Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Mack Llanas to Staff Engineer. Llanas, a former Fehr Graham intern, joined the firm full-time in 2022. He specializes in local roadway, site design, industrial rail and public utility designs. His role has shifted from a task-based position to comprehensiv...
Featured in the American Public Works Association (APWA) Reporter Magazine, Fehr Graham Project Manager Karoline Qasem, PE, PhD, shares the battle against the Gulf "dead zone." For decades, its sandy beaches attracted tourists. But in the 1970s, a crisis emerged. Fishermen found empty nets, algae took over the water, and marine life perished. Throu...
Fehr Graham, a leading engineering and environmental firm, helped secure $600,000 in grant funding for the Fox Valley Park District. The funding is part of nearly $55 million allocated in state grants awarded to 111 park projects in Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities. For the second consecutive year, Go...
Fehr Graham, a leading engineering and environmental firm, helped four clients secure funding in the latest round of grants aimed to address Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRN) requirements in Illinois. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John Kim announced the recipients with awards ranging from $20,000 t...
Fehr Graham, a leading engineering and environmental firm, secured $2.8 million in grant funding for the Decatur Park District. The funding is part of more than $28 million allocated by Gov. JB Pritzker to Illinois local governments for enhancing public recreational facilities. The funding comes from the Park and Recreational Facility Construction ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Kent Henschen, PLA, to Landscape Architect Project Manager. During his career that has spanned more than three decades, Henschen has successfully managed and designed a wide range of projects, including streetscapes, urban centers, riverfront projects, par...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced that Talent Acquisition Coordinator Ebony Coleman is now a certified Talent Acquisition Specialist. Coleman earned the certification through the Academy to Innovate Human Resources (AIHR), which offers specialized classes and training programs for Human Resources professio...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced that Brock Sutton was promoted to Project Engineer shortly after he passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam to become a Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois. As a Licensed Professional Engineer, Sutton is authorized to prepare, sign, seal and...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Jared Landt as an Associate Engineering Technician. While Landt has an extensive construction background, he is gaining experience in construction observation and management and working with municipal clients and developers on Fehr Graham projects....
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Seth McPeek to Associate Engineering Technician. McPeek, who works in the firm's Rockford office, specializes in construction inspection for infrastructure like sidewalks, storm sewer systems and lead service lines. He collaborates with clients and municip...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Donovan Wildman as an Engineer. Wildman brings experience in stormwater management. He helps communities improve stormwater drainage and system infrastructure and is skilled in site grading, storm sewer improvements, stormwater wetlands, detention ...
Fehr Graham is helping clean up one of the largest brownfield sites in central Illinois. The project made national news when The Associated Press explored the unique project spearheaded by Moving Pillsbury Forward, a nonprofit group dedicated to "community redevelopment to eliminate and prevent blight in and around the former Pillsbury Mills site."...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced that Project Administrator Tina Dettman is now a Certified Executive Assistant. Dettman achieved this certification through the Advanced Certificate for the Executive Assistant (ACEA), an executive-led training program designed to enhance the role of executive assistants. ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Lynn Smith, PG, as an Environmental Project Manager. In her role, Smith is leading business development efforts and overseeing a diverse range of projects, including brownfield redevelopment. She has expertise in environmental due diligen...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Dave Peters as a Project Manager. Peters brings more than two decades of experience in municipal and urban planning, development, operations and public works management to Fehr Graham. He has successfully spearheaded design and construction project...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Christie Ainge, PE, as a Senior Structural Engineer. Ainge brings a decade of experience in structural engineering from the power industry where she had a lead role on design projects and front-end engineering design studies related to carbon captu...
Fehr Graham, a leading engineering and environmental firm, has successfully helped two clients secure federal grants, enhancing roadway safety. The U.S. Department of Transportation is allocating $813 million in funding through President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, designated for 385 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants. The ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Karoline Qasem as a Project Manager. Qasem is spearheading the growth of water quality, stormwater management and permitting markets at Fehr Graham. Her diverse background encompasses civil and environmental engineering and urban planning. Speciali...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Tyler Nelson, PE, as a Senior Project Manager. Nelson brings two decades of experience in civil engineering. His expertise includes municipal engineering, capital project planning, roadway design, sanitary sewer design, stormwater design, wastewate...
Fehr Graham, a leading engineering and environmental firm, has secured $200,000 each for two park districts to enhance recreational trails through the federal Recreational Trails Program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The state awarded the Freeport Park District $200,000 to improve the Jane Addams Trail, which w...
