Posts by Justyce Dixon
McCormick Place Expansion
McCormick Place Expansion The McCormick Place expansion, featuring the new 2.5 million-square-foot McCormick Place West, opened in 2008. The facility includes 470,000 square feet of exhibition space, 250,000 square feet of meeting space, and a 100,000-square-foot ballroom, giving McCormick Place West more meeting space than any other facility of its kind. GRAEF teamed with A.…
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Publix at Hollywood Beach Located just 10 miles south of “The Yachting Capital of the World,” Publix at Hollywood Beach offers a supermarket along the Intracoastal Waterway. The new $18 million, three-story retail location capitalizes on the additional captive audience: the boaters, who are often in need of groceries, ice, beverages, suntan lotion, and more.…
Read MoreResch Expo Center
Resch Expo Center The design team for the Resch Expo Center faced one significant challenge: create a new structure worthy of standing next to the iconic and historic Lambeau Field. The state-of-the-art facility is a catalyst for economic development and tourist destination travel for the region. It is designed to meet the next generation of…
Read MoreWisconsin State Parks have a Friend in GRAEF Engineer
GRAEF Engineer Receives Award for Volunteering for State Park Wisconsin State Parks have a Friend in GRAEF Engineer GRAEF civil engineer, John McCarthy, recently was presented with the 2019 Hero Award by the Friends of Wisconsin State Parks at the advocacy group’s meeting in Mosinee. The award recognizes McCarthy’s volunteer efforts in support of Lapham…
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Wisconsin Exposition Center The Wisconsin Exposition Center is the largest single exhibit hall in Wisconsin, and one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Midwest. The facility is located on the grounds of Wisconsin State Fair Park, six miles west of downtown Milwaukee. The facility replaces five smaller exposition buildings that were in…
Read MoreNational Magazine Lauds GRAEF’s Work on Milwaukee Bucks Parking Structure
Parking Today Magazine Features GRAEF Project National magazine lauds GRAEF’s work on Milwaukee Bucks parking structure The 5th Street Parking Structure that GRAEF designed to serve the Milwaukee Bucks’ Fiserv Forum is featured in a national magazine devoted to the parking garage industry. The downtown Milwaukee structure is profiled in the “Facilities Spotlight” in the…
Read MoreKalahari Convention Center
Kalahari Convention Center Inspired by the adventure and intrigue of Africa, the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, OH offers a 100,000-square-foot convention center. GRAEF led the engineering team, including structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection, and provided the structural design for the $30 million conference center. The expansion included new break-out meeting rooms, a large…
Read MoreMomentum Surges at GRAEF’s New Headquarters
GRAEF to Move Into The Avenue in Downtown Milwaukee Momentum surges at GRAEF’s new headquarters The construction of GRAEF’s new national headquarters is picking up momentum at The Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. The company plans to move into the new headquarters by the end of the year. GRAEF Vice President Pat Kressin provided an update…
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