Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hire of Aliching Marma as an Engineer. Marma designs wastewater treatment plant improvements, most recently the City of Monroe, Wisconsin, and Salt Creek Sanitary District in Aurora. She designs and evaluates wastewater systems, including aeration, tertiary ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Ryan Carey as an Engineering Technician. Ryan Carey inspects the lead service line replacement project for the City of Freeport, where he observes construction, measures site conditions and documents work to ensure compliance. Carey records the exc...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce that Michelle Brown earned the Professional Administrative Certification of Excellence (PACE) certification. Administered by the American Society of Administrative Professionals, the PACE program helps administrative professionals learn more about leadership and...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Jake Piske to Project Hydrogeologist. In his new role, Piske continues to oversee solid waste compliance projects at landfills across Illinois. In addition to analyzing groundwater and wastewater samples, he writes reports and performs annual as...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce that Ruby Garey was hired as a Hydrogeologist. Garey, who works in the Rockford, Illinois, office, conducts odor monitoring and collects liquid and gas samples at solid waste landfills. She also conducts Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, field work and rep...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Josh Harken, PE, as Branch Manager for the East Peoria, Illinois, office. Harken brings almost two decades of industry experience to the firm, including 11 years in consulting as a general municipal engineer and nearly seven years as a Senior Proje...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Jackson Knudson, PE, as Project Engineer. Knudson, who works in the firm's West Union office, reviews plans and visits sites for roadway, trail, water and sewer projects. He creates exhibits and draft plan sheets, builds estimates and follows proje...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the five recipients of this year's Fehr Graham Scholarship. In its second year, 77 students applied for the scholarship, which awards $2,500 to five high school seniors who live near any of Fehr Graham's offices in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The 2025 winners ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce that Staff Engineer Kelsey Bird earned her Professional Engineer (PE) license in Wisconsin. Bird, who works in the firm's Sheboygan office, passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam. As a Licensed Professional Engineer, she can now sign, seal and su...
The City of Freeport is embarking on a 25-year plan to replace 75%, or 1,351, of the community's 1,800 sidewalk ramps so they all comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The City intends to replace 50 ramps this year at a cost of $13,000 each, or $650,000 in total. The entire project replacement will cost about $38.4 million, w...
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 ...
