Jones & Stokes
Specialty: Environmental planning, natural resources, water resources, transportation
Principals: Amy Rucker, Greg Summers, Jon Ives, Rick Oestman, Gregg Dohrn, Deborah Munkberg, Mark Matthies, Jan Aarts
Year founded: 1980
Local office: Bellevue
2003 revenues: $40.62 million company wide/$4.63 million Bellevue branch
Projected 2004 revenues: $38 million/$6.1 million locally
Largest current projects: King County wastewater treatment facilities; Port of Vancouver, Wash., Columbia Gateway
Heading into its silver anniversary in 2005, Jones & Stokes’ goal is to increase its sales by 15 percent in the Northwest this year. That’s on top of the record sales the consulting company said it notched in 2003.
So far, so good, according to Amy Rucker. “This year we’re on track to beat last year’s numbers,” said the restoration planner who leads the Bellevue branch.
Jones & Stokes boosted its chances of meeting the goal when it recently landed a contract to work on the Columbia Gateway expansion project for the Port of Vancouver. The company will work on National and State Environmental Policy Act, habitat conservation and Endangered Species Act issues.
Another major assignment is the King County Wastewater Facilities project, including the biological assessment work on the proposed $1.35 billion Brightwater sewage treatment plant. Also included are habitat conservation, NEPA and environmental impact statement work.
Jones & Stokes has some projects east of the Cascades. The company’s helping the South Naches Irrigation District develop a comprehensive management plan. For the Yakima County Development Authority, Jones & Stokes is developing a way to assess master plans for commercial development with the ultimate goal of expediting permit reviews.
The state Department of Ecology is Jones & Stokes’ client for a Seattle monorail assignment. Jones & Stokes is preparing a water quality certificate both for construction and operation of the system.
Rucker said transportation will still be a major growth area for the company even though politicians in the Puget Sound region decided not to put a multi-billion-dollar road and transit measure on this fall’s ballot. Rucker said port-related transportation work is one focus.
“We are looking to acquire services to complement our core business areas, including transportation,” Rucker said. Expansion could occur through acquisitions as well as adding staff.