Two of five charged with accepting bribes agreed to cooperate with authorities; a former state politician and two others pleaded not guilty

Larry Householder and political allies used more than $60 million from a nuclear energy provider to win back state post and repaid it with $1.1 billion in ratepayer subsidies, say federal charges.

All of ENR Midwest's coverage of how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the regional construction industry.

Projects across ENR's 11-state Midwest region are being postponed or shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic with no real certainty in sight as to when they might continue. The wide-ranging secondary effects of the novel coronavirus and the shutdowns it caused include loss of sales tax and revenue for state incentives.

Construction in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin is seen as essential infrastructure, so work continues on most sites in those states. Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas's orders broadly exempt outdoor activities. Michigan's order includes public works construction as essential.

Project manager for Beaver Excavating helped deliver the $429-million job's complex earthmoving.

There's still to get your projects valued at over $100 million from our 11-state region into ENR Midwest's Top Starts list in our March issue.

With 28% growth in regional revenue, 2015 was a GEM of a year for Steve Johnson and his colleagues.