MIG

What MIG does

MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.) is a U.S. professional services firm founded in 1986 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, specializing in planning, design, environmental sciences, civil engineering, and community engagement for primarily public-sector clients. The firm operates 13 offices across six states (California, Colorado, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington) with more than 250 employees, organized around dedicated studios including the Play Studio, Native Nation Building Studio, Regenerative Design Studio, and Cultural Places Studio. Its core service offerings include urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental and biological monitoring, transit-oriented development planning, ADA/accessibility consulting, and public engagement campaigns, with documented project work for clients such as Seattle Parks and Recreation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Caltrans, Oregon DOT, Washington State DOT, Metro Los Angeles, Cedars-Sinai, and University of Southern California.

The firm generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements billed hourly (rates disclosed across job postings range from $34 to $175 per hour depending on role and seniority) or as fixed-fee project work, with new business sourced primarily through competitive government procurement (RFPs, RFQs), direct client relationships, and professional networking. MIG's go-to-market relies on a marketing team that supports cross-disciplinary proposal development, alongside thought leadership delivered through published books ("Streets Reconsidered," "The Inclusive City," "The Meeting of the Minds," "Play for All Guidelines"), industry conference participation (e.g., ASLA), and a body of award-winning project work. The firm is privately held by its founding partners with no disclosed institutional investment, and operates without subsidiaries, acquisitions, or public funding activity on record.

Name

MIG

Legal name

Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.

Website

https://migcom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MIG is a privately held U.S. professional services firm with 250+ staff across 13 offices providing urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental consulting, and community engagement services primarily to municipal, state, transportation, and Native Nation clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning & Design Consulting

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Urban planning consulting
• Landscape architecture services
• Environmental compliance monitoring
• Civil engineering consulting
• Community engagement facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Planning and Design Consulting: MIG generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements providing urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental planning, civil engineering, and community engagement services to government and institutional clients. Projects are typically billed hourly with hourly rates ranging from $34-$175/hour depending on role and experience, or as fixed-fee project engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.) is a national professional services firm providing planning, design, environmental sciences, civil engineering, and community engagement consulting to public-sector and institutional clients. The firm delivers projects across specialized studios covering urban planning, landscape architecture, transportation planning, biological monitoring, and inclusive design, and supports projects through competitive procurement and direct client engagement.

Product overview

MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.) is a national professional services firm specializing in planning, design, communications, management, science, and technology. The company operates as a platform of specialized service studios including the Play Studio, Regenerative Design Studio, Native Nation Building Studio, and Cultural Places Studio, offering services in urban planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, community engagement, environmental planning, and graphic design. MIG also publishes educational books and guides including 'Streets Reconsidered,' 'The Inclusive City,' and 'The Meeting of the Minds,' and operates a meeting space facility in Berkeley, California. The firm serves public and private sector clients across multiple U.S. offices with over 250 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Native Nation Building Studio: Studio supporting Indigenous communities in planning their own futures with comprehensive planning and design services sensitive to cultural heritage.
• Regenerative Design Studio
• Play Studio
• re:Streets Initiative

Products and services

• Planning and Design Services Comprehensive planning, urban design, landscape architecture, civil engineering, community engagement, environmental planning, and related professional consulting services for public and private sector clients.
• Play Studio Dedicated team of play experts advancing inclusive play design for diverse communities, working on projects of every size and type to create play environments accessible to all.
• Regenerative Design Studio Environmental design professionals integrating ecological frameworks into physical planning and design to improve natural systems connectivity, community health, and biodiversity.
• Native Nation Building Studio Supports Indigenous communities in planning their own futures through comprehensive planning and design services sensitive to cultural heritage.
• Environmental and Biological Monitoring Services Environmental and biological monitoring services for construction projects, including pre-construction surveys, compliance monitoring, and regulatory permitting support.
• MIG Meeting Space A meeting facility in Berkeley, California at the Fourth Street Center, offering space for planning sessions, team building, executive retreats, and seminars for 5 to 50 people.
• Streets Reconsidered: Inclusive Design for the Public Realm A nearly 300-page book with worldwide case studies and best practices for urban planners, designers, developers, architects, and policymakers focused on inclusive street design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning park designs including Hing Hay Park and Hong Kong International School play area winning OPAL award in London
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• California State Energy CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in EcoBlock project to develop a technical blueprint for implementing block-scale energy retrofits, along with legal, financial and social roadmap for communities to adopt holistic decarbonization approaches.
• California Institute for Energy and EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in EcoBlock project providing research and technical expertise for community energy retrofit initiatives.
• University of California, BerkeleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in EcoBlock project, providing research infrastructure and collaboration for developing community resiliency approaches.
• City of OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for EcoBlock project, providing permitting and regulatory considerations for implementing block-scale energy retrofits.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFederal agency for which MIG conducted biological compliance monitoring for the Sweeney Ridge Emergency Pipeline Rehabilitation Project, ensuring permit conditions were met.
• U.S. Army Corps of EngineersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFederal agency whose permit requirements MIG helped the City of San Bruno comply with for pipeline rehabilitation project.
• Regional Water Quality Control BoardminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerState agency whose permit requirements MIG helped the City of San Bruno comply with for pipeline rehabilitation project.
• California Department of Fish and WildlifeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerState agency whose permit requirements MIG helped the City of San Bruno comply with for pipeline rehabilitation project.
• City of San BrunocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClient for Sweeney Ridge Emergency Pipeline Rehabilitation Project where MIG provided environmental and biological monitoring services to ensure regulatory compliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering and planning consultancy with significant U.S. presence in urban planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, and environmental services — direct overlap with MIG's core offerings, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• WSP: Major international engineering and professional services firm with planning, environment, and transportation practices that compete head-to-head with MIG for U.S. municipal and DOT engagements.
• Stantec: Canadian-headquartered engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with strong North American planning and landscape architecture practices that serve similar government and institutional clients as MIG.
• HDR: Employee-owned engineering and consulting firm with significant planning, transportation, and environmental practices competing for the same municipal and state-level RFPs MIG pursues.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure — overlapping with MIG's environmental compliance and biological monitoring practices.

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: U.S.-focused engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm of comparable size and employee-ownership structure, with strong overlap in transportation planning, land development, and municipal services.
• ICF International: Public-sector-focused consulting firm providing planning, environmental, and communications services to government clients — directly overlapping MIG's B2G model and community engagement capabilities.
• Sasaki Associates: Integrated planning, design, and landscape architecture firm of similar scale with comparable multi-disciplinary practice serving universities, cities, and institutional clients.
• SWA Group: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm known for high-profile public space and park projects — directly comparable to MIG's Play Studio and parks/recreation planning work.
• OLIN: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio with comparable practice areas and similar project portfolio of public realm, park, and cultural landscape work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MIGCommunity
• Facebookfacebook.com/MIGCommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mig
• Instagraminstagram.com/migcommunity

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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