News

November 18, 2019

PFAS treatment system to be installed at Grand Haven elementary by early 2020

A year ago, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) sampled the school’s drinking water and detected a total concentration of PFOA and PFOS of 110 ppt, which exceeded the 70 ppt USEPA drinking water health advisory level. The school was immediately put on bottled water and Grand Haven Area Public Schools (GHAPS) began working to resolve the issue.

The Fishbeck PFAS team was retained by GHAPS to assist on selecting the best available treatment for their facility. The treatment selected was an ion exchange system specific for treating PFAS. GHAPS, EGLE, Ottawa County, and Fishbeck worked together over the last year to develop the plan that was approved in October and will soon be put into effect.

November 6, 2019

Building an Employee-Driven Business

Ever wonder how an employee-owned company works? Greg Tkacz, PE, LEED AP, Vice President and Senior Mechanical Engineer, recently wrote a blog for Columbus Chamber of Commerce on the benefits of employee-ownership and how this can advance company culture, and increase productivity and profitability.

October 16, 2019

Here comes the sun: Mitchell-Bentley clean-up will make way for solar garden

“Once the rubble and debris is pulled away from the Mitchell-Bentley site and deposited into the landfill in Wexford County, something new will be “planted‘ there instead: solar panels, meant to harvest sunshine to power city municipal buildings.”

Fishbeck is the environmental oversight consultant for this project. Roman Wilson (Fishbeck Senior Brownfield Specialist) and team were able to secure $1 million in EGLE Brownfield Redevelopment Grant and loan funds for the City of Cadillac to conduct environmental activities.

October 4, 2019

MSU’s Broad College of Business opens the doors to the Edward J. Minskoff Pavilion

“The 100,000-square-foot facility – designed and built by LMN Architects, Clark Construction, and Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber – broke ground in September 2017. The architects designed the building with sustainability, community, engagement and learning in mind.”

September 23, 2019

News from our Indianapolis office

We are pleased to announce our Indianapolis team has moved to a new office. This move will provide a better collaborative space for our growing team and allow us to deliver the best possible service and value to our clients. Our new address is 8520 Allison Pointe Boulevard, Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46250.

September 20, 2019

East Price Hill group hopes library rehab ignites more change

​“The iconic library, nestled on the hill off Warsaw Avenue, will be twice its current size after the renovation. The library will have plenty of new elements, like an elevator and new artwork, but much of the 1909 architecture will stay put.”

August 12, 2019

Building Design + Construction’s 2019 Giants 300 report

Now in its 43rd year, the annual Giants 300 report ranks AEC firms by discipline and across more than 20 building sectors and specialty services. More than 485 U.S.-based architecture, engineering, and construction firms participate in the Giants 300 report. Fishbeck is proud to have been named in the Top 40 Engineering Architecture Firms (#26) and Top 90 University Engineering Firms (#10).

July 31, 2019

One of Cincinnati’s largest engineering firms buys competitor

​“One of the largest engineering firms in Greater Cincinnati, has acquired another privately held firm.”

July 31, 2019

Grand Rapids-based engineering firm FTCH purchases Toledo-based Northwest Consultants

​“An engineering firm based in Grand Rapids has purchased Toledo-based civil engineering company Northwest Consultants Inc.”

July 26, 2019

2 parties interested in buying sprawling Windward Pointe site on Muskegon Lake

​“Known now as Windward Pointe, the 120-acre site on the south shore of Muskegon Lake has been cleared of buildings and is in the process of environmental cleanup. Last summer, a possible mixed-use development plan for the waterfront site was developed after a series of community planning sessions.”