RESPEC Acquires Arrow Structural Engineering

RAPID CITY, S.D.— RESPEC Company, LLC (RESPEC) has acquired Arrow Structural Engineering, a seven-person firm with offices in Morgantown and Charleston, West Virginia. The acquisition gives Arrow’s clients across Appalachia and the mid-Atlantic access to a larger structural engineering team and RESPEC’s broader engineering and consulting services.

Founded in 2019 by President and CEO Michael Howell, Arrow works with architects, contractors, developers, and building owners on projects ranging from schools and hospitals to industrial facilities. Its engineers also design steel connections, assess existing structures, and support construction projects. The team’s construction experience shapes its approach to design, with an emphasis on practical solutions for the people building them.

“More than 5 years ago, we made a commitment to grow our Facilities practice in the Lower 48,” said RESPEC President and CEO Jason Love. “Arrow is an important next step. Their trusted reputation, practical approach, and strong regional relationships complement RESPEC’s broader expertise and create new opportunities for our teams and the clients we serve.”

Arrow expands RESPEC’s structural engineering practice, which began in Alaska and has since grown through teams in Colorado and the Mountain West. Arrow brings regional client and contractor relationships and construction experience, while RESPEC brings expertise in mining, solid waste, and water, creating opportunities for the teams to support clients together.

“We’ve wanted to be closer to the work and clients we serve across Appalachia and the mid-Atlantic,” said Mike Albertson, RESPEC Vice President of Facilities. “Arrow gives us a strong team in West Virginia with relationships and experience we respect. We can bring more people and disciplines to their projects, and they can help us see opportunities we wouldn’t have seen from a distance.”

“I’ve always wanted Arrow to be a place where engineers get involved, understand the problem, and stay close to the client,” Howell said. “I saw that same mindset in the people at RESPEC. Our team gets to keep doing the work we care about, with more colleagues to call on and more opportunities ahead of us.”

About RESPEC

RESPEC, a 100% employee-owned engineering consulting company, focuses on serving natural and built environments. Whether underground, aboveground, inside, or outside, RESPEC unites engineering and technology to serve the energy, mining, infrastructure design, water resources, and digital markets. We create sustainable value for our clients, employee-owners, and communities.

About Arrow Structural Engineering

Founded in 2019, Arrow Structural Engineering is a structural engineering firm with offices in Morgantown and Charleston, West Virginia. The firm serves architects, contractors, developers, and building owners on commercial, industrial, residential, and specialty projects.