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Quality Testing and Engineering Inc., St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland
The new St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland is set to open later this month and Quality Testing and Engineering Inc. has been involved in the project since before the first shovel broke ground. Mike Widman, president of QTE, says his firm provided geotechnical and environmental services early on in the project and continues to…
Read MoreIllinois Government Affairs Report: St. Louis Regional Chamber
ILLINOIS During the Special Session on July 8, both the House and Senate succeeded in gathering the three-fifths vote necessary to override Gov. Pat Quinn’s amendatory veto of HB 183. This action means that Illinois now has a concealed carry law in advance of a deadline issued by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Read MoreThouvenot, Wade & Moerchen Inc., Memorial Hospital-East, Shiloh
Before Memorial Group Inc., the parent company of Memorial Hospital in Belleville, announced its formal plans to build a new hospital in Shiloh, the engineering firm of Thouvenot, Wade and Moerchen Inc. had already been hard at work on the project. TWM was brought in early on to assist with site analysis, site planning…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Report: Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Pension Reform Update: No Action Expected until August Despite Gov. Pat Quinn carrying out his threat to punish lawmakers for failing to deliver a pension reform proposal to him by line-item vetoing their pay, members of a pension conference committee are not expected to issue any recommendations on what pension reform should look like…
Read MoreHorner & Shifrin, Widening of Illinois Route 3, Waterloo
Dirt should start flying any day on widening Ill. Rte. 3 from South Market St. to North Market St. in Waterloo, Ill. The engineering firm of Horner & Shifrin Inc. provided the planning and design to expand this three-mile stretch from two lanes to five. The first task, according to company associate vice president…
Read MoreSouthwestern Illinois Commercial Real Estate Transactions
The Illinois Business Journal is proud to publish commercial real estate transactionsrecently completed by commercial brokers across Southwestern Illinois. Edwardsville Marilyn J. Traw Trust sold a 2,960-sq. ft. office building at Three 157 Center to Brauer Properties LLC. CB Commercial Brown Realtors represented both parties. Landlord Tenant Services leased 520 sq. ft. of office…
Read MoreBurns & McDonnell, Heartland Community College, Ill. Army National Guard, Normal
In a project that highlights an outstanding level of cooperation and coordination between different government agencies, a joint-use building is under construction on the grounds of the Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill. The 55,000-square-foot building will be shared by the Illinois Army National Guard and the college. Burns & McDonnell, a full-service engineering,…
Read MoreEFK Moen, High-Speed Rail Line, Alton to St. Louis
With the help of a $1.2 billion federal grant, Illinois began construction on a High-Speed Rail line from St. Louis to Chicago in September 2010. Since then, significant upgrades have been made to the stretch of track from Alton to Joliet. Now the sights are being turned on the leg between Alton and the…
Read MoreGeotechnology Inc., South Harbor project at America’s Central Port, Granite City
For the past six years, through low water and high, Geotechnology Inc. has been providing engineering support for the South Harbor project at America’s Central Port in Granite City. With the help of two TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants, the port has been working to bolster the levee and bring in rail…
Read MoreLawrence Group, St. Paul’s Home for the Aged, Belleville
Lawrence Group has been working with the St. Paul’s Home for the Aged to design a new skilled nursing community in Belleville. Construction documents have been completed, and St. Paul’s is currently working on financing the project. The home, which opened in 1926, is a collaborative effort between St. Paul’s United Church of Christ,…
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