Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce that Micah Won was hired as a Project Engineer. Won focuses on wastewater treatment projects, specializing in process design and cost estimation. He coordinates with vendors to manage sludge treatment and upgrade drying systems, as he reviews plans for handling ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce Elisa Bonkowski, PE, has been hired as a Senior Project Manager. Bonkowski brings more than 20 years of experience in water engineering to the Rockford office. She manages a variety of potable water system improvement projects. She also leads design and peer rev...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Kerry Dixon, LEED AP, as Senior Project Manager. Dixon builds relationships with municipal clients across Iowa, including universities, cities and partner firms in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. She improves project ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce that two of its projects are among the 66 selected to receive funding through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) funding, which supports transportation alternatives to traditional roadways. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Tran...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to welcome Tim Kerstetter as Environmental Health and Safety Project Manager. Kerstetter provides health and safety services, training and reporting for clients across the region. His role, based in the Rockford office, will help expand Fehr Graham's health and safety...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Hannah Saunders as Senior Accounting Analyst. Saunders manages payroll processing and ensures accuracy for employees. She also supports monthly accounts payable and receivable and completes general ledger reconciliations. She brings four years of e...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is a Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For, which recognizes companies in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. The firm ranked No. 31 among firms with more than 200 employees and No. 29 in the civil engineering category. This award highlights companies that exc...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, secured a spot on the Zweig Hot Firm list for the fourth straight year. Coming in at No. 60, the firm jumped 23 spots from last year's No. 83 ranking, following No. 54 in 2023 and 74 in 2022. This is the 10th time Fehr Graham has placed on the Hot Firm list, showing the firm's commi...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to welcome Kelsey Taylor as Project Designer. Taylor manages and coordinates Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance projects. She specializes in ADA standards and civil site design. Her background in landscape architecture strengthens collaboration with the firm's...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, helped clients secure $2.7 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding to remediate brownfields. The U.S. EPA awarded 207 communities more than $224 million in brownfield cleanup grants. The agency also announced $42 million in supplemental funding to 34 Revolving ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, ranked No. 58 on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Midwest Top Design Firms list in its second consecutive year making the list. The firm climbed two places from last year's ranking of No. 60. ENR ranks firms based on annual revenue data collected from engineering companie...
Fehr Graham will work with the City of DeKalb, Illinois, Illinois Department of Transportation, and Northern Illinois University (NIU) to complete a $1.8 million roundabout at Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road. The majority of construction will take place over the summer. The City plans to close Lucinda's intersection after NIU's graduation and introd...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Josh Elmore as an Engineer. Based in the firm's Aurora office, Elmore reviews plans and conducts inspections on potable water projects. He also designs pumps and wells. Elmore earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Trine University.&n...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of George Tapas, PE, SE, as Strategic Markets Lead. Tapas focuses on practical solutions and strategies that strengthen the infrastructure marketplace by securing funding and addressing clients' daily challenges. He introduces solutions to the firm, l...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Lee Kupfer as Senior Engineering Technician. Kupfer, who works for the firm's East Peoria office, conducts field surveys, verifies contract quantities, observes projects, and inspects and tests materials. He specializes in working with concrete and...
Senior Project Manager Mark Halm is a self-professed "dirty water guy" – a fitting title for someone who has built a prolific career in water and wastewater management. As Halm retires May 30 after more than two decades at Fehr Graham and nearly 40 in the field, his expertise, dedication and mentorship will be greatly missed. Halm has designed...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, continued its successful streak of ranking on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm list, ranking No. 435. The firm climbed 39 places from its 2024 ranking of No. 474. It ranked No. 471 in 2023 and No. 494 in 2022, reflecting a consistent trend of growth. ENR ranks f...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, helped the City of Rockford secure a $2 million grant to fund Phase II of the Madison Street streetscape improvements, a major corridor through the City's River District. Gov. JB Pritzker announced the grant during an April 22 meeting with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Eco...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Holly Olson as Senior Accounting Analyst. Olson will help build the Project Accounting function for the firm by owning the life cycle of projects. These crucial tasks involve key financial aspects of our projects from initial setup to monitoring th...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Matt Drabik to Project Manager. Drabik leads biological monitoring and endangered species compliance, conducts wetland delineations and permitting, manages Clean Construction and Demolition Debris soil management, monitors water quality, provide...
