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 Rankings By Market Sectors 2014

Government/Public Service

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	HDR	6.68
2	Woolpert Inc.	5.98
3	KJWW Engineering Consultants	4.71
4	Symbiont - Science, Engineering & Construction Inc.	4.00
5	DLZ Corp.	3.77

Green Design Firms

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	HNTB Corp.	32.97
2	ESD (Environmental Systems Design Inc.)	18.00
3	DLR Group	12.59
4	Westlake Reed Leskosky	11.59
5	Thornton Tomasetti Inc.	11.51
6	Symbiont - Science, Engineering & Construction Inc.	11.00
7	SmithGroupJJR	10.76
8	Legat Architects Inc.	10.73
9	KJWW Engineering Consultants	9.97
10	Harley Ellis Devereaux	8.97
11	Perkins+Will	8.64
12	Stantec	8.25
13	Heapy Engineering	7.52
14	Forum Studio Inc.	5.10
15	Henneman Engineering Inc.	5.00
16	Goettsch Partners Inc.	4.59
17	BSA LifeStructures	4.55
18	Fanning/Howey Associates Inc.	3.70
19	Wight & Co.	3.65
20	FitzGerald Associates Architects	3.45

Commercial

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	Gensler	33.80
2	Cannon Design	13.78
3	Perkins+Will	11.26
4	ESD (Environmental Systems Design Inc.)	10.92
5	Walker Parking Consulting	8.58
6	Thornton Tomasetti Inc.	7.89
7	Vocon	6.72
8	Solomon Cordwell Buenz	6.53
9	RATIO Architects Inc.	5.66
10	Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.	5.19

Correctional

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	DLZ Corp.	1.57
2	Ghafari Associates	1.40
3	Zimmerman Architectural Studios Inc.	0.80
4	Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc.	0.66
5	Dewberry	0.42

Distribution And Warehouses

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	Excel Engineering Inc.	1.93
2	Terracon Consultants Inc.	1.61
3	American Structurepoint Inc.	1.30
4	Manhard Consulting	1.13
5	Stantec	1.04

Education/Research

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	FGM Architects Inc.	19.67
2	KJWW Engineering Consultants	14.85
3	Cannon Design	14.75
4	DLR Group	14.43
5	SHW Group	12.26
6	Schmidt Associates Inc.	11.50
7	Legat Architects Inc.	11.36
8	SmithGroupJJR	11.00
9	Perkins+Will	8.82
10	Solomon Cordwell Buenz	8.68

Entertainment

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	Fanning/Howey Associates Inc.	12.58
2	VOA Associates Inc.	1.82
3	American Structurepoint Inc.	1.17
4	Ghafari Associates	0.70
5	Gensler	0.50

Power

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	MWH Global Inc.	66.00
2	Burns & McDonnell	45.94
3	HDR	14.76
4	Surveying and Mapping Inc. (SAM Inc.)	10.71
5	Stantec	9.84
6	Cardno	9.58
7	Stanley Consultants	9.27
8	PCI Skanska	8.65
9	Primera Engineers	5.89
10	Patrick Engineering Inc.	5.89
11	GPD Group	4.46
12	AECOM Technology Corp.	4.01
13	Hanson Professional Services Inc.	3.29
14	Terracon Consultants Inc.	3.00
15	Geosyntec Consultants	2.95
16	DLZ Corp.	2.70
17	Mead & Hunt Inc.	2.60
18	Zachry Holdings Inc.	2.57
19	Soil and Materials Engineers Inc.	2.54
20	Affiliated Engineers Inc.	1.11

Industrial Process

Rank	Firm	($ Mil)
1	Process Plus	17.60
2	Burns & McDonnell	15.01
3	PCI Skanska	14.52
4	Cardno	12.78
5	Excel Engineering Inc.	6.00
6	DLZ Corp.	5.60
7	Superior Engineering	5.00
8	Parsons Brinckerhoff	4.63
9	Ghafari Associates	3.78
10	KJWW Engineering Consultants	3.66
11	Henneman Engineering Inc.	3.30
12	Mead & Hunt Inc.	2.73
13	Strand Associates Inc.	2.25
14	Symbiont - Science, Engineering & Construction Inc.	2.00
15	Patrick Engineering Inc.	1.80
16	Terracon Consultants Inc.	1.78
17	Shive-Hattery Inc.	1.73
18	Stantec	1.57
19	GEI Consultants Inc.	1.43
20	GRAEF	1.25