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Transportation

After Kansas City Council Intervention, KCI Concrete Contract Rebid

Woman-owned firm would have been part of JV initially endorsed by contractor, but St. Joseph, Mo., competitor brought in more small, local, minority-owned firms

Annemarie Mannion

Jeff Yoders

March 8, 2022

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Aviation Department was cited for not keeping records, but contractor says project was always in MWBE compliance.

Government

Feds Allege Ex-Illinois House Speaker Sought Project Developer Payoffs

Developer was forced to hire Michael Madigan's law firm and utility ComEd passed kickback costs to taxpayers

Jeff Yoders

March 3, 2022

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Developer forced to hire Michael Madigan's law firm cooperated with the federal probe that resulted in 22-count indictment filed March 2.

Infrastructure

FAA Probes KC Airport on Minority, Women-Owned Business Participation

Annemarie Mannion

February 23, 2022

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Federal agency alleges Kansas City failed to properly track minority- and women-owned businesses on $1.5-billion international airport terminal project.

Energy

Enbridge to Issue RFPs for $500M Straits of Mackinac Oil-Gas Tunnel

Replacement for Line 5 pipeline could start construction as early as 2024

Annemarie Mannion

February 17, 2022

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Replacement for aging Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac could start construction by 2024.

Professional Liability

Flint Water Suits Against Engineers Will Go to Trial, Judge Says

Firms face claims of professional negligence in 2015 crisis over lead in water

James Leggate

February 8, 2022

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Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, its parent Leo A Day and Veolia North America face claims of professional negligence in the civil court case related to the Michigan city's crisis over lead in its water supply.

Government

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Proposes Automatic Gas Tax Hike Freeze

Governor in 2019 supported indexing the tax to inflation to fund road and bridge projects

Annemarie Mannion

February 8, 2022

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Governor says proposed freeze this summer on tax that funds road, bridge and other infrastructure is way to give taxpayers inflation relief, but roadbuilders are crying foul with projects long underfunded.

On the Scene | Midwest

Castle Delivering Veterans Village in North St. Louis

January 27, 2022

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Castle contracting delivers a village for homeless veterans in North St. Louis. The Wisconsin Center expansion breaks ground in Milwaukee and I-69 opens to traffic near Indianapolis.