Owners of the Year

Dr. Construction will see you now, Chicago. Like an ailing patient, construction in the Windy City has been groaning about the sluggish economy, tight credit and declining activity. Full Story >>

Infrastructure Upgrades

A fitting complement to tornado season, Midwest agencies are swiftly plowing forward with plans for federal stimulus dollars. Full Story >>

Politics

Any discussion about capital investment in Illinois these days—and there is much—follows one of two tracks: The first is the dire need for massive infrastructure improvements and expansion, an undertaking that could partially be funded by increasing the state motor fuel tax. The second is the long-overdue need for accountability and ethics in how taxpayer dollars are spent.
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Education and Training

More than 80,000 people have the LEED Accredited Professional designation, but until now the system has lumped beginners together with more experienced professionals. Full Story >>

Education and Training

Your assignment: Make a tool to separate a tray of golf balls and wood blocks into two piles without touching them. Transfer the piles across an obstacle course of orange cones and drop them into designated boxes. Hurry up! Don’t step outside the boundary lines, or you’ll lose points. Full Story >>

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