Midwest Top Design Firms 2013
The Top Design Firms list, published annually, ranks the largest U.S.-based designs firms, both publicly and privately held, based on design-specific revenue.
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ENR Midwest Top Design Firms 2013
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Rank 2013/2012
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Company / Location / Top Officer
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Market Sectors By % of
Revenue |
Regional Rev.
2012 ($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | ARCADIS U.S. Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis-us.com Curt Cramer, President, Environment Division |
74 Hazardous Waste 13 Sewer/Solid Waste 9 Water Supply |
196.85 |
| 2/1 | AECOM Technology Corp.* Chicago, Ill. | aecom.com Tony Bouchard, Regional Executive |
31 Transportation 23 Sewer/Solid Waste 20 Hazardous Waste |
179.23 |
| 3/3 | HNTB Corp. Milwaukee, Wis. | hntb.com Harvey Hammond, Executive Officer |
83 Transportation 9 Sewer/Solid Waste 5 General Building |
134.59 |
| 4/7 | Parsons Brinckerhoff Chicago, Ill. | pbworld.com John Trotta, Senior Vice President |
96 Transportation 2 General Building 1 Industrial Process |
93.92 |
| 5/16 | Stantec Chicago, Ill. | stantec.com Matt Tin, Vice President |
20 General Building 17 Petroleum 17 Transportation |
91.33 |
| 6/8 | DLZ Corp. South Bend, Ind. | dlz.com Joseph C. Zwierzynski, COO |
35 Transportation 29 Sewer/Solid Waste 13 Petroleum |
82.24 |
| 7/— | MWH Global Chicago, Ill. | mwhglobal.com Clayton Bock, Vice President |
50 Water Supply 23 Power 19 Telecommunications |
77.99 |
| 8/— | Burns & McDonnell Kansas City, Mo. | burnsmcd.com Paul Fischer, President, Regional Group |
29 Power 25 Hazardous Waste 13 Transportation |
72.22 |
| 9/33 | Woolpert Inc. Dayton, Ohio | woolpert.com Mike Flannery, CEO |
47 General Building 37 Other 11 Transportation |
60.91 |
| 10/— | SSOE Group Toledo, Ohio | ssoe.com Tony Damon, CEO |
59 Industrial Process 19 Manufacturing 10 General Building |
57.33 |
| 11/6 | American Structurepoint Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. | structurepoint.com Willis R. Conner, President/COO |
52 Transportation 20 General Building 12 Sewer/Solid Waste |
56.67 |
| 12/9 | Strand Associates Inc. Madison, Wis. | strand.com Philip E. Budde, President |
41 Transportation 33 Sewer/Solid Waste 9 Water Supply |
52.23 |
| 13/14 | exp* Chicago, Ill. | exp.com |
41 Transportation 34 General Building 14 Telecommunications |
48.10 |
| 14/19 | KJWW Engineering Consultants Rock Island, Ill. | kjww.com Paul VanDuyne, President |
100 General Building | 46.06 |
| 15/12 | Hanson Professional Services Inc. Springfield, Ill. | hanson-inc.com Sergio Pecori, President/CEO |
77 Transportation 7 General Building 5 Power |
42.25 |
| 16/21 | Terracon Consultants Inc. Chicago, Ill. | terracon.com |
59 General Building 10 Other 10 Transportation |
44.41 |
| 17/10 | Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. Springfield, Ill. | cmtengr.com Daniel R. Meckes, Chairman/President/CEO |
69 Transportation 18 Sewer/Solid Waste 7 Other |
43.65 |
| 18/20 | Alfred Benesch & Co. Chicago, Ill., | benesch.com Kevin J. Fitzpatrick, Exec. VP; Great Lakes Reg. Mngr. |
