Judging is now complete and ENR Midwest is excited to announce the 2023 Best Projects awardees.
Two panels of expert judges selected 29 winners in 18 categories: projects that represent outstanding quality of work, pushed innovative ideas and overcame interesting challenges.
Of the 63 submissions, 15 won Best Project designations and 14 received Awards of Merit.
This year's ENR Midwest judges included:
- Angelo Arzano, Senior Director, HOK, St. Louis
- Danielle Dy Buncio, founder and CEO of VIATechnik
- Marc Hanson, senior director, construction operations, CRB Group
- Lynda Leigh, development manager, CedarSt Companies
- Brandon Maurisak, Transit and Rail Project Manager, HNTB
- Steven Zimmerman, JTC Director, Associate Director, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Judges did not vote on categories in which their companies were involved or had any involvement in a submitted project.
Judges also named two nominees for ENR Midwest Project of the Year, which will be announced when the 2023 ENR Midwest Best Projects appear in the Nov. 13 print edition. Also, watch a preview of the big event, an breakfast awards is set for Tuesday, Nov. 28 in Chicago, where ENR Midwest's Legacy Award winners, Specialty Contractor of the Year, Contractor of the Year, Owner of the Year and Design Firm of the Year will also be honored.
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Best Project!
Award of Merit, Airport/Transit
Kansas City International AirportKansas City, Mo.
Submitted by Clark Construction
Best Work, Cultural/Religious
Pritzker CenterSomers, Wisc.
Submitted by Pepper Construction
Best Project, Energy/Industrial
Swift prepared foodsColumbia, Mo.
Submitted by Stellar
Value Award, Energy/Industrial
Ultium Cells Battery FactoryWarren, Ohio
Submitted by Barton Malow
Best Project, Highway/Bridge
Merchants BridgeSt. Louis
Submitted by TransSystems
Award of Merit, Highway/Bridge
Canal Street Plaza RedevelopmentChicago
Submitted by FH Paschen, SN Nielsen & Associates
Award of Merit, Highway/Bridge
Hennepin Avenue DT reconstructionMinneapolis
Submitted by Kimley-Horn and Associates
Best Project, K-12 Education
Against Current Career AcademyMacy, Neb.
Submitted by Boyd Jones
Award of Merit, K-12 Education
Dover Hill-Joplin New Elementary SchoolJoplin, Mo.
Submitted by DLR Group
Best Project, Government/Public Building
National Bio and Agricultural Defense UnitManhattan, Kan.
Submitted by McCarthy Building Cos.
Award of Merit, Government/Public Building
Chicago Joint Public Safety Training CenterChicago
Submitted by AECOM Hunt
Best work, Health
UI Health Specialty Care Building, Chicago
Submitted by Pepper Construction
Award of Merit, Health
North Central Kansas Medical CenterConcordia, Reg.
Submitted by TREANORHL
Best Project, Higher Education
Fermilab Integrated Engineering Research CenterBatavia, Ill.
Submitted by Mortenson
Merit Award, Higher Education
University of Iowa Stanley Museum of ArtIowa City, Iowa
Submitted by Russell
Best Project, Interior/Tenant Improvement
Confidential Financial Services office renovationChicago
Submitted by Clune Construction
Best Project, Construction
Komatsu South Harbor CampusMilwaukee
Submitted by Hunzinger Construction Co.
Award of Merit, Industry
HARIBO Project Great Lakes Pleasant Prairie Production FacilityPleasant Prairie, Wisc.
Submitted by Gilbane Building Co.
Award of Merit, Industry
VEGA Americas Advanced Manufacturing FacilityCincinnati
Submitted by Messer Construction Co.
Best Project, Office/Retail/Mixed Use
Chicago Park District Administrative Headquarters and FieldhouseChicago
Submitted by FH Paschen, SN Nielsen & Associates
Best Project, Renovation/Restoration
LibraryDetroit
Submitted by IMEG
Award of Merit, Renovation/Restoration
The Belden-Stratford, Chicago
Submitted by Bulley & Andrews
Best Project, Residential/Hospitality
Phases 1-3 of the Illinois Institute of Technology student housing programChicago
Submitted by Gilbane Buidling Co.
Award of Merit, Residence/Hospitality
Exchange Tower ResidencesDetroit
Submitted by Barton Malow
Best Project, Minor Work
Riverview Drive Retaining Wall StabilizationAlton, Ill.
Submitted by Geostabilzation International
Award of Merit, Small Project
Kids Can Community CenterOmaha
Submitted by Boyd Jones
Best Project, Sports/Entertainment
Gainbridge Fieldhouse of Future ModernizationIndianapolis
Submitted by Shiel Sexton Co.
Best Project, Water/Environment
Johnson County Tomahawk Creek Waste Treatment Facility Improvements, Leawood, Kan.
Submitted by McCarthy Building Cos.
Merit Award, Water/Environment
Improvements to the Euclid Water Pollution Control CenterEuclid, Ohio
Submitted by Kokosing Industrial Inc.
