Corruption Former St. Louis Building Inspector Charged With Bilking $1.6M From Housing Programs Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola resigned from the city building inspector position in November 2024 Annemarie Mannion March 16, 2026 No Comments How did Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola spend the money allegedly diverted from programs intended to restore dilapidated and vacant buildings in St. Louis?Read More
Roads Asphalt Companies Pay $30M to Resolve False Testing Allegations in Ohio U.S. Attorney in the state contended that Kokosing Materials and Barrett Paving Materials submitted false asphalt test results to the state Dept. of Transportation Annemarie Mannion March 13, 2026 No Comments What are Job Mix Formulas—and why did alleged falsified asphalt tests cost two companies $30 million? Read More
Bridges Senators Demand Funding Release for $1.8B Blatnik Bridge Replacement Two teams are shortlisted for the project that faces delay if federal funding is not awarded swiftly Annemarie Mannion March 10, 2026 One Comment Why are three US senators from Wisconsin and Minnesota demanding release of $1.05B in federal funding for the new crossing between the two states?Read More
Midwest People: March 2026 March 9, 2026 No Comments Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest region.Read More
City Scoop | Indianapolis Indianapolis Construction Market Stays Active Annemarie Mannion March 9, 2026 No Comments Indiana tax law raises questions for public infrastructure spending while data centers expand, but not without concerns.Read More
Digging Deeper | Mixed-Use Development Building on the Bones of J.L. Hudson’s in Detroit Bryan Gottlieb March 9, 2026 No Comments Detroit’s tallest ground-up tower in decades has a 13,000-psi core and 177 deep foundations that anchor the mixed-use development.Read More
ENR 2025 Midwest Top Starts: Midwest Megaproject Construction Surges Annemarie Mannion March 9, 2026 No Comments Major construction activity is gaining momentum as investment bolsters advanced manufacturing facilities and data centers.Read More
Digging Deeper | Sports/Entertainment Amphitheater Rises Along Michigan’s Grand River Annemarie Mannion March 9, 2026 No Comments Located in Grand Rapids, the Acrisure Amphitheater features a football field-size steel canopy and 12,000 seats.Read More
Digging Deeper | Health Care Health Care Project in Downtown Indianapolis Takes Cues from Military Book Annemarie Mannion March 9, 2026 No Comments Lessons from a retired general are guiding the construction of a $2.31-billion, 864-bed hospital in downtown Indianapolis.Read More
Midwest Owner of the Year: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources The State of Michigan DNR oversees 100 state parks, 200 dams and miles of trails Annemarie Mannion March 9, 2026 No Comments The State of Michigan DNR oversees 100 state parks, 20 dams and miles of trails.Read More