Workforce Minnesota Electrical Contractor Cited for Misclassifying Employees as Apprentices $44K in back wages were recovered for the employees May 16, 2022 No Comments The state recovered more than $44,000 from Minnesota Controls Solutions, which was cited for underpaying and incorrectly classifying its employees.Read More
Public Projects No Bidders Submit for $210M St. Louis Convention Center Phase Two Only one bidder bid on the first phase of the pandemic-delayed public project James Leggate May 12, 2022 No Comments The only bid for the first phase of the expansion project was about $48 million higher than officials expected.Read More
Viewpoint ENR Midwest Welcomes New Editor Jeff Yoders May 10, 2022 No Comments ENR Midwest welcomes new editor Annemarie Mannion, Jeff Yoders says goodbye to Midwest readers after promotion.Read More
On the Scene Oracle Innovation Lab Opens; Chicago Zoo Lion Cub has Pepper Connection May 10, 2022 No Comments On the Scene, Midwest Events, May '22.Read More
Digging Deeper | Cultural/Worship Pepper, Jahn Steel up Military Archives Project Jeff Yoders May 10, 2022 No Comments The last civic project by architect Helmut Jahn rises like a landing craft in a 288-acre Wisconsin field.Read More
Digging Deeper | Office/Retail/Mixed Use Hines, MKA Use Embodied Carbon Guide on Salesforce Tower Chicago Guide that helped reduce the carbon footprint of the 1.2-million-sq-ft office tower is available for all to use Jeff Yoders May 9, 2022 No Comments The team building Salesforce Tower Chicago reports it reduced the embodied carbon in the 1.2-million-sq-ft speculative office high-rise by 19%.Read More
Design Firm of the Year Burns & McDonnell Adapts to Thrive Brian Adams May 9, 2022 No Comments An all-of-the-above energy delivery capability powers Burns & McDonnell to a record year.Read More
ENR Midwest Top Design Firms 2022 Top Design Firms Grow Revenue, But Not at Pre-Pandemic Rate Jeff Yoders May 9, 2022 No Comments Design firms saw their revenue grow in 2021 but supply chain uncertainty and inflation loom even as demand for design services remains strong. Read More
Safety OSHA Ends Amazon Warehouse Collapse Probe With No Citations No building-related issues cited by agency in Edwardsville, Ill., tornado collapse investigation James Leggate April 29, 2022 No Comments Agency recommends improved severe weather safety procedures after the partial collapse in Illinois that killed six workers but raises no issues over design or construction.Read More
Legal Contractor Disputes Report Amid Amazon Warehouse Collapse Lawsuit Area first-responder concedes report highlighted by wrongful death case lawyer was only preliminary James Leggate April 18, 2022 No Comments The lawyer representing the family of a worker killed in the Dec. 10 disaster highlighted a report by an engineer who joined rescue efforts.Read More