Garver LLC

Garver LLC has a storied history of providing consulting services to the planning, engineering and construction industry.
Founded as a one-man firm in 1919 by Neal Garver, the company is now bumping up against the 300-employee limit of this category with offices in seven states.
Beginning with the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department, numerous government entities have used Garver’s services over the decades. Headquartered in North Little Rock, Garver is known for its many high-profile projects and its primary business lines of transportation, water and aviation.
Examples of Garver’s handiwork include the Big Dam Bridge and Two Rivers Bridge that provide recreational links between Little Rock and North Little Rock, the Bobby Hopper Tunnel on Interstate 540 in northwest Arkansas and a host of projects at Little Rock National Airport since 1955.
The company touts its diversified client base as a key to its ongoing success and revenue growth despite economic downturns. The firm’s solid financial performance ranks it among the upper 25 percent of its peers.
Garver’s engineering staff in Arkansas is the largest in the state, and the company is a perennial entry among the top design firms in the nation.
“Our biggest challenge is intelligent and controlled growth in this unstable economy,” said Chad Clinehens, vice president and chief marketing officer.
That translates into making sure the company doesn’t get stuck doing things the same old way but embracing whatever changes are necessary to achieve continued growth.
The company has made investments in its internal culture, a culture that blends the lifestyle-corporate experience. That combination has played well with the Garver team, helping generate significant insurance premium savings through a healthier, happier staff.

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