Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, celebrated the grand opening of its new Marion office at 103 Airway Drive, Suite 3, where Illinois Routes 148 and 13 meet. The Marion Chamber of Commerce, local officials and others attended the ribbon-cutting and open house on April 20. Fehr Graham Senior Project Manager Andy Rainw...
Fehr Graham helped the City of Rockford secure $500,000 in funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Tourism Attractions and Festivals Grant Program. This grant is part of a $22.5 million investment into almost 90 local tourism festivals and attractions across Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker announced the awards th...
Fehr Graham helped three clients secure funding through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP). Decatur Park District, Oregon Park District and the City of Dixon will receive grants to expand recreational paths and enhance the quality of life in each respective community. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportatio...
Fehr Graham will help the City of Flora replace its aging Wastewater Treatment Plant with a modern facility. Fehr Graham Principal Matthew Johnson toured plants with City officials, so they understood what they needed before approving Flora's project. The City will use a $5.2 million United States Department of Agriculture grant to help pay for the...
Fehr Graham is helping clean up one of the largest brownfield sites in central Illinois. The project recently made national news when an early image of the Pillsbury Doughboy was discovered on a control panel at the abandoned Springfield, Illinois, plant. Check out this State-Journal Register story in USA Today, where Chris Richmond, Moving Pillsbu...
Fehr Graham and the Decatur Park District invited residents and stakeholders to a public meeting March 23 to discuss and provide input on new amenities at Garfield Park. Fehr Graham Landscape Architect Mark Decker will take the feedback and incorporate it into his designs for Garfield Park. This was the first of many meetings about Garfield Park, w...
Sewage overflow in Buckley, Illinois, residents' yards will soon be a thing of the past. Fehr Graham helped the 600-person community 38 miles north of Champaign secure a $5 million grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end its unsewered status and build a sanitary sewer system. Grant funding of more than $21 million will ...
Millennium Fountain on Water Street in Rockford, Illinois, wasn't designed to be a play space. Soon, it will be transformed into one. Fehr Graham helped reimagine the fountain with designs that will make it safer and take it from a decorative feature to an interactive, inviting community gem. Read more about the project, courtesy of the Rock River ...
Fehr Graham helps redevelop former manufacturing plants, improve traffic flow at busy intersections and ensure the community's water supply is available and safe. In a column published in the Rockford (Illinois) Chamber of Commerce's The Voice, Fehr Graham Principal Mick Gronewold explains the dynamic changes engineering has brought to the Rockford...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the opening of its Marion, Illinois, office at 103 Airway Drive, Suite 3, where Illinois Routes 148 and 13 meet. The office signifies a commitment to and investment in Marion and its surrounding communities. This is Fehr Graham's 12th office location and is part of a strat...
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced nearly $60 million in state grants awarded to 118 park projects throughout Illinois. Funding will help communities acquire land and develop park amenities. Fehr Graham helped Fox Valley Park District in Aurora and Community Park in Davis Junction secure $600,000 each ...
The Village of Buckley secured a $5 million state grant to help pay for a new sanitary sewer system. Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced more than $21 million in grants to six communities across the state through the Illinois EPA's Unsewered Communities Construction Grant Program (UCCGP...
Fehr Graham helped Du Quoin, Illinois, secure $40,000 to help the City create a lead service line inventory. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the grants to the 48 communities that will help meet requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRNA). The grants range fro...
The Village of Warren, Illinois, is working to prioritize infrastructure projects with Fehr Graham. The Village will hold an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the ambulance station. Read more in The Flash article below.
After deteriorating for more than 20 years, what was once home to thousands of employees and served as one of Rockford's largest employers is on the cusp of being brought back to life. The Rock River Current details the process of the historic blighted property. The Barber-Colman industrial complex rests on 22 acres along Rock and South Main s...
Fehr Graham helped the City of Sycamore take advantage of a federal program that will pay to replace lead water pipes. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced more than $4 million in funding for the project. Fehr Graham has helped clients secure more than $25 million in lead service line replacement funding and...
The U.S. Senate passed the Omnibus Appropriations Act, awarding millions of dollars to help fund Illinois projects. Fehr Graham helped clients secure $3.5 million in grants, which will be used to improve communities. U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) a...
The Greater Freeport Partnership held its Annual dinner Oct. 27. Members were updated on what the group accomplished throughout the year and their focus in 2023. They also highlighted the accomplishments of others with annual awards for businesses and people who have made significant contributions to the community. Among them was the Dale LeBaron M...
The long abandoned Pillsbury plant in Springfield, Illinois, is one step closer to being torn down, thanks to efforts by the nonprofit Moving Pillsbury Forward and Fehr Graham.Fehr Graham conducted a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment at the 18-acre site, which is one of the largest brownfield sites in central Illinois. The plant...
Fehr Graham is helping Moving Pillsbury Forward regenerate one of the largest brownfield sites in central Illinois. The Pillsbury plant in northeast Springfield closed 21 years ago but left behind 20 buildings on 18 acres that are a hazard for the 12,000 people who live within a mile. Ridding this blight will stabilize the comm...
