Awards

ARCO’s History of Strong Revenue Growth Makes for Award-winning Results

With our sustained revenue growth, ARCO has been recognized with 68 awards in 2023! In 2023, ARCO is the 3rd largest of the Top 100 design-build firms, and the 17th Largest of the Top 400 General Contractors in the United States by Engineering News Record (ENR). In addition, we were recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of Fastest Growing Private Companies and are honored to have received many more awards!

These accolades are significant for ARCO associates and every client as they acknowledge ARCO’s design-build innovation and expertise. These awards also serve as a measure of a company’s credibility for Interns, Co-ops, and New College Graduates as they select the best possible experience to start their careers.

2023

ENR Top 100, Design-Build Firms #3, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 400, General Contractors #17, Engineering News-Record
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, Inc. 5000
Best Places to Work, St. Louis Business Journal
Top Workplaces, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ENR Regions, California Top Contractors #43, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Intermountain Top Contractors #10, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Mid-Atlantic Top Contractors #14, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Midwest Top Contractors #17, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, New England Top Contractors #10, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, New York Top Contractors #11, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Northwest Top Contractors #29, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Southeast Top Contractors #10, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Southwest Top Contractors #25, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Texas & Louisiana Top Contractors #25, Engineering News-Record

2022

100 Fastest Growing Private Companies #27, Bay Area
Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Denver, Best and Brightest
Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Nashville, Best and Brightest
Best Places to Work #5, Atlanta Business Journal
Best Places to Work Top #10 Bay Area, San Francisco Business Times
Best Places to Work, Charlotte Business Journal
Best General Contractors, Houston Business Journal
Best Places to Work #3, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Best Places to Work, St. Louis Business Journal
ENR Top 100, Design-Build Firms #5, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 400, General Contractors #26, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 250, Global Contractors #103, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #1 Distribution and Warehouse, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #5 Entertainment, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #11 General Building, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #19 Multi-Unit Residential, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #24 Retail, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, California Top Contractors #26, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Mid-Atlantic Top Contractors #19, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Midwest Top Contractors #21, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Colorado & Wyoming Top Contractors #37, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Intermountain Top Contractors #15, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, New England Top Contractors #23, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, New York Top Contractors #18, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Northwest Top Contractors #33, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Southeast Top Specialty Contractors #15, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Texas & Louisiana Top Contractors #49, Engineering News-Record
GIANTS 400, Top 30 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms – Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks #3, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 35 Retail Contractors and CM Firms – Restaurants #33, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 40 Student Housing Facility Contractors and CM Firms – Restaurants #27, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 50 Senior Living Facility Contractors & CM firms #8, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 50 Data Center Contractors & CM firms #52, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 60 Sports Facility Sector Contractors and CM Firms #48, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 60 Retail Contractors and CM Firms #15, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 60 Outpatient Facility Contractors and CM Firms #29, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 60 Medical Office Building Contractors and CM Firms #13, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 70 Science & Technology Contractors & CM firms #51, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 80 Hotel Sector Contractors & CM Firms #50, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 80 Retail Sector Contractors & CM Firms #4, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 90 Hospitality Sector Contractors & CM Firms #52, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 90 Hospitality Facility Contractors & CM Firms #76, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 100 Design-Build Construction Firms #1, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 100 K-12 School Construction Firms #89, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 100 Apartment and Condominium Contractors & CM firms #24, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors & CM firms #42, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 110 Industrial Sector Contractors and CM Firms #2, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 110 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms #23, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 115 Healthcare Contractors and CM Firms #56, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 130 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms #55, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 140 Reconstruction Sector Contractors and CM Firms #18, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 200 Contractors #18, BD+C
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, Inc. 5000
St. Louis Largest General Contractors #2, St. Louis Business Journal
Top Places to Work, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Top 150 Privately Held Companies, St. Louis Business Journal

