Mid Atlantic

What Mid Atlantic does

Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. is a privately held engineering and environmental consulting firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of professional services including environmental site assessments (Phase I/II), site characterization using advanced geophysical tools (ground-penetrating radar, laser induced fluorescence, membrane interface probe, mobile laboratories), remediation design and implementation, brownfields redevelopment, voluntary cleanup programs, indoor air quality and vapor intrusion mitigation, industrial hygiene, PFAS assessment, stormwater management, RCRA/CERCLA compliance, and air quality engineering. It holds an approved Registered Environmental Consultant designation under the NC DEQ Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch and was the first firm in North Carolina to deploy the Cupolex vapor intrusion mitigation system.

The firm serves a diversified client base across the Southeast through four regional offices (Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC, Hillsville VA, Columbia SC) plus a Wilmington, NC operation. Customer segments include municipalities and government entities (City of Wilson, City of Havelock, Lenoir/Greene/Wayne counties, US Navy/Marine Corps, NC DOT, NC National Guard), private developers and real estate firms (Highwoods Properties, Greystar, Cherokee Investment Partners, Grubb Ventures), commercial and industrial enterprises (Honeywell, Freightliner, GSK, Apex Tool Group, Hendrick Automotive, Speedway, Waffle House, Duke/Progress Energy), and educational institutions (Duke University, UNC, NC State, ECU, UNC Hospitals).

Mid-Atlantic operates on a project-based professional services revenue model with custom quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts. Its go-to-market relies on direct enterprise/field sales, RFP engagement with government entities, and a referral-driven model with high repeat-client rates. Management is led by co-founder and President Darin McClure, PE, supported by VP/Chief Engineer Daniel Nielsen, VP/Charlotte Branch Manager Greg Icenhour, and a senior team with a combined 200+ years of environmental experience. The company is management/employee-owned with no disclosed external PE or VC ownership.

Name

Mid Atlantic

Legal name

Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc.

Website

https://maaonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mid-Atlantic Associates is a Raleigh-based engineering and environmental consulting firm serving municipal, commercial, industrial, educational, and government clients across the Southeast via four regional offices, specializing in site assessment, remediation, brownfields redevelopment, and PFAS services since 1993.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Brownfield Redevelopment Due Diligence & Grant Support (EUAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) & ASTM Phase I ESA (EUAHAEAA), Phase II ESA & Subsurface Investigation (Soil/Groundwater Sampling) (EUAHAEAB), Portfolio & Multi-Site Environmental Risk Screening (Desktop / Rapid Risk Assessments) (EUAHAEAK), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Brownfields redevelopment
• Site characterization and remediation
• Industrial hygiene services
• PFAS assessment consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Project-based consulting fees for environmental assessment, remediation, and engineering services to private, commercial, industrial, educational, and municipal clients throughout the Southeast
2. Brownfields Consulting and Grant Assistance: Fees for assisting municipalities with EPA Brownfields grant applications, assessments, and redevelopment planning services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mid-Atlantic Associates is an engineering and environmental consulting firm that provides site assessments, brownfields redevelopment, environmental remediation, regulatory compliance, industrial hygiene, PFAS assessment, and stormwater management services to municipalities, private developers, commercial and industrial clients, and educational institutions across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S. The firm serves as a lead consultant on brownfields projects, including EPA grant applications, Phase I/II environmental site assessments, vapor intrusion mitigation, and remediation system design and installation.

