ENR Midwest Editor and Associate Technology Editor Jeff Yoders has been writing about design and construction innovations for 16 years. He is a two-time Jesse H. Neal award winner and multiple ASBPE winner for his tech coverage. Jeff previously launched Building Design + Construction's building information modeling blog and wrote a geographic information systems column at CE News. He also wrote about materials prices, construction procurement and estimation for MetalMiner.com. He lives in Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, where the pace of innovation never leaves him without a story to chase.
About 30% of firms report crashes happened five or more times during the past 12 months, said AGC chief economist Ken Simonson, with 3% reporting one fatality and 1% reporting two.
ENR Midwest has extended its Midwest Top Contractors deadline and the preliminary list of firms shows a strong business year despite the challenges of COVID-19.
Former Indiana union local manager Thomas Williamson, 70, receives four years in federal prison for 2016 extortion attempt and beating of non-union contractor.