Professional Associates

What Professional Associates does

Professional Associates, Ltd. is a privately held architectural design firm founded in October 1976 by Dennis Duer and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm operates as a multi-disciplinary "association" of professionals providing architectural design, master planning and programming, interior architecture, feasibility analysis, and construction support services. Its practice is organized around four stated performance areas — communication, creativity, management, and support — which the firm presents as the framework for delivering projects to clients.

The firm's service portfolio is divided into three primary verticals: healthcare facilities (the dominant segment, including critical access hospitals, assisted living facilities, Alzheimer's facilities, clinics, diagnostic imaging suites, dialysis units, nursing facilities, outpatient facilities, research laboratories, surgery suites, and wellness centers); commercial and institutional buildings (industrial, office, retail, religious facilities, and libraries); and residential (multifamily housing and private residences). Founder Dennis Duer, a licensed architect with N.C.A.R.B. certification and AIA membership, holds licenses in several Midwestern states and is described as the primary point of contact for master planning, client engagement, and project delivery.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue, with pricing determined per project rather than through disclosed rate cards. Go-to-market is direct client engagement with no intermediaries, resellers, or significant digital channels; visibility is limited to a basic company website and a single published contact email and phone number. The firm is privately held, has 11-50 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no reported M&A activity, and serves clients regionally in the U.S. Midwest.

Name

Professional Associates

Legal name

Professional Associates Ltd.

Website

https://proassoc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Professional Associates, Ltd. is a privately held architectural design firm in Omaha, Nebraska, founded in 1976. It provides architectural design, master planning, interior architecture, feasibility analysis, and construction services, primarily to healthcare, commercial, and residential clients in the U.S. Midwest.

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Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Commercial Interior Fit-Out (Offices & Corporate) (IMAFANAA), Residential Interior Fit-Out (Multi-Family & High-End) (IMAFANAE), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning services
• Healthcare facility design
• Interior architecture
• Feasibility analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Planning Services: Project-based professional services revenue from architectural design, master planning, interior architecture, feasibility analysis, and construction management for various facility types.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Professional Associates Ltd. is an architectural design firm that provides full-service architectural design, master planning and programming, interior architecture, feasibility analysis, and construction support for healthcare, commercial, religious, institutional, and residential projects. The firm operates within four performance areas—communication, creativity, management, and support—to deliver projects from preliminary design through technical drawings and construction administration.

Product overview

Professional Associates Ltd. is an architectural design firm offering a unified suite of services rather than a software product. The core offering combines architectural design, master planning and programming, interior architecture, and feasibility analysis with construction support. Services are organized by project type: Healthcare Facility Design (including hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities, and research laboratories), Commercial and Religious Facilities Design (industrial, office, retail buildings), and Residential Design (multifamily and private residences). The firm operates within four performance areas—communication, creativity, management, and support—to deliver projects from preliminary design through technical drawings and construction.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design including preliminary design, technical drawings, and project management for healthcare, commercial, religious, institutional, and residential projects.
• Master Planning and Programming Strategic planning services for large-scale projects, including feasibility analysis and project programming to define project scope and requirements.
• Interior Architecture Interior design and space planning services for healthcare facilities, commercial buildings, and residential properties.
• Healthcare Facility Design Specialized design services for Alzheimer's Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities, Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, Dental Clinics, Diagnostic Imaging Suites, Dialysis Units, Independent Living, Nursing Facilities, Outpatient Facilities, Research Laboratories, Surgery Suites, and Wellness Centers.
• Commercial and Religious Facilities Design Design services for Industrial Buildings, Office Buildings, Retail Spaces, Religious Facilities, and Libraries.
• Residential Design Design services for Multifamily Housing and Private Residences, providing customized living spaces meeting individual client preferences and lifestyle needs.

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Om-headquartered global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with deep healthcare design practice. Highly comparable to Professional Associates given the shared Omaha base, healthcare focus, and full-service architecture/engineering/construction advisory model.
• DLR Group: Integrated architecture and engineering firm with strong healthcare, civic, and education practices across the U.S. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary design firm competing for similar institutional and healthcare clients in the Midwest and beyond.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with one of the largest healthcare practices in North America, including hospitals, clinics, and senior living. Highly comparable for the healthcare facility design work that anchors Professional Associates' portfolio.
• HKS: Major architecture and planning firm recognized for healthcare, higher education, and civic projects. Comparable as a peer in healthcare facility master planning and architectural design for institutional clients.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm with healthcare, science, and education specialties. Comparable for large-scale healthcare and institutional facility design, master planning, and interior architecture services.
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm with practices in healthcare, science, education, and workplace. Direct overlap with Professional Associates in healthcare facility design and master planning for institutional clients.

Direct peers

• CannonDesign: National architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with a top-tier healthcare practice covering hospitals, senior living, and research facilities. Direct peer given overlapping healthcare facility design services and integrated design + planning approach.
• Wight & Company: Midwest-based architecture, engineering, and construction firm offering integrated design-build services with significant healthcare and education work. Direct comparable given similar size, regional Midwest focus, and integrated design-to-construction model.
• Legat Architects: Midwest-rooted architecture firm with practices in K-12, higher education, healthcare, and workplace. Comparable as a similarly sized regional firm offering architectural design and master planning to institutional clients.

Regional players

• Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture: Omaha-based architecture firm serving healthcare, education, and commercial clients in the Midwest regional market. Closest direct local peer to Professional Associates in geography, size band, and healthcare/institutional focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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