Rare Sight on Site

The path to a career can start in the most unlikely of places. Aleisha Jaeger, a project manager in the Indianapolis office of Minneapolis-based contractor Opus North Corp., says her interest in construction was sparked when she worked an odd summer job as a teenager helping build potato cellars in Idaho.
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Labored Thoughts

An updated and expanded report on the labor supply in the construction trades in Indiana suggests that nagging shortages of craft workers are growing. Full Story >>

Forming Alliances

When Anthony Thompson founded St. Louis-based contractor Kwame Building Group in 1991, he made a key decision to work with other minority firms as well as with large, majority-run firms. Full Story >>

Fostering Community at U. of C.

When the University of Chicago’s 375,000-sq-ft, three-tower residence hall opens at the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year, its rooms will bear little resemblance to the concrete cubicles of previous academic generations. Full Story >>

A Chicago Research Triangle

In the Chicago area, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and Dominican University have constructed interdisciplinary facilities that are giving the region the latest science research and teaching capabilities. Full Story >>

Beyond the Terminal

It’s hard to miss the huge new Indianapolis International Airport terminal being built at midfield, but there are other pieces of the huge project that will help the airport run smoothly and safely. Full Story >>

Working for Diversity

Minority- and women-owned businesses are learning from larger firms how to grow and succeed in the construction industry through construction schools, mentoring programs and affiliations with local or regional associations or governments.
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