KAI Enterprises was named one of the 2024 Best DFW Workplaces by the Dallas Morning News

DALLAS-FORT WORTH (November 12, 2024) KAI is proud to announce its recognition as a Dallas-Fort Worth Top Workplace The Dallas Morning News.

The award recognizes companies that make North Texas a better place to work. This year marks the 16th^Th annual search to identify the best work environments in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and the first year KAI has received the award The Dallas Morning News.

“Thank you The Dallas Morning News for this recognition, which truly reflects the commitment of our team and the culture we have built to promote both professional and personal growth,” said KAI President Darren L. James, FAIA, NOMA, NCARB. “I am deeply grateful for our team’s continued commitment to KAI and our vision to transform communities while having a positive impact on the DFW metroplex.”

As one of the largest minority-owned AEC companies in the country, St. Louis-based KAI has operated an office in DFW for 25 years. In 2020, KAI’s Texas employees were consolidated into one location at 5010 Riverside Drive in Las Colinas. Today, KAI’s DFW office is growing rapidly, with over 70 employees providing a variety of design and construction services to its partners in healthcare, education, government, retail, aviation, homebuilding and more.

KAI was named AIA Dallas’ 2021 Company of the Year, a testament to the company’s strong work and commitment to the region. The company’s strategic growth is clearly focused on transforming communities. They do this by seeking out the most complex, culturally conscious and politically sensitive projects that will make a lasting difference to the lives they touch.

“Our firm places great value on encouraging diverse perspectives and we actively promote a work environment in which our architects, engineers, interior designers, builders and support staff feel respected, included and valued,” said Michael B. Kennedy, CEO of KAI. “We are honored that our team at Dallas-Fort Worth feels the same way about us as we do about everyone else.”