Projects in Rockford, Illinois, like Colman Village (pictured above), Embassy Suites and the UW Health Sports Factory benefited from funding from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants. The cities of Rockford and South Beloit were each awarded $300,000 EPA Community-wide Assessment Grants, which will help fund assessments of brownfield s...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the city of Dubuque, Iowa, a grant to help the community address brownfield sites. The $800,000 Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup Grant will help Dubuque expand, redevelop or reuse properties where there could be hazardous contaminants. City officials hope to target the downtown di...
On Saturday, April 28, Fehr Graham received a phone call from client Green Street Realty concerning an apartment building at 609 S. Randolph Street in Champaign, Illinois. The building that had caught fire the night before. We immediately called Fehr Graham owner and Structural Engineer Matt Johnson, who was in Champaign at his kid's soccer game, t...
One question on his way home from school changed Nick Grindey's career path. For National Surveyors Week, the Fehr Graham surveyor wrote a column published in the Rockford (Illinois) Register Star and The Journal-Standard of Freeport, Illinois, about the reasons why he chose surveying for his career. Digital versionsRockford Register StarThe ...
The City of South Beloit, Stenstrom Excavation & Blacktop Group and Fehr Graham began construction on Blackhawk Boulevard, Oak Grove Avenue and Donor Drive today in South Beloit, Illinois. A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off the road and sidewalk improvements, intersection signals, and stormwater systems to facilitate tra...
For National Engineers Week, Mick Gronewold stressed in a column published in the Rockford (Illinois) Register Star and The Journal-Standard of Freeport, Illinois, the importance of growing young peoples' interests in science, technology, engineering and math. Doing so may just help develop future engineers, who make our communities better.&...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Darin Stykel to project manager. Stykel was promoted from senior engineering technician at the beginning of the year. Stykel, who works in the firm's Freeport office, will provide management for the firm's clients on several municipal and private projects....
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Coleton Lewis as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist. Lewis earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sustainability from Viterbo University in La Crosse. We look forward to strengthening our environmental and safety compliance with C...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the addition of Matthew Johnson to the ownership team. Johnson will continue his day-to-day duties managing the firm’s Champaign office. Johnson, who joined Fehr Graham in 2014, leads a team of professionals who have successfully completed significant civil and ...
When District 3 engineers needed more personnel to meet state and federal government requirements for National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS), they turned to Fehr Graham. Mary Coombe Bloxdorf, a structural engineer with Fehr Graham, has performed NBIS inspections for Livingston and Grundy counties since 1996. Several counties and the Illinois D...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the addition of Nate Kass to the ownership team. Kass will continue managing the firm’s Cedar Rapids office. In 2013, Kass joined Fehr Graham, where he focuses on leading projects that make the quality of life better in the Cedar Rapids area. He worked with the ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jenna Williams as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist. Williams, a Sheboygan native, joins the team with a bachelor’s degree in conservation and environmental sciences and a minor in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwau...
The Allamakee County Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center in Lansing, Iowa, was designed and built on land formed more than 12,500 years ago as a tribute to the unique land, water and history surrounding it. Fehr Graham handled all aspects of civil engineering and project coordination on the building, which opened to the public in 20...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Gerald Reed as an Environmental Technician. Reed brings eight years of experience with health and safety and waste treatment projects. Reed is a licensed Class K wastewater operator, laser safety officer and trained dangerous goods officer....
Fehr Graham will improve the lives of the citizens of New Albin, Iowa, by improving their wastewater system. With a population of about 500, New Albin officials were not interested in funding the large capital and increased operational costs associated with the recommended facility. Fehr Graham researched alternatives and foun...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jeffrey Jacobson as a Designer. Jacobson joins the team with three years of experience in safety coordination and operations management. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Technical System Management with a focus in environmental energy and reliabi...
Dubuque, Iowa, is no stranger to commercial growth. This quaint, growing city located along the Mississippi River is home to nearly 60,000 people. Retail and tourism is a big driver of the local economy. Wacker Plaza sits on Wacker Drive, just north of Route 20. The plaza was given a "facelift" to match the look and feel of the adjacent Kenne...
The Rockford Chamber of Commerce named Mick Gronewold, Fehr Graham's Board Chairman and one of the firm's owners, one of its 2018 People You Should Know. He was one of 20 recognized during a special reception Nov. 1 at the Tebala Event Center in Rockford. Rockford City Administrator Todd Cagnoni nominated Gronewold for the honor. People You Sh...
We are helping Community Savings Bank with its new Manchester, Iowa, building. The building is going up across the street from the historic Delaware County Courthouse and designed by Bruggeman Associates to complement the look of its new neighbor. The foundation is poured, walls are up, storm sewer installed and the curb a...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Casey Murray as a Survey Technician. Murray joins the team in Fehr Graham’s Cedar Rapids office. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Studio Art with a focus on Design from the University of Iowa. Before joining Fehr Graham, he was a survey technic...
