Glancing over HDR's financial results in Texas and Louisiana in recent years, one wouldn't know there was a recession going on. The full-service architecture and engineering firm, which has 16 offices in the region, has steadily grown through the down economy, more than doubling its regional revenue since 2007. A combination of sound business strategies, motivated employees and good luck catapulted the firm to the top of ENR Texas & Louisiana's annual Top Design Firms ranking for the first time. In light of the firm's noteworthy achievements, HDR is named ENR Texas & Louisiana Design Firm of the Year.
Ramon Miguez, engineering department manager for HDR in Dallas, is quick to credit his employees for the firm's success. Such praise might sound like a canned response coming from most executives, but as a global employee-owned firm, HDR has a staff highly motivated to keep the firm pushing ahead.