What Meyer Borgman Johnson does

Meyer Borgman Johnson (MBJ) is a multi-specialty structural engineering consultancy founded in 1955 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm operates additional offices in Wisconsin and Arizona and serves enterprise clients nationwide across healthcare, higher education, aviation and transportation, commercial real estate, sports and entertainment, and federal government verticals. MBJ provides structural design, analysis, construction administration, and special inspection services for large-scale construction projects, with documented construction values on individual projects ranging from approximately $2 million to over $365 million.

The firm's core technical capabilities span cast-in-place concrete, post-tensioned concrete, structural steel, mass timber, and hybrid structural systems, executed through advanced analysis tools that include BIM, Tekla Structures, and proprietary in-house modeling for column shortening prediction and wind interaction studies. MBJ has differentiated on specialized niches including vibration control for sensitive research laboratories, blast and protective design for government facilities, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, complex steel connection design for retractable and cantilevered roof systems, and Tally-based Life Cycle Analysis for embodied carbon. Notable engagements include Two Manhattan West, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Globe Life Field, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, The Dayton's Project (1.2 million SF historic renovation), ELEVEN (a 42-story luxury residential tower in Minneapolis), and multiple Mayo Clinic healthcare and research facilities.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional service fees on a project-by-project basis. Clients engage MBJ through competitive bidding, design competitions, and long-term repeat relationships with developers and owners such as Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, Ryan Companies, Mortenson Development, Kraus-Anderson, the Metropolitan Airports Commission, GSA/FBI, and the New Orleans Aviation Board. The firm markets primarily through industry awards, project case studies, conference presentations, and research publications rather than through product or channel distribution, consistent with a traditional A&E professional services operating model. No packaged software products, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Meyer Borgman Johnson

Legal name

Meyer Borgman Johnson

Website

https://mbjeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Meyer Borgman Johnson is a Minneapolis-headquartered, multi-specialty structural engineering consultancy with offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Arizona. It serves enterprise healthcare, higher education, aviation, commercial, government, and sports clients nationwide, delivering structural design and analysis for complex, large-scale construction projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports & Recreation Facility Construction (Stadiums, Arenas, Community Centers) (IMAFACAI)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Structural design consulting
• Protective design engineering
• Blast engineering consulting
• Historic preservation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting: MBJ provides structural engineering services for construction projects including design, analysis, construction administration, and special inspections. Revenue is generated through professional service fees on a per-project basis, with projects ranging from $2 million to over $365 million in construction cost.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Meyer Borgman Johnson is a multi-specialty structural engineering design practice that provides structural design, analysis, construction administration, special inspections, and protective design consulting for large-scale building projects. Services span healthcare facilities, higher education campuses, airports and terminals, sports and entertainment venues, commercial high-rises, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, and federal/government facilities, with construction project values ranging from $2 million to over $1.3 billion.

