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Firm Invests $440M in Natural Gas System

Focusing on safety and reliability, Consumers Energy is spending nearly $440 million this year to modernize its natural gas system. “At Consumers Energy, the safe, reliable delivery of natural gas is a top priority....


Flint Family Construction Business Wins Pipe Replacement Bid

W.T. Stevens Construction, a construction firm with local ties to Flint, Mich., has been awarded a multi-million-dollar service contract to replace more than 18,000 pipes that have been corroded by lead across the city....


State Looks to Expand Skilled Trades Programs

Career paths in Michigan should more frequently involve skilled trades apprentice training, according to a recent report that details the benefits of the programs. That form of formalized on-the-job training for specific jobs - like electrician, plumber, carpenter and steelworker - comes at a low-cost for the participant, and fuels the state's economic drivers that use construction trades....


Kalamazoo Construction Crews Unearth Historic Arches

A bit of history has been uncovered in downtown Kalamazoo as construction crews unearthed arches that date back decades. The discovery was made under a parking lot at the corner of Rose Street and Michigan Avenue, where construction of the new 15-story Exchange Building is underway....


Detroit DD8 Medium-Duty Engine to Expand Platform Launched Last Year

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), along with its component brand Detroit, recently unveiled the Detroit DD8 medium-duty engine. Aimed at the vocational truck markets the Detroit DD8 is a 7.7L in-line 6-cylinder medium-duty engine....


Construction Begins on $95M Auto Parts Plant in Detroit

Eleven months ago, Pakistani-born billionaire Shahid Khan promised to build a high-tech factory employing hundreds of workers at a failed industrial park in Detroit. On April 24, the promise is one step closer to becoming a reality when Khan, the owner of Flex-N-Gate; Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, and others are to break ground on the $95-million manufacturing facility that will create up to 750 jobs at the I-94 Industrial Park....


Belle Isle Grand Prix Construction Just Started Eight Weeks Ahead of the Race

The southwest part of Belle Isle is a construction zone as set up for the June 2-4 Detroit Grand Prix is underway. The race will be followed by an approximately two-week breakdown period, which means race organizer Roger Penske has a roughly 10-week construction project planned for a two-day race....


Detroit Demolitions to Reignite Growth in City

The municipal authority of Detroit has been engaged in a program to demolish nearly 40,000 structures across the city as part of its plan to rebuild and renew the city and spark reinvestment. Thus far, more than 10,700 homes, apartment buildings, schools and other buildings have been demolished by approximately 20 demolition contractors since 2014 and the program is expected to be completed between 2020 and 2022....


Ford Plans $200M Wind Tunnel Complex in Suburban Detroit

Ford Motor Co. plans to build a $200 million aerodynamic testing facility in suburban Detroit. The Dearborn-based automaker announced Wednesday that the wind tunnel complex will be on 13 acres next to Ford's current Driveability Test Facility in Allen Park....


Trump, Trudeau Call for Construction of Major International Bridge

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday voiced support for "expeditious" construction of the long-planned Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting southwest Detroit and Ontario....








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