Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- New York, New York: the firm's history page states it moved its headquarters to a flagship office in the Empire State Building in 2024Source: stvinc.com/about-us/how-we-got-here · As of 2026-10-06
- Founded
- 1912: Elwyn E. Seelye & Co., a structural engineering firm, was founded in New York City, per the firm's history pageSource: stvinc.com/about-us/how-we-got-here · As of 2026-10-06
- Ownership type
- Investor-owned (formerly ESOP): on 2019-10-29 STV Group and The Pritzker Organization announced that the Tom Pritzker Family Business Interests, advised by The Pritzker Organization, agreed to recapitalize STV by buying the shares held by the company's Employee Stock Ownership PlanSource: prnewswire.com/news-releases/stv-signs-definit… · As of 2019-10-29
- Sponsor or parent
- The Pritzker Organization describes itself as the merchant bank for the business interests of the Tom Pritzker family; its investments page lists STV as a current investment (read 2026-10-06). The 2019 release states the deal was approved by the STV board and the ESOP trustee, GreatBanc Trust Company, and was expected to close in December 2019Source: pritzkerorg.com/investments · As of 2026-10-06
- Employees
- 3,300+ employees, per the firm's About pageSource: stvinc.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-06
- Website
- stvinc.comSource: stvinc.com · As of 2026-10-06
Legal name, DBA and former names
- STV Incorporated (Texas board record); parent STV Group, Incorporated, per the firm's 2026-09-15 release.Source: stvinc.com/news/stv-acquires-california-ba… · As of 2026-09-15
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI MU3ZCV244MC8 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 204.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/cac4a027-344d-8f30-9f… · As of 2026-10-06
Offices
- 65+ offices across North America, per the firm's About page (the home page menu states 60+)Source: stvinc.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
- Investor-owned (formerly ESOP): on 2019-10-29 STV Group and The Pritzker Organization announced that the Tom Pritzker Family Business Interests, advised by The Pritzker Organization, agreed to recapitalize STV by buying the shares held by the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.Source: prnewswire.com/news-releases/stv-signs-definit… · As of 2019-10-29
Sponsor, parent or transaction
- The Pritzker Organization describes itself as the merchant bank for the business interests of the Tom Pritzker family; its investments page lists STV as a current investment (read 2026-10-06). The 2019 release states the deal was approved by the STV board and the ESOP trustee, GreatBanc Trust Company, and was expected to close in December 2019.Source: pritzkerorg.com/investments · As of 2026-10-06
- Release text on the sponsor's own news page: TPO to purchase ESOP-held shares and partner with current management; trustee approval by Greatbanc Trust Company.Source: pritzkerorg.com/news/stv-signs-definitive-agree… · As of 2019-10-29
Employee count or band
- 3,300+ employees, per the firm's About page.Source: stvinc.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-06
Services and markets
- Plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America (transportation, buildings, water, power), per the firm's 2026-09-15 release.Source: stvinc.com/news/stv-acquires-california-ba… · As of 2026-09-15
Leaders
- Greg Kelly, Chief Executive Officer (quoted as CEO in the firm's 2026-09-15 release)Source: stvinc.com/news/stv-acquires-california-ba… · As of 2026-09-15
Deals
- 2026-09-15: STV Group acquired CHAMPS, Inc., a Southern California utility power engineering firm, now known as CHAMPS, an STV Company.Source: stvinc.com/news/stv-acquires-california-ba… · As of 2026-09-15
- 2019: recapitalization by the Tom Pritzker Family Business Interests (see ownership)Source: prnewswire.com/news-releases/stv-signs-definit… · As of 2019-10-29
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists STV Incorporated (firm no. 204, type NS, expires 2028-07-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
DOT prequalification
- TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists STV INCORPORATED with 35 areas of certification, renewal status MARCH 22, 2023 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt12.htm · As of 2026-10-05
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record STV INCORPORATED (New York, NY), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/cac4a027-344d-8f30-9f… · As of 2026-10-06
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-10-01, NAICS 541330: STV RETIREMENT PLAN (ACK_ID 20260715132258NAL0003022657001, 3,498 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2026-07-15
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
News timeline
- 2026-09-15: acquisition of CHAMPS, Inc. announced.Source: stvinc.com/news/stv-acquires-california-ba… · As of 2026-09-15
Sources of record
- https://stvinc.com/news/stv-acquires-california-based-utility-power-engineering-firm-champs-inc/
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/cac4a027-344d-8f30-9fba-48c748b2661a-P/latest
- https://stvinc.com/about-us/how-we-got-here/
- https://stvinc.com/about-us/
- https://stvinc.com/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stv-signs-definitive-agreement-with-the-pritzker-organization-to-recapitalize-stv-and-position-the-company-for-future-growth-300947294.html
- https://pritzkerorg.com/investments/
- https://pritzkerorg.com/news/stv-signs-definitive-agreement-with-the-pritzker-organization-to-recapitalize-stv-and-position-the-company-for-future-growth/
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt12.htm
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-1
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