Magellan Development Group broke ground on March 1 for a 105,000-sq-ft retail center at the Lakeshore East master planned community in downtown Chicago.
A bill that paves the way for a public-private partnership to design, build and operate the $1.1 billion Illiana Expressway through Indiana and Illinois unanimously passed the Indiana Senate 42-0 on March 2. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to sign the bill in the next two weeks. The 25-mi expressway � about 10 mi in Indiana � would provide an east-west bypass for truck traffic and commuters south of Chicago by linking I-65 in Indiana with either I-57 or I-55 in Illinois. The bill authorizes the Indiana Finance Authority to search for a private investor to finance the design
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the Chemetco site, a closed copper smelter in Hartford, Ill., and the Lake Calumet Cluster site in Chicago, to the Superfund National Priorities List. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex and uncontrolled hazardous waste sites in the U.S. The Chemetco site is on Illinois Route 3 in Madison County, about 2 mi south of Hartford. It was a secondary copper smelter from 1969 to 2001 before filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy. More than 500,000 cu yds of processing slag, sludge and other hazardous materials were left on portions
Epstein-Metter Studios, Chicago, and Dake Wells Architecture, Springfield, Mo., recently earned honors from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray 2009 Firm of the Year Great Lakes Design-Build Institute Elects Officers Northeast Indiana Building Contractors Name Officers for 2010 American Society of Safety Engineers Adds Occupational Health Nurses to Membership CISCO Honors Top Chicago-Area Construction Projects of 2009 Somerville Earns Best Existing
St. Louis contractor Paric is managing the newly started $4.6-million, 51,000-sq-ft renovation of a skilled nursing facility at the Village of St. Mary’s “Villa Theresa” Continuum of Care Retirement Community in O’Fallon, Mo. The work is expected to take 10 months. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Major Eye Institute is Going from Vision to Reality in Indianapolis Metea Valley High School Completed in Aurora, Ill. Building in Orland Park, Ill., Earns LEED Gold Certification St. Louis Metro System’s New Paint Facility Opens Six
The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of St. Louis and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) St. Louis area office have formed a safety partnership. Contractors that participate in the agreement have a cooperative relationship with OSHA in which, among other benefits, they are exempt from routine OSHA inspections. Photo: AGC of St. Louis OSHA, AGC of St. Louis, unions, and a construction consumers group sign safety partnership agreement. Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AIA Chicago Names Nagle
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) now accepts the certified occupational health nurse (COHN-S) credential for members and new member applicants who have a bachelor’s degree and five years of safety, health and environmental (SH&E) experience for professional membership. Professional membership is the highest membership category in ASSE. Other membership categories include member, international member, associate, student, honorary and emeritus. Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray
The Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana (BCA) has elected officers and directors for 2010. Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 Lean Construction Institute Forms Ohio Valley Chapter AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray 2009 Firm of the Year Great Lakes Design-Build Institute Elects Officers Two Midwestern Firms Earn National Honors from AIA American Society of Safety Engineers Adds Occupational Health Nurses to Membership CISCO Honors Top Chicago-Area Construction Projects of 2009 Somerville Earns Best Existing Building Award St. Louis
The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) now has an Ohio Valley Chapter. Headquartered in Ketchum, Idaho, the non-profit LCI is an association of construction professionals that researches the principles of lean production in the design, engineering, and construction trades. Related Links: William Bast Named President of National Structural Engineers Council AIA Chicago Names Vitale Young Architect of 2009 AGC of St. Louis and OSHA Form Partnership AIA Chicago Names Nagle Hartray 2009 Firm of the Year Great Lakes Design-Build Institute Elects Officers Two Midwestern Firms Earn National Honors from AIA Northeast Indiana Building Contractors Name Officers for 2010 American Society of
A 45,000-sq-ft three-story office building built by Morgan/Harbour Construction for American Technical Publishers, Inc. (ATP), in Orland Park, Ill., has earned LEED Gold Certification. The new ATP headquarters building was designed and constructed using the design-build delivery system. Photo: Morgan/Harbour American Technical Publishers’ recently completed 45,000-sq-ft office in Orland Park, Ill., has earned LEED Gold certification. The project used design-build delivery. Related Links: World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was Designed in Chicago Streeter Place 54-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Completed in Chicago Major Eye Institute is Going from Vision to Reality in Indianapolis Metea Valley High School Completed in
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