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Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker

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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

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.

ENR Midwest Construction Professionals

People on the Move in the Midwest

January 28, 2022

Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest region

Veterans housing

On the Scene | Midwest

Castle Delivering Veterans Village in North St. Louis

January 27, 2022

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.

1400 S. Wabash

Curtain Wall Suppliers Claim Rival Duplicated Unique System

Companies cite ex-employee in alleged use of proprietary system

Annemarie Mannion

January 25, 2022

Chicago curtain wall manufacturers file lawsuit against a former executive and his new employer.

Steel and tilt-up wall panels

Digging Deeper | Government/Public Building

McCarthy/HITT Deliver $1.7B NGA West Headquarters in St. Louis

St. Louis nearly lost the headquarters of the National Geospatial Agency, but a fast turnaround construction plan and local leadership saved it

Jeff Yoders

January 25, 2022

Former Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr. calls the sprawling 97-acre site for the National Geospatial Agency’s (NGA) new Western headquarters in the St. Louis Place neighborhood “an oasis growing out of the desert.”

Paul King and President Obama

Legacy Award

Paul King's Legacy is Opening Up Opportunity

Fifty-three years after leading protests that shut down Chicago worksites, he hasn’t given up the battle against racial bias

Jeff Yoders

January 25, 2022

Decades after leading protests that shut down Chicago worksites, Paul King hasn’t given up the battle against racial bias.

Top Young Professionals

Midwest Top Young Pros Persevere and Find New Ways to Work

Class of 2022 used innovative solutions to foster collaboration and deal with the supply-chain challenges of 2020 and 2021

Annemarie Mannion

January 25, 2022

Midwest Top Young Professionals, 2022.

Intel announces $20B chips plant

Manufacturing

Intel's $20B 'Mega-Site' Is Latest Effort to Boost US Chip-Making

Jim_Parsons

January 24, 2022

Company estimates a $100-billion full build-out of the 1,000-acre site near Columbus, Ohio.

Government

Illinois Bill Would Make Contractors Liable for Subcontractors' Unpaid Wages

Bill, expected to become law, would expand general contractor liability

January 24, 2022

The bill has some contractors concerned about added costs and complications.

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Legal Issues

Kansas Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Veteran, Minority Ownership Fraud Scheme

January 11, 2022

Matthew C. McPherson forfeited $5.5 million and was sentenced to more than two years in prison without parole.

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Large Projects Spur Growth for Region’s Specialty Contractors

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