Product overview

Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. is an engineering and environmental consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services. The core offerings include Environmental Services (the primary service umbrella covering air quality engineering, asbestos/lead based paint, brownfields, compliance and permitting, expert witness testimony, facility evaluations, health and safety, indoor air quality and vapor intrusion, Phase I and II environmental site assessments, RCRA and CERCLA, remediation, risk assessment, site characterization, stormwater management, underground storage tanks, and voluntary cleanup programs), Industrial Hygiene Services, PFAS Services, and Stormwater Services. The company specializes in brownfields redevelopment and has been the lead consultant on acquisitions resulting in over $750-million in development value.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Services Comprehensive environmental consulting services including air quality engineering, asbestos/lead based paint assessment, brownfields redevelopment, compliance and permitting, expert witness testimony, facility/process/property evaluations, health and safety services, indoor air quality and vapor intrusion assessment, Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, RCRA and CERCLA services, remediation, risk assessment, site characterization, stormwater management, underground storage tank services, and voluntary cleanup programs for municipalities, private developers, and commercial/industrial clients.
• Industrial Hygiene Services Industrial hygiene services including vapor intrusion studies, risk assessments, asbestos surveys and abatement plans, drinking water testing, HVAC system assessments, indoor air quality and contaminant sampling, lead-based paint surveys, mold sampling, OSHA compliance personnel exposure monitoring, radon testing and mitigation, noise surveys, and litigation support for commercial and institutional clients.
• PFAS Services Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) assessment, remediation, risk assessment, site characterization, and consulting services to help clients address PFAS contamination issues in soil, groundwater, and drinking water.
• Stormwater Services Stormwater system inspection, maintenance, sampling, and consultation services including inspection of stormwater control measures, repair recommendations, modification services, vegetation control, best management practices implementation, sampling for permit contaminants, stormwater permitting, training, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan preparation for industrial and commercial clients.
• Brownfields Redevelopment Brownfields redevelopment consulting including program applicability determinations, applications for program entry, Phase I and II assessments, asbestos and lead-based paint surveys, vapor intrusion studies, site-specific risk assessments, negotiation of brownfields agreement terms, remedial alternatives development, site remediation, post-agreement monitoring, environmental risk management, insurance placement, decommissioning and demolition oversight, and EPA-funded brownfields grant assistance.
• Phase I & Phase II Environmental Site Assessments Environmental site assessments conducted in compliance with 40 CFR Part 312 and ASTM E 1527-13 standards, including asbestos, lead-based paint and mold surveys, property condition assessments, radon evaluations, wetlands delineations, and natural resources and threatened/endangered species surveys for real estate transactions and property transfers.
• Indoor Air Quality & Vapor Intrusion Indoor air quality surveys, mold assessments, vapor intrusion field screening, soil gas and sub-slab sampling, crawlspace and indoor air sampling, risk assessment and modeling, sub-slab venting system design, installation and operation, including the first Cupolex Vapor Intrusion Mitigation System implementation in North Carolina.
• Remediation Remediation of contaminated media including soil excavation and disposal, thermal oxidation, in-situ chemical oxidation, surfactant injection, soil vapor extraction, air sparging, carbon adsorption, aggressive fluid vapor recovery, phytoremediation, bioremediation, and natural attenuation for contaminated sites.
• Risk Assessment Human health risk assessment services including development of site-specific screening and exposure limits, risk-based mitigation strategy design, risk communication and training, vapor intrusion studies, groundwater modeling, receptor surveys, and ecological evaluations.
• Site Characterization Site characterization and assessment using invasive and non-invasive technologies including hand-augers, mechanical drill rigs, direct-push rigs, field screening techniques, ground-penetrating radar, geophysical surveys, soil gas surveys, laser induced fluorescence, membrane interface probe, aquifer testing and modeling, contaminant fate and transport modeling, and stream and surface water impact assessments.
• Health & Safety Services Health and safety services including compliance audits, mock OSHA inspections, program development, safety manual writing, and training courses covering accident prevention, confined space entry, electrical safety, fire prevention, hazard communication, respiratory protection, and train-the-trainer courses.
• Air Quality Engineering Air quality engineering services including emission inventories, pre-construction and Title V air permit applications, emission control strategies, regulatory applicability determinations, dispersion modeling, and stack testing for industrial facilities.
• Compliance and Permitting Environmental compliance auditing and permitting services including NPDES permits, general air permits, wastewater permits, POTW discharge permits, OSHA compliance, RCRA Part B permits, SPCC plans, stormwater pollution prevention plans, EPCRA Tier II reports, and environmental compliance training.
• RCRA and CERCLA Services RCRA and CERCLA (Superfund) services including permitting, facility investigations, corrective action, generator closure, remedial design and construction, risk assessments, reserve assessments, and pit, pond, lagoon and drum disposal area management.
• Voluntary Cleanup Programs Voluntary cleanup program services as a Registered Environmental Consultant under NC DENR, including receptor surveys, site characterizations, remedial feasibility studies, corrective action plans, vapor intrusion mitigation, and remediation system design, installation and operation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lead consultant on acquisitions resulting in over $750 million in development value
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, significant and moderate.

