Public projects ranging from roadways to pipelines to parks to power plants kept cranes and backhoes moving in the Midwest last year, according to a preliminary compilation of the largest projects to break ground in the region in 2013. Large hospital and university projects don't figure as prominently this year, nor do large-scale residential projects. They're there – but but not as large or as many.


So swings the pendulum. ENR Midwest will publish a ranked listing of last year's Top Construction Starts on March 24. To compile the list, we've not only referenced data from McGraw-Hill Construction's Dodge, but our ongoing coverage of projects in the region.


To ensure the list is as complete as possible, we invite you to submit notable regional projects that broke ground in 2013 to john.gregerson@mhfi.com


We're particularly interested in projects in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. In addition to the project's name, please indicate its location, construction cost, construction start date (month/year), owner and builder, as well as the project's projected finish date. Please submit the information no later than March 1.


The list to date includes:


850 Lake Shore Drive Apartments, Chicago, Integrated Development Group


CertainTeed Manufacturing and Distribution Center, Jonesburg, Mo.


Chicago Circle Interchange, Chicago, Illinois Department of Transportation


Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo., CoxHealth


Cross Winds Energy Park, Tuscola County, Mich., Consumers Energy


Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, St. Louis, Department of Veterans Affairs


Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, Illinois, Illinois Tollway Authority


Eli Lilly & Co. Insulin Cartridge Plant Expansion, Indianapolis, Eli Lilly & Co.


General Motors Enterprise Data Center, Milford, Mich., General Motors


Good Shepherd Hospital Expansion and Renovation, Barrington, Ill., Advocate Health Care


Hilton Hotel, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County


Hoan Bridge Upgrade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Transportation


I-90 Reconstruction, Elgin to Rockford, Ill., Illinois Tollway Authority


I-64 Daniel Boone Bridge, Chesterfield, Mo., Missouri Department of Transportation


Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Center for Advanced Care, Chicago, Advocate Health Care


Karegnondi Water Pipeline, Mich., Karegnondi Wather Authority


Loews Hotel/Condominium Tower, Chicago, DRW Trading Corp., Loews Hotels & Resorts


Loyola University Medical Research and Education Center, Maywood, Ill., Loyola University


Magnetation Iron Ore Pellet Plant, Reynolds, Ind., Magnetation LLC


Malcolm X College Campus, Chicago, City Colleges of Chicago


Memorial Hospital East, Shiloh, Ill., Memorial Group


Monsanto Research Center Expansion, Chesterfield, Mo., Monsanto


Navy Pier Renovations, Chicago, Chicago Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority


O'Hare International Airport Northeast Cargo Center, Chicago, Aeroterm, Chicago Department of Aviation


Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Renovations, Ohio University


Ohio State University Dorm Complex, Columbus, Ohio State University


Pepperidge Farm Plant Expansion, Willard, Ohio, Pepperidge Farm Inc.


Presence St. Joseph's Hospital for Advanced Care, Chicago, St. Joseph's Hospital


ProLogis Distribution Facility, Union, Ohio, ProLogis


Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Research Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago


Reinsurance Group of America Headquarters, Chesterfield, Mo., Reinsurance Group of America


Riverpoint Point Office Tower and Plaza, Chicago, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Hines Interests


St. Croix Crossing, Wisconsin and Minnesota Departments of Transportation


St. Louis Cardinals Ballpark Village Mixed-Use Center, St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals, Cordish Cos.


St. Louis Gateway Arch Grounds, Green Rivers Greenway, Missouri Department of Transportation


State and Chestnut Apartment Tower, Chicago, Newcastle Acquisitions Co.


Terre Haute Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrades, Terre Haute, Ind., City of Terre Haute


U.S. Highway 41 Improvements, DePere Wis., Wisconsin Department of Transportation


University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic – The American Center, Madison, Wis., University of

Wisconsin


Weston Power Plant Upgrades, Marathon County, Wis., Wisconsin Department of Transportation