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New Analysis picks Washington DC as Frontrunner for Amazon Headquarters



This article written by Kim Slowey, Contributing Editor of Construction Dive.

In its evaluation, HPS ranked DC the highest based on its above-average scores for such Amazon criteria as mass transit, workforce education level..."

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BWC Offering "Better You, Better Ohio!"



According the BWC, Better You, Better Ohio!™  is a program designed to provide health and wellness resources and services to workers who work for small employers (50 or fewer workers) in high-risk industries

Better You, Better Ohio! is designed to help both, workers and their employers at no cost and through a simple, paperless process."

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5 Detroit Development Stories to Watch in 2018



By Robin Runyan, Curbed

Based on what we’ve seen in 2017, and what we can gather from 2018, we’re listing five bigger development trends we think we’ll hear more about as the year unfolds."

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Frantz Ward Announces Election of Two New Partners



From the news blog on the Frantz Ward website.

Frantz Ward is pleased to announce that attorneys Michael J. Frantz, Jr. and Melissa A. Jones have been elected to the partnership effective January 1, 2018."

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Ohio EPA Awarded $936 Million in Loans to Improve Water Quality



Reported by Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com

The loans are offered at below-market or zero interest rates; some don't need to be repaid at all."

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Kentucky Supreme Court Enforces Pay-if-Paid Provision



Construction Update Bullletin from Thompson Hines website.

A decision of significant import to contractors and subcontractors who perform work in Kentucky, the Kentucky Supreme Court recognized the validity of and enforced a pay-if-paid provision in a contract between a construction manager and a subcontractor."

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FirstEnergy to Build $37 million Center for Advanced Energy Technology in Akron



News article by Jennifer Conn, Akron reporter, cleveland.com

The center will directly support FirstEnergy's efforts to design and build a smarter energy infrastructure."

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Cleveland Athletic Club Conversion



This article by Karin Connelly Rice, Fresh Water reports on CEA members Joe DiGeronimo, vice president of Precision Environmental, and  Don Taylor and Welty Building Company, along with other partners acquired the club.

We’ve been in construction/demolition mode for the last year,” says DiGeronimo. “It was a rough milestone. A year ago, we started cleaning out all the [debris]."

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University Hospitals Increases Economic Impact in Ohio by $3 Billion



By Ginger Christ, The Plain Dealer

Heidi Gartland, vice president of government and community relations for UH, attributes the increase to the hospitals' growth, acquisitions and efforts to buy and hire locally."

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Amazing Experiments with 3D Print Intricate Bionic Structures Out of Concrete



Written by David, www.3ders.org

The most recent developments have come from the Technical University of Munich, where researchers have been experimenting with a number of different concrete AM processes, the most promising of which is the relatively new '‘selective binding'’ approach."

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