GRAEF explained

Graef-USA, Inc.
Type:Private
Founder:Luther W. Graef, Leonard Anhalt, Robert Schloemer
Key People:John H. Kissinger (President and CEO)
Industry:Engineering
Foundation:1961
Location:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Homepage: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; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Orlando, and Miami, 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ryan. Sean. Graef founder dies at 86. 19 July 2013. The Daily News. June 5, 2009.
  2. News: Ryan. Sean. Kissinger to become CEO of Graef-USA. 19 July 2013. Business Journal of Milwaukee. November 18, 2011.
  3. Web site: Graef appoints Kissinger as CEO. JSOnline.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 20 June 2013.
  4. News: Ryan. Sean. Kissinger to become CEO of Graef-USA. 19 July 2013. Business Journal of Milwaukee. November 18, 2011.
  5. Web site: Kissinger to take Graef helm on Jan. 1. BizTimes Milwaukee. 20 June 2013.
  6. Web site: GRAEF Firm Leadership. www.graef-usa.com. 23 September 2016.
  7. Web site: 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). https://web.archive.org/web/20110517061251/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-126681089.html. dead. 17 May 2011. 19 July 2013.
  8. News: Rovito. Rich. Mitchell airport gets $30M baggage project. 19 July 2013. Business Journal of Milwaukee. May 11, 2012.
  9. News: Milwaukee-Based Engineering Firm Celebrates 50 Years. 19 July 2013. WauwatosaPatch. July 5, 2011.
  10. Web site: Turning Back the Clock. The Daily Reporter. 19 July 2013.
  11. Web site: Kissinger takes the helm at GRAEF. BizTimes Milwaukee. 19 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Milwaukee-Based Engineering Firm Celebrates 50 Years . 6 July 2011. WauwatosaPatch. 19 July 2013.
  13. News: [ftp://12.157.94.206/ARCHIVES/2012-2013%20Projects/12-08-03%20Spring%20to%20Spring%20Trail%20-%20Not%20Short%20Listed/Proposal%20-%20Preliminary/Johnson_ETM%20Proposal.pdf Request for Design-Build Proposals for the Construction of the Spring to Spring Trail Phase 3]. 19 July 2013. August 3, 2013.
  14. Web site: Renovations to Ed Smith Stadium. Graef-USA, Inc.. 19 July 2013.
  15. Web site: The Top 500 Design Firms. Engineering News-Record. 20 June 2013.
  16. Web site: U.S. engineering firms set sail for foreign ports. Building Design & Construction. 18 July 2012. 20 June 2013.
  17. Web site: Giants 300. Building Design & Construction. 20 June 2013.
  18. Web site: Top 100 Industrial Design Firms. Building Design & Construction. 11 August 2010. 20 June 2013.
  19. Web site: Our Markets. Graef-USA, Inc.. 20 June 2013.

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