ASHLAND, KY — Construction firm Robins & Morton celebrated the topping out of the University of Kentucky King’s Daughters expansion and renovation project in Ashland, Kentucky.

The topping out ceremony represents an important milestone with the placement of the final steel beam, signifying the structural completion of the project.

The …

CHICAGO, IL — Leopardo Construction and UJAMAA joined city officials, community leaders, and future anchor tenants at a groundbreaking ceremony for Sankofa Wellness Center — a ground up new construction of a three-story building at the corner of West Madison Street and South Kildare Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. More than …

LIMA, OH — The Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery (IOS) has completed a significant expansion and renovation project to its Lima, Ohio, facility. The $28 million initiative, which was completed in two phases, has transformed the facility into an environment for enhanced patient experience and quality of care.

Fort Wayne, Indiana-based …

WARSAW, IN — Lutheran Health Network is celebrating the expansion and renovation of its Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital (LKH), part of a $30 million capital improvement project. A ribbon cutting ceremony officially opened and unveiled the hospital’s new features and spaces. The event welcomed community leaders, hospital executives, and medical staff, …

FRANKFORT, KY — Governor Andy Beshear announces one of Kentucky’s four state-owned public use airports received a $1 million federal grant to construct a new terminal building in Frankfort. Travelers at the Capital City Airport will benefit from a more modern facility that better meets the needs of a variety …

KENT, OH — Gilbane Building Company has completed Crawford Hall, a new facility for Kent State University’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. This project provided unique opportunities for Kent State students, with construction management majors contributing directly to the building of their own campus through internships with Gilbane. …

TERRE HAUTE, IN — Terre Haute Regional Airport has selected Woolpert to provide on-call consulting services under a five-year contract. Under the contract, Woolpert will provide architecture, engineering, and construction services. This also will include airport capital improvement plan development, project planning, and environmental services.

The third busiest airport in …

CINCINNATI, OH — Skanska, university representatives, and project teams recently celebrated a significant milestone in the revitalization of the University of Cincinnati's historic Old Chem building with a topping out ceremony. This event marks the structural completion of the new addition to the building.

The building, originally constructed in …

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — Shaker Heights City School District, Gilbane Building Company, and GPD Group joined district officials, community members, and students for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of construction of the Ludlow Elementary School Improvement project.

The event marks a significant milestone in the district’s …

CINCINNATI, OH — Skanska announces the completion of the new Blood Cancer Healing Center, a new space for patients served by the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. This facility marks a historic milestone in cancer care, addressing the critical needs of the 1.6 million individuals affected by blood cancers in …

EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern University recently celebrated the formal groundbreaking for its new 740,000-gross-square-foot Ryan Field. Being built by the joint venture of Turner Construction and Walsh Construction, the new 35,000-seat, privately funded stadium is set to produce thousands of jobs for residents and have a positive economic and …

LEXINGTON, KY — The University of Kentucky (UK) broke ground on a 550,000-square-foot facility that will become the new home to the UK Markey Cancer Center, Kentucky’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as a Comprehensive Spine Center, ambulatory surgery space, and other outpatient services. Project partners …

FORT WAYNE, IN — Gilbane announces its partnership with Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) to address the university’s need for expanded student housing through a public-private partnership.

This collaboration will result in a four-story, 213,000-square-foot apartment complex near Ginsberg Hall on PFW’s North Campus, located just east of St. Joe …

LAWRENCEBURG, IN — Skanska announces the opening of the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center-Dearborn, a major achievement in bringing advanced cancer care to Southeastern Indiana. Skanska's Southwest Ohio office served as the construction manager and partnered with Maxwell Construction, which is based in Greendale.

This facility provides cancer care and …

NEW CARLISLE, IN — Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Chairman of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), announces that Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center campus in north central Indiana and create at least 1,000 new jobs. This planned …

CHICAGO, IL — The Obama Foundation recently released new details and renderings of the Home Court, an athletic, programs, and event facility at the Obama Presidential Center. Nestled at the southwest corner of the 19.3-acre Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, the Home Court — the largest gathering space on …

CLEVELAND, OH — Discovery Builders, a joint venture (JV) between Turner Construction Company, Adrian Maldonado & Associates, Inc., Next Generation Construction, and The AKA Team, was awarded a $200 million contract to build a new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) for Case Western Reserve …

LEXINGTON, KY — Turner Construction Company was selected to build a $184 million Agriculture Research Building for the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. The building will contain laboratory teaching space, office space, and a 250-seat auditorium.

