ARCO Companies is a design-build general contractor founded in 1992 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm has grown from $10m in revenue at its founding to $6.5bn in 2023, making it the third-largest design-build firm in the United States. It operates 43 offices coast to coast and employs over a thousand associates across disciplines including architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.
The company holds a place on Engineering News Record's Top 400 Contractors list. Its field leadership brings substantial tenure, with superintendents averaging 20 years of experience. ARCO has also received 37 awards recognising its workplace culture.
ARCO operates as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, with retirement funded entirely by the firm. Benefits include paid month-long sabbaticals after every five years of service, performance-based bonuses, comprehensive medical coverage, tuition reimbursement, and scholarship programmes. The firm has been recognised among Best and Brightest Places to Work and Top Places to Work.
