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...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Omar Benitez as an Engineering Technician. Benitez works in the firm's Aurora, Illinois, office. He performs various survey projects, including topographic, boundary and construction stake-out surveys. He also retrieves flow meter data from sewer n...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, hired Andy Rainwater as a Senior Project Manager. Rainwater serves clients in southern Illinois where he specializes in water, wastewater, water resources and transportation projects. He supports the Champaign market by overseeing projects like roadway improvements, sanitary sewer l...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Darin Stykel to Project Manager – Client Operations. Stykel continues to work with municipalities and private development companies throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin by building and developing client relationships while helping them find ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Jeff Gee as a Senior Engineering Technician. Gee, who works in the Champaign, Illinois, office, completes boundary and topographic survey work. He also performs construction staking and uses systems to collect data. He comes to Fehr Graham with mor...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Denny Sims as a Resident Engineer. Sims oversees construction for water main and sanitary sewer installations. He has experience inspecting pipelines, engineering designs and more. Sims graduated with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Tommy Appel as an Engineering Technician. Appel, who works in the Freeport, Illinois, office, performs topographic surveys for recreational projects and uses systems to collect data. Tommy is a graduate of Forreston High School.
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Derek Thompson to Branch Manager. Thompson was promoted from Senior Project Engineer to oversee the day-to-day operations of the firm's Freeport office. He will continue to serve Fehr Graham clients throughout northwestern Illinois and southwestern Wiscons...
Six Fehr Graham clients will receive $75,000 each to accelerate local economic recovery initiatives. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the 42 grant recipients Tuesday. Through the Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery (RISE) program, the state is providing $3.5 million in gra...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Kristen Diehl to Accounting Analyst. Diehl, who works in the firm's Freeport office, provides accounting support for the firm's 11 offices in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. She is responsible for accounts payable, monthly invoicing and other tasks. Diehl jo...
Several Illinois communities shared in $106 million in capital grants to revitalize 50 commercial corridors and main streets. Among them was the City of Rockford, which will receive $2.1 million to reconstruct Madison Street. Fehr Graham helped the City apply for the Rebuild Illinois grant to revitalize a main thoroughfare in the River District. Ou...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Scott Leiser to Senior Accounting Analyst. Leiser works in the firm's Freeport office and in his new role handles accounts receivable, which includes processing bank deposits, sending statements and following up on past due accounts. He provides accounting...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jack Gamsky as an Engineer. Gamsky works on stormwater reports and analysis, stormwater designs and concepts, cost research and estimates. He has experience collecting soil samples and sampling and testing concrete. Gamsky graduated with a bachel...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Amy Cabalka to Associate Engineering Technician. Cabalka, who works in the firm's Manchester office, completes transportation and engineering designs using AutoCAD, Geographic Information Systems and other programs. She is also experienced in surveying. Ca...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Richard Harbaugh as an Engineering Technician. Harbaugh, who works in the firm's Manchester office, verifies infrastructure designs to ensure Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and performs on-site inspections for roadway projects. Harbaugh...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Jessey Taylor to Senior Accounting Analyst. Taylor, who works in the firm's Freeport office, provides accounting support for the firm's 11 offices in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. She is responsible for payroll, invoicing and financial reporting. Taylor jo...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Chris DeSilva to Branch Manager. DeSilva was promoted from Project Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the firm's Aurora office. He will continue to serve Fehr Graham clients throughout Illinois while leading business development and marketing ...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Mack Llanas as an Engineer. The Polo native completed his internship at Fehr Graham's Rochelle, Illinois, office in summer 2021 and was hired full-time before he graduated from college. Llanas works on municipal projects in which he completes Com...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Bob Frey to Senior Engineering Technician. Frey, who works in the firm's Rockford office, creates technical drawings and designs for Fehr Graham clients. He completes field surveys and construction staking, observation and administration, AutoCAD and Civil...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Randy Beck to Associate Engineering Technician. Beck, who works in the firm's Rockford office, observes construction and verifies project design is achieved for clients. He also keeps track of quantities to ensure contractors are appropriately compensated ...