99 Transportation 1 General Building |
43.47 |
| 19/13 | BSA LifeStructures Indianapolis, Ind. | bsalifestructures.com Keith H. Smith, President |
100 General Building | 39.15 |
| 20/— | GPD Group Akron, Ohio | gpdgroup.com Darrin Kotecki, President |
37 General Building 30 Transportation 21 Telecommunications |
38.09 |
| 21/17 | Mead & Hunt Inc.* Madison, Wis. | meadhunt.com Rajan Sheth, CEO |
72 Transportation 10 Industrial Process 7 Power |
37.88 |
| 22/11 | HOK St. Louis, Mo. | hok.com Rebecca Nolan, Management Principal |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
37.09 |
| 23/24 | Patrick Engineering Inc. Lisle, Ill. | patrickco.com Daniel P. Dietzler, President/CEO |
61 Transportation 20 Power 15 Petroleum |
35.42 |
| 24/18 | GRAEF Milwaukee, Wis. | graef-usa.com John H. Kissinger, CEO |
40 Transportation 32 General Building 15 Master Plan/Site |
29.74 |
| 25/22 | Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates Evansville, Ind. | blainc.com Keith Lochmueller, CEO/Chairman |
88 Transportation 5 Sewer/Solid Waste 3 Master Plan/Site |
29.10 |
| 26/26 | Perkins+Will Chicago, Ill. | perkinswill.com Gina Berndt, Principal, Managing Director |
100 General Building | 27.81 |
| 27/— | Farnsworth Group Inc. Bloomington, Ill. | f-w.com Karen M. Jensen, President/CEO |
49 General Building 16 Sewer/Solid Waste 13 Transportation |
27.26 |
| 28/— | Baxter & Woodman Inc. Crystal Lake, Ill. | baxterwoodman.com Steve A. Larson, President/CEO |
48 Other 21 Transportation 20 Water Supply |
26.46 |
| 29/28 | ESD (Environmental Systems Design) Chicago, Ill. | esdglobal.com Raj Gupta, CEO |
68 General Building 31 Telecommunications 1 Transportation |
26.38 |
| 30/41 | Thornton Tomasetti Chicago, Ill. | Thorntontomasetti.com Faz Ehsan, Senior Principal |
97 General Building 2 Transportation 1 Telecommunications |
25.93 |
| 31/— | V3 Cos. Woodridge, Ill. | v3co.com Robin L. Petroelje, President |
47 General Building 43 Transportation 6 Other |
25.87 |
| 32/25 | Ayres Associates Eau Claire, Wis. | AyresAssociates.com Thomas Pulse, President |
52 Transportation 24 Other 8 Sewer/Solid Waste |
25.37 |
| 33/27 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz Chicago, Ill. | scb.com John C. Lahey, CEO/Chairman |
88 General Building 8 Other 3 Transportation |
23.60 |
| 34/34 | Affiliated Engineers Inc.* Madison, Wis. | aeieng.com David Odegard, Principal |
72 General Building 13 Manufacturing 8 Power |
23.50 |
| 35/— | Heapy Engineering Dayton, Ohio | heapy.com Richard L. Pavlak, President |
100 General Building | 22.11 |
| 36/15 | Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. Northbrook, Ill. | wje.com Gary Klein, Executive Vice President and Senior Principal |
85 General Building 7 Telecommunications 4 Hazardous Waste |
21.60 |
| 37/32 | McMahon* Neenah, Wis. | mcmgrp.com Denny Lamers, President |
49 Sewer/Solid Waste 15 General Building 14 Transportation |
21.00 |
| 38/35 | Wight & Co. Darien, Ill. | wightco.com Mark Wight, Chairman/CEO |
68 General Building 28 Transportation 2 Master Plan/Site |
20.08 |
| 39/29 | Clark Dietz Inc. Champaign, Ill. | clarkdietz.com John I. Boldt, President/CEO |