2021

Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago, Best and Brightest
Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Bay Area, Best and Brightest
Best Places to Work, #4 Charlotte Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Dallas Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Houston Business Journal
Best Places to Work, #2 Indiana Chamber Of Commerce
Best Places to Work, Nashville Business Journal
Best Places to Work, St. Louis Business Journal
Corporate Counsel Awards, Liza Akins, Atlanta Business Chronicle
ENR Top 100, Design-Build Firms #7, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 400, General Contractors #34, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 250, Global Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #1 Distribution and Warehouse, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #17 General Building, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook, #14 Entertainment, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, California Top Contractors #62, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Mid-Atlantic Top Contractors #24, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Midwest Top Contractors #26, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Mountain States Top Contractors #28, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, New England Top Contractors #28, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, New York Top Contractors #28, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Northwest Top Contractors #29, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Southeast Top Specialty Contractors #22, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Southwest Top Contractors #40, Engineering News-Record
ENR Regions, Texas & Louisiana Top Contractors #56, Engineering News-Record
GIANTS 400, Top 40 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Student Housing Facilities #16, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 45 Data Center Sector Contractors and CM Firms #41, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 50 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities #18, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 55 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers #40, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 60 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms #45, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 65 Medical Office Building Contractors and CM Firms #16, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 75 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Retail Buildings #14, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 75 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks #5, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 90 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work #29, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 95 Office Building/Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms #35, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 100 Design-Build Construction Firms #3, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 100 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms #5, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 100 Healthcare Sector Contractors and CM Firms #74, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 110 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work #24, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 120 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms #47, BD+C
GIANTS 400, Top 140 Contractor #27, BD+C
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, Inc. 5000
Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering, Jeff Cook, Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame
St. Louis Largest General Contractors #3, St. Louis Business Journal
Top 5 Best Places to Work, Crain’s Chicago Business
Top Places to Work, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Top 150 Privately Held Companies #13, St. Louis Business Journal
40 Under 40 awards, Matt Hohorst, Triangle Business Journal

2020

Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Dallas Fort Worth Area, Best and Brightest
Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in San Francisco Bay Area, Best and Brightest
Best Places to Work, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Best Places to Work, Denver Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Houston Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Indiana Chamber Of Commerce
Best Places to Work, Nashville Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Philadelphia Business Journal
Best Places to Work, San Francisco Business Times
Best Places to Work, St. Louis Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Tampa Bay Business Journal
ENR California 2020 Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Mid-Atlantic Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Midwest Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Mountain States Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR New England Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR New York Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Northwest Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook #1 Distribution and Warehouse, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook #20 General Building, Engineering News-Record
ENR Sourcebook #9 Entertainment, Engineering News-Record
ENR Southeast Top Specialty Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Southwest Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms #7, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 250 Global Contractors, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 400 General Contractors #37, Engineering News-Record
Fast 50, Crain’s Chicago Business
HR Award, St. Louis Business Journal
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, Inc. 5000
In-House Counsel Award, Missouri In House Counsel
Top Places to Work, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Top Places to Work, The Tennessean

2019

Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago, Best and Brightest
Best Places to Work in Illinois, The Daily Herald Business Ledger
Best Places to Work, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Best Places to Work, Crain’s Chicago Business
Best Places to Work, Houston Business Journal
Best Places to Work, St. Louis Business Journal
Best Places To Work, Tampa Bay Business Journal
ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms #16, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 250 Global Contractors #153, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 400 General Contractors #47, Engineering News-Record
Fast 50, Crain’s Chicago Business
Rising Stars of Safety, National Safety Council
St. Louis Fast 50, St. Louis Business Journal
Top Workplaces, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

2018

Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago, Best, and Brightest
Best Places to Work in Illinois, The Daily Herald Business Ledger
Best Places to Work, Dallas Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Houston Business Journal
Best Places to Work, Kansas City Business Journal
Best Places to Work, St Louis Business Journal
ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms #15, Engineering News-Record
ENR Top 400 General Contractor #49, Engineering News-Record
Fast 50, Crain’s Chicago Business
Top Workplaces, St. Louis Post-Dispatch