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Geotechnology 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 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 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 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 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 MoreQuality 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 MoreLouer Facility Planning, Global Brass & Copper, East Alton
Louer Facility Planning just completed work on three renovated offices for Global Brass & Copper – dba Olin Brass – in East Alton. Olin Brass, which traces its roots in East Alton back to 1892, embarked on the office renovation in order to reorganize office space to make it more modern and efficient. Louer…
Read MoreFGM Architects, West Washington County School District K-12 School, Okawville
FGM Architects, with offices in O’Fallon, Ill., recently completed work on a new K-12 school for West Washington County Community Unit School District 10 in Okawville, Ill. With construction now complete, all students and faculty will start the fall semester in the new facility. The district, faced with the challenges of aging facilities and…
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,…
Read MoreChicago school layoffs blamed on pension crisis
Reprinted by permission of The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Public Schools and city leaders say the state’s failure to enact pension reform is to blame for the district laying off more than 2,100 employees – a cut that one legislator described Friday as “more dramatic than anything the state has seen’’ during…
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