Caleb Krauter Named Top Young Professional by Engineering News-Record
Caleb Krauter is featured in the current issue of ENR East, a regional publication of the leading construction industry publication Engineering-News Record covering Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, D.C., New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. He is listed as one of the year’s Top Young Professionals, an honor that goes to 25 individuals the publication describes as “emerging leaders shaping the future of design and construction” in their region. Nominees are considered based on their professional accomplishments and contributions to the community.
Krauter manages the team providing water & wastewater services in the Harrisburg office of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc (HRG). He began his career at HRG as an intern, joined the firm full-time a year later, and was promoted to team leader in their water/wastewater group within four years before taking his current role as Harrisburg group manager. During his time at HRG, Krauter has helped drive key innovations like the implementation of augmented reality and virtual reality technologies and the development of the firm’s intern development program. He is also a leader outside the firm, as an active member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA), and Central Pennsylvania Water Quality Association (CPWQA). He is a graduate of Leadership Harrisburg Area and also has 3 years of experience as a mentor through Penn State University.
Alex Bar has been promoted to Water & Wastewater Group Manager in our King of Prussia office. In this role, Alex is responsible for managing local staffing, workloads and resource allocation to ensure the team continues to deliver high quality projects and superior client satisfaction.
We’re please to announce that Justin Mendinsky has been promoted to assistant vice president, overseeing the firm’s water & wastewater service group. The position was created as part of an ongoing organizational realignment to scale the firm for growth while preserving its commitment to technical excellence and personalized service. The realignment creates unique channels for client outreach, technical expertise, and operational delivery, ensuring each gets proper focus and attention.
Mentorship is a key aspect of the assistant vice president position, according to Erin Threet, HRG’s vice president of services, and Justin excels in that role. She says, “Justin has been a mentor and friend to me since my first day at HRG, providing an impressive knowledge of how to bring projects to fruition. This includes some of HRG’s most complex and innovative projects over the past 20 years. He is quick to help any member of the team and works harder than almost anyone I know. I can’t imagine anyone better to lead and inspire the water and wastewater team.”
HRG has promoted Cory Salmon to assistant vice president. Cory previously served as a group manager overseeing the water and wastewater division in southeastern Pennsylvania. He will now oversee all operations in Southeastern Pennsylvania, managing the firm’s King of Prussia office, its financial resources, and the supervision of local staff. He will also support key client management activities in the region.
Ed Ellinger, HRG’s chief operations officer, says, “Southeastern Pennsylvania has been a key growth market for HRG, and Cory is responsible for a lot of that success. He is a dedicated engineer who cares deeply about his clients, his colleagues, and his community, and he always gives his best to every project. I know he has the skill and the determination to lead this team to even greater growth in the years ahead.”
Cory Salmon is featured in the latest issue of Wastewater Digest as one of the industry’s “Top Young Pros.” (
HRG’s water and wastewater practice area leader, Josh Fox, authored an article in the April issue of The Authority with Carlisle Borough’s director of public works, Mark Malarich. They talk about the success the borough has had using infiltration/inflow data to prioritize capital improvement needs and eliminate aging infrastructure. Over the past eight years, the borough has re-lined more than 46,000 linear feet of pipe and repaired, replaced or rehabilitated more than 200 manholes. Josh and Mark also talk about the importance of building flexibility into a capital improvement plan, and the ways they’ve been able to adjust their plans to respond to changing needs.
Ben Burns has been promoted to senior quality engineer in the water and wastewater group at Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) He will manage technical design standards with a specific focus on innovative wastewater process solutions, biosolids management, and energy production from wastewater.