October 2005

National Engineering Firm Expands Presence In Wisconsin

Heartland Engineering, an eight-person engineering firm in Brookfield, has joined the Mead & Hunt team.

Mead & Hunt is a privately held, employee-owned corporation and is ranked among the top 500 engineering and architectural firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record magazine. With 300 employees nationwide, Mead & Hunt maintains a dozen offices. The Wisconsin offices are in Madison, Green Bay, La Crosse, and now Milwaukee.

"This is a perfect fit with the Mead & Hunt culture and commitment to client satisfaction. This talented team of professionals are great people and a wonderful addition to the Mead & Hunt family - high integrity, dedication to excellence, and a great team spirit," said Rusty Chesmore, Mead & Hunt's vice president. "The Milwaukee team exemplifies Mead & Hunt and will bring value beyond pure engineering to our clients."

Mead & Hunt has experienced record-level growth during the past decade. The firm was recently recognized on The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List as one of the top 20 fastest growing architectural and engineering firms in the Midwest.

Throughout this incredible growth, Mead & Hunt maintained its client-focused project management and employee-supportive atmosphere. In 2003, the firm was ranked number eight "Best civil engineering firm to work for" in the nation by CE News magazine.

"This is an exciting opportunity for Heartland Engineering clients and employees. We've worked with Mead & Hunt in the past and look forward to professional growth and being part of the future success of the company," said Julie Hoppe, manager of the Milwaukee office (former president of Heartland Engineering). "There is great potential in this area and with our expanding staff we are ready to efficiently meet the demands of our current and new clients."

The new Milwaukee office personnel has strong client relationships with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee County, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The office provides rural and urban roadway design, structure design, construction engineering, municipal engineering, electrical engineering, and architectural services. Additionally, the team specializes in civil and transportation projects, electrical systems, water resources projects, and program management for private and public entities.

Nationwide Mead & Hunt provides professional services in the fields of transportation (aviation, highways and bridges) engineering, architecture and building engineering, municipal and civil engineering, historic preservation, and water resources engineering.