Fehr Graham hires Blake Lawson as Engineering Technician
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Blake Lawson as an Engineering Technician. Lawson works in the Freeport, Illinois, office. He performs topographic surveys for projects and uses systems to collect data. He is a 2013 graduate of Forreston High School.
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Fehr Graham hires Dave Winnekins as Engineering Technician
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Dave Winnekins as an Engineering Technician. Winnekins inspects and observes construction projects like water infrastructure, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks, storm sewer systems and lead service lines. He graduated from Freepor...
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Fehr Graham clients receive funds for brownfield cleanup
The Biden Administration, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), awarded $6.75 million in brownfield grants to five Illinois communities to address or clean up brownfields. Among them are two Fehr Graham clients, the cities of Ottawa and Rockford. The City of Ottawa will receive a $300,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to conduct 15...
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Luke Ziegler joins Fehr Graham as an Engineer
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Luke Ziegler as an Engineer. Ziegler assists with municipal projects, planning markups and cost analyses. He also uses software to generate pollutant runoff values for stormwater assessments. Ziegler graduated with a bachelor's degree in Environm...
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Deuchler becomes Fehr Graham
Six months after merging with engineering and environmental firm Fehr Graham, Deuchler Engineering changed its name to Fehr Graham. Deuchler Engineering, an engineering and environmental firm based in Aurora, joined Fehr Graham on Nov. 1. Former Deuchler owners and Professional Engineers John Frerich and Mark Halm joined Fehr Graham because the fir...
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Beth Alvis hired as Project Assistant
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Beth Alvis as a Project Assistant. As a Project Assistant, Alvis handles clerical and administrative work. She helps maintain company data, supports her colleagues on project needs and manages the day-to-day operations of the office. Alvis has an...
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Fehr Graham named Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firm
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce being named to the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list. ENR's ranking is widely considered the industry benchmark for excellence. The comprehensive survey ranks engineering firms based on revenue for engineering design services provided the p...
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Fehr Graham hires Matthew Van Gyseghem as Engineering Technician
 Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Matthew Van Gyseghem as an Engineering Technician. Van Gyseghem, who works in the Aurora, Illinois, office, works on drafting plans for various Fehr Graham projects. He is also training in Civil 3D, LIDAR and Revit. Van Gyseghem earned an ass...
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Marc Smith promoted to Surveyor
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Marc Smith to Surveyor. Smith, who joined the firm in 2008, works on land surveying, construction staking and transportation engineering projects. He coordinates with municipalities, governmental agencies, such as the Illinois Department of Tr...
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Cole Lewis promoted to EHS Scientist
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Cole Lewis to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Scientist. Lewis provides cost-effective and efficient regulatory compliance consulting and property assessment and remediation and completes Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. He conducts noncontact...
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Fehr Graham hires Brady Carlisle as Engineering Technician
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Brady Carlisle as an Engineering Technician. Carlisle inspects infrastructure designs, like Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks, and water infrastructure, like storm sewer systems and lead service lines. Carlisle, who works in the f...
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Doug Fabian promoted to Senior EHS Scientist
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Doug Fabian, ASP, to Senior Project EHS Scientist. Fabian, who joined Fehr Graham in 2018, creates effective training programs and curriculums that adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements while managing other programs an...
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Elisabeth Rutter promoted to EHS Scientist
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Elisabeth Rutter to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Scientist. Rutter designs and organizes information for environmental programs, conducts environmental trainings, audits industrial hygiene sampling, and completes regulatory compliance reports and ...
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Amy Trimble promoted to Project EHS Scientist
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Amy Trimble to Project Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Scientist. Trimble, who joined Fehr Graham in 2005, designs and organizes environmental program information and conducts environmental training. She also completes safety, environmental and Inter...
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Casey Murray promoted to Associate Engineering Technician
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Casey Murray to Associate Engineering Technician. Murray prepares designs and drawings to improve infrastructure that covers drainage, streets, site plans, sewer, storm drain and stormwater. He also has experience in all phases of surveying projects, inclu...
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Marie Dinwiddie promoted to EHS Scientist
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Marie Dinwiddie to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Scientist. Dinwiddie is the Acting EHS Manager for Maplehurst Farms in Rochelle, Illinois. She works on health and safety compliance and environmental management for the agribusiness. She implements ...
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Derek Thompson promoted to Senior Project Engineer
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Derek Thompson to Senior Project Engineer. Thompson is experienced in water, sewer, transportation and site design, and he is versed in construction observation and staking services. He coordinates clients and schedules transportation and water permits. He...
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Luke Kelly joins Fehr Graham as an Engineer
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Luke Kelly as an Engineer. Kelly provides inspections at job sites and processes pay applications. He also completes Americans with Disabilities Act and quantity take off designs for projects. He will soon complete certification for the Illinois ...
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Byron awarded $2 million for water system improvements
BYRON, Illinois (March 18, 2022) – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16) allocated $2 million in federal funds to the City of Byron to improve its aging water distribution system. Byron's project is among six in the 16th Congressional District to receive Community Project Funding meant to improve infrastructure, agriculture, jobs, the economy and educ...
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Pingree Grove awarded $3.5 million to improve public water supply
PINGREE GROVE, Illinois (March 18, 2022) – A federal funding package announced by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) included a $3.5 million investment for the Village of Pingree Grove to improve its public water supply. The Village will use the money to improve its potable water system by building a third well and second Water Treatment Plant to...
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