Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson is the Editor of ENR Midwest, as well as ENR’s Equipment Editor. He has more than 30 years of media experience, including the past 20 years with leading construction publications throughout North America. Most recently, he was Editor of BNP Media’s POB and Site Prep publications. He is based at BNP Media’s head office in Troy, Mich.

Health Care, Award of Merit - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/UC Health Proton Therapy Center

Mike Anderson

November 14, 2016

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Adjacent to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, a world-renowned cancer facility, the new therapy center adds a two-story, 89,549-sq-ft concrete structure with four proton therapy treatment rooms, a cyclotron vault and a linear accelerator.

Cultural/Worship, Award of Merit - Milwaukee Art Museum Addition and Renovation

Mike Anderson

November 14, 2016

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Never before in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s history had a project of this magnitude been attempted.

Excellence in Safety, Award of Merit - Kirk in the Hills

Mike Anderson

November 14, 2016

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A combination of proper planning, constant communication of expectations and vigilant enforcement of safety rules resulted in no lost-time accidents and a zero OSHA recordable incident rate on this 15,000-worker-hour project.

IronDirect Offers New Online Venue for Finding and Selling Heavy Equipment

Mike Anderson

October 26, 2016

So you’re a contractor in the market for a wheel loader.

Lead Poisoning

Crisis in Flint Underscores a National Drinking Water Quality Problem

Awareness grows of trouble in other drinking-water systems across the U.S.

Pam Hunter McFarland

Mike Anderson

October 12, 2016

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For Anthony Jones, 46, a Gulf War veteran and apprentice craftworker based in Flint, the work that he does—pulling out lead service lines to homes—is personal.

ENR Midwest Project of the Year Finalists

The Best in the Midwest: And the Project of the Year is …

Mike Anderson

September 30, 2016

As if selecting Best Projects and Awards of Merit in the various categories wasn’t challenging enough, we asked our ENR Midwest judges to go back and dig a little deeper to help determine our Project of the Year.

2016 MW Excellence In Safety Award Winner

The Best in the Midwest: Projects Recognized for Safety Excellence

Mike Anderson

September 27, 2016

In addition to the 20 Best Project and Awards of Merit winners in various categories announced earlier this month, ENR Midwest judges are today recognizing two projects for their safety prowess.

Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons project

Northwestern Mutual Tower Shines Beacon Over Milwaukee

Offsite curtain wall fabrication plant puts city’s underemployed workers on a path to future prosperity

Mike Anderson

September 27, 2016

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At 32 stories, the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons is designed to strike a grand pose on the Milwaukee skyline for generations to come.

A Special Time to be a Specialty Contractor

Specialty contractors are keeping busy, but several risk factors are starting to cloud the outlook

Mike Anderson

September 27, 2016

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Among the theories floated for this year’s lagging response by specialty contractors to ENR’s annual regional surveys is that those contractors have just been too busy working.

City Scoop: St. Louis

Mike Anderson

September 26, 2016

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After a robust market last year, 2016 is expected to be mixed, but “St. Louis is particularly strong in senior living and health care,” says Gerry Wiegmann.