Construction jobs are still hard to fill, and experts say efforts are hampered by the stereotypical image of the construction worker and a "market failure" illustrated by differences in how union and nonunion shops approach apprenticeships.
ENR Midwest names 32 winners in its 2020 Best Projects competition. All Best Project winners are automatically eligible for ENR's Best of the Best competition.
Midwest states with large-population, metropolitan areas mostly plan to extend stay-at-home orders, while smaller population states never had a stay-at-home order to begin with or are planning to let them expire as reported cases of COVID-19 decrease.