ESI Group
Hartland-based design-build engineering and construction management firm ESI Group USA has received a gold award in the General Construction-Industrial (over $3 million) category at ABC’s Project of Distinction banquet. The program recognizes projects that meet certain standards in safety, scope, project value, references and ABC member project involvement. ESI received the award for its construction of an 83,500-square-foot highly temperature-controlled Plasma Logistics Center for Grifols PLC in Clayton, N.C., which was completed on time and under budget despite site challenges and a record amount of rain.
Foley & Lardner
Linda Benfield, managing partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, has been named a 2016 BTI Client Service All-Star by the BTI Consulting Group. Benfield specializes in environmental law. Attorneys named as 2016 BTI Client Service All-Stars were solely nominated by clients based on several factors, including superior client focus, innovative thought leadership, unmatched business understanding, outsized value, legal skills and outstanding results.
GO Riteway Transportation Group
Milwaukee’s GO Riteway Transportation Group has achieved the highest safety rating in three independent safety reviews. The reviews were conducted between October and January by the Department of Defense, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Transportation Safety Exchange. GO Riteway was reviewed for its compliance with applicable regulations and its safety management controls.
Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic
The Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic has received two recent awards. Archbishop Jerome Listecki presented the Marquette Law School’s Mobile Legal Clinic with a “Treasures of the Church” award, which recognizes individuals, organizations and religious orders that exemplify “the true treasures of the church in their steadfast commitment and response to the poor in our midst.” And the MVLC was named the United Community Center’s UCC Group Volunteer of the Year, which celebrates the gifts of volunteers to the organization.
Munson
Asphalt, concrete and fencing contractor Munson Inc., of Glendale, is a 2015 winner of the silver Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year award (in the Distinguished Tennis Facilities category), presented by the American Sports Builders Association. Munson was recognized nationally for its work on the Nelson Residence in Wisconsin Dells during ASBA’s annual Technical Meeting in December. Munson has now received five of its nine national awards in the past five years.
Milwaukee World Festival Inc.
Milwaukee-based Summerfest operator Milwaukee World Festival Inc. announced a new one-day food and music event, Big Gig BBQ, geared toward motorcycle and barbecue lovers. The nonprofit will host the event along with Meijer and Miller Lite on Sunday, Sept. 4, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Henry Maier Festival Park grounds on the lakefront. It is an officially sanctioned event of the Milwaukee Rally, and will appeal to foodies, bike enthusiasts and music lovers, MWF said. Milwaukee Rally, an annual motorcycle event hosted by Milwaukee-area Harley-Davidson dealerships, this year will take place over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 to 5. Its events are held at various locations, including the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee. Among the restaurants serving barbecue will be Saz’s State House and Smoke Shack.
Port Washington State Bank
Steven Schowalter, president and chief executive officer of Port Washington-based Port Washington State Bank, has been named the Wisconsin Bankers Association Community Banker of the Year for 2015. Schowalter began working at Port Washington State Bank in 1967, when he was still in high school, and continued during his time at Marquette University, finally moving into full-time banking. During his tenure as the bank’s leader, it has grown from $90 million to $501 million in assets. Schowalter was recognized for this growth, and also for instilling a deep sense of community commitment in bank staff, leading by example through charitable donations of both time and funds.
