Midwest Construction News

NLRB Says Scabby the Rat, Other Inflatables, Can Remain at Secondary Boycott Protest Sites

Jeff Yoders

Building Trades

The union protests were ruled protected speech by the National Labor Relations Board last week.

First Energy Pays $230M Fine for Bribery in Ohio Nuclear, Coal Plant Bailout

Jeff Yoders

Prosecutions

Agreed fine is the largest for public corruption in Ohio's history

Ohio utility FirstEnergy pleads guilty to bribery and fraud.

Minnesota School Projects Study Says Unions Increase Safety Without Higher Costs

Annemarie Mannion

Labor

ABC Disputes the Findings

New study says that union construction projects are similar in cost to non-union projects because higher union labor costs are offset by savings in other project components such as materials and safety, but critics point to prevailing wage laws that may have skewed its findings.

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.

KCI Airport Receives a Big, Progressive Design-Build Makeover

Jeff Yoders

Clark/Weitz/Clarkson and SOM bring Kansas City into the single-terminal world

After decades of making it work with three Jetsons-style drive-up terminals, Kansas City is joining the single-terminal airport world in a big way.

Clayco Leads, Delivers for Demanding Clients

Brian Adams and Jeff Yoders

ENR 2021 Midwest Contractor of the Year

Contractor of the year assisted CDC and helped keep construction going safely during the pandemic

The top contractor in the Midwest by revenue led the industry during the pandemic.

ENR Midwest Top Contractors Persevere Through Pandemic Year

Annemarie Mannion

COVID-19 caused contractors to delay projects, but many still found ways to grow despite the uncertainty

The Midwest's Top Contractors nearly reached their 2019 record, despite dealing with COVID-19 delays and shutdowns. Many played key roles in their communities.