58 Transportation 25 Sewer/Solid Waste 5 General Building |
19.70 |
| 40/65 | Fanning/Howey Associates Inc. Celina, Ohio | fhai.com Daniel Mader, Chairman |
91 General Building 4 Sewer/Solid Waste 3 Other |
19.45 |
| 41/— | United Consulting Indianapolis, Ind. | ucindy.com Dave Richter, President |
81 Transportation 19 Sewer/Solid Waste |
19.40 |
| 42/47 | Collins Engineers Inc. Chicago, Ill. | collinsengr.com Stan-Lee Kaderbek, Senior Vice President |
87 Transportation 7 Power 2 Petroleum |
18.79 |
| 43/38 | FGM Architects Inc.* Oak Brook, Ill. | fgmarchitects.com John F. Ochoa, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 18.78 |
| 44/37 | PCI Skanska Evansville, Ind. | usa.skanska.com Jeffrey E. Deig, President |
37 Power 32 Industrial Process 18 Manufacturing |
18.43 |
| 45/31 | Donohue & Associates Inc. Sheboygan, Wis. | donohue-associates.com Craig W. Brunner, President |
84 Sewer/Solid Waste 10 Transportation 5 Water Supply |
17.60 |
| 46/52 | H.W. Lochner Inc. Chicago, Ill. | hwlochner.com Frank Powers, Senior Vice President |
100 Transportation | 17.40 |
| 47/— | Excel Engineering Inc. Fond du Lac, Wis. | excelengineer.com Jeff Quast, President |
100 Other | 17.10 |
| 48/36 | Henneman Engineering Inc. Champaign, Ill. | henneman.com Michael J. Henneman, CEO |
71 General Building 21 Industrial Process 8 Other |
17.00 |
| 49/39 | DLR Group* Chicago, Ill. | dlrgroup.com Corey Wieseman, Principal |
100 General Building | 16.93 |
| 50/— | Surveying and Mapping Inc. (SAM Inc.) Columbus, Ohio | saminc.biz |
95 Petroleum 4 Power 1 Transportation |
16.90 |
| 51/42 | BLDD Architects Inc. Chicago, Ill. | bldd.com Steve Oliver, President |
100 General Building | 16.80 |
| 52/46 | Stanley Consultants Chicago, Ill. | stanleyconsultants.com Bruce Worthington, Vice President |
62 Transportation 33 Power 2 Water Supply |
15.90 |
| 53/54 | Greeley and Hansen Chicago, Ill. | greeley-hansen.com Andrew W. Richardson, CEO |
98 Water Supply 2 Sewer/Solid Waste |
15.78 |
| 54/44 | Schmidt Associates Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. | schmidt-arch.com Wayne S. Schmidt, CEO |
98 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site 1 Water Supply |
15.65 |
| 55/— | Process Plus Cincinnati, Ohio | processplus.com Jeffrey G. Rankin, President |
100 Industrial Process | 15.40 |
| 56/— | Geosyntec Consultants Oak Brook, Ill. | geosyntec.com Susan Hill, Vice President |
61 Hazardous Waste 14 Sewer/Solid Waste 9 Water Supply |
15.20 |
| 57/— | Resource International Inc.* Columbus, Ohio | resourceinternational.com Farah B. Majidzadeh, CEO/Chairman |
60 Transportation 14 Water Supply 12 Sewer/Solid Waste |
14.16 |
| 58/53 | Legat Architects Inc. Chicago, Ill. | legat.com Patrick Brosnan, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 14.03 |
| 59/43 | VOA Associates Inc.* Chicago, Ill. | VOA.com Michael Toolis, Chairman/CEO |
100 General Building | 13.85 |
| 60/49 | Anderson Mikos Architects Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. | andersonmikos.com David E. Mikos, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 12.62 |
| 61/— | Manhard Consulting Vernon Hills, Ill. | manhard.com Donald Manhard Jr., President |
81 General Building 9 Water Supply 7 Sewer/Solid Waste |
