Peerless Environmental Services, Inc. founded in Saginaw, MI
1989
1990
AKT Environmental Consultants, Inc. founded in Farmington, MI
1990
1998
AKT Environmental opens office in Detroit, MI
1998
1999
Peerless Environmental acquires Technical Service Consultants
1999
2000
AKT Environmental and Peerless Environmental Merger
AKT Environmental Consultants and Peerless Environmental Services officially become AKT Peerless Environmental Services, LLC.
2000
2001
AKT Peerless expands Farmington office
2001
2009
AKT Peerless opens office in Chicago, IL
AKT Peerless opens office in Atlanta, GA, and began offering construction services.
2009
2014
AKT Peerless opens San Francisco Bay Area office in California
2014
2018
AKT Peerless opens office in Cleveland, OH
Expansion of Detroit office
2018
2022
AKT Peerless opens office in Manistee, MI
AKT Peerless acquires Superior Environmental
AKT Peerless proudly expanded its geographic footprint, serving clients in Cheshire, CT; Springfield, IL; and Coopersville, MI
2022
2023
AKT Peerless launches a Leadership Continuity Plan, welcoming Bob Lambdin, Jeremy McCallion, John Miller, Megan Napier and Tim McGahey to the leadership team.
2023
2024
AKT Peerless celebrates 35 years of service
AKT Peerless completes phase two of its Leadership Continuity Plan by welcoming five new owners to the team.
2024
Awards and Recognition
2015 USEPA Brownfields Conference People’s Choice Award
2015 Redevelopment and Renewal Award Environmental Impact
2015 USEPA Brownfields Conference People’s Choice Award
2014 Phoenix Award Region 5 –Best Brownfield Project in USEPA Region 5
2014 Phoenix Award Grand Prize – Best Brownfield Project in the Country
2006 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development
2003 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development
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2006 – The City of Saginaw, Historical Preservation Award for the restoration and reuse of a historical dry cleaner, now home to AKT Peerless’ Saginaw office.
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2005 AKT Peerless recognized with the “Community Revitalization Award” for Copper Ridge as one of the state’s foremost “successful” Brownfield redevelopment projects, presented by Grand Traverse County Brownfield Authority.
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2005, AKT Peerless became a Michigan Association of Counties “Preferred Brownfield Consultant”.
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Awards and Recognition
2011, The Piquette Square Brownfield Redevelopment project located Detroit was awarded the 2010 Phoenix Award for Community Impact. The project was further recognized as the First Runner Up for the Phoenix Grand Prize. This significant brownfield project was redeveloped into housing, job training, and counseling services for homeless veterans in the City of Detroit.
2006 - The City of Saginaw, Historical Preservation Award for the restoration and reuse of a historical dry cleaner, now home to AKT Peerless’ Saginaw office.
2015 USEPA Brownfields Conference People’s Choice Award
2015 Redevelopment and Renewal Award Environmental Impact
2015 USEPA Brownfields Conference People’s Choice Award
2014 Phoenix Award Region 5 –Best Brownfield Project in USEPA Region 5
2014 Phoenix Award Grand Prize – Best Brownfield Project in the Country
2006 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development
2003 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development
2003 - AKT Peerless was awarded the 2003 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development. AKT Peerless, working with the City of Jackson and the State of Michigan, aided Consumers Energy in a project that transformed an abandoned and contaminated 15-acre brownfield site located in downtown Jackson into an urban campus consisting of new state-of-the-art corporate headquarters for one of the city's longest standing businesses.
In 2015, the USEPA Region 5 selected the Uptown at River’s Edge in Bay City, Michigan for outstanding contributions to brownfield site redevelopment. The 43-acre riverfront redevelopment has radically changed a blighted and contaminated industrial site into a vibrant, mixed-use urban environment.
2005, AKT Peerless became a Michigan Association of Counties “Preferred Brownfield Consultant”.
2011, The Piquette Square Brownfield Redevelopment project located Detroit was awarded the 2010 Phoenix Award for Community Impact. The project was further recognized as the First Runner Up for the Phoenix Grand Prize. This significant brownfield project was redeveloped into housing, job training, and counseling services for homeless veterans in the City of Detroit.
2003 - AKT Peerless was awarded the 2003 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development. AKT Peerless, working with the City of Jackson and the State of Michigan, aided Consumers Energy in a project that transformed an abandoned and contaminated 15-acre brownfield site located in downtown Jackson into an urban campus consisting of new state-of-the-art corporate headquarters for one of the city's longest standing businesses.
2009, the River Raisin Battlefield site was listed under the National Park Service registry of sites.
2008, Michigan State University (MSU) honored AKT Peerless as a “community builder”, recognized for advancing the arts, economy and quality of life in mid-Michigan through partnerships with MSU.
2008, EPA Region V honored AKT Peerless client, Gratiot County, for “significant contribution to the EPA Region V Brownfields Program”.
2007, EPA Region V honored AKT Peerless client, Eaton County, for “outstanding leadership and commitment to excellence in locally based brownfield programs.”
2007 Michigan Downtown Conference honored our Big Rapids Lake-Osceola State Bank project as “Redevelopment Project of the Year (large Community).
2005 AKT Peerless recognized with the “Community Revitalization Award” for Copper Ridge as one of the state’s foremost “successful” Brownfield redevelopment projects, presented by Grand Traverse County Brownfield Authority.
2006 - AKT Peerless was a client partner with Focus: HOPE Revitalization when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented an Excellence in Brownfields Redevelopment Award for its leadership in demolishing a building that was polluted with industrial waste.
