FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 17, 2002

Contact: Joan Freitag
(217) 747-9215

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Two projects designed by Hanson Professional Services Inc. received awards at the Associated General Contractors of Illinois annual Contractor of the Year awards. An award of excellence went to contractors Keely & Sons, Inc. and Keller Construction Inc. for the construction of the Interstate 55 bridges over Lake Springfield. That same project received another award of excellence in recognition of traffic control provided during the bridge construction.

An award of excellence in the general aviation airport small project went to Ambraw Asphalt Materials Inc., for the reconstruction of the aircraft apron at Robinson Municipal Airport in Robinson. Jeremy Bishoff, of Hanson Professional Services, served as the resident engineer for the project.

Hanson is a national employee-owned consulting firm providing a full range of architectural, engineering, scientific and program management services. Clients are served from the corporate headquarters in Springfield, Ill., and regional offices in Rockford, Chicago and Peoria, Ill.; Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Sacramento, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Atlanta, Ga.; Orlando and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; and Wayne, N.J. (New York metropolitan area).

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