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Farnsworth Group Inc.

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Normal, Illinoisf-w.com

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Headquarters
Normal, IllinoisSource: f-w.com/locations · As of 2026-10-11
Ownership type
Employee-owned (ESOP), as described on the firm's own websiteSource: f-w.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
Website
f-w.comSource: f-w.com · As of 2026-10-11

Legal name, DBA and former names

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Offices

  • Farnsworth Group has 24 offices nationwide.Source: f-w.com/locations · As of 2026-10-11

Ownership type

  • Employee-owned (ESOP), as described on the firm's own website.Source: f-w.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-11

Services and markets

  • Farnsworth Group provides architecture, asset management, commissioning, engineering, environmental, planning, process design, and surveying services across advanced manufacturing and technology, commercial, cultural, education, energy, government, healthcare, parks and recreation, transportation, utilities, and water markets.Source: f-w.com · As of 2026-10-11

Leaders

Licences (board records)

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record FARNSWORTH GROUP INC (Peoria, IL), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $36,540, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/91d16b48-8d96-c995-85… · As of 2026-10-11

Public filings

  • DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: FARNSWORTH GROUP, INC. 401(K) PLAN (ACK_ID 20250911120451NAL0000224803001, 579 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-11

Rankings and awards

News timeline

  • 2025-10-05: Farnsworth Group acquired Colorado-based Sterling Design Associates.Source: f-w.com/news · As of 2026-10-11

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