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HNTB's Tim Faerber Named ENR Midwest's Legacy Winner

October 9, 2017

ENR Midwest is proud to honor its fourth Legacy Award Winner, Timothy J. Faerber, Senior Vice President at HNTB Corporation.

ENR California Announces 2017 Legacy Winner

Christine Kilpatrick

October 6, 2017

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ENR California is pleased to announce that C. Terry Dooley, a 63-year construction executive honored for his contributions to the advancement of seismic repair and retrofit techniques, will receive the Legacy Award for 2017.

After Illinois Misses Budget Deadline, Road and Bridge Projects Shut Down

More than $2bil in state projects are idled as the legislature tries to pass a budget

July 3, 2017

The June 30th deadline to pass a state budget, the first in more than two years, came and went over the weekend and now idled road projects will almost certainly cost the taxpayers more.

ENR Southeast Announces 'Top Young Professionals' for 2017

Scott Judy

December 7, 2016

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An independent judging panel chose 20 young construction and design industry professionals for this year's Top Young Professionals class.

Smart Phone Vs Luddite

The freezing of hell, or more specifically my use of a smart phone.

Brian Brenner

October 26, 2016

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Technology marches on.

The Best in the Midwest: Naming the Regional Best Projects!

Mike Anderson

September 8, 2016

To suggest ENR Midwest judges had a challenging task determining the Regional Best Projects for 2016 would be an understatement.

Project Management

The Measured Mile: The Ultimate Arbiter of Construction Production

Why I like this method and why you should use it, too

John Rapaport

August 24, 2016

Measure the Mile in building construction through data based reporting.

GEM Inc. Named ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Mike Anderson

August 16, 2016

As results from the region’s top specialty contractors began to roll in, it quickly became clear GEM Inc. deserved serious consideration as the ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year.

Transportation

Court Ruling Clouds Future of MD’s Purple Line

Jim Parsons

August 8, 2016

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Monday, August 8, was supposed to have been a day of celebration for Maryland’s Purple Line, as state transportation officials and the Federal Transit Administration would officially ink an agreement for a $900 million New Starts grant for the new $5.6 billion light rail system across Washington, D.C.’s northern suburbs.

2015 Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Hey, Midwest Contractors, What’s Your Specialty?

Mike Anderson

August 2, 2016

Every year, we here at ENR Midwest compile and share data from the region’s leading specialty contracting firms, based on activity from the previous year in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.