# The Barnhart Company

> The Barnhart Company is a Phoenix-based, bilingual public engagement firm that works as the communications arm for government agencies, public initiatives and architecture, engineering and construction teams. Its work combines stakeholder outreach, crisis planning, websites, surveys, reporting, design and events - the practical machinery that helps residents understand and influence projects before confusion hardens into opposition.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Phoenix, United States
- **Founders:** Brock J. Barnhart (CEO and owner)
- **Products:** Public engagement, Reporting and research, Web development, Graphic design and content, Event production
- **Notable:** The company reports more than 500 completed projects and more than 200 clients since 1997., Its I-10 Broadway Curve work included 86 community events, more than 100 traffic alerts, 44 newsletters and a project app downloaded more than 31,000 times., For the Phoenix Parks Master Plan, the team collected nearly 5,700 surveys in the first half of a 36-month project and attended more than 20 community events.

## Products & services

- **Public engagement** — Community assessments, stakeholder outreach, public meetings, bilingual canvassing, crisis communication and consultation plans for civic and infrastructure projects.
- **Reporting and research** — Survey design, project documentation, revision workflows, dashboards and reporting that turn public feedback into usable project information.
- **Web development** — Accessible multilingual project websites that centralize updates, surveys, meeting information and feedback channels.
- **Graphic design and content** — Project identities, collateral, photography, social content, maps, newsletters and plain-language visual communication.
- **Event production** — Planning and coordination for public meetings, groundbreakings, openings, milestone events and community activations.

## Achievements

- The company reports more than 500 completed projects and more than 200 clients since 1997.
- Its I-10 Broadway Curve work included 86 community events, more than 100 traffic alerts, 44 newsletters and a project app downloaded more than 31,000 times.
- For the Phoenix Parks Master Plan, the team collected nearly 5,700 surveys in the first half of a 36-month project and attended more than 20 community events.
- Selected in 2025 for the City of Phoenix's five-year qualified vendor list for public outreach and community engagement services.
- Recommended in 2025 for a City of Glendale on-call award as a public relations consultant.
- The company states that its team has completed International Association for Public Participation training and follows IAP2 core values and ethics.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published refreshed case studies for the City of Phoenix Parks Master Plan and Verde Valley Master Transportation Plan, detailing bilingual surveys, websites and event outreach.
- **2025-10** — Named to the City of Phoenix's five-year qualified vendor list for public outreach and community engagement services.
- **2025-08** — Listed as the public involvement and relations subconsultant on a Parsons-led ADOT project-development on-call qualifications team.
- **2025-06** — Recommended for a City of Glendale on-call professional-services award in the public relations consultant category.
- **2023-04** — Gunn Communications, Inc. announced it would do business as The Barnhart Company and introduced a refreshed brand identity.

## Links

- Website: https://www.barnhartco.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebarnhartcompany

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Last updated: 2026-09-21