Burns & McDonnell experienced dramatic growth in Texas and Louisiana in 2013. The full-service engineering and construction firm saw its regional revenue jump nearly fourfold to $252.3 million from 2012—marking the largest increase on ENR Texas & Louisiana's ranking of design firms. The company moved up to second place on this year's list from 15th the year before. Strong growth and the start of several huge projects in electrical transmission and distribution and in the oil and gas sector—as well as more demand for design-build project delivery—fueled the firm's regional boom. Leadership in service, ownership and project diversity also helped Burns & McDonnell become ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2014 Design Firm of the Year.