle, TKI Director, Environment |
96 Hazardaous Waste 3 Sewerage/Solid Waste 1 Water Supply |
73.48 |
5/13 | HDR Chicago, Ill. | www.hdrinc.com Clark Miller, Senior Vice President |
35 Transportation 35 General Building 11 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
65.83 |
6/8 | American Structurepoint Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. | www.structurepoint.com Willis R. Conner, President/COO |
53 Transportation 19 General Building 12 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
60.47 |
7/6 | Parsons Brinckerhoff Chicago, Ill. | www.pbworld.com John Trotta, Senior Vice President |
97 Transportation 2 General Building 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
56.01 |
8/— | DLZ Corp. South Bend, Ind. | www.dlz.com Joseph C. Zwierzynski, COO |
26 Transportation 23 Sewerage/Solid Waste 21 Petroleum |
54.21 |
9/10 | Strand Associates Inc. Madison, Wis. | www.strand.com Theodore J. Richards, CEO |
41 Transportation 37 Sewerage/Solid Waste 9 Water Supply |
45.76 |
10/11 | Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. Springfield, Ill. | www.cmtengr.com Brian R. Whiston, Chairman/CEO |
59 Transportation 24 Sewerage/Solid Waste 12 Water Supply |
42.97 |
11/9 | Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc. (HOK)St. Louis, Mo. | www.hok.com Clark Davis, Vice Chairman |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
40.00 |
12/12 | Hanson Professional Services Inc. Springfield, Ill. | www.hanson-inc.com Sergio A. Pecori, President/CEO |
69 Transportation 11 General Building 6 Power |
37.96 |
13/14 | BSA LifeStructures Indianapolis, Ind. www.bsalifestructures.com Keith Smith, President |
100 General Building | 37.60 |
14/5 | exp Global Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.exp.com |
41 Transportation 34 General Building 14 Telecommunications |
36.83 |
15/22 | Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. Northbrook, Ill. | www.wje.com Gary Klein, Executive VP/Senior Principal |
58 General Building 19 Transportation 15 Other |
33.55 |
16/16 | Stantec Chicago, Ill. | www.stantec.com Matt Tin, Vice President |
26 Petroleum 16 Power 12 General Building |
31.37 |
17/— | Mead & Hunt Inc. Madison, Wis. | www.meadhunt.com Rajan Sheth, CEO |
67 Transportation 10 Water Supply , 9 General Building |
30.74 |
18/17 | GRAEF Milwaukee, Wis. | www.graef-usa.com John H. Kissinger, CEO |
35 General Building 33 Transportation 20 Master Plan/Site |
30.39 |
19/15 | KJWW Engineering Consultants Rock Island, Ill. | www.kjww.com Paul VanDuyne, President |
100 General Building | 29.72 |
20/18 | Alfred Benesch & Co. Chicago, Ill. | www.benesch.com Kevin J. Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President |
99 Transportation 1 General Building |
29.34 |
21/19 | Terracon Consultants Inc. Olathe, Kan. | www.terracon.com Dan Israel, EVP |
60 General Building 11 Other 9 Transportation |
28.10 |
22/23 | Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates Inc. Evansville, Ind. | www.blainc.com Keith Lochmueller, CEO |
87 Transportation 13 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
27.63 |
23/24 | McDonough Associates Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.maiengr.com Feroz Nathani, President |
92 Transportation 3 Sewerage/Solid Waste 2 Water Supply |
26.80 |
24/20 | Patrick Engineering Inc. Lisle, Ill. | www.patrickco.com Daniel Patrick Dietzler, President |
53 Transportation 33 Power 3 Other |
26.61 |
25/32 | Ayres Associates Eau Claire, Wis. www.AyresAssociates.com Thomas Pulse, President |
45 Transportation 27 Other 11 Water Supply |
26.16 |
26/42 | Perkins+Will Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.perkinswill.com Ray Clark, Managing Director |
100 General Building | 25.51 |
27/37 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz Chicago, Ill. | www.scb.com John C. Lahey, Chairman |
97 General Building 2 Transportation 1 Master Plan/Site |
23.10 |
28/— | ESD (Environmental Systems Design Inc.) Chicago, Ill. | www.esdglobal.com Raj Gupta, CEO |
90 General Building 10 Telecommunications |
22.92 |
29/25 | Clark Dietz Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.clarkdietz.com John Boldt, President/CEO |
