Monthly Archives: April 2021

BL Companies Receives ESOP Association New England Company of the Year Award

BL Companies received the Company of the Year Award from the ESOP Association’s New England Chapter for its dedication to employee ownership culture and to the ESOP Association’s vision of endorsing employee participation, wealth creation, and individual dignity and worth. The New England Chapter of the ESOP Association consists of over 180 ESOP companies and professional service providers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. As the New England Company of the Year, BL Companies is now eligible for the National ESOP Association Company of the Year Award.

“We are honored to receive an award in recognition of our strong commitment to employee ownership and the ESOP Association,” said Carolyn Stanworth, President and CEO of BL Companies. “Creating an environment that promotes employee ownership is a cornerstone of our culture and one of our firm’s core values.”

BL Companies is a 100% employee-owned company providing multidiscipline architectural, engineering, environmental, and land surveying services to clients throughout the US. BL is consistently listed among the Top 500 Design in the US by Engineering News-Record and has over 350 employee-owners across Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas.

BL Companies Receives Employer of the Year Award from the Connecticut Women’s Transportation Seminar

BL Companies received the 2020 WTS Connecticut Employer of the Year Award for its efforts to support and advance women in the transportation industry. Employer of the Year is awarded to organizations that recruit, retain, advance, and support women in the transportation industry through career and professional development, continuing education, and professional organization memberships as well as provide encouragement to female students entering the transportation industry through internships. BL Companies will be honored alongside other award winners at a Virtual Awards Dinner in May, 2021.

The WTS Connecticut Board of Directors commended BL Companies for its contributions, writing that “[BL Companies’] support of women within the transportation industry has made a significant difference in how WTS Connecticut is perceived today.”

“We are honored to receive an award in recognition of our support for women in the transportation industry,” said Carolyn Stanworth, President and CEO of BL Companies. “Creating an environment that engages and advances women is an important goal for our firm.” BL Companies is a 100% employee-owned company providing multidiscipline architectural, engineering, environmental, and land surveying services to clients throughout the US. BL is consistently listed among the Top 500 Design in the US by Engineering News-Record and has over 350 employee-owners across Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas.