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Burns & McDonnell

Any discussion about engineering firms in Kansas City begins with Burns & McDonnell - the oldest full-service engineering company in the area. In fact, the history of Kansas City's growth is intertwined with the history of Burns & McDonnell.

Improving the quality of life - that is the contribution that Burns & McDonnell has made to the Kansas City area for over 100 years. Major BMcD/Kansas City projects include:

• KCI airport design & program management
• KCPL Hawthorne power plant rebuild
• Emergency responses during the 1993 and 1995 floods
• Bridges over Brush Creek and the Blue River
• KCMO and Little Blue River water treatment plants
• Wastewater treatment plant for eastern Jackson County
• KCMO Stormwater master planning
• I-70 Investment study for MoDoT
• Bayer Central Administration Facility
• H. Roe Bartle Convention Center Expansion (mechanical systems)
• Kansas City Star Press Pavilion
• KCPL Iatan II power plant

Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell currently employs a multi-disciplined staff of over 2500 employee-owners. The firm's consistent growth is due to its strategy of diversification. Virtually all design disciplines are represented by BMcD engineers, architects, scientists, construction managers, planners, estimators, economists and technicians. The firm is organized into 15 major service areas, comprised of more than 350 individual specialty areas. The "Burns & Mac" team is led by President and CEO Greg Graves, only the sixth CEO in the firm's 109 year history.

Burns & McDonnell plans, designs, permits, constructs and manages facilities all over the world with one mission in mind - to make its clients successful. Many of the firm's service areas are ranked as leaders in their respective industries. Power generation, electrical transmission & distribution, aviation, water/wastewater are among specialties that are highly-ranked by industry publications.

The fact that Burns & McDonnell consistently ranks in the top 10 percent of engineering firms, as ranked by Engineering News-Record, is a testament to the firm's stability, diversity and strength. In addition, Burns & McDonnell is the largest consulting engineering firm in the state of Missouri and ranks among the Best Places to Work in Kansas City according to a recent poll.

The firm's work is performed from its World Headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., as well its regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, New York, O'Fallon, Ill.; Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, Wallingford, CT. , Washington, D.C. and Wichita, Kan.,

Burns & McDonnell major service areas are:

• Aviation & Facilities
• Business & Management Consulting
• Construction
• Energy
• Environmental
• Environmental Studies & Permitting
• Food Processing & Packaged Goods
• Healthcare & Research Facilities
• Information Technology
• Process & Industrial
• Program Management
• Solid & Hazardous Waste
• Stormwater
• Surface Transportation
• Sustainability
• Transmission & Distribution
• Water/Wastewater