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Awards and Recognitions
We love what we do, and the awards our projects and people have received over the years are just another perk of what truly inspires us — working side-by-side with you to forge your vision for your business and community. Our recognitions are just another testament to our passion for fulfilling your goals and showing the world the significance of the progress we’re making together.
- 2026
Project awards
Bartow Executive Airport digital ATC tower: Grand Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
Fort Family Regional Park: Honor Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of FloridaCorporate awards
- No. 9, Best Internships for Engineering, Vault.com
- No. 10, Best Tech & Engineering Internships, Vault.com
- No. 20, Best Internships for People of Color, Vault.com
- No. 49, 150 Best Internships, Vault.com
Individual awards
Sergio “Satch” Pecori: Midwest Legacy Award, Engineering News-Record Midwest
- 2025
Project awards
- Ameren Illinois advanced metering infrastructure:
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- Judges Choice Award, energy category, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
To meet Ameren Illinois’ land acquisition needs, Hanson developed a land management geographic information system database for storing documents used in the land acquisition process and tracking real-time progress made during Ameren’s advanced metering infrastructure project. - Merit Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
- Judges Choice Award, energy category, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
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- South Mahomet Road extension:
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- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement
Award (Project of the Year), American Society of Civil Engineers Central Illinois Section - Public Works Project of the Year, transportation category, American Public Works Association Illinois Chapter
- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement
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- SR 5A (King Street) drainage outfall: Honor Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida
Corporate awards
- No. 3, medium-employer category, Best Places to Work in Illinois, Workforce Research Group and Daily Herald Suburban Business
- No. 6, large-employer category, Best Companies to Work for in Florida, Workforce Research Group and Florida Trend magazine
- No. 20, largest engineering firms in the Chicago area, Crain’s Chicago Business
- No. 35, Midwest Top Design Firms, Engineering News-Record (ENR)
- No. 182, Top 500 Design Firms, ENR
Individual awards
Sergio “Satch” Pecori: Rail Splitter Public Service Award, private sector category, University of Illinois Springfield School of Public Management and Policy
- Ameren Illinois advanced metering infrastructure:
- 2024
Project awards
BNSF Sandpoint Junction Connector:
The Sandpoint Junction Connector area in Sandpoint, Idaho, has many walking and biking paths, and it was important to keep it safe for community residents, tourists and recreational and outdoor enthusiasts during site work for the project’s reconstruction. -
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- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Honor Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award, large project category, American Society of Civil Engineers Central Illinois Section
- Special Achievement Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
- Top Projects for 2024, Railway Track & Structures magazine
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Corporate awards
- Best Places to Work, Springfield Business Journal
- Design Firm of the Year, Engineering News-Record (ENR) Texas & Louisiana
- No. 2 in the medium-employer category, Best Places to Work in Illinois, Workforce Research Group and Daily Herald Suburban Business
- No. 7 in the large-employer category, Best Companies to Work for in Florida, Workforce Research Group and Florida Trend magazine
- No. 11, Best Internships for Engineering, Vault.com
- No. 13, Best Internships in Tech and Engineering, Vault.com
- No. 41, Best Internships for Compensation and Benefits, Vault.com
- No. 67, 100 Best Internships, Vault.com
- No. 32, Midwest Top Design Firms, ENR
- No. 178, Top 500 Design Firms, ENR
Individual awards
- Sergio “Satch” Pecori: Ed Rapp Leadership in Action Award, Innovations Conference on Infrastructure
- Garrett Litteken: Young Engineer of the Year, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
- Mina Biggs: Tampa Titan 100 award recipient, Titan CEO
- Dennis Wilkinson: Civil Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers Central Illinois Section
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- 2023
Project awards
- Pekin’s Front Street corridor renovation:
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- Public Works Project of the Year, transportation category, American Public Works Association Illinois Chapter
The city of Pekin chose Hanson as the prime design consultant to provide preliminary and final design for the reconstruction of the industrial Front Street corridor. - Special Achievement Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
- Public Works Project of the Year, transportation category, American Public Works Association Illinois Chapter
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- Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam improvements:
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- Public Works Project of the Year, structures category, American Public Works Association Illinois Chapter
- Special Achievement Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
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Corporate awards
- No. 3, Best Places to Work in Illinois for Women, Best Companies Group and Daily Herald Suburban Business
- No. 4, medium-employer category, Best Places to Work in Illinois, Best Companies Group and Daily Herald Suburban Business
- No. 186, Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record
Individual awards
- Matthew Dawson: Civil Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers Central Illinois Section
- Sergio “Satch” Pecori: The Grainger College of Engineering Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Pekin’s Front Street corridor renovation:
- 2022
Project awards
- “MCORE – Transforming the Core of the Community”:
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- Special Achievement Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
One of the goals of the MCORE project was to implement the principles of walkable urban thoroughfares and sustainable and green designs. - Transportation Achievement Award, complete streets category, Institute of Transportation Engineers’ Great Lake District
- Special Achievement Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
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- Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam lock capacity and water-level control improvements: Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award, American Society of Civil Engineers Central Illinois Section
- State Road A1A/San Marco intersection improvements: Outstanding Special Project Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida
Corporate awards
- Awards of distinction, Communicator Awards, Decision Optimization Technology™ Asset Management and Capital Planning Software promotion, Hanson’s company overview video, Hanson’s website (hanson-inc.com) and virtual happy hour kits
- Employer Recognition Award, ASHRAE’s Central Illinois Chapter
- Honor Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida, “Freedom Park”
- No. 2, large-employer category, Best Companies to Work for in Florida, Best Companies Group and Florida Trend magazine
- No. 5, medium-employer category, Best Places to Work in Illinois, Best Companies Group and Daily Herald Suburban Business
- No. 169, Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record
- No. 69, 100 Best Internships, Vault.com
- No. 11, Best Internships in Tech and Engineering, Vault.com
Individual awards
Garrett Litteken: Young Civil Engineer of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers Central Illinois Section
- “MCORE – Transforming the Core of the Community”:
- 2021
Project awards
- Cook Street Sewer District sewer rehabilitation and replacement: Public Works Project of the Year, environment category, American Public Works Association Illinois Chapter
Hanson provided emergency environmental permit application on behalf of Norfolk Southern, geotechnical and structural engineering, drone photography and full-time construction management for the Grand River Bridge emergency repairs. - Norfolk Southern Grand River Bridge emergency repairs:
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- Honor Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
- National Recognition Award, American Council of Engineering Companies
- Top Projects for 2021, Railway Track & Structures magazine
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- SR 26/West Newberry Road corridor PD&E study: Honor Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida
Corporate awards
- Extraordinary Employer Support Award, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
- No. 2, medium-employer category, Best Places to Work in Illinois, Best Companies Group and The Daily Herald Business Ledger
- No. 4, large-employer category, Best Companies to Work for in Florida, Best Companies Group and Florida Trend magazine
- No. 172, Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record
- No. 3, Best Internships for Engineering, Vault.com
- No. 8, Best Internships in Tech and Engineering, Vault.com
- No. 41, 100 Best Internships, Vault.com
Individual awards
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- Rising Star in Multidiscipline Engineering, Zweig Group
- Women in Railroad Engineering, Railway Track & Structures magazine
- Cook Street Sewer District sewer rehabilitation and replacement: Public Works Project of the Year, environment category, American Public Works Association Illinois Chapter
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