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Architecture
Wight & Company retained to transform former AT&T headquarters into Somerset...
Chicago-based Wight & Company says it has been retained by Somerset Development to provide design services for Bell Works Chicagoland, a redevelopment project to...
Associations
Construction contractors remain confident as summer begins, says ABC
U.S. construction industry leaders remained upbeat regarding nonresidential construction’s near-term prospects in May 2019, according to the Construction Confidence Index released in mid-July by...
Construction input prices plummet in June, says ABC
Construction input prices decreased 1.3% on both a monthly and yearly basis in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of...
Contractors
Mayor announces five potential sites for Chicago’s first-ever casino
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the first steps toward the development of a new casino for Chicago with consent on the selection of an independent...
Engineering
Chicago Engineers’ Foundation presents Distinguished Alumni Award to George A. Smith
George A. Smith has been recognized by the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation (CEF) with its first Distinguished Alumni Award.
Smith launched the National Society of Black...
SEAOI announces winners of 2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Winners of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) 2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards were announced at the 2019 annual banquet on June 22.
This...
Burns & McDonnell plans to hire 300 Chicago employees in major expansion
Burns & McDonnell plans to hire 300 Chicago employees in the next three years and is expanding its Loop office space in preparation, Crain's...
Sterling Bay plans to build modular housing on more than 100 vacant lots from...
It's an ambitious initiative that combines plans to build affordable housing, while capturing the emerging trend towards modular construction.
Developer Sterling Bay says it will...
City council approves new Chicago Building Code after 70 years
City Council voted on April 10 to adopt a major update to the Chicago Building Code that will better align the city’s construction requirements...
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