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Gaps in construction oversight and in owner TC Energy's standards, policies and administrative controls were the root cause of last year's massive spill into Kansas waterways, says a new third-party independent analysis, with redacted details.

Suit contends that city and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District mishandled operation of river floodgates, causing damage when more than 1 million gallons of water flooded the skyscraper during a 2020 rainstorm. 

Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest region.

Dodge offers data on projected 2023 construction starts in the Milwaukee area.

Dodge offers data on projected 2023 construction starts in the Cleveland area.

A Chicago infrastructure engineering firm is partnering with an elementary school to encourage students to love math and science and foster a new generation of engineers.

A 110-year-old embankment wall will come tumbling down later this year as part of a major enhancement to Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) $2.1-billion project to modernize the Red and Purple lines.

Designing the 323,000-sq-ft building to efficiently serve the hospital's program was one of the project's big challenges, says the design team.

Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc., a surveying, engineering and design consulting firm, has been named ENR Midwest’s Design Firm of the Year for 2023.

The economy is slowing, but ENR Midwest’s Top Design Firms showed robust growth over last year with participating firms reporting $8.1 billion in total regional revenue.