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RETTEW Associates, Inc.

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Lancaster, Pennsylvaniarettew.com

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Headquarters
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design Firms; first office on the firm's Locations pageSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
Founded
1969Source: rettew.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm states it is a 100% ESOP companySource: rettew.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
Sponsor or parent
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024: RETTEW EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN sponsored by RETTEW Holding Company (ACK_ID 20250923141231NAL0002598755001, 277 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-23
Employees
More than 300 professionals, per the firm's About pageSource: rettew.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
Website
rettew.comSource: rettew.com · As of 2026-10-06

Legal name, DBA and former names

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Offices

  • 10 offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, per the firm's About and Locations pages.Source: rettew.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

Ownership type

  • Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm states it is a 100% ESOP company.Source: rettew.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

Sponsor, parent or transaction

  • DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024: RETTEW EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN sponsored by RETTEW Holding Company (ACK_ID 20250923141231NAL0002598755001, 277 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-23

Employee count or band

  • More than 300 professionals, per the firm's About page.Source: rettew.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

Services and markets

  • Engineering and consulting services including water, renewable energy and municipal support.Source: rettew.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

Leaders

Licences (board records)

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record RETTEW ASSOCIATES INC (Lancaster, PA), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $127,520, FY2024 $23,000, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/061148c2-b32a-0464-06… · As of 2026-10-06

ESOP plan data (Form 5500)

  • DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024: RETTEW EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, sponsor RETTEW Holding Company (ACK_ID 20250923141231NAL0002598755001), 277 active participants.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-23

Public filings

  • DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: RETTEW ASSOCIATES INC 401(K) & PROFIT SHARING PLAN (ACK_ID 20251009082445NAL0006286945001, 298 active participants); RETTEW ASSOCIATES, INC. GROUP LIFE AD&D LTD DENTAL HEALTH PLAN (ACK_ID 20250925071620NAL0010159507001, 278 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-09

Rankings and awards

News timeline

Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

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