Fishbeck, is proud to announce that it has been ranked #199 on Engineering News-Record’s annual Top 500 Design Firms list for 2025, reflecting its strong performance in design-services revenue during 2024. The 2025 ENR Top 500 report highlights another year of steady revenue gains across the AEC industry, as firms continue to grow by pursuing complex projects, expanding service lines, and embracing new technologies and partnerships. Many are refining operations, boosting backlogs, and seizing opportunities despite a rapidly changing market landscape.
The Unified Sports and Inclusion Center includes both outdoor sports facilities as well as the 127,000-square-foot former school that includes a gymnasium, auditorium, SOMI’s headquarters and office space for several other nonprofits. Renovations of the former school are about halfway completed. Fishbeck was part of the design team for the building renovation and is the architect on the outdoor complex.
Fishbeck demonstrated its commitment to environmental stewardship by achieving Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for its office headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, joining only a few other corporate landholdings in West Michigan. Fishbeck implemented habitat improvements at its Grand Rapids headquarters, located on 14 acres, including forested wetlands. “The Grand Rapids, Michigan office headquarters is recognized as meeting the strict requirements of WHC Conservation Certification,” said Margaret O’Gormon, President, WHC. “Companies achieving WHC Conservation Certification, like Fishbeck, are environmental leaders, voluntarily managing their lands to support sustainable ecosystems and the communities that surround them.”
“It is a heavily traveled freeway corridor,” said Robb Welch, Vice President/Senior Civil Engineer with Lansing-based Fishbeck, which is overseeing the work to rebuild a 3.74-mile segment of the highway in Monroe County for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). “It is extremely busy with commercial traffic, a very high volume of trucks. I liken it to the scene in ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ movie, where they're jumping from one truck rooftop to another. I think you could do that on I-75.”
“As we integrate MDA Engineering into our operations, we are confident their expertise will enhance our service offerings and provide additional value to our clients,” said Andrew Gill, Vice President/Director of Business Transformation. “Together, we will be able to deliver even more innovative and effective engineering solutions, driving success for our clients and fostering long-term partnerships.”
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