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As Opponents Continue Line 3 Fight, Wild Rice and Tribal Sovereignty Take Center Stage

As Opponents Continue Line 3 Fight, Wild Rice and Tribal Sovereignty Take Center Stage

Corinne Grinapol
Efforts to halt the nearly completed oil pipeline replacement project illustrates the impact of environmental justice movements around the U.S.
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Michigan Dam Failures Caused by Rapid Liquefaction of Downstream Sand Embankments

Michigan Dam Failures Caused by Rapid Liquefaction of Downstream Sand Embankments

Jeff Yoders
Investigations
2020 Failures do not initially look as if FERC, Boyce Hydro dispute over maintenance was a factor

Heavy rains leading to a rather new phenomenon, static liquefaction of sand embankments, only previously observed in tailings dams led to property damage and flooding in central Michigan.


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ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Falls in August

ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Falls in August

Alisa Zevin
Economics
Contractor backlogs are down by nearly a month, but a return to supply chain normalcy could erase that loss

The drop indicates a slowdown in the construction recovery, ABC reports.


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Midwest Construction Projects

McGough, EwingCole Tackle Duluth's Hillside Hospital

McGough, EwingCole Tackle Duluth's Hillside Hospital

Jeff Yoders
Digging Deeper | Health Care
McGough and EwingCole develop novel solutions for a hillside site, allowing Essentia Health to create more efficient patient services

McGough and EwingCole develop novel solutions for a hillside site, allowing Essentia Health to create more efficient patient services


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Chicago Transit Untangles a Traffic Knot

Chicago Transit Untangles a Traffic Knot

Jeff Yoders
Digging Deeper | Transit
The largest project in Chicago Transit Authority history brings a modern aesthetic to the north side and creates a bridge over a traffic choke point that's frustrated riders for decades.
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Midwest Construction Companies

Midwest People: September 2021

Midwest People: September 2021

Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest


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September 2021 ENR Midwest City Scoop: Louisville

September 2021 ENR Midwest City Scoop: Louisville

Dodge data on projected 2021 construction starts in Louisville


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Blogs

ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects UPDATE: Safety Winners Announced!

ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects UPDATE: Safety Winners Announced!

Jeff Yoders
Best Projects
Pandemic-related challenges can't stop Midwest design and construction teams

39 projects overcome the supply chain and other challenges of 2020 to be named ENR Midwest Best Projects in our 11-state region.


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It's Electric! Motor City Electric Co. is ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

It's Electric! Motor City Electric Co. is ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Jeff Yoders
Top Specialty Contractors
Detroit electrical contractor takes on design-build data centers, wind and solar

Detroit electrical contractor Motor City Electric Co. is ENR Midwest's Specialty Contractor of the Year.


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