Barr provides engineering, environmental and information technology services to clients across the nation and around the world. Started in early 1900s, Barr was incorporated as an employee owned firm in 1966. The firm s 300 engineers, scientists and technical support staff in Minnesota, Michigan and Missouri work with clients in numerous industries as well as at all levels of government. Some of the industries that it serves are forest products, manufacturing, mining, power, refining, research facilities, transportation and watershed management. It has also served amusement parks, colleges and universities, retailers, small businesses, agricultural companies, nonprofit organizations, homeowners' associations, lake associations and american indian tribes. The company s other services include Joint Application Development, Web-Based Project Management, Communications and training in areas such as HTML, Microsoft FrontPage, online search techniques and general Web use and database administration.