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“Today, we do not pass upon the legality of the government’s East Wing project,” the majority said. The decision supersedes the immediate effect of an Aug. 7 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which upheld an injunction barring ballroom construction while allowing below-ground military and security work to continue.

Authorities in China and Nepal are tracking water levels in a temporary lake formed by the catastrophic flooding caused when a massive glacier collapsed in the Himalayas August 26—fearing that the lake,  dammed with rocks and other debris,  could overflow amid continued heavy rainfall. China’s Ministry of Water Resources issued a Level IV-emergency alert Aug.

Federal agents searched three regional offices of Texas-based Cadence McShane Construction Co. Aug. 26 in connection with a HUD-financed affordable housing project at the center of a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the contractor concealed more than $4 million in construction savings, according to published reports. Agents searched Cadence McShane offices in Austin and San Antonio and its Plano headquarters, the Austin Business Journal reported.

ProjectsBusinessMidwestMidwest Construction NewsEnvironment Enbridge is using trailer-mounted flare stacks to burn off vapors from a natural gas liquid spill on Aug. 25. Canadian energy firm Enbridge has temporarily halted construction of its $1 billion Line 5 pipeline reroute project in northern Wisconsin after the state's Dept. of Natural Resources requested the shutdown while a cleanup and resolution are sought following an Aug. 25 accident that caused a natural gas liquids spill near Saxon, Wis.

Bally’s said in a statement that it has already paid the funds owed to the CCBC and it is their job to disburse them. “Bally’s has fulfilled its payment obligations to CCBC, which serves as the stewards of those funds. Any outstanding payment dispute is between CCBC and the subcontractor and does not involve an unpaid obligation by Bally’s," the company says. CCBC said in its own statement that it is “actively working to resolve a contractual matter with a former contractor and its vendors.

MidwestMidwest Construction News Calhoun Construction is the general contractor/builder for the $180-million Phase 1 renovation and expansion of the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.

MidwestMidwest Construction News S.M. Wilson & Co. served as construction manager at-risk for a two-story building at Spoede Elementary School in St. Louis.

MidwestMidwest Rankings and Top Lists Helm Group is performing HVAC work for the renovation of the University of Nebraska's Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Midwest specialty contractors reported robust revenue for 2025, fueled by growth in various sectors, but they continue to face hurdles related to material costs and labor shortages—challenges that aren’t deterring them from making plans to expand and thrive.

MidwestMidwest Construction News The new SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis has been designed to keep pace with advancements in pediatric care. For 70 years, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital has been more than a St. Louis landmark. As the nation’s first free-standing, not-for-profit Catholic children’s hospital, it has provided a much-needed beacon of hope and healing for families, regardless of their ability to pay.