12.53 |
| 62/— | Vocon Cleveland, Ohio | vocon.com Debbie V. Donley, Principal |
89 General Building 5 Industrial Process 3 Manufacturing |
12.29 |
| 63/— | RATIO Architects Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. | RATIOarchitects.com William A. Browne Jr., Founding Principal |
88 5General Building 8 Transportation 2 Master Plan/Site |
12.25 |
| 64/— | Westlake Reed Leskosky Cleveland, Ohio | wrldesign.com Paul E. Westlake Jr., Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 11.31 |
| 65/— | Cordogan Clark & Associates Inc. Aurora, Ill. | cordoganclark.com John Cordogan, Principal |
88 General Building 8 Master Plan/Site 4 Transportation |
10.76 |
| 66/— | Dewberry Peoria, Ill. | dewberry.com Donald Z. White, Principal |
98 General Building 2 Transportation |
10.41 |
| 67/51 | RJN Group Inc. Wheaton, Ill. | rjn.com Alan J Hollenbeck, President/CEO |
95 Sewer/Solid Waste 3 Water Supply 2 Transportation |
10.30 |
| 68/— | Korda/Nemeth Engineering Inc. Columbus, Ohio | korda.com Brian Braaksma, President |
100 General Building | 8.88 |
| 69/48 | STV* Chicago, Ill. | stvinc.com Dennis D. Ramm, Senior Vice President |
64 Transportation 26 Petroleum 10 General Building |
8.74 |
| 70/62 | Eckenhoff Saunders Architects Chicago, Ill. | esadesign.com Gregory Trzupek, COO |
100 General Building | 8.60 |
| 71/63 | Shive-Hattery Inc. Chicago, Ill. | shive-hattery.com James A. Lee, President |
43 General Building 21 Telecommunications 13 Manufacturing |
7.93 |
| 72/— | Chipman Design Architecture Des Plaines, Ill. | chipmandesignarch.com John A. Chipman, CEO/Founding Principal |
100 General Building | 7.80 |
| 73/56 | STR Partners Chicago, Ill. | strpartners.com Jan T. Taniguchi, CEO/Principal |
96 General Building 2 Manufacturing 1 Power |
7.55 |
| 74/— | TMP Architecture Inc.* Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | tmp-architecture.com Timothy A. Casai, President |
100 General Building | 7.49 |
| 75/— | Partners by Design Chicago, Ill. | pbdinc.com Ron Carlson, Principal |
98 General Building 2 Master Plan/Site |
7.43 |
| 76/61 | DLA Architects Itasca, Ill. | dla-ltd.com Bruce R. Dahlquist, President |
100 General Building | 7.06 |
| 77/72 | Walker Parking Consultants Elgin, Ill. | walkerparking.com Thomas L. Hannula, Senior Vice President |
100 General Building | 6.84 |
| 78/55 | Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. Chicago, Ill. | rsandh.com Preston W. Keefe, Vice President |
100 Transportation | 6.80 |
| 79/58 | Omega & Associates Inc. Lisle, Ill. | omegaassociates.com Chandra Prasad, President |
100 Transportation | 6.77 |
| 80/70 | Perkins Eastman Chicago, Ill. | perkinseastman.com Jerry R. Walleck, Principal |
100 General Building | 6.66 |
| 81/— | Symbiont Science, Engineering and Construction Inc. Milwaukee, Wis. | symbiontonline.com Edward T. Manning Jr., President |
67 Sewer/Solid Waste 21 Other 10 Industrial Process |
6.52 |
| 82/59 | Engberg Anderson Inc. Milwaukee, Wis. | engberganderson.com Mark Ernst, Partner |
100 General Building | 6.24 |
| 83/60 | Potter Lawson Inc. Madison, Wis. | potterlawson.com Eric D. Lawson, President/CEO |
94 General Building 3 Master Plan/Site 3 Other |
