An airship in development for carrying construction cargo and personnel may soon complement the precision heavy-lift capability of a helicopter, opening a new way to construction in remote parts of the world.

Probes are ongoing into the Ohio powerplant site accident that killed CEO John T. Adamo Jr. on Dec. 2, when he was struck by a steel cable from a cable-suspension bridge that collapsed prematurely while being prepared for implosion.

Recovery in the Midwest’s construction industry continues to track the national industry’s growth, with 70% of the region’s construction companies expecting to increase staff levels in 2016, according to a survey recently published by Associated General Contractors of America.

As the 17th year of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) opens, both challenges and progress are evident in the restoration of the ecosystem of South Florida’s fabled River of Grass.

The construction marketplace in Indiana “has definitely picked up in the past couple years,” Ankrum says.