Crews raced to reach the entrapped worker, who had fallen into a void beneath a grade-level area of demolition debris.

The Midwest construction industry continued to thrive in 2023, bolstered by a steady flow of projects that kept many firms busy producing work that pushed the boundaries of innovation, promoted sustainability and safety, reinvented historic structures and spurred forward-thinking construction solutions.

Updates about construction professionals in the midwest region.

A year after nearly 1,000 migrating birds were killed from striking exterior glass at Lakeside Center, an exhibition space at McCormick Place in Chicago, a $1.2-million project to install a bird-friendly pattern on windows, curtain wall and other exterior glass covering the size of two football fields was completed in September.

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

The southbound side of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge is temporarily closed as crews prepare to make emergency repairs.

Midwest Contractors recover revenue to top pre-pandemic level.

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

Transportation, renewable energy, advanced manufacturing and smart city initiatives identified as areas to watch for growth.