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GRAEF Ranks Among Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms for 2025 GRAEF has earned a spot at #359 on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list—moving up from #366 the previous year. This annual ranking highlights the 500 largest U.S.-based design firms, based on design-specific revenue, and reflects a comprehensive evaluation of financial performance,…

GRAEF Receives National ACEC 2026 Engineering Excellence Honor Award for Kennedy Expressway Rehabilitation GRAEF is proud to announce that the firm, in partnership with HBM and HNTB, has been honored with an Honor Award in the ACEC Illinois 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards for the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation Project. Honor Awards recognize projects that demonstrate…

GRAEF Announces 2026 Principals and Associates GRAEF is proud to announce the election of three new Principals and ten new Associates. Each year, GRAEF selects an elite group of individuals within our firm to be named the newest collective of Principals and Associates. These individuals represent the depth of talent, leadership, and technical excellence that…

Froedtert Hospital Parking Blue Structure Receives Honorable Mentions for International Parking & Mobility Institute’s (IPMI) Awards of Excellence Program GRAEF is excited to announce that the Froedtert Hospital Parking Blue Structure has earned Honorable Mention recognition from the International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) in both the Architectural Design and Facility Design: Stand-Alone categories of the 2026 Awards…

Daytona Beach Main Street Arch Restoration Selected as American Public Works Association’s Public Project of the Year, Structures Less Than $5 Million GRAEF is proud to share that the Daytona Beach Main Street Arch Restoration has earned national American Public Works Association (APWA) recognition, receiving the Public Works Project of the Year Award in the Structures…

John Kissinger Reflects on Legacy After Four Decades at GRAEF For more than a dozen years, John Kissinger served as CEO of GRAEF, building both Milwaukee’s skyline and the firm, which is one of the largest engineering architecture firms in the country. A structural engineer by training, Kissinger joined GRAEF after earning his bachelor’s degree…

Froedtert Hospital Parking Blue Structure Wins Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Concrete Design Award GRAEF is excited to share that the Froedtert Hospital Parking Blue Structure has been selected as a winner in the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association (WRMCA) 44th Annual Concrete Design Awards in the Education and Healthcare category! In summer 2025, Froedtert…

Two GRAEF Projects Receive 2026 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Awards GRAEF is proud to announce that the Lapham Lodge at Lapham Peak and the Village of Germantown Department of Public Works Facility have been recognized by ACEC Wisconsin with Engineering Excellence Awards. These honors celebrate projects that demonstrate exceptional design, innovation, and problem‑solving while advancing…

Jackie Robinson Ballpark Redo Saves Baseball History $30-million renovation of Daytona Beach minor-league ballpark delivers MLB-mandated upgrades, ensuring baseball history is safe at home In late 2020, Major League Baseball announced a change that put most of the approximately 160 minor league teams on notice that they would need to upgrade their ballpark facilities by…

GRAEF Receives ACEC Illinois 2026 Engineering Excellence Honor Award for Kennedy Expressway Rehabilitation GRAEF is proud to announce that the firm, in partnership with HBM and HNTB, has been honored with an Honor Award in the ACEC Illinois 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards for the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation Project. Honor Awards recognize projects that demonstrate…