Articles Tagged with ''Chicago''

Product Snapshot: Air Compressor and Hardhat Sweatband

March 20, 2019

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The CP250 air compressor is a single-stage, rotary screw compressor that runs in the 100 psi to 150 psi range.

Transportation Engineer HNTB Corp. Named ENR Midwest Design Firm of the Year

Jeff Yoders

March 20, 2019

After a vote of the regional editors of ENR, HNTB Corp. has been named ENR Midwest's Design Firm of the Year.

Skender's West Side Manufacturing Facility

When ConstrucTech Meets Manufacturing: A New World Order for Buildings

Stacy Scopano recently joined Skender — a vertically integrated design, construction and manufacturing firm based in Chicago — as chief technology officer.

Stacy Scopano

February 28, 2019

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Technology and mobile connectivity have gone a long way toward fixing problems with the traditional design and construction process, but only a business model with volume production can reduce risk and deliver results that can truly offset unexpected events.

Chicago's Lake Shore Drive Bridge Closes for Emergency Repairs, Reopens With Temporary Fix

Chicago River span shut for 24-plus hours for cracked steel girder repairs

Jeff Yoders

February 18, 2019

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Lake Shore Drive, a part of U.S. Highway 41 that runs parallel with and along the shoreline of Lake Michigan in Chicago, was closed to northbound traffic from the morning of February 11 to the afternoon of February 12 due to cracks in structural steel support girders on the elevated roadway that leads to the Outer Drive Bridge which crosses the Chicago River at the mouth of Lake Michigan.

Chicago Alderman Catches Statehouse Speaker on Tape Seeking Piece of Hotel Project

February 6, 2019

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A filing by federal prosecutors revealed that Chicago Alderman Danny Solis (D) wore a wire for the FBI for more than three years as a cooperating witness.

Airports: Kansas City, O'Hare Redevelopments Show How Not to Deal With Transparency

Jeff Yoders

January 25, 2019

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The cost of the design for a new Kansas City International Airport has nearly doubled since a developer was picked in September 2017 in a very open, if chaotic, process. Now, Chicago is going with a completely closed process to pick the designer of a new terminal at O'Hare International in a process that's just as bad.

Midwest City Scoop: Construction Starts in Chicago

January 22, 2019

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Overall construction spending expected to increase by more than 10% this year

Alderman Ed Burke leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago

Chicago City Councilman Accused of Shakedown in Burger King Remodel

Jeff Yoders

January 9, 2019

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Federal prosecutors on Jan. 3 charged the chairman of Chicago’s powerful finance committee with one count of extortion.

Contract Awarded for Navy Pier Flyover in Chicago

December 12, 2018

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Kenny Construction Co., a subsidiary of Granite Construction, has been awarded a $46-million contract by Chicago for the Navy Pier Flyover there.

ENR Midwest’s 2018 Best Projects

Cultural/Worship: The Yard At Chicago Shakespeare

November 20, 2018

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Navy Pier's new Shakespeare Theatre transforms into any configuration necessary thanks to charcoalblue and Thornton Tomasetti

Live: July 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT We'll address the current state of the construction market as we reach the halfway point of 2026. ENR invites three top forecasters asking them to share their views on the market prospects for the industry at midyear, both nationally & regionally, in the midst of these unique challenges.