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Nelson Family Heritage Crossing, new pedestrian bridge connecting Little Chute and Kaukauna, completed The Nelson Family Heritage Crossing officially opened to the public on Friday, June 18. The crossing is a 1,100-foot bicycle and pedestrian bridge between Heesakker Park in Little Chute and a new rail trail connection to downtown Kaukauna. It is one of…

Milwaukee’s Next High-Rise Breaks Ground GRAEF is providing civil engineering, landscape architecture and created the scope design for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering (MEPFP) on The Couture. Nearly nine years after it was publicly proposed, The Couture apartment high-rise staged its groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday overlooking Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee. Construction started in…

Peter Johnston Named Office Leader at GRAEF Chicago O’Hare Location GRAEF is pleased to announce that Peter Johnston, PE LEED AP will lead GRAEF’s Chicago O’Hare Office. Johnston has been an asset to the GRAEF team for 25 years. Johnston joined GRAEF in 1995 as a Project Engineer and has most recently been leading GRAEF’s…

GRAEF Welcomes Grady L. Crosby to Board of Directors Roster Crosby Joins Board as GRAEF Looks to the Future After an extensive nationwide search, GRAEF-USA, Inc. (GRAEF) is pleased to select Grady L. Crosby as a board advisor on the GRAEF Board of Directors. With his business expertise and community focus, Crosby will play a…

Wendy Schley Named Milwaukee BizTimes Notable Executive Assistant Wendy Schley, a GRAEF administrative assistant team member, was named a 2021 BizTimes Notable Executive Assistant. Wendy is among only 21 recipients this year. She has been part of the GRAEF team for over 20 years. “Wendy demonstrates her commitment to GRAEF and to all of our…

GRAEF Coordinates Employee Campaign to Support the United Performing Arts Fund After an exceptionally difficult year for the arts industry, GRAEF set a new high record for the 2021 internal employee campaign in support of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF). UPAF campaigns provide critical support for their 14 Performing Arts Member Groups. “The Performing…

GRAEF Named a Top Workplace for Third Consecutive Year GRAEF has been named a 2021 Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Top Workplaces recognition is awarded annually to companies based exclusively on employee feedback. Employees are sent an anonymous survey focused on several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, connection, leadership and more.…

GRAEF Places Among 2021 Milwaukee Business Journal Real Estate Awards It was an exciting year for GRAEF at the Milwaukee Business Journal Real Estate Awards. Alongside our partners, clients, and teammates, GRAEF projects were recognized in five categories.  We are especially proud of our placement in the Best Renovation category, which highlighted our new office…

Celebrating 414 Day As you walk through the halls at the Milwaukee Art Museum, or take in the views of Lake Michigan at Discovery World, do you ever stop and wonder how these Milwaukee gems got here in the first place? Could you imagine Milwaukee without them? Milwaukee Day, or 414 Day (Milwaukee’s area code)…

Dewey Hemba Named Icon of Construction  GRAEF is proud to honor Dewey Hemba as an Icon of Construction, an award presented by The Daily Reporter. Dewey accepted his award at a virtual awards ceremony on March 25. Dewey Hemba is a structural engineer and principal at GRAEF, celebrating his 40th anniversary in June 2021. For…