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Ranked #137 on the 2025 ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractors list, Baker Group is one of the Midwest's largest employee-owned specialty contractors, deploying a team of more than 1,700 office staff and tradespeople across commercial, industrial, and mission critical sectors. Facility managers and property owners in Davenport and throughout the Midwest rely on Baker Group for a comprehensive suite of electrical services — from power distribution, switchgear, and panelboard installation to commercial lighting systems, backup generator deployment, and fire alarm and life safety systems. On the industrial side, Baker Group supports manufacturing, food and beverage, agriculture, oil and gas, and pharmaceutical facilities with electrical contracting, automation and systems integration, and compressed air systems. For commercial property types — including office buildings, healthcare campuses, multifamily and mixed-use developments, educational institutions, and hospitality and retail centers — Baker Group delivers electrical, structured cabling, HVAC controls, BAS monitoring, security and life safety, video surveillance, and access control under one roof. Mission critical clients benefit from modular MEP solutions engineered for maximum uptime, backed by direct digital control and PLC expertise. Baker Group's in-house offsite manufacturing and modular construction capabilities accelerate project timelines while maintaining tight quality standards. Facilities maintenance offerings include structured preventive maintenance programs, spot service, and 24/7 emergency response — giving multi-site operators a single, accountable partner across the project lifecycle. Founded in Des Moines in 1963 and grown to nine Midwest locations over six decades, Baker Group brings institutional depth and regional coverage that national firms rarely match at the local level. Facility managers seeking a vertically integrated electrical and specialty contracting partner in the Quad Cities and broader Midwest will find Baker Group a proven, scalable resource.