Product overview

Meyer Borgman Johnson (MBJ) is a multi-specialty structural engineering firm offering comprehensive structural design services rather than a traditional product company. Their portfolio spans diverse project types including high-rise residential towers, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, airport terminals, sports venues, cultural buildings, and adaptive reuse projects. Notable projects include ELEVEN (a 42-story luxury condominium), Mayo Clinic facilities, MSP Airport Revitalization, Treetop Trail at Minnesota Zoo, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The firm also provides specialized services including protective design, blast engineering, sustainable/embodied carbon analysis, and progressive collapse consulting. MBJ operates as a traditional engineering services firm without packaged software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.1 million saved on Mayo Clinic East Expansion through integrated steel delivery process
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• Buro HappoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural design partner with MBJ on the Treetop Trail at Minnesota Zoo project. Buro Happold served as structural partner on this adaptive reuse project that transformed a decommissioned monorail into the world's longest elevated pedestrian loop.
• Snow Kreilich ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead architect on multiple MBJ projects including Treetop Trail at Minnesota Zoo, Lakewood Welcome Center, and Metal Lark. Long-term collaborative relationship on award-winning projects.
• GateWay Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey collaboration partner for Phoenix Forge - the largest community makerspace in the Southwest. Project involved collaboration between college, ASU, City of Phoenix, US Economic Development Administration, and APS.
• Ryan CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepeat client and development partner on multiple projects including ELEVEN (luxury condominium tower), FBI Regional Headquarters, and various commercial developments. Ryan Companies serves as developer and general contractor.
• Robert A.M. Stern ArchitectskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect for ELEVEN project - the 42-story luxury condominium tower in Minneapolis. MBJ served as Structural Engineer of Record for this architecturally significant project.
• Mortenson DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term development partner on multiple projects including One Discovery Square (first DMC-funded project), Two Discovery Square, and other bioscience/research facilities in Rochester, MN.
• RSP ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect of Record partner on One Discovery Square and Two Discovery Square projects for Mayo Clinic Destination Medical Center development in Rochester, MN.
• HOKkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect for One Discovery Square project - part of the Destination Medical Center initiative in Rochester, MN. Collaboration on this innovative life science research facility.
• Metropolitan Airports CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwner/client for MSP Airport Revitalization Program - multi-phase, multi-year terminal renovation project. MBJ provided structural engineering and protective design consulting services.
• AlliiancekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partner on MSP Airport Revitalization Program. Alliiance served as design architect for this significant airport modernization project.
• Shepley BulfinchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect and prime consultant on Mayo Clinic East Expansion project ($142M). Long-term relationship on healthcare projects requiring complex structural solutions and integrated delivery.
• McCarthy Building CompanieskeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor partner on Mayo Clinic East Expansion. Project used lean construction process with 'big room' planning and integrated steel delivery to achieve $1.1M cost savings.
• Walter P. MoorekeyTechnology or IntegrationStructural Engineer of Record for Globe Life Field stadium. MBJ provided connection design for rail trusses supporting the retractable roof while Walter P. Moore served as EOR.
• Walter P MoorekeyTechnology or IntegrationEngineer of Record for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) terminal. MBJ provided delegated framing design and connection design for curtain wall support systems.
• Pelli Clarke PellikeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect for MSY airport terminal project. Pelli Clarke Pelli designed the iconic 35-gate terminal that won Best Airport in North America 2022 and 2023.
• Buro HappoldcoreTechnology or IntegrationEngineer of Record for Mercedes-Benz Stadium. MBJ provided steel connection design for roof panels, cantilevered ends of main roof trusses, and hood framing. Long-term partnership on complex stadium projects.
• Walters GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFabricator and erector for Two Manhattan West project. MBJ provided proactive coordination with fabricator resulting in economical and smooth erection of 48,000 tons of steel.
• Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect for Two Manhattan West - 58-story, 935-foot commercial tower. MBJ provided connection design for this major Manhattan development.
• REX ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect for Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at World Trade Center. MBJ provided connection design for this $275M performing arts center.
• Magnusson Klemencic AssociateskeyTechnology or IntegrationEngineer of Record for Perelman Performing Arts Center. MBJ served as connection designer in collaborative design-assist approach with EOR, GC, steel fabricator and erector.
• AECOM Services, Inc.keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner on FBI Regional Headquarters. Project delivered ahead of schedule and under budget, achieving LEED Gold certification.
• Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect on UMN Physics and Nanotechnology Research Facility - a 144,000 SF facility with 40 labs and 10,000 SF clean room. Project required vibration-sensitive design.
