Articles by Jeff Yoders

10,000 Midland County, Mich., residents were forced to leave their homes when heavy rains May 19 and 20 swelled the Titabawassee River to a record high and caused the Edenville and Sanford dams to fail.

Embracing new tech-based strategies is seen as key for companies and owners to keep project bids and schedules on track

Record rainfall for May has left Chicago's tunnel and reservoir filled to capacity, and operations to send the water into Lake Michigan didn't immediately work due to high water levels and flooding.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled Gov. Tony Evers' statewide stay-at-home order unconstitutional. Construction was already exempted in Wisconsin, but many projects have been halted due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. Contractors and design professionals are eager to help state leaders find a solution for reopening.

Contractors experienced less demand and approximately 13% of the construction workforce was laid off as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the US, the Associated General Contractors of America reported.

After flooding caused by 2019's Bomb Cyclone, HDR and Eriksen Construction got the Papillion Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility back online in two months.

The largest project in the history of Johnson County, Kan., the $25-million reconstruction of the Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, remains on schedule despite flooding and COVID-19.

Goettsch Partners delivers stunning designs by marrying client needs for functionality with a strong sense of aesthetics

Generative design is being used by the Quebec Wood Export Bureau and VIATechnik to deliver purpose-designed relief structures designed for sites as well as mission needs for COVID-19 health care, first responders and other disaster needs.

New executive order will open up the state's residential and commercial construction sectors. Public works projects were already exempted from Michigan's stay-at-home order.