Small Firm Winner |
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Prairie Engineers, P.C.
Year established: 2010 Locations: Columbia, IL, Hazelwood, MO, Keokuk, IA, Washington, IL, Springfield IL About: Prairie Engineers, P.C. is a full services engineering, geospatial, and environmental science firm with a goal of delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions and maintaining our natural and built environment. It is a woman-owned firm with offices across the Midwest. The firm provides services to federal, state, and local governments, utilities, industries, and private businesses. |
“Prairie Engineers is a team of forward-thinking engineers, surveyors, and scientists solving problems for agencies that improve and preserve public works across the United States. Since our founding in 2010 we have developed expertise in delivering quality products, built a strong network of teaming partners, and instilled a responsive ‘can do’ culture in our firm. These attributes are just a few examples of what continues to set them apart as a small business delivering big results.”
Large Firm Winner |
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Civiltech Engineering, Inc.
Year established: 1988 Locations: Itasca, IL, Chicago, IL About: Civiltech Engineering, Inc. is an engineering firm with its primary focus on transportation and civil engineering. The firm offers a wide range of services while maintaining a high level of integrity and attention to detail on each and every area of the job. |
“Civiltech Engineering has done a phenomenal job adapting to the changing times during this pandemic. We not only maintained 100% retention of our workforce, but we even added 10 full-time equivalents. Our growth in this past year is largely attributed to the team culture that we created. Founded on transparency and trust, Civiltech has been able to not only withstand this storm but has come out bigger and stronger than ever before."
Government Winner |
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Illinois Department of Public Health
Year established: 1877 Locations: Springfield IL, Chicago, IL About: The mission of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is to protect the health and wellness of the people in Illinois through the prevention, health promotion regulation, and the control of disease and injury. In partnership with other state agencies, IDPH has over 200 programs which affect the lives and wellbeing of every resident and visitor in Illinois. IDPH promotes healthy living through education, science-based practice and by encouraging disease prevention and control. |
“Working at IDPH provides individuals an opportunity for the betterment of the health of Illinoisans and to effect meaningful change to the entire Illinois design community. IDPH is able to review a wide variety of unique projects, whereas many design firms have a limited portfolio. The flexibility in scheduling has been incredibly helpful to allow for a balance between work and personal life.”