Turner has worked on more than 20 projects for the University of Kentucky …

ST. LOUIS, MO — Having outgrown its existing primary care and physical therapy clinic, SSM Health turned to health care experts KAI to design and build an expanded outpatient center in Warrenton, Missouri. The recently completed 15,600-square-foot clinic is more than double the size of its previous space.

An official …

ST. LOUIS, MO — St. Louis-based general contracting firm Integrate Construction Partners (Integrate) has started construction on a pair of additions to Fort Zumwalt North High School in O’Fallon, Missouri. Phase II renovations at the school are expected to begin this summer.

Phase 1 includes a 2,500-square-foot addition to the …

CINCINNATI, OH — The Ohio office of Skanska has signed an additional $94 million contract to perform additional upgrades to the University of Cincinnati’s (UC) historic Old Chemistry Building, marking another milestone in the growing relationship between Skanska and the region’s largest university.

The $159 million project encompasses a 63,000-square-foot …

ST. LOUIS, MO — The City of Olivette, a suburb of St. Louis, officially cut the ribbon on its new Five Oaks on Warson community center and a park maintenance facility designed by St. Louis-based KAI.

Voter passage of Proposition C enabled the city to partially fund its 2018 …

LOUISVILLE, KY — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, along with partners from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Walsh-Turner joint venture, marked a major construction milestone for the new Louisville VA Medical Center during an onsite Topping Out Ceremony.

Audience members, including local …

A recent $15.2 million expansion of the runway at Indianapolis Executive Airport enables more airplanes to take off and land at the general aviation facility.

“The airport has been on a steady growth pattern for the last 30 or 40 years,” said Bill Frye, President of the Hamilton County Airport …

LEXINGTON, KY — The University of Kentucky has kicked off construction its new Health Education Building. The building will serve as a campus hub for health education and feature technological advancements, modern aesthetics, and a learning setting to prepare the next generation of health care leaders, health and rehabilitation practitioners, …

NAPERVILLE, IL — As the need for outpatient cardiovascular care continues to grow, Ryan Companies is working with NorthShore - Edward-Elmhurst Health to develop, design, and build the new Cardiovascular Institute Health Center in Naperville, Illinois. The 71,000-square-foot, three-story building will combine a full range of cardiovascular services under one …

ST. LOUIS, MO — The Alberici/KAI Build Joint Venture partnership recently completed construction of The Mercy Center for Performance Medicine & Specialty Care and its connected 1,000-space parking garage. The multispecialty center is located on the campus of Mercy Hospital St. Louis and is one of the largest …

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, IL — A ribbon cutting recently celebrated the official opening of St. Louis Downtown Airport’s new Ground Engine Run-Up and Compass Calibration Pad project. Representatives of St. Louis Downtown Airport, Bi-State Development, the Illinois Department of Transportation, state and local elected officials, and invited guests were …

COLUMBUS, OH — The Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) selects Hensel Phelps as its Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) on its New Terminal Project at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Hensel Phelps teamed with Columbus-based general contractor Elford, who will be an integrated partner throughout the project. The Hensel …

ST. LOUIS, MO — McCarthy has been selected by ICL, a global specialty minerals company, to build a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials manufacturing plant in St. Louis. The new facility is expected to be the first commercial-scale LFP battery materials manufacturing plant in the United States …

TINLEY PARK, IL — Walsh Construction has completed Loyola Medicine's new 70,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Center, an outpatient facility that features a comprehensive cancer care center, urgent care center, imaging services, retail pharmacy, 50 exam rooms, eight procedure rooms, and an X-ray suite and laboratory. Serving over 15,000 patients, the $69 …

ST. LOUIS, MO — Construction has started on a new $62 million Center for Nursing and Health Sciences at St. Louis Community College’s (STLCC) Florissant Valley campus in Ferguson, Missouri. Minority-owned KAI is the architect and MEP engineer on the academic building.

A groundbreaking event was recently held, with construction …

CLEVELAND, OH — National interdisciplinary design firm HGA announces it was selected to design Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) in Cleveland, Ohio.

