Northwestern University has hired Turner Construction and Walsh Construction as construction manager for the $800-million redevelopment of the school's 97-year-old football stadium, renamed in the 1990s as Ryan Field, and located in Evanston, Ill. For the stadium's subcontracts, Turner-Walsh has a target of 35% local, minority- and woman-owned businesses, with priority given to businesses and individuals located in Evanston.
“Northwestern remains committed to creating economic opportunities for minority-owned, woman-owned and local Evanston businesses,” Luke Figora, vice president of operations for Northwestern University, said in a statement. “We want to enable Turner-Walsh to start the efforts they’ve committed to, while we work through the final stages of approval with the city.”