Prime Group Realty Trust of Chicago announced recently the completion of the base building redevelopment of landmark building 330 North Wabash, a 52-story mixed-use tower designed by renowned architect Mies van der Rohe. Related Links: The Boldt Co. Gets Biomass Contract Briohn Building Corp. to Build Process Displays Headquarters Wisconsin Monastery Achieves LEED Platinum Certification Premier Design + Build Group to Build Office, Improvements New Student Housing Project Underway at Shepherds College Guarantee Electrical Completes $50 Million Green Data Center Joliet Junior College Dedicates Greenhouse Facility DeMattia Group Breaks Ground on Ventower Manufacturing Facility HSI to Build Jr. Achievement HQ

R.A. Smith National of Brookfield, Wis., has received awards from several organizations for the firm’s design of the 1.3-mi Calhoun Road reconstruction project for Brookfield, Wis. R.A. Smith National of Brookfield, Wis., received multiple awards for its design of the 1.3-mi Calhoun Road reconstruction project in Brookfield, Wis. Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Related Links: Officials Announce $410 Million for O�Hare Program Widest Concrete Bridge Deck Pour in Missouri History Begins Calhoun Road Reconstruction Design Wins Multiple Awards Alliance Announces Wisconsin Renewable Energy Project Commissioner Andolino Keynotes First Annual IRTBA Green Council Meeting INDOT Awards $21 Million

Yates/Paric recently put the finishing touches on the $375 million River City Casino, Pinnacle Entertainment’s latest casino project, located on the Mississippi Riverfront in the South St. Louis County community of Lemay. Related Links: The Boldt Co. Gets Biomass Contract Briohn Building Corp. to Build Process Displays Headquarters Wisconsin Monastery Achieves LEED Platinum Certification Premier Design + Build Group to Build Office, Improvements New Student Housing Project Underway at Shepherds College Guarantee Electrical Completes $50 Million Green Data Center Joliet Junior College Dedicates Greenhouse Facility DeMattia Group Breaks Ground on Ventower Manufacturing Facility HSI to Build Jr. Achievement HQ Lake

Chicago ranks fifth on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy-efficient buildings that earned EPA’s Energy Star in 2009. Energy efficiency saves building owners money and fights climate change. Chicago now has 134 Energy Star-labeled buildings, up from 125 last year when it was sixth on the list. Related Links: The Boldt Co. Gets Biomass Contract Briohn Building Corp. to Build Process Displays Headquarters Wisconsin Monastery Achieves LEED Platinum Certification Premier Design + Build Group to Build Office, Improvements New Student Housing Project Underway at Shepherds College Guarantee Electrical Completes $50 Million

Children’s Memorial Hospital is building a new hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and is using an innovative technology to hold costs down and ensure that the project is ready for a Summer 2012 move. The hospital’s construction managers, architects and engineers are using Building Information Modeling (BIM), which creates a virtual 3D model of the hospital to identify and address potential design and construction issues well before they impact the schedule and budget. Related Links: The Boldt Co. Gets Biomass Contract Briohn Building Corp. to Build Process Displays Headquarters Wisconsin Monastery Achieves LEED Platinum Certification

The focus was on technology at the 2010 Trade Show of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors� National Association (SMACNA) of Chicago, held recently at Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors� 2010 Trade Show was held at Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Related Links: SMACNA Chicago Trade Show Focuses on Cutting-Edge Technology Clark Construction Becomes First Contractor to Receive Michigan Award Subcontractor Associations Join Forces Magellan Race Raises $250,000 to Aid Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute Miron Construction Announces New Milwaukee Office Wisconsin�s Faith Technologies gets AGC�s top award for safety Wisconsin’s Faith Technologies

At Clark Construction’s company-wide annual meeting, state officials presented the company with the CET Platinum Award from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Representatives of Clark Construction receive the CET Platinum Award from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Clark, the first construction company to receive the MIOSHA award, worked nine years and 2.5 million work hours without a lost time injury. Related Links: SMACNA Chicago Trade Show Focuses on Cutting-Edge Technology Clark Construction Becomes First Contractor to Receive Michigan Award Subcontractor Associations Join Forces Magellan Race Raises $250,000 to Aid Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute Miron Construction Announces

The Indiana Department of Transportation recently announced a permanent plan to ease traffic across the Indiana Harbor Canal in the wake of the Cline Avenue bridge closure. Related Links: Officials Announce $410 Million for O�Hare Program Widest Concrete Bridge Deck Pour in Missouri History Begins Calhoun Road Reconstruction Design Wins Multiple Awards Alliance Announces Wisconsin Renewable Energy Project Commissioner Andolino Keynotes First Annual IRTBA Green Council Meeting INDOT Awards $21 Million Contract for S.R. 45/46 Bypass Project Cline Avenue Solution Restores Traffic Across Indiana Canal in Six Months Illinois� Six-Year Plan Includes Over $2 Billion in Highway Funds St. Marys

Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino was the keynote speaker for the first annual meeting of the Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association Green Council at the Westin Lombard Hotel. Related Links: Officials Announce $410 Million for O�Hare Program Widest Concrete Bridge Deck Pour in Missouri History Begins Calhoun Road Reconstruction Design Wins Multiple Awards Alliance Announces Wisconsin Renewable Energy Project Commissioner Andolino Keynotes First Annual IRTBA Green Council Meeting INDOT Awards $21 Million Contract for S.R. 45/46 Bypass Project Cline Avenue Solution Restores Traffic Across Indiana Canal in Six Months Illinois� Six-Year Plan Includes Over $2 Billion

The single widest bridge deck pour in Missouri history began recently off the north bank of the Missouri River, as part of the new Christopher S. Bond Bridge. The concrete pour will be 134-ft wide, and will be placed in 70-ft sections for a total of 1,750 cu yds. It will take seven to 10 days to complete, depending on weather. Related Links: Officials Announce $410 Million for O�Hare Program Widest Concrete Bridge Deck Pour in Missouri History Begins Calhoun Road Reconstruction Design Wins Multiple Awards Alliance Announces Wisconsin Renewable Energy Project Commissioner Andolino Keynotes First Annual IRTBA Green Council