The $300 million project planned by CWRU is the largest in decades and the largest ever for the Case Quad, which …

BEACHWOOD, OH — Gilbane Building Company and its construction partners, Regency Construction Services, Inc., Next Generation Construction, and Adrian Maldonado & Associates, Inc., celebrate the grand opening of University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Phase 2. The $236 million project nearly doubles the existing footprint of the hospital, …

CHICAGO, IL — The Lisle Library District recently celebrated its grand opening following a yearlong renovation led by Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects. The renovation included new entryways, revitalized interiors, new outdoor seating, and a drive-up service window. This was the first major renovation for the library, located 25 miles …

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Two hospitals within Purdue University's new David and Bonnie Brunner Veterinary Medical Hospital Complex have received LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The two facilities, a small animal hospital and an equine hospital, provide advanced veterinary medical care for animal patients, educate …

ST. LOUIS, MO — Aptitude Development is set to develop The Marshall St. Louis, a 508-bed development across from St. Louis University (SLU). The Marshall St. Louis will be the 10th ground up development for Aptitude since its inception in 2014 and the seventh iteration of its Marshall brand. Construction …

AVON, OH — After nearly two years of construction, community members recently gathered to celebrate the grand reopening of Lorain Public Library System’s newest branch in Avon, Ohio. The event included live cooking demonstrations in The Norton Family Foundation Demonstration Kitchen, tours of the space, and additional activities for children …

BERKELEY, IL — Berkeley School District 87, Gilbane Building Company, and community members recently gathered to celebrate the completion of the new Sunnyside Intermediate and MacArthur Middle Schools. The new 162,000-square-foot building will support grade-level centers and allow for the growth of exploratory program offerings. Having two distinct and …

CHICAGO, IL — The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) has completed a $70 million, three-building housing project with the opening of the Carman Hall residential facility. All three buildings, situated at the campus entryway and offering views of the Chicago skyline, were designed by German American Architect Ludwig Mies van …

CHICAGO, IL — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announces the winner of its annual award for best tall building worldwide: the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago.

“With the United Nations projecting nearly 70 percent urbanization by 2050, the demand is growing for healthier, …

CINCINNATI, OH — KTGY, a full-service architecture, branding, interior, and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use developments, announces the completion of Artistry Cincinnati, a mixed-use development in downtown Cincinnati. The building is part of a developing multifamily enclave that runs along the Ohio River.

Featuring 344 …

CLEVELAND, OH — Interdisciplinary design firm HGA announces the completion of MetroHealth System’s replacement hospital, The Glick Center, in Cleveland, Ohio. HGA reimagined the master plan of MetroHealth’s campus transformation, and led the planning, architecture, interior design, and engineering of the 11-story acute care hospital. MetroHealth’s main campus is in …

CROWN POINT, IN — Walsh Construction joined UChicago Medicine, PMB Development, and Perkins&Will to break ground on a new 130,000-square-foot micro-hospital and multispecialty center.

The $121-million two-level facility will include:

• A micro-hospital with an eight-bed emergency department and a short-stay inpatient unit
• A comprehensive cancer center with infusion therapy …

CINCINNATI, OH — Trinitas Ventures, in partnership with Crawford Hoying, is moving forward with the second phase of their mixed-use development community in Cincinnati, Ohio: The District at Clifton Heights.

The District at Clifton Heights is the site of the former Deaconess Hospital at Clifton Avenue and Straight …

The ever-growing labor shortage is a universal issue, affecting nearly every business sector that relies on the availability of a workforce. It’s an issue that was happening before the COVID-19 pandemic and has persisted.

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, there are 11.3 million job openings in the U.S., …

COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announces the launch of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) 2022 construction season.

This year, Ohio is investing nearly $2 billion on 829 projects across the state. Ninety-five cents of every dollar spent goes toward preserving existing infrastructure. Crews will improve 661 …

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) together with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announce a $31.8-million federal grant for station and rail segment improvements to double passenger rail service and increase freight efficiency along the corridor that connects the Twin Cities, La Crosse, Milwaukee, and Chicago. …

CHICAGO, IL — The Chicago City Council has approved the first-of-its-kind, mixed-use community Focal Point Community Campus, anchored by a new Saint Anthony Hospital — a 30-contiguous-acre project in the works for over a decade. Approximately half a million Chicagoans live in the area that will be served by the …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation announce more than $1.2 billion for the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) toward the timely completion of designated corridors in 11 states in the Appalachian region.

Under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, annual funding for the ADHS will increase …

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announce that almost $111.4 million has been awarded to transit providers downstate as part of the historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. The governor also announced an additional $108.3 million for public ports in Illinois. The two …

LOUISVILLE, KY — Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested, or lack some desirable safety features cost Kentucky motorists a total of $4.7 billion statewide annually — as much as $2,154 per driver in some urban areas — due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes, and congestion-related delays. Increased …