Houston Engineering Opens New Bemidji Office in 4 West Building

Houston Engineering has opened a Bemidji office in the 4 West Building at 403 Fourth St. NW, Suite 200, putting the employee-owned engineering firm in a more visible downtown location tied to the kind of work that shapes roads, water systems and public projects across Beltrami County.

The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors marked the move with a ribbon-cutting celebration on Friday, April 18, 2026. For downtown Bemidji, that kind of opening is more than a photo opportunity. It is a sign that a regional firm is committing space, staff and client access to the local market instead of serving the area from afar.

Houston Engineering says it first opened in 1968 in Fargo, North Dakota, as a civil engineering and surveying firm. Since then, it has expanded into a multidisciplinary consulting company with 12 Midwest locations and work for clients across the United States. Its current service lines include water resources, environmental work, municipal infrastructure, transportation, surveying and reality capture, and geospatial technology.

That mix matters in Bemidji and Beltrami County, where public works, road reconstruction, stormwater and water-related projects can be complex, expensive and highly regulated. A local office gives city departments, county agencies, utilities, developers and property owners a closer point of contact for engineering work that often requires technical planning long before construction begins.

The new Bemidji location also adds to the city’s commercial footprint at a time when professional-services firms can influence both downtown occupancy and local hiring demand. An office at 403 Fourth St. NW brings another business into the 4 West Building and gives the region a nearby base for design, planning and project-management services that are often handled by firms in larger metro areas.

Houston Engineering lists the Bemidji office phone number as 218.210.5560. With its employee-owned structure and focus on infrastructure and water-resource work, the company’s Bemidji presence adds another specialized business to the local economy and another sign that demand for technical talent remains part of the county’s growth story.