Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
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| Employee-Owned | |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Jackson, Michigan |
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Key people
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Dennis F. DeCosta, P.E., President |
| Revenue | $36 million (approx.) |
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Number of employees
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300 |
| Website | www.cai-engr.com |
Commonwealth Associates, Inc. is a U.S. engineering design firm headquartered in Jackson, Michigan. The firm provides engineering and consulting services services to utilities; independent power producers; government; industrial clients; and academic, research, and healthcare institutions. The company also provides environmental and permitting services, GIS mapping, land and right of way acquisition, and document management services. Commonwealth offers proprietary, interactive software for the analysis and planning of electric utility transmission systems.
Commonwealth is employee-owned and managed.
The company slogan is "Unleash the power of the nation's top talent ™".
Commonwealth Associates is part of the legacy of engineers, William A. and James B. Foote. The Foote brothers' early efforts birthed some of America's most notable utilities. The brothers transformed life in the area with streetlights, hydropower dams, and long-distance, high-voltage transmission lines. The Jackson, Michigan, office was established in 1886 under the Commonwealth name. It served for years as the engineering arm of five giant utilities held by Commonwealth and Southern, becoming an independent firm when the federal government ordered the break-up of the holding company in 1949. Computer Sciences Corp. acquired Commonwealth Services, Inc. July 15th 1970. Gilbert Associates, Inc. purchased Commonwealth Associates, Inc. in 1973, forming Gilbert/Commonwealth, Inc. Several thousand megawatts of power generation were designed by the staff in Jackson before Gilbert closed that office in 1988. Rebirthed in that same year as Commonwealth Associates, Inc., engineering consulting and design continued to be provided for electric transmission and distribution facilities, and, in 2011, the company made the decision to once again offer power generation consulting and design services. In 2013, Commonwealth celebrated its 25th Anniversary of being employee-owned.
In 1992, Commonwealth opened a regional office in the state of Washington to serve the Northwestern United States. Since then, the company has increased their Midwestern presence with office openings in both Columbus and Dayton, Ohio. They have expanded into the Southern United States with a regional office in Atlanta, Georgia, and into the Southwestern United States, with an office in Oakland, California. In 2013, Commonwealth opened a Rocky Mountains regional office in neighboring Spokane, Washington, which also serves Canada.
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