58 Transportation 18 Sewerage/Solid Waste 9 Water Supply |
21.68 |
30/34 | Beam, Longest and Neff LLC Indianapolis, Ind. | www.b-l-n.com James B. Longest, President |
98 Transportation 2 Water Supply |
21.61 |
31/— | Donohue & Associates Inc. Sheboygan, Wis. donohue-associates.com Craig W. Brunner, President |
83 Sewerage/Solid Waste 14 Transportation 2 Water Supply |
20.63 |
32/26 | McMAHON Neenah, Wis. | www.mcmgrp.com Denny Lamers, President |
51 Sewerage/Solid Waste 15 Transportation 14 General Building |
20.00 |
33/— | Woolpert Inc. Fairview Heights, Ill. | www.woolpert.com David Dillow, Vice President |
43 General Building 22 Other 18 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
18.86 |
34/33 | Affiliated Engineers Inc. Madison, Wis. | www.aeieng.com David Odegard, Principal |
72 General Building 12 Manufacturing 8 Power |
18.49 |
35/30 | Wight & Co. Darien, Ill. | www.wightco.com Mark Wight, Chairman/CEO |
79 General Building 17 Transportation 2 Hazardaous Waste |
18.08 |
36/28 | Henneman Engineering Inc. Champaign, Ill. | www.henneman.com Michael J. Henneman, CEO |
73 General Building 19 Industrial Process 7 MasterPlan/Site |
18.00 |
37/— | PCI Skanska Evansville, Ind. | www.pcidesign.com Jeff Deig, VP/General Manager |
38 Power 32 Industrial Process 18 Manufacturing |
17.80 |
38/27 | FGM Architects Inc. Oak Brook, Ill. | www.fgmarchitects.com Kathleen Miles, Chief Financial Officer |
100 General Building | 16.23 |
39/48 | DLR Group Chicago, Ill. | www.dlrgroup.com Corey Wieseman, Senior Principal |
100 General Building | 15.11 |
40/— | Zachry Holdings Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.zhi.com Ken Ewell, President |
81 Power 19 Industrial Process |
14.33 |
41/60 | Thornton Tomasetti Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.thorntontomasetti.com Steve Hofmeister, Senior Principal |
85 General Building 14 Transportation 1 Telecommunications |
16.68 |
42/— | BLDD Architects Inc. Decatur, Ill. | www.bldd.com Steve Oliver, President |
100 General Building | 13.55 |
43/38 | VOA Associates Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.voa.com Michael A. Toolis, Chairman/CEO |
100 General Building | 12.97 |
44/43 | Schmidt Associates Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. | www.schmidt-arch.com Wayne Schmidt, CEO |
100 General Building | 12.85 |
45/39 | Zimmerman Architectural Studios Milwaukee, Wis. | www.zastudios.com Dave Stroik, President/CEO |
97 General Building 2 Manufacturing 1 Industrial Process |
12.81 |
46/40 | Stanley Consultants Chicago, Ill. | www.stanleyconsultants.com Bruce Worthington, Vice President |
54 Transportation 40 Power 3 Water Supply |
12.51 |
47/44 | Collins Engineers Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.collinsengr.com Thomas J. Collins, President |
93 Transportation 2 General Building 2 Petroleum |
12.02 |
48/53 | STV Chicago, Ill. | www.stvinc.com Dennis D. Ramm, Senior Vice President |
66 Transportation 18 General Building 15 Petroleum |
11.50 |
49/45 | Anderson Mikos Architects ltd. Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. andersonmikos.com David E. Mikos, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 11.39 |
50/— | HGA Architects and Engineers Milwaukee, Wis. | www.hga.com Scott Lindvall, Office Director |
77 General Building 14 Master Plan/Site 4 Power |
11.09 |
51/51 | RJN Group Inc. Wheaton, Ill. | www.rjn.com Alan Hollenbeck, President/CEO |
93 Sewerage/Solid Waste 4 Transportation 3 Water Supply |
10.90 |
52/— | H.W. Lochner Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.hwlochner.com Frank Powers, SR VP-Midwest Manager |
100 Transportation | 10.82 |
53/46 | Legat Architects Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.legat.com Patrick Brosnan, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 10.42 |
54/36 | Greeley and Hansen Chicago, Ill. | www.greeley-hansen.com Andrew W. Richardson, CEO |
84 Sewerage/Solid Waste 16 Water Supply |
9.95 |
55/47 | Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.rsandh.com Preston W. Keefe, Vice President |
100 Transportation | 8.90 |
