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GRAEF Announces Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council Webpage GRAEF is proud to announce the recent launch of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council (DEIC) webpage on our GRAEF website. The DEIC was formed in the summer of 2020 to accept the challenge of shaping a culture that models inclusion and embraces diversity in all its…

GRAEF Supports Annual United Way Workplace Campaign Each year, GRAEF employees look forward to raising funds and awareness for the United Way Workplace campaign, a staple within the OneGRAEF culture. As a company with offices across the United States, this campaign allows for GRAEF employees to give back directly to the unique office and community…

GRAEF Named a Merit Award Recipient for Illumination Engineering Society 2021 Illumination Awards GRAEF is honored to announce our recent recognition by the Illumination Engineering Society (IES) as a merit award recipient for the 2021 Illumination Awards. The IES Illumination Awards program recognizes individuals for professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design. GRAEF is among…

A huge Drexel Avenue streetscaping project could highlight Oak Creek as a ‘city on the lake,’ firm says A wave of light could flow down Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek along new walls, plantings and past freshly planted trees as part of a new streetscaping concept designed to highlight the city’s proximity to Lake Michigan.…

Milwaukee Regional Medical Center Celebrates Completion of Wauwatosa’s Most Complete Street The Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) recently celebrated the end of construction on 87th Street – now the City of Wauwatosa’s most complete street. The roadway has undergone construction to transform into a street easily navigated by pedestrians, cyclists, buses and cars alike, and…

GRAEF Places in Three Projects for the 2021 Daily Reporter Top Projects Awards The Daily Reporter released the list for its 22nd annual Top Projects awards. This award showcases outstanding projects from a variety of builders, architects and engineers. This year, three of GRAEF’s projects were recognized for exhibiting exceptional work. These projects include: Resch…

Tammy Pearce Recognized as a 2021 Women in Construction by The Daily Reporter GRAEF is proud to share that Tammy Pearce, a structural engineer at GRAEF’s Chicago office, has been selected as a 2021 Daily Reporter Women In Construction. Tammy Pearce grew up in the construction industry. Her father was an electrician and carpenter, and…

John Kissinger Featured in UWM Report John Kissinger started his building career in the sandbox. He went on to help build such iconic Midwestern structures as the Wisconsin Center, the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Chicago’s McCormick Place West addition and the renovation of Lambeau Field. Kissinger is the president and CEO of…