John Carrato, CEO of Alfred Benesch & Co. (Top 500, No. 127), credits the engineer’s growth over the past five years to a decision to expand into new regions and service lines at a time when economic jolts and consolidation have appeared to thin the ranks of midsize design firms.
Benesch is among designers with revenue of between $19.4 million and $122 million, based on ENR Top 500 Design Firms data in 2013, a group whose data researchers now are studying to determine how midsize firms thrive and even outperform many peers, decade after decade.