Yhr Partners

What Yhr Partners does

YHR Partners is a privately held architectural firm headquartered in Moorhead, Minnesota, providing architecture and planning services across the Upper Midwest. Founded in 1983, the firm is organized as a Minnesota Corporation owned by five AIA-certified principal architects: Adam Pangrac, Margaret Follingstad, Mark Lundberg, Jenna Lawrence, and Samantha Schrader. The firm holds professional registrations in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, enabling direct execution of public and institutional work across the region.

The firm's service portfolio is organized into four lines: Planning Services (feasibility studies, site selection, master planning, campus planning, project budgeting, planning referendums), Architecture Services (design for new and replacement facilities, expansions, renovations, interior design, sustainable design, cost estimation), Construction Administration Services (bidding assistance, construction observation, pay request certification), and Management Services (facility condition assessments, code compliance, accessibility studies). Specialization is concentrated in healthcare, education, historic preservation, and religious structures, with additional work in government, civic, commercial, and cultural facilities.

The firm operates a traditional professional services model, generating revenue through project-based engagements acquired via direct client relationships and community reputation rather than external marketing. Named clients include West Fargo School District (education), City of Moorhead (government — Romkey Park Pool), Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch (nonprofit — The Chapel), and The Nature Conservancy (nonprofit — recently completed building). The team includes principal architects, project managers, specification writers, architectural interns, construction administrators, and business administrators, operating from a single Moorhead headquarters. Recent milestones include the 2024 addition of two new partners and completion of the Romkey Park Pool and Nature Conservancy projects.

Name

Yhr Partners

Legal name

YHR Partners

Website

https://yhr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

YHR Partners is a privately held, Moorhead, Minnesota-based architecture firm founded in 1983, providing planning, architectural design, construction administration, and facility management services across the Upper Midwest, with specialization in healthcare, education, historic preservation, and religious structures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Moorhead

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services including planning, design, construction administration, and facility management for various building types including healthcare, education, historic preservation, and religious structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

YHR Partners provides professional architectural and planning services across the Upper Midwest. The firm delivers four core service lines: strategic planning (feasibility studies, master planning, campus planning), architectural design (new facilities, renovations, interior and sustainable design), construction administration, and facility management assessments. It specializes in healthcare, education, historic preservation, and religious structures.

Product overview

YHR Partners offers a comprehensive suite of architectural and planning services organized into four core service lines: Planning Services (strategic positioning, feasibility studies, site selection, master planning), Architecture Services (architectural design, new facilities, renovations, interior design, sustainable design), Construction Administration Services (construction coordination, observation, certification), and Management Services (facility assessments, code compliance). The firm specializes in healthcare, education, historic preservation, and religious structures, serving the Upper Midwest region across Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Services Strategic planning services including feasibility studies, site selection and analysis, master planning, campus planning and development, project budgeting, programming and space planning, and planning referendums for institutional and community clients in the Upper Midwest.
• Architecture Services Full architectural design services for new and replacement facilities, facility expansions, renovation and adaptive use projects, interior design, sustainable design, and cost estimation, serving healthcare, education, religious, government, commercial, and historic preservation clients.
• Construction Administration Services Construction phase services including construction coordination, bidding assistance, construction observation, pay request certification, and site observation for clients whose projects the firm has designed or is administering.
• Management Services Facility management services including facility condition assessments, building code assessments, facility functional assessment, deferred maintenance evaluations, repair and replacement evaluations, and HC accessibility compliance studies for institutional property owners.

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• City of MoorheadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYHR Partners collaborated with the City of Moorhead on the Romkey Park Pool project, a significant community recreational facility. The dedicated partners Adam Pangrac and Sam Schrader, along with Construction Administrator Nate Volk, invested extensive planning and design work to deliver the project within budget and on schedule.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• JLG Architects: Fargo, ND-based architecture firm serving K-12, higher education, and public clients across the Upper Midwest; the most comparable geographic and vertical peer to YHR Partners.
• HGA (Hammel, Green and Abrahamson): Minnesota-based architecture and engineering firm with deep healthcare, education, and cultural-institution practices; closely comparable verticals though larger in scale.
• LHB Inc. Minneapolis-headquartered architecture/engineering firm serving education, healthcare, government, and commercial clients in the Upper Midwest; comparable service mix and regional scope.
• BWBR (Buetow & Associates): St. Paul-based architecture firm long specialized in healthcare and education facility design; highly comparable vertical mix to YHR Partners.
• ISG (I&S Group): Minnesota-headquartered architecture/engineering firm with strong education, healthcare, and community practices serving the same Upper Midwest geographic footprint as YHR.

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Nationally integrated architecture/engineering firm with strong education, healthcare, and civic practices that competes for the same institutional RFPs as YHR across the Midwest.
• WSB: Minneapolis-based engineering, planning, and architecture firm with municipal, education, and transportation infrastructure work that competes with YHR for public-sector clients in MN, ND, and SD.
• Stantec: Global architecture and engineering firm with a substantial Upper Midwest presence pursuing healthcare, education, and civic commissions; potential encroachment on YHR's institutional segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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