Press Releases

Burns & McDonnell named No. 14 on annual list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, up from No. 18 in 2013.

Dennis W. (Denny) Scott has been named chief financial officer (CFO) of Burns & McDonnell, succeeding former CFO Mark Taylor who retired at year end. Scott also has been elected to the Burns & McDonnell Board of Directors. Both moves were effective Jan. 1, 2014.

A new statewide waste composition report developed by Burns & McDonnell suggests there is more Minnesotans can do to recycle and reduce climate change. The study, sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, reveals that Minnesotans are discarding a large amount of recyclable materials.

Brian Lindstrom, PE, DCEP, has joined Burns & McDonnell as the Director of Commissioning Services. Lindstrom will be responsible for national expansion of Burns & McDonnell's existing commissioning services. He is based in Chicago and will be working with all of Burns & McDonnell's practice groups nationwide.

Instead of vying to bring home a blue ribbon, the top 20 teams competing in the "Battle of the Brains" are aspiring to walk away with a bigger prize — $50,000 for their schools and the opportunity to design and build the next Science City exhibit alongside local engineers. The top 20 proposals are up for a national public vote through Nov. 14 to determine the grand prize winners.

Steven M. Tredinnick, PE, CEM, has joined Burns & McDonnell as Senior Project Manager for the company's OnSite Energy & Power Group. Tredinnick will be located with the OnSite Energy team in Burns & McDonnell's Chicago Region, focusing primarily on medical center, airport and university clients.

Burns & McDonnell, a charter member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), announced it has credentialed more than 100 employee-owners across 15 major U.S. metropolitan areas as ISI Envision^TM Sustainability Professionals.

Burns & McDonnell is adding more than 40,000 square feet of office space at its existing location in Houston. The added space is needed to accommodate up to 550 employee-owners as demand for the firm's engineering and construction services is projected to remain strong.

A team of Burns & McDonnell engineers, along with subcontractor Coritech Services, has developed a system of bidirectional, fast-charging stations for a fleet of plug-in electric vehicles as part of the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security microgrid project.

Burns & McDonnell's Minneapolis-St. Paul office proved its award-winning culture is no fluke by being named to the prestigious Star Tribune Top Workplaces list for a second straight year. The office was also recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2013 by Minnesota Business.