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The project is part of a federal "buy clean" initiative focused on low-embodied carbon construction materials.

The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis oversaw a project to rebuild the Merchants Bridge connecting Missouri and Illinois.

The engineering firm said officials largely ignored its recommendations while working for the city after the lead-in-water crisis had already begun.

Turner plans to use prefabricated modular assemblies for the 700,00-sq-ft project.

Hempcrete blocks and panels could be produced in the U.S. for the first time since 1937 thanks to a facility being built in the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. 

Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest region.

The AEC community is going strong in Omaha, Tondl says. “The pandemic and subsequent inflationary period have not slowed growth.

Sustainably preserving and repurposing older buildings and creating entertainment/hospitality venues and high-end apartments and hotels are all dominant themes in the Chicago market.

Reports from key industry events across the Midwest region.

When Ray Kowalik first interviewed with a recruiter at Kansas City, Mo.-based Burns & McDonnell after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in civil engineering, the concept of employee ownership didn’t bear all that much weight.