Midwest City Scoop: Construction Starts in Cleveland

Steady northern Ohio market looks for a boost from residential, manufacturing

In the non-building sector, strength in highway and bridges will be offset by weakness in electric utilities.

City Grill

Matt Janiak
Principal, Northeast Region Leader
WRL/DLR Group

“Cleveland is still an important market for us and we have increased our national footprint with DLR Group .... We are doing a lot of work for Case Western Reserve University, health care work for the Cleveland Clinic and the arts district project, which is two buildings next to the Wexner Center in Columbus for Ohio State University,” Janiak says. “There is a drive to spend dollars locally here, but we are lucky to have the expertise that lets us cover the whole state and work nationally and even internationally.”

Firm in Focus

WRL/DLR Group
1422 Euclid Ave., Ste. 300, Cleveland
CEO: Griff Davenport
Employees: 1,200
Founded: 1905
What’s New: It’s been two years since DLR Group and WRL merged. WRL’s performing arts and health care work has added to DLR’s offerings. DLR’s nationwide reach has expanded WRL’s client base.