ENR Midwest 2023 Top Starts: Contractors See Ripple Effects of Megaprojects Annemarie Mannion March 18, 2024 No Comments The regional Top Starts list was dominated by solar and wind farms as well as electric vehicle battery production and manufacturing projects.Read More
Sports Chicago Bears Shift New Stadium Focus to Lakefront Site Jim Parsons March 13, 2024 No Comments The Chicago Bears are looking at investing more than $2 billion into a publicly-owned domed facility just south of Soldier Field, the team’s existing home in downtown Chicago. Read More
Highways MoDOT Picks Millstone Weber-Jacobs Team for First Project of $2.8B in I-70 Improvements James Leggate February 26, 2024 No Comments Missouri officials are planning six projects to widen and improve Interstate 70 across the state.Read More
ENR Midwest Previews Top Starts for 2023 Annemarie Mannion February 15, 2024 No Comments ENR Midwest Highlights Top Construction Starts for 2023. Read More
Legal Employee Sues Agency Behind Delayed Minnesota Light Rail Project James Leggate February 14, 2024 No Comments A project controls manager says he was retaliated against for raising issues related to costs and the change order process.Read More
Corruption Ohio's Former Top Utility Regulator, Two Former FirstEnergy Execs Charged in Bribery Case All three have pleaded not guilty in the state prosecution Annemarie Mannion February 13, 2024 No Comments Two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives and a former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have pleaded not guilty in a bribery scheme. Read More
Federal Buildings JE Dunn Picked for $64M Low-Carbon Upgrade to Kansas City Courthouse James Leggate February 8, 2024 No Comments The project is part of a federal "buy clean" initiative focused on low-embodied carbon construction materials.Read More
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis named ENR Midwest's Owner of the Year Annemarie Mannion February 8, 2024 No Comments The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis oversaw a project to rebuild the Merchants Bridge connecting Missouri and Illinois. Read More
Legal Veolia Agrees to $25M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis Case James Leggate February 5, 2024 No Comments The engineering firm said officials largely ignored its recommendations while working for the city after the lead-in-water crisis had already begun.Read More
Modular Construction Meta Picks Turner to Build $800M Indiana Data Center James Leggate February 1, 2024 No Comments Turner plans to use prefabricated modular assemblies for the 700,00-sq-ft project.Read More