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2025 Fehr Graham Scholarship winners announced
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 ...
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Kelsey Bird earns Professional Engineer license, promotion
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...
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Fehr Graham to help Freeport replace sidewalk ramps throughout City
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...
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Fehr Graham hires Micah Won as Project Engineer
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 ...
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Fehr Graham hires Elisa Bonkowski as Senior Project Manager
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...
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Fehr Graham hires Kerry Dixon as Senior Project Manager
 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 ...
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Fehr Graham clients secure Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grants
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...
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Fehr Graham hires Tim Kerstetter as Environmental Health and Safety Project Manager
 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...
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Fehr Graham hires Hannah Saunders as Senior Accounting Analyst
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...
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Fehr Graham wins Best Firms to Work For Award
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...
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Fehr Graham makes Zweig Hot Firm list for fourth straight year
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...
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Fehr Graham hires Kelsey Taylor as Project Designer
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...
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Fehr Graham helps clients secure funding for brownfield redevelopment
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 ...
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Fehr Graham named ENR Midwest Top Design Firm for second straight year
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...
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City of DeKalb taps Fehr Graham for roundabout
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...
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Fehr Graham hires Josh Elmore as an Engineer
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...
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Fehr Graham hires George Tapas, PE, SE, as Strategic Markets Lead
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...
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Fehr Graham hires Lee Kupfer as Senior Engineering Technician
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...
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Mentorship and integrity: Mark Halm retires
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...
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Fehr Graham climbs the Engineering News Record Top 500 Design Firm list
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...
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