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Barr provides engineering and environmental consulting services to clients across North America and around the world. They work with manufacturing, mining, and the public sector to address environmental and engineering challenges. Core offerings include environmental assessments, site remediation, water resource management, and infrastructure design. The firm delivers project-based consulting, combining engineering know-how with environmental regulation expertise to manage multifaceted projects. Barr differentiates itself through integrated engineering and environmental services, sector experience, and a global reach. The company’s goal is to help clients complete projects that comply with regulations, protect the environment, and deliver safe, well-designed infrastructure.
About Barr
Industries
Consulting
Industrial & Manufacturing
Government & Public Sector
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded
1966
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Barr’s April 2026 PFAS destruction pilot strengthens a high-demand remediation niche.
- Salt Lake City and Ann Arbor relocations in 2025-2026 signal expanding demand and hiring.
- Barr keeps landing flagship infrastructure work, including Highland Bridge and Twin Ports in 2026.
What critics are saying
- Windward Environmental integration from October 2025 can distract leaders and trigger consultant departures.
- Richfield headquarters move in late 2026 risks turnover and productivity losses during transition.
- PFAS pilot work depends on public-private funding; commercialization failure would weaken Barr’s specialty moat.
What makes Barr unique
- Barr’s employee-owned model supports client loyalty and retention across North America.
- Its integrated water, remediation, and infrastructure teams handle complex multi-discipline projects.
- Barr won ACEC/MN Grand Awards in February 2026 for Highland Bridge and Twin Ports.
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Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, announced it a received the Grand Conceptor, People's Choice, and Qualifications-Based Selection top-scoring project awards in the 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards competition hosted by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota, for the I-35W underground stormwater storage facility solution to interstate flooding being built along I-35W in Minneapolis.
Barr launches new campaign to tackle dog fouling in Derry.
The Police had in 2018 filed an 11-count charge against Barr.
Recently &Barr partnered with its Space Coast Office of Tourism client to create 25 videos to be used across various short-form video platforms.
Barr introduced the Housing Plus bill alongside people who said their participation in supportive services helped them overcome homelessness.
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About Barr
Industries
Consulting
Industrial & Manufacturing
Government & Public Sector
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded
1966
Barr is Hiring for 81 Jobs on Simplify!
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