MADISON, Wis. – A typical bird’s-eye view of the Midwest offers a patchwork landscape covered mostly by agriculture but mottled with forest, wetland, grassland, buildings and pavement. This pattern influences the quality and supply of the many natural…
Seven Midwestern State DOT Projects Win Regional Awards for Cost Savings, Innovation and Community Focus
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Aug. 11, 2015—State transportation departments in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio are winners in this year's fourth…
Major Midwest Flood Risk Underestimated by as Much as Five Feet, Study Finds
June 30, 2015—As floodwaters surge along major rivers in the midwestern United States, a new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests…
Study Finds Midwest Flooding More Frequent
The U.S. Midwest and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequent flood episodes over the past half-century, according to a study from the University of Iowa. The UI researchers based their findings on daily records collected by the U.S. Geological…
Researchers Find East Coast Hurricanes Can Flood the Midwest
Located hundreds of miles inland from the nearest ocean, the Midwest is unaffected by North Atlantic hurricanes. Or is it? With the Nov. 30 end of the 2014 hurricane season just weeks away, a University of Iowa researcher and his colleagues have found that…
Siemens Wins a Contract to Deliver 32 more Locomotives to the USA
The Departments of Transportation for the U.S. states of Illinois, California, Michigan, Missouri and Washington have awarded Siemens a contract for the delivery of 32 diesel-electric passenger locomotives. The contract is valued at approximately €165 million…
Fresh Thyme Plans for 50 New Stores by Using Esri Location Analytics
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is on a mission to improve the way Midwest communities eat, and the company is using Esri Location Analytics to do it. The solution is helping the innovative grocer open 50 stores over the next six years throughout 12 Midwestern…
