We hope this finds you physically and mentally healthy! Pioneer is committed to preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and we wanted to virtually touch base and provide an update on our current operations. Pioneer, as a real estate service provider and part of the construction industry, is considered an essential business under the…

Pioneer has closed the books on 2019 and what a year it was! We might go so far as to say it was our best yet, and we would be remiss to say that we couldn’t have done any of it without all of you. Check out some of the highlights from 2019 that helped…

Wishing you a festive holiday season and all the best in 2020! Sincerely, The Pioneer Team

When purchasing a site, what level of due diligence is warranted? Most sophisticated buyers know a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and evaluation of potential soil contamination is a must.  But what about the physical properties of the soils? Are they suitable for support of your development, or will unfavorable soil conditions increase foundation construction…

                  Steel originally started rolling these grounds over 150 years ago, when horseshoes were fabricated for the Union Army during the Civil War. The factory, located near the banks of the Des Plaines River and at the north end of Joliet, reportedly continued to supply the US…

We at Pioneer Engineering & Environmental Services (Pioneer) would like to share another success story, this one playing out over the course of almost a decade. On a hot summer day in 2010, Pioneer visited a 12-acre former asphalt manufacturing plant in Southern Illinois. The property had recently been placed under a Seal Order by…

  “Practice what you preach”: It’s an old saying, earliest attributed to the Roman playwright Plautus circa 200 BC. But the words continue to ring true when exemplifying integrity and a commitment to one’s espoused beliefs. Pioneer Engineering & Environmental Services (Pioneer) put these words into action when it recently moved its offices to the…