6.15 |
| 84/— | Hatch Mott MacDonald Cleveland, Ohio | hatchmott.com Michael G. Vitale, Senior Vice President |
41 Sewer/Solid Waste 27 Petroleum 26 Transportation |
6.02 |
| 85/68 | Atkins Chicago, Ill. | northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Joe Boyer, CEO, North America |
55 Transportation 22 General Building 17 Water Supply |
5.88 |
| 86/— | BNIM Kansas City, Mo. | bnim.com Steve McDowell, President |
90 General Building 10 Other |
5.86 |
| 87/— | William Tao & Associates Inc. St. Louis, Mo. | wmtao.com Richard R. Janis, President |
82 General Building 8 Telecommunications 5 Manufacturing |
5.61 |
| 88/— | Nelson Chicago, Ill. | nelsononline.com/ Frank Torchia, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 5.44 |
| 89/69 | Forum Studio Inc. St. Louis, Mo. | forumstudio.com Chris Cedergreen, President |
99 General Building 1 Industrial Process |
5.37 |
| 90/— | L’Acquis Consulting Engineers Indianapolis, Ind. | lacquis.com Lisa G. Jeff, President/CEO |
87 General Building 10 Power 2 Water Supply |
5.21 |
| 91/64 | Goettsch Partners Inc. Chicago, Ill. | gpchicago.com James Goettsch, Chairman/CEO |
100 General Building | 5.01 |
| 92/57 | Ross & Baruzzini Inc. St. Louis, Mo. | rossbar.com Craig A. Toder, President/CEO |
70 General Building 18 Transportation 6 Sewer/Solid Waste |
4.63 |
| 93/— | Smith Seckman Reid Inc.* Lisle, Ill. | ssr-inc.com Laura Ludwig, Senior Associate |
100 General Building | 4.46 |
| 94/40 | Zachry Holdings Inc. Chicago, Ill. | zhi.com Tom Hannigan, President |
38 Industrial Process 38 Power 24 Petroleum |
4.27 |
| 95/74 | Bray Associates Architects* Milwaukee, Wis. | brayarch.com Lawrence C. Bray, President |
100 General Building | 3.85 |
| 96/— | Herschman Architects Inc. Cleveland, Ohio | herschmanarchitects.com Mike Crislip, President |
99 General Building 1 Other |
3.35 |
| 97/— | KZF Design Cincinnati, Ohio | kzf.com William Wilson III, President/CEO |
84 General Building 6 Manufacturing 6 Transportation |
3.19 |
| 98/— | Casco Diversified Corp. St. Louis, Mo. | cascocorp.com Daniel Birke, Executive Officer |
100 General Building | 2.69 |
| 99/75 | Gray Design Group St. Louis, Mo. | graydesigngroup.com Wendy B. Gray, President/CEO |
87 General Building 13 Industrial Process |
2.46 |
| 100/— | AMG Inc. Dayton, Ohio | amg-eng.com mAlberto Mendez, President |
92 Industrial Process 8 Manufacturing |
2.39 |
| 101/— | Ware Malcomb Oak Brook, Ill. | waremalcomb.com Cameron Trefry, Regional Manager |
50 General Building 50 Industrial Process |
2.05 |
| 102/— | M.E. GROUP Inc. Chicago, Ill. | megroup.com Ravi Maniktala, President |
99 General Building 1 Water Supply |
1.96 |
| 103/— | The Korte Co. St. Louis, Mo. | korteco.com Todd Korte, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 1.28 |
| 104/78 | 4240 Architecture Inc. Chicago, Ill. | 4240architecture.com Thomas R. Brauer, Principal |
99 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site |
1.17 |
| 105/80 | Schenkel & Shultz Inc.* Fort Wayne, Ind. | schenkelshultz.comMichael S. Gouloff, Chairman and CEO |
100 General Building | 1.09 |
| 106/81 | Main Architecture Chicago, Ill. | Main-Architecture.com Todd Main, Principal |
100 General Building | 0.21 |