Strategic Growth Core States Group has expanded through recent acquisition of Barghausen Consulting Engineers and leadership hires in Architecture and Restaurant markets, signaling a push into integrated design and specialized foodservice sectors that align with high-value A/E/C pursuits and cross-sell opportunities.

Restaurant Focus Recent hires in restaurant markets and architecture leadership suggest a targeted growth area in foodservice concepts. This presents opportunities to offer end-to-end A/E/C services for new restaurant rollouts, remodels, and franchise support across North America.

Diverse Markets With active involvement across Community, Convenience, Corporate, Retail, Hospitality, Industrial, Semiconductor, and ZEV infrastructure, there are cross-market selling angles to upsell bundled programs, turnkey delivery, and lifecycle services to existing clients diversifying their portfolios.

Geographic Footprint Operating 24 offices across the US and Canada, Core States Group has national reach suitable for large-scale programs and regional deployments. This enables multi-site bids, standardized solutions, and geographically coordinated project management teams for efficiency.

Financial & Scale Signals Revenue in the current range of $100M–$250M and a mid-market footprint position Core States as a solid target for design-build and integrated delivery contracts, with potential for expansion through continued acquisitions and executive-level appointments that broaden capabilities and client access.