McAdams

McAdams is a planning, design and civil engineering firm headquartered on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. John McAdams opened the practice in 1979, and it has grown to 11 offices across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Texas, including Durham, Charlotte, Tampa, Orlando and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Its services include civil and site design, water resources, transportation engineering, planning and urban design, geomatics and construction administration, and the firm is licensed to practice engineering in 27 states. It works for public and private clients on communities, campuses and commercial development. On Sept. 29, 2026, McAdams said it had acquired Sports Design Group of McKinney, Texas, an athletic field specialist that reports work on about 250 synthetic turf fields and 125 natural grass fields.