Chicago's is undergoing a seemingly inexhaustable multi-family construction boom. Industry professionals in Ohio and Indiana are the beneficiaries of continuing – and in some cases significant -- industrial investment. Stadium construction – or reconstruction – is giving builders a boost in Chicago, Detroit and Notre Dame, Ind. Road and bridge work across the Midwest continues, though the region saw few major new start ups last year. Passenger rail, meantime, is gaining momentum in the region. These are among the conclusions to be drawn by ENR Midwest's annual canvassing of the region's largest projects, in this case projects that broke ground during calendar 2014.


ENR Midwest will publish a ranked listing of the Midwests Top Construction Starts in its March 30 edition. To compile the list, we've not only referenced information from Dodge Data & Analytics, 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 last year to john.gregerson@construction.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.


Herewith is an alphabetical listing of the the projects we've compiled to date, along with their locations and owners/developers.


833 East Michigan Office Tower, Milwaukee, Irgens Development Partners


545 North McClurg Court Apartment Tower, Chicago, Golub & Co.; General Investment & Development Cos.


1001 S. State Street Residential Tower, Chicago, Cim Group; Golub & Co.


200 N Michigan Avenue Apartment Tower, Chicago, John Buck Co.


Alcoa Inc. Aerospace Manufacturing Plant Expansion, La Porte, Ind., Alcoa Inc.


Arcade Building Renovation, St. Louis, Dominium Development


Boeing Composite Center, St. Louis, The Boeing Co.


Cerner Trails Campus, Kansas City, Mo., Cerner Corp.


Chicago/Moline, Ill. Commuter Passenger Rail Line, Northern Illinois, Illinois Department of Transportation


Chicago Premium Outlets Mall Expansion, Aurora, Ill. Simon Property Group


Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line Rail Modernization, Chicago, CTA


Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), 95th Street/Dan Ryan Station Modernization, Chicago, CTA


Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Wilson Station Modernization, Chicago, CTA


Cleveland Clinic Cancer Treatment Center, Cleveland, Cleveland Clinic


Cleveland Clinic Richard E. Jacobs Health Center Expansion, Avon, Ohio, Cleveland Clinic


Combined-cycle Gas Turbine Power Station, Martinsville, Ind., Indianapolis Power and Light Co.


Cummins Inc. Global Technical Center, Seymour, Ind., Cummins Inc.


Daisy Brand Sour Cream Production Facility, Wooster, Ohio, Daisy Brand


Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Children's Hospital


Detroit Redwings Arena, Detroit, Olympia Development of Michigan


Detroit Woodward Avenue Streetcar Line, Detroit, M-1 Rail


Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Lansing, Mich., Michigan State University


GE Aviation Assembly Plant, Lafayette, Ind., Pure Development


George V. Voinovich I-90 Eastbound Innerbelt Bridge, Cleveland, Ohio Department of Transportation


Hilton Cleveland Convention Center Hotel, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio


I-75 Widening Project, Wood County Ohio, Ohio Department of Transportation


IKEA Store, St. Louis, IKEA


Matalco Aluminum Smelting Plant, Lordstown, Ohio, Matalco Inc.


Meijer Dairy Fluid Milk Processing Facility, Tipp City, Ohio, Meijer


MonoSol Manufacturing Facility, Portage, Ind., MonoSol


Northwestern Mutual Tower, Milwaukee, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.


Pratt Industries Recycled Paper Mill, Valparaiso, Ind.


Riverwalk, Chicago, Chicago Department of Transportation


St. Louis County Family Court Facility, Clayton, Mo., St. Louis County


Subaru of Indiana Automotive Paint Facility, Lafayette, Ind., Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc.


University of Chicago North Residence Hall and Dining Commons, Chicago, University of Chicago


University of Notre Dame Campus Crossroads, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Inc.


Wolf Point West Residential Tower, Chicago, Hines Interests


Wrigley Field Renovations, Chicago, Chicago Cubs


Zurich North American Headquarters, Schaumburg, Ill., Clayco Inc.; Stonemont Financial Group