Fehr Graham hires Todd Bartels as Associate Engineering Technician
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Todd Bartels as an Associate Engineering Technician. Bartels inspects and observes construction projects like water infrastructure, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks, storm sewer systems and lead service lines. He shares project i...
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CEO Mick Gronewold shares job market insights with The Associated Press
Companies are hiring, and Fehr Graham is among them. The engineering and environmental firm aims to fill more than 40 positions across 12 offices in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. Fehr Graham's focus on water, wastewater and infrastructure projects is among the reasons why the firm needs more engineers and environmental specialists. While many secto...
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Tina Dettman promoted to Project Administrator
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Tina Dettman to Project Administrator. Based in the firm's Rockford, Illinois, office, Dettman provides support to staff and projects. In her new role, she is taking on more responsibilities, including maintaining the firm's high standards while creating p...
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Fehr Graham hires Jonny Franco as Engineering Technician
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Jonny Franco as an Engineering Technician. Franco is responsible for civil engineering services, including transportation, water distribution and treatment, and sanitary sewer collection and treatment. He shares project information with clients, si...
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Fehr Graham hires Judi Wardyn as Engineering Technician
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Judi Wardyn as an Engineering Technician. Wardyn brings 25 years of experience as an AutoCAD Engineering Technician to Fehr Graham, working with structural, process and electrical engineers to draft plans for wastewater treatment plants. She uses A...
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Fehr Graham jumps 22 spots on Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce being named to Zweig Group's Hot Firm List for the second consecutive year. Fehr Graham moved 22 spots, from No. 76 in 2022 to No. 54. This solidifies Fehr Graham's position as one of the fastest-growing firms in the United States and Canada. This is the ei...
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Fehr Graham gets clients millions in brownfield cleanup grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $315 million from President Joe Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite brownfield assessment and cleanup projects. Fehr Graham helped clients secure more than $5 million, including Illinois' largest cleanup grant. The EPA selected 262 communities to receive 267 grants that ...
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Fehr Graham helps Rockford secure fifth round of lead service line replacement funds
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the City of Rockford, Illinois, secured an additional $4 million in funding to replace lead service lines. This is the fifth round of principal forgiveness funding Fehr Graham has helped secure for the City. The firm has helped secure $16 million used to replace more...
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Fehr Graham announces strategic growth partnership with Trilon Group
Fehr Graham, an Illinois-based engineering and environmental firm, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Trilon Group, a family of infrastructure consulting businesses. The partnership gives Fehr Graham additional capital and resources to expand its services and better serve clients. Founded in 1973, Fehr Graham is a leading provider...
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Fehr Graham hires Kyleen Bruckner as Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Kyleen Bruckner as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist. Bruckner reviews client waste profiles and characterization to ensure accuracy. She also works on program reviews and develops and organizes information to help clients implement upd...
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Construction starts for Rockford’s Davis Park project
Construction started this week on Phase I of the Davis Park project. The project is reimagining Rockford's downtown. We are partnering with SmithGroup on the project, which includes a multiuse trail, restrooms, a sunning beach, rain garden filter, skate park, splash pad, play areas, wetlands and more. Fehr Graham helped secure a $500,000 funding gr...
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Fehr Graham hires Nathan Skarlupka as an Engineer
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Nathan Skarlupka as an Engineer. Fehr Graham hired the Freeport native, who interned at the firm in 2018. Skarlupka works on municipal and site design projects. He creates Environmental Protection Agency Project Plans and works with regulatory agen...
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Fehr Graham hires Alan Curtiss as Senior Project Hydrogeologist
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is proud to announce the hiring of Alan Curtiss, PG, as a Senior Project Hydrogeologist. Curtiss, who works in the firm's Springfield office, specializes in assessing and remediating hazardous substances at contaminated sites. He leads assessment teams to develop site models while h...
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Dixon’s Viaduct Point pathway expansion advances with groundbreaking
The City of Dixon's held a groundbreaking April 27 to mark the start of Phase III of its Riverfront Development Master Plan Viaduct Point pathway expansion project. The event was held at the former Dixon Iron and Metal site, after several years of environmental cleanup along the Rock Riverfront. Fehr Graham helped secure grant funding for the proje...
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Fehr Graham is an Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firm again
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list for the second consecutive year. The comprehensive survey ranks engineering firms based on design service revenue from the previous year. Fehr Graham earned a place on the prestigious list for the second year in a row...
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Grand opening of Marion office a success
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, celebrated the grand opening of its new Marion office at 103 Airway Drive, Suite 3, where Illinois Routes 148 and 13 meet. The Marion Chamber of Commerce, local officials and others attended the ribbon-cutting and open house on April 20. Fehr Graham Senior Project Manager Andy Rainw...
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Rockford to receive $500,000 Tourism Attractions and Festivals Grant
Fehr Graham helped the City of Rockford secure $500,000 in funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Tourism Attractions and Festivals Grant Program. This grant is part of a $22.5 million investment into almost 90 local tourism festivals and attractions across Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker announced the awards th...
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Fehr Graham helps clients secure Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grants
Fehr Graham helped three clients secure funding through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP). Decatur Park District, Oregon Park District and the City of Dixon will receive grants to expand recreational paths and enhance the quality of life in each respective community. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportatio...
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Fehr Graham rehires Maanit Gopalraj as Senior Structural Engineer
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, rehires Maanit Gopalraj, PE, as a Senior Structural Engineer. Gopalraj, who returned to Fehr Graham after four years at another firm, is versed in bridge replacement and roadway design projects. He has experience in analyzing and designing bridges, buildings, culverts and foundation...
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Amber Neal hired as Project Assistant
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Amber Neal as a Project Assistant. In her role at the firm's Rockford office, Neal handles clerical and administrative work. She maintains company data, supports her colleagues on projects and manages the day-to-day operations of the office. ...
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