• HGA Architects and EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect on UMN Northrop Auditorium Renovation - one of the largest historic preservation projects in Minnesota. MBJ provided structural engineering for adaptive reuse of 1928 building.
• ESG Architecture & DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect partner on multiple projects including NordHaus (20-story tower) and Kraus-Anderson Block mixed-use development.
• Weis BuilderskeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for NordHaus project. MBJ optimized structural efficiency resulting in $200K savings and reduced concrete by 1,000 yards.
• Kinney Construction ServiceskeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor for NAU International Pavilion - first higher education building in AZ to achieve LEED-NC Platinum and Net Zero Energy status.
• Kraus-Anderson ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor on multiple projects including TRIA Orthopedic Center, M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, and other healthcare/commercial projects.
• Pope ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect on Kraus-Anderson Headquarters and other projects in the Kraus-Anderson Block mixed-use development. Long-term partnership on Minneapolis projects.
• Gardner BuilderscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for The Dayton's Project - $365M historic preservation and adaptive reuse of century-old department store. MBJ provided structural engineering for this 1.2M SF project.
• TEN x TENkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner on Treetop Trail at Minnesota Zoo project. Collaborative approach on this innovative adaptive reuse project featured in STRUCTURE Magazine.
• PCL ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Treetop Trail at Minnesota Zoo. Project completed amid global pandemic while zoo remained fully operational.
• HDRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner on Mayo Clinic Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building and Abbott Northwestern Central Utility Plant - both received 2025 ACEC Minnesota Grand Awards.
• Salmela ArchitectkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect on Fast Horse Office Expansion - vertical expansion project that doubled building height. Received AIA Minnesota Honor Award 2015.
• MSR DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect on Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center (AIA COTE Top Ten Award 2019) and Minnesota Children's Museum Phase 2. Partnership on sustainable design projects.
• McGough ConstructionkeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for maurices Headquarters - $80M, 200,000 SF, largest downtown development in Duluth history.
• MortensoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term construction partner on research projects including rebar tracking study to investigate waste flow in design and construction supply chain. Collaboration on sustainable practices.
• MSR DesignkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect for Bakken Museum Phase 1 expansion (1998) - 12,000 SF underground addition with green roof.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Walter P Moore: National structural engineering and diagnostics firm with deep practice in stadiums, arenas, and complex long-span structures. Direct overlap with MBJ: Walter P Moore served as Engineer of Record on Globe Life Field and MSY Airport while MBJ provided delegated connection design, making them both collaborator and direct competitor on marquee stadium/airport commissions.
• Thornton Tomasetti: Global structural engineering consultancy with strong practices in tall buildings, sports venues, and protective design. Highly comparable to MBJ in serving complex mixed-use towers, healthcare research facilities, and large-span roof structures for institutional clients.
• Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA): Seattle-based structural and civil engineering firm specializing in tall buildings, seismic design, and complex geometry. Direct overlap on signature cultural and commercial projects; MKA served as EOR on the Perelman Performing Arts Center where MBJ provided connection design.
• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with strong structural engineering practice in adaptive reuse, cultural buildings, and complex geometry. Direct overlap demonstrated by joint collaboration with MBJ on the Treetop Trail at Minnesota Zoo, an adaptive reuse of a decommissioned monorail.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: Large U.S. structural and civil engineering firm with deep healthcare, education, aviation, and commercial practices. Directly comparable to MBJ in vertical mix and project-by-project enterprise engagement model, with broader geographic reach.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates: Structural engineering firm with internationally recognized preservation, rehabilitation, and forensic practice. Strong overlap with MBJ's historic preservation work (e.g., Dayton's Project, Northrop Auditorium, ASU Gammage) and structural investigation capabilities.
• Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates: Mid-size structural engineering consultancy specializing in complex buildings, adaptive reuse, and long-span structures. Closely comparable in scale and specialization profile to MBJ, with similar mix of healthcare, higher education, and cultural work.
• Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers: Structural engineering firm with practices in healthcare, education, aviation, and sports facilities. Similar size and project-type mix to MBJ, with comparable focus on complex new construction and renovation work.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global multi-discipline engineering firm with deep structural, MEP, and sustainability practices. Overlaps with MBJ on complex buildings and embodied carbon leadership, but operates at much larger scale and across multiple engineering disciplines rather than specializing in structural.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large multi-discipline engineering firm with structural and aviation practices. Comparable to MBJ in aviation and government facility work (airports, federal buildings) but broader scope and significantly larger scale; competes for the same institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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