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ABC of Greater Michigan lawsuit alleges that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's (D) construction opening executive orders eliminate due process and increase penalties for contractors without new laws being passed to do so.

10,000 Midland County, Mich., residents were forced to leave their homes when heavy rains May 19 and 20 swelled the Titabawassee River to a record high and caused the Edenville and Sanford dams to fail.

Record rainfall for May has left Chicago's tunnel and reservoir filled to capacity, and operations to send the water into Lake Michigan didn't immediately work due to high water levels and flooding.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled Gov. Tony Evers' statewide stay-at-home order unconstitutional. Construction was already exempted in Wisconsin, but many projects have been halted due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. Contractors and design professionals are eager to help state leaders find a solution for reopening.

The Midwest’s top 105 firms posted a new regional revenue record, a total of $6.14 billion, in 2019. That's well ahead of the $5.78 billion a similar top firms group (100 firms) posted from 2018 revenue.

After flooding caused by 2019's Bomb Cyclone, HDR and Eriksen Construction got the Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility back online in two months.

The largest project in the history of Johnson County, Kan., the $25-million reconstruction of the Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, remains on schedule despite flooding and COVID-19.

Goettsch Partners delivers stunning designs by marrying client needs for functionality with a strong sense of aesthetics

Dodge data on projected 2020 construction starts in Cleveland