From St. Louis Business Journal: The St. Louis-based parent of several residential and commercial services businesses is moving its local operations to a larger facility. HB Solutions Group, parent of Hoffmann Bros., a provider of HVAC and other services, as well as Ferguson Roofing and Blue Sky Plumbing, is relocating its St. Louis operations base […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Editor’s note: The debate over whether the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County should combine continues to flood into my inbox. It started with a proposal by St. Louis attorney and developer Jarrad Holst to put the city-county merger to a vote to combine the governments in name […]
I don’t understand sycophancy. Never have. I don’t know what it gets you in the long run other than a reputation for subservience. That’s worth nearly nothing in the open market. The only people who will hire you are people most people would never want to work for. And yet, that is pretty much the […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: After months of research, St. Louis officials say newly proposed zoning rules would restrict where data centers can be built in the city and set strict regulations for building larger ones. The proposals are a response to a gold rush-like dash by developers across the country, including in the St. […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Across the country, cities are rediscovering something they have owned all along: land. In recent commentary and research, George W. McCarthy, president and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, argues that publicly held land may be one of the most powerful — and underused — tools […]
From First Alert 4: It is a hard reality check for the St. Louis region. Dilapidated buildings. Neglected highways. Trash strewn through streets and neighborhoods. It is a regional problem for St. Louis, and it’s the first impression we make on people coming here from across the region, the country and the world. Even in […]
Patti Smith, The E Street Band and the Doors will be honored at the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music’s fourth annual American Music Honors.This year’s other honorees include Dionne…
From St. Louis Magazine: On a recent frigid weekday morning Charles Goldman stood inside the lobby of downtown’s AT&T Tower, admiring the space and envisioning what could possibly be next for the long-vacant building. Despite the cold interior—both physically (Goldman’s breath condensed in the unheated building) and metaphorically (all that empty space)—Goldman chooses to focus […]
The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm. The first item on the agenda was the election of new board members. There were four vacancies; three regular and one created … Continued
From The Guardian: From afar, the low-rise homestead perched in the Wiltshire countryside may look like any other rural outpost, but step closer and the texture of the walls reveal something distinct from the usual facade of cement, brick and steel. The Rammed Earth House in Cranborne Chase is one of the few projects in […]
ALTON – Carrollton Bank announced today that Matt Waters has joined Carrollton Bank as Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking in Alton. “Matt’s track record shows a long-term commitment to his customers, and that approach aligns well with our philosophy at Carrollton Bank,” said Tom Hough, CEO of Carrollton Bank. “We’re pleased that a veteran banker like Matt has chosen to join our bank.” Waters will join Steve Thompson in serving the Metro East
From Belleville News-Democrat: A standing-room-only crowd of nearly 300 people packed The Mill community center in Granite City last week to get information on a controversial proposal to allow a tech company to build a data center. Opinions were plentiful and divided. Trade union leaders spoke in favor of the facility, touting it as a […]
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