• Lenoir, Greene and Wayne Counties CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Eastern NC coalition working with Mid-Atlantic as their brownfields consultant for a recently awarded $1,000,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment grant. Mid-Atlantic helped the team apply for and receive this grant and will conduct Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments followed by cleanup and redevelopment planning.
• City of HavelockmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Contract to assist the City in turning the former Phoenix landfill into a community park. Mid-Atlantic will administer a $3.5M HUD grant and assist in applying for additional EPA brownfields funds for cleanup.
• Warren CountysignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Mid-Atlantic chosen to assist Warren County with their $500,000 EPA brownfields assessment grant, using brownfields redevelopment efforts in conjunction with the County's planned economic development initiatives.
• City of WilsonmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Five-year contract to provide environmental and engineering consulting services to the City's Brownfields Program. Mid-Atlantic has worked with Wilson since 2010 when they began receiving EPA brownfields funding.
• Town of Siler CitysignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021Mid-Atlantic helped Siler City apply for and receive a $300,000 EPA Brownfields assessment grant for downtown revitalization efforts.
• City of WashingtonsignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021Mid-Atlantic helped City of Washington apply for and receive a $500,000 EPA cleanup grant for the historic Hotel Louise redevelopment project.
• United States Navy / Marine Corps Air Station Camp LejeunemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2021Five-year contract for sampling and assessment of water-supply wells and water treatment drinking water at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Lejeune using latest sampling technology.
• Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLPmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2013Joint webinar partnership on vapor intrusion issues for property development and redevelopment. Mr. Richard Sieg from the firm presented alongside Mid-Atlantic staff.
• Duke EnergymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Staff augmentation contract where Mid-Atlantic acts as on-call resource to Duke's Remediation and Decommissioning staff for a wide variety of environmental projects.
• Brasfield and Gorrie General ContractorssignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Mid-Atlantic presented qualifications as a member of the Brasfield and Gorrie team for the City of Raleigh's Downtown Remote Operations Center development on a former Westinghouse site.
• Town of CooleemeemoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2012Helping implement $200,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment grant for redevelopment of historic cotton mill property through the North Carolina Brownfields Program.
• Land Science TechnologiesmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2012Joint webinar partnership for Vapor Intrusion Webinar - Assessment, Regulatory Guidance and Mitigation Technologies Update on July 26, 2012.
• Upper Coastal Plains Council of Governments (UCPCOG)significantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2011Helping implement $400,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment grant - conducting Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, cleanup planning, and community outreach.
• Town of WilliamstonsignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2011Helping implement $400,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment grant - conducting Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, cleanup planning, and community outreach.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: International design and consultancy with a dedicated environmental and brownfields practice, including remediation and resilience services that directly overlap Mid-Atlantic's offerings.
• Kleinfelder: Engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with East Coast offices, providing environmental site assessment, remediation, and compliance services that overlap Mid-Atlantic's core practice.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with one of the largest US environmental practices, competing for the same EPA Brownfields, military, and municipal environmental assessment work Mid-Atlantic performs.
• Terracon Consultants: Large national environmental, geotechnical, and materials engineering firm with deep Southeast offices, routinely competing on Phase I/II ESA, UST, and brownfields work for the same commercial and municipal clients.

Direct peers

• Apex Companies: Mid-sized environmental and infrastructure consulting firm that runs a meaningful brownfields and EPA-funded assessment practice, aligning closely with Mid-Atlantic's service profile.
• Haley & Aldrich: Mid-sized environmental and geotechnical engineering firm that competes directly on brownfields redevelopment, vapor intrusion, and industrial site assessments in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
• TRC Companies: Pure-play environmental, engineering, and consulting firm focused on energy, infrastructure, and redevelopment — a closer peer in size and service mix than the global AEC giants, competing for similar Phase I/II, brownfields, and PFAS engagements.
• SCS Engineers: Environmental engineering firm focused on solid waste, brownfields redevelopment, and remediation — a direct comparable on environmental due diligence and voluntary cleanup program work.

Regional players

• S&ME: Southeast-based engineering and environmental consulting firm headquartered in the Carolinas, competing head-to-head for private developer and municipal brownfields work across the same geography as Mid-Atlantic.

Emerging players

• Pace Analytical: Environmental testing and field services firm that complements or competes on environmental sampling, site characterization, and PFAS analysis services Mid-Atlantic delivers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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