Founded on the northern shores of Duluth, Minn., LHB was built with an entrepreneurial spirit that lead the way for engineering services in Minnesota. In 1966 LHB was incorporated in Minnesota as a structural engineering firm. As Minnesota communities grew and prospered, so did the demand for additional professional services from LHB. The company grew its business by adding civil, mechanical and electrical engineers as well as architects, landscape architects, interior designers and surveyors. LHB s first project was on the Duluth Arena. Using the principles of high-performance design, LHB focuses on creating environments that are valued for their economic, environmental and social justice considerations. LHB has won a number of awards including the 2004 AIA Minnesota Presidential Award and the 2003 American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award.

Benchmark Engineering is a locally owned and operated civil engineering and land-surveying firm in northern Minnesota. The company offers quality consultant engineering and land surveying services to local government agencies, local industries and citizens. Its staff consists of three professional engineers, one engineer-in-training, one licensed land surveyor, one land surveyor in training, one office and CADD manager, three office technicians, three survey crew party chiefs, four to nine field survey crew members and six on-site project representatives. Benchmark Engineering incorporates the latest technology and software for all phases of civil engineering and land surveying. Benchmark Engineering is located in Mountain Iron, Minn.

Barr provides engineering, environmental and information technology services to clients across the nation and around the world. Started in early 1900s, Barr was incorporated as an employee owned firm in 1966. The firm s 300 engineers, scientists and technical support staff in Minnesota, Michigan and Missouri work with clients in numerous industries as well as at all levels of government. Some of the industries that it serves are forest products, manufacturing, mining, power, refining, research facilities, transportation and watershed management. It has also served amusement parks, colleges and universities, retailers, small businesses, agricultural companies, nonprofit organizations, homeowners' associations, lake associations and american indian tribes. The company s other services include Joint Application Development, Web-Based Project Management, Communications and training in areas such as HTML, Microsoft FrontPage, online search techniques and general Web use and database administration.