56/52 | STR Partners LLC Chicago, Ill. | www.strpartners.com Jan T. Taniguchi, CEO/Principal |
98 General Building 1 Manufacturing 1 Power |
8.40 |
57/57 | Ross & Baruzzini Inc. St. Louis, Mo. | www.rossbar.com Craig A. Toder, President/CEO |
70 General Building 18 Transportation 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
7.84 |
58/— | OMEGA Lisle, Ill. | www.omegaassociates.com Chandra Prasad, President |
100 Transportation | 7.79 |
59/49 | Engberg Anderson Inc. Milwaukee, Wis. | engberganderson.com Mark Ernst, Partner |
71 General Building 29 Transportation |
7.28 |
60/59 | Potter Lawson Inc. Madison, Wis. | www.potterlawson.com Eric D. Lawson, President/CEO |
95 General Building 5 Manufacturing |
7.14 |
61/— | DLA Architects Ltd. Itasca, Ill. | www.dla-ltd.com Bruce R. Dahlquist, President |
99 General Building 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
7.00 |
62/— | Eckenhoff Saunders Architects Chicago, Ill. | www.esadesign.com Stephen Saunders, Walter Eckenhoff, Prins. |
100 General Building | 6.70 |
63/54 | Shive-Hattery Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa www.shive-hattery.com Thomas M. Hayden, President |
31 Telecommunications 31 General Building 20 Manufacturing |
6.68 |
64/56 | Goettsch Partners Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.gpchicago.com James Goettsch, President |
100 General Building | 6.52 |
65/67 | Fanning/Howey Associates Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. | www.fhai.com Daniel Mader, CEO |
100 General Building | 6.28 |
66/— | Homer L. Chastain & Associates LLP Decatur, Ill. | www.HLCLLP.com Gregg Foltz, Managing Partner |
100 Transportation | 6.15 |
67/62 | Harley Ellis Devereaux Chicago, Ill. www.harleyellisdevereaux.com Enrique Suarez, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 5.15 |
68/— | AtkinsMadison, Wis. northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Gary Erickson, Group Company President |
61 Water Supply 34 Transportation 4 General Building |
4.66 |
69/72 | Forum Studio Inc. St. Louis, Mo. | www.forumstudio.com Chris Cedergreen, President |
100 General Building | 4.49 |
70/68 | Perkins Eastman Chicago, Ill. | www.perkinseastman.com Jerry R. Walleck, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 4.14 |
71/— | TR,i Architects St. Louis, Mo. | www.triarchitects.com Rich Obertino, Vice President |
100 General Building | 4.07 |
72/— | Walker Parking Consultants Elgin, Ill. | www.walkerparking.com Thomas L. Hannula, Senior Vice President |
100 General Building | 3.87 |
73/64 | Design Organization Inc. Chicago, Ill. | www.designorg.com Spero W. Valavanis, President |
100 General Building | 3.52 |
74/58 | Bray Associates Architects Sheboygan, Wis. | www.brayarch.com Lawrence C. Bray, President |
100 General Building | 3.48 |
75/76 | Gray Design Group St. Louis, Mo. | www.graydesigngroup.com Wendy B. Gray, President |
95 General Building 2 Master Plan/Site 1 Transportation |
2.53 |
76/— | RINKA CHUNG ARCHITECTURE INC Milwaukee, Wis. | www.rinkachung.com Matthew Rinka, Principal |
100 General Building | 2.25 |
77/80 | Fitz Gerald Associates Architects Chicago | www.fitzgeraldassociates.net Patrick FitzGerald, Chairman |
75 General Building 25 Master Plan/Site |
1.40 |
78/73 | 4240 Architecture Inc Chicago | www.4240 architecture.com Thomas R. Brauer, Vice President, Treasurer |
100 General Building | 1.40 |
79/74 | Mulvanny G2 Architecture Bellevue, Wash. | www.mulvannyg2.com Mitchell C. Smith, CEO |
100 General Building | 1.34 |
80/77 | Schenkel & Shultz Inc. Fort Wayne, Ind. | www.schenkelshultz.com Michael S. Gouloff, Chairman & CEO |
99 General Building 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
1.21 |
81/83 | Main Architecture Chicago | www.Main-Architecture.com Todd Main, Principal |
100 General Building | 0.78 |
82/— | HFR Design Inc. Brentwood, Tenn. | www.hfrdesign.com Donald Pierce, Associate |
100 General Building | 0.66 |
83/82 | Jensen & Jensen Architects & Engineers, P.C.Oak Brook, Ill. www.jensen-jensen.com Jarrett J. Jensen , President |
100 General Building | 0.50 |
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