The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mobilized to repair levees and prepare for more than 40 days of flood-level water on the rivers it manages last year all while still delivering a slate of maintenance and new construction projects that would challenge any owner.
Selected from 59 candidates, these 20 winners are making contributions to their companies, firms and universities, and moving the construction industry forward here in the 11-state Midwest region.
Robert P. Madison fought in Italy in World War II, studied under Gropius and Freyssinet, worked with friends like I.M. Pei, was the first African-American architect ever in Ohio, started only the 10th black-owned firm in the nation's history and at 96 he's still active.
The Chicago Bears recently unveiled a 162,500-sq-ft football operations addition and a 30,600-sq-ft renovation of existing space at Halas Hall in Forest Park, Ill.,