BL Companies, a multi-disciplinary architecture, engineering and environmental firm providing services to public and private clients in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, is an 100% employee-owned.
Through a transaction with its nine shareholders at the end of 2011, the company purchased the remaining 20% of outstanding shares of stock to become 100% owned by all of its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan – an ERISA regulated plan.
“As a client works with our employees, they are working with an employee owner who understands the importance of client service and meeting our project commitments,” according to Carolyn Stanworth, president and CEO of BL Companies. “Our employee owners have the chance to be financially successful based on their hard work, performance and that of their colleagues.”
The company is a leader in providing quality, integrated architecture, engineering and environmental services to public and private clients for land development, building design, and infrastructure projects.
Founded in 1986, BL Companies has nine offices including Meriden, Connecticut; Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Maryland.