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West Riverside Energy Center Honored with 2021 Grand Award
West Riverside Energy Center Honored with 2021 Grand Award

The 2021 Engineering Excellence Grand Award goes to Alliant Energy and HDR for West Riverside Energy Center! The Grand Award the entry the judges felt best represented the spirit and criteria of the competition. The award was announced at the October 1, 2021, Awards Banquet. Alliant Energy needed... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Veit
Date posted10/4/2021


Rose Morgan Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Rose Morgan Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

It is our honor to recognize Rosalie F. Morgan, PE, FACEC, EMCS Inc., with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement award honors the legacy of members who had a profound impact on both the organization and the engineering profession. It was developed to recognize an elite... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Veit
Date posted10/4/2021


A Wonderful Awards Banquet
A Wonderful Awards Banquet

We were finally able to get together to honor all of our 2020 and 2021 award winners at the Awards Banquet on October 1. It was a wonderful opportunity to see each other again and recognize the incredible individual and firm achievements of the past two years. Congratulations again to our... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted10/3/2021


Civil 3D Workshop Sets Records
Civil 3D Workshop Sets Records

Once again, the Civil 3D Workshop continues to break records! The virtual event again hosted more than 500 people for four days of education and networking. Attendees from twelve different states joined in as well. We're looking forward to building on this success at future workshops! All... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted10/2/2021


Diversity & Inclusion in Wisconsin’s Engineering Industry
Diversity & Inclusion in Wisconsin’s Engineering Industry

The topic of diversity, inclusion, and belonging is critical for the future of the A/E/C industry. In Wisconsin, there is a substantial challenge to developing a diverse A/E/C workforce and talent pipeline because of our less diverse demographics. For example, less than 20% of Wisconsin’s... Continue Reading

Postedby Andy Platz
Date posted09/28/2021


September 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update
September 2021 Conduit/WisPAC Update

We're ramping up our political efforts this summer - our summer events were a huge success and members are meeting with legislators to talk about our issues. But we need your help to continue this momentum. A big reason that we have a seat at the table is because of our political giving. Help us... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted09/27/2021


Member News 9.27.21
Member News 9.27.21

Ayres Associates is pleased to announce that Chris Silewski, PLA has been promoted to landscape architecture supervisor. Please read the full press release below: 'Chris Silewski, PLA, has been promoted to landscape architecture supervisor within professional consulting firm Ayres’... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted09/27/2021


Member News 9.26.21
Member News 9.26.21

Ayres Associates is pleased to announce that three of the firm's engineers have earned Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB) credentials. Read the full press release below: "Three of professional consulting firm Ayres’ transportation engineers – two based in the Green... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted09/26/2021


Class of 2022 Begins Leadership Institute Journey
Class of 2022 Begins Leadership Institute Journey

The Leadership Institute Class of 2022’s began their journey September 21-22 in Wausau. The Class of 2022 is our largest group in the program’s 16-year history and we’re off to a great start! Our first session, A/E Firm Leadership: Know Thyself Then Others, helped leaders become... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Veit
Date posted09/23/2021


Register for the DFD Collaborative Conference
Register for the DFD Collaborative Conference

Register today for the 2021 DFD Collaborative Conference! This is a must-attend event for anyone who works with the Division of Facilities Development and other state agencies. It's an amazing opportunity to learn and network with engineers, architects and state agency professionals. Continuing... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted09/21/2021


Member News 9.15.21
Member News 9.15.21

raSmith is pleased to announce that Dave Mortensen has been promoted to assistant director of site design services. Read the full press release below: 'David Mortensen has received a promotion to assistant director of the site design services division at raSmith. Mortensen has served as a project... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted09/15/2021


Bark River Restoration Rescues Failing Banks, Invigorates Downtown Delafield
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Bark River Restoration Rescues Failing Banks, Invigorates Downtown Delafield

Written by: Brian Pehl, PE, Short Elliott Hendrickson Challenge The Bark River Restoration in Delafield began as a volunteer effort by the Friends of the Bark River community group, who were seeking to clean up the river and make this natural feature more accessible and inviting to users. Yet,... Continue Reading

Postedby Brian Pehl
Date posted09/14/2021