More than capable of running Kraemer Brothers’ largest projects, recently retired project superintendent Bill Reetz has been relied upon for more than 30 years to lead and oversee some of our biggest efforts – from a Shopko in the beginning of his stint – to the Ho-Chunk Casino, Hotel and Convention Center in 1999 – to more recent landmark projects for Promega Corporation – and dozens of other major projects. At Covance Laboratories, where he did countless projects large and small between 1989 and 2011,
Bill’s tenure spanned three different ownerships and exceeded many of Covance’s own employees’. His knowledge of the facility and his longevity was so seasoned that Bill eventually was RE-remodeling areas for this client. Bill was also known as a detail man, and when plans lacked design he had the knack for filling in the holes. Bill wonderfully performed the role of mentor to those he took under his wing, particularly up-and-coming Kraemer Brothers leaders. As valuable to construction as his all-encompassing building knowledge was Bill’s ability to assure owners that their best interests were being well taken care of.
Clients such as Promega Corporation and Covance came to value his ability to help them truly understand the choices, challenges and processes along the path of construction. At Promega, Bill attained such a reputation for bringing value and direction to the firm’s construction program that – after the success of the Feynman Center – he was asked by the owner to delay retirement and construct one more key project, the Promega Kepler Center. Kraemer Brothers is as grateful as Promega that he agreed to this request. We wish Bill all the best now that his tasks for Kraemer Brothers and our valued clients are complete.
