People at Barr think it’s a great place to work, but we’re not the only ones who think so. Barr was recently named by the Environmental Business Journal and CE News as the nation’s top environmental services firm to work for. It was also ranked #13 among the top 40 civil engineering firms to work for in the U.S. Barr has been named one of the top 50 civil engineering firms four times in the past decade. The journals base their rankings on employee opinions about the firm’s management, reputation, work climate, professional development opportunities, and compensation and benefits package, along with the determinations of a panel of independent judges. Read the 2009 CE News article about the competition and results. 

In addition, the Business Journal (Minneapolis-St. Paul) selected Barr four times as one of a handful of "Best Places to Work" in the Twin Cities. The field of competitors included public and private companies and nonprofit organizations, ranging in size from 10 to over 19,000 employees. Barr was selected based on employee survey responses as well as on benefits we provide. In 2007, we ranked seventh in the medium-size-companies category (101-1,000 employees).

Read the Business Journal's articles from 2007, 2004 and 2002.

The survey results that earned us these awards show that Barr employees are especially proud of the high quality of our work and of the trustworthiness, openness, and high level of integrity seen in the company’s management.

We intend to keep it that way.

Also see: Why Barr?; Who We Are and What We Do.