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     Madison, Wis. - Tri-North Builders, a general contractor headquartered in Madison, Wis., with additional office in Milwaukee and Dallas, has announced the addition of five new staff members. 

     Steve Bachofen has been hired as director of safety. He is responsible for overseeing Tri-North's National Safety Program as well as the safety of individual job sites. 

     Mike Plunkett is working for Tri-North Builders as a project manager. He manages projects in the firm's Retail Division. 

     Holly Schweitzer is a project manager with Tri-North Builders. Schweitzer manages a diversity of projects in the Commercial Division. 

     Jim Dallas has been hired as a general superintendent, and is responsible for overseeing national field superintendents, primarily in the Retail Division. 

Jesse McKnight is working for Tri-North as a project engineer. McKnight works closely with project managers to supervise and direct the administrative and technical aspects of projects in the Commercial Division.

     Delafield, Wis. - Yaggy Colby Associates has announced the addition of Sean Race as an engineer-in-training. 

     Race brings a broad range of experience in municipal utilities, from initial design to installation inspection. He also has experience with various types of construction inspection and materials testing. 

     New Berlin, Wis. - Joe Widmann has joined Titan Building Company as the full-service general contracting firm's president. 

     Widmann's responsibilities include estimating, project management and contributions toward business development for the firm. He has 23 years of construction experience with general contracting and construction management firms in Southeastern Wisconsin. 

Titan Building Company also announced that Dave Petrie will maintain his role of vice president.

     Petrie's primary responsibility is related to field operations, and he will have a role in estimating, project management and business development as well. 

     Brookfield, Wis. - R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. has expanded its geographic information systems (GIS) division with the addition of Brian Dubis as GIS project manager. 

     Dubis is providing GIS services throughout the state of Wisconsin and northern Illinois. His primary responsibility is directing and managing many types of GIS and public safety projects. 

     Madison, Wis. - The engineering and architectural consulting firm of Mead & Hunt has added two new staff members. 

     Sandra Blight is Mead & Hunt's newest marketing and communication coordinator. Blight is responsible for the development of proposals, as well as marketing and business development. Blight has nearly 15 years of marketing experience. 

     Michael Flatt , PE, SE, has joined the firm as a senior project engineer for the Aviation Architecture Group. Flatt is responsible for the design of structural building systems, developing related construction documents, and construction administration. He has 10 years of experience. 

      Madison, Wis. - Strang, Inc. announced that Dirk von Below has joined the firm as an architect.

      Von Below brings over 15 years of international architectural design and project management experience to the job.

      Milwaukee - Thomas B. Olejniczak , PE, has joined Harwood Engineering Consultants, Ltd. as director of civil engineering.

      Olejniczak's responsibilities include design, quality control and business development for this new civil service offered by Harwood Engineering.