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Environmental analysis, planning, and sustainability consulting
Potomac
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Environmental analysis, planning, and sustainability consulting
Overview
Potomac (PHE) is a consulting firm that addresses environmental, planning, and technology challenges for federal and private-sector clients. It helps with environmental analysis, compliance and sustainability, and site evaluation and planning. How it works: teams of engineers, scientists, and planners draw on their expertise, a broad network of industry and government partners, and information-technology tools to manage complex programs and deliver reports, assessments, and plans. What makes it different: the company combines environmental work, planning, and tech support in one service area, emphasizes responsiveness and cost-effectiveness, and has a 30-year track record of delivering results for government and private clients. Its goal is to solve today’s environmental, climate, energy, and national security challenges by providing reliable analysis, documentation, and planning services.
About Potomac
Industries
Data & Analytics
Financial Services
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Founded
1988
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What believers are saying
- Goodfellow's April 2025 BAS and STP acquisitions reinforce Potomac's role inside a broader materials platform.
- Goodfellow says Potomac supports its US growth and one-stop-shop strategy, expanding cross-sell.
- Potomac's September 2026 employment page shows no open positions, signaling stable staffing.
What critics are saying
- Potomac has no open positions on September 6, 2026, indicating muted growth momentum.
- Goodfellow's 2025-2026 roll-up can dilute Potomac's autonomy as integration shifts to headquarters.
- A major contract loss could strand Halethorpe capacity and force a sale or shutdown.
What makes Potomac unique
- Goodfellow's August 2026 site frames Potomac as a Baltimore microfabrication hub for micron-scale work.
- Potomac handles polymers, metals, ceramics, and glass, spanning prototypes through production.
- Its ISO 13485-certified Halethorpe facility targets medical devices, biotech, and electronics.
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Company News
Goodfellow, owned by Battery Ventures, has acquired microfabrication specialist Potomac Photonics, marking its first US manufacturing footprint. This strategic move aims to enhance Goodfellow's presence in the medical device sector and microfluidics. The acquisition provides Goodfellow with a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Baltimore, Maryland, and expands its product range and post-processing capabilities. CEO Simon Kenney highlighted the potential for supporting customers from research to production.
PHE, in partnership with LimnoTech, prepared a supporting technical report “ Nuclear Power Decommissioning Practices: Case Studies and Recommendations for the Great Lakes Basin.”
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About Potomac
Industries
Data & Analytics
Financial Services
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Founded
1988
Potomac is Hiring for 17 Jobs on Simplify!
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