Not even high interest rates, inflation and ongoing labor and material shortages are keeping contractors down in the Midwest.

Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest region.

Dodge offers data on projected 2024 construction starts in the Des Moines area.

Dodge offers data on projected 2024 construction starts in the Minneapolis area.

Reports from key industry events in the Midwest region.

A second lawsuit has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court in an accident that caused two workers to fall June 6 from scaffolding at a project in Chicago.

The allegations in the lawsuit target the construction manager and the scaffold provider.

David O’Donnell, 27, died in June 6 Chicago project accident, while Samantha Ruvolo Deschenes, 33, suffered fatal injuries May 30 in forklift rollover at a Portland, Ore., school construction site.

A tornado unleashing 100-mph winds toppled five turbines at two different wind farms. 

Officials say KLF Enterprises knew that a hospital in Illinois contained asbestos, but did not take required precautions when razing it.