GRAEF

Graef-USA, Inc.
Private
Industry Engineering
Founded 1961
Founder Luther W. Graef, Leonard Anhalt, Robert Schloemer
Headquarters Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Key people
 John H. Kissinger (President and CEO)
Website www.graef-usa.com

GRAEF is a private industry engineering and consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, servicing civil, construction management, environmental and landscape architecture, MEP/commissioning, operations consulting, planning, structural, survey, and transportation industries. GRAEF was founded in 1961 by Luther W. Graef, Leonard Anhalt and Robert Schloemer.[1]

Based in Milwaukee, GRAEF also has offices located in Madison and Green Bay, Wisconsin; Chicago Loop and O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois; and Orlando, Florida.[2]

Company Leadership

Five individuals have served as President and CEO of GRAEF since 1961, including the three founders. John Kissinger currently holds the position as President and CEO of the Milwaukee headquarters.[3][4] He was appointed January 1, 2012 and succeeded Richard (Rich) Bub, who held the position from 1995-2011.[5] Bub is currently Chairman of the Board for the firm.[6]

Projects

In Milwaukee, where GRAEF is headquartered, developments the firm has been involved in include the Milwaukee Art Museum,[7] Harley Davidson Museum, Midwest Airlines Center, Intermodal Station, General Mitchell International,[8] Grand Avenue Mall, Marcus Amphitheater, State Fair Exposition Center, Pettit National Ice Center, Bayshore Town Center, the Bradley Center, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[9][10]

Statewide, GRAEF has been involved in the Lambeau Field reconstruction,[11] Madison’s Hilton Hotel at Monona Terrace and the State Capitol Building, Lawrence University’s student center, and buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including the Children’s Hospital.[12]

Projects in Chicago include the I-94/I-294 capacity expansion, Camp John Paul Jones Multiple Recruit Barracks, the McCormick Place West Expansion, Silver Cross Hospital, Palos Community Hospital and ISTHA Open Road Tolling.

In Orlando, projects include the Fannie Road Bridge over Dead Lake[13] and Ed Smith Stadium.[14]

Awards

Markets

GRAEF has worked on projects in the following development markets:[19]

References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Sean (June 5, 2009). "Graef founder dies at 86". The Daily News. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Sean (November 18, 2011). "Kissinger to become CEO of Graef-USA". Business Journal of Milwaukee. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Graef appoints Kissinger as CEO". JSOnline.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Sean (November 18, 2011). "Kissinger to become CEO of Graef-USA". Business Journal of Milwaukee. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kissinger to take Graef helm on Jan. 1". BizTimes Milwaukee. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "GRAEF Firm Leadership". www.graef-usa.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "High Honors.(Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. and the Milwaukee Art Museum's Quadracci Pavilion have been honored with two recent awards for structural engineering)(Brief Article)". High Beam Research. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Rovito, Rich (May 11, 2012). "Mitchell airport gets $30M baggage project". Business Journal of Milwaukee. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Milwaukee-Based Engineering Firm Celebrates 50 Years". WauwatosaPatch. July 5, 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Turning Back the Clock". The Daily Reporter. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Kissinger takes the helm at GRAEF". BizTimes Milwaukee. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "MILWAUKEE-BASED ENGINEERING FIRM CELEBRATES 50 YEARS". WauwatosaPatch. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Request for Design-Build Proposals for the Construction of the Spring to Spring Trail Phase 3" (PDF). August 3, 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Renovations to Ed Smith Stadium". Graef-USA, Inc. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Top 500 Design Firms". Engineering News-Record. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "U.S. engineering firms set sail for foreign ports". Building Design & Construction. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  17. ↑ "GIANTS 300" (PDF). Building Design & Construction. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Industrial Design Firms". Building Design & Construction. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "Our Markets". Graef-USA, Inc. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

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