IMPACT Strategies, Inc., has experienced a near doubling of active concurrent projects over 2024 which has led to an expansion of their office and field teams over the last year. The company has seen an uptick in project opportunities from numerous existing repeat customers along with several new customers which has resulted in a substantial […]
From The Fabricator: If there’s one material that keeps surprising us, it’s aluminum. Lightweight, strong, and resistant to corrosion, it’s a manufacturing powerhouse. But what makes aluminum truly stand out isn’t just its performance—it’s how it evolves alongside us, meeting the demands of a fast-changing industry. One of its most impressive qualities is sustainability. Aluminum […]
At its Jan. 23 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council approved three resolutions for road work projects. One resolution authorizes a services agreement with Lamke Trenching and Excavating Inc. work on the Hwy. K and Hwy. N Intersection Improvement Project, for an amount not to exceed $1.5 million. This project consists of adding dual left turn […]
From West Newsmagazine: Chesterfield is soon to get another multi-sport complex located east of Eatherton Road and south of Wings Corporate Drive. India Sports Association LLC submitted a request to rezone the 19.489-acre tract of land from “NU” Non-Urban District to “PI” Planned Industrial District. At its meeting Jan. 21 the Chesterfield City Council approved […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Wellspent Brewing Co. in Midtown is looking for a buyer. Eben Shantz, owner of Wellspent at 2917 Olive St., said Monday on social media the business has been listed for sale. It has an asking price of $99,000, according to the for-sale listing. Shantz in 2019 acquired Wellspent and reopened […]
From The Fabricator: For years, industry advocates have been trumpeting the fact that this isn’t your father’s manufacturing. Shops today are cleaner, safer, and more high tech than ever. Manufacturing technology has become truly astounding, creating a very different industry—one based more on problem-solving and less on grunt work. The dark, dirty, and dangerous days […]
From First Alert 4:Â A city program administered through the St. Louis Development Corporation has knocked down more than 100 vacant buildings since its start in late 2023. Using $15 million in state ARPA funds, the Land Reutilization Authority began clearing abandoned structures last year in an effort to revitalize neighborhoods. On Monday SLDC invited […]
From Construction Dive: Â Nonresidential construction spending ticked down 0.2%Â in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.24 trillion, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday. Spending declined in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories on a monthly basis. Public nonresidential spending fell 0.5%, while private nonresidential […]
From The St. Louis American: One of the city’s oldest and most historic public housing developments will soon be reborn and redeveloped into a model community which will include 350 new mixed-income apartments and affordable homes. Construction is set to begin on the new Clinton-Peabody public housing community after The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â Weeks of frantic work to appropriate hundreds of millions of dollars in Rams relocation settlement money hit a wall again Tuesday at the Board of Aldermen. After a couple of hours of debate, aldermen had not advanced any of the plans on the table, and some suggested they would delay action […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â The owner of a parcel being sought by the city of St. Louis in its effort to gain control of the Railway Exchange Building and its parking garage has appealed the sale price set for its property in eminent domain proceedings. Neil Tober, trustee under the Neil S. Tober Revocable […]
From Construction Dive: Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed a cascade of executive orders with big implications for labor, permitting, project funding and other critical issues for contractors. This means the legal landscape is highly uncertain, and contractors and their clients must remain nimble and up to speed on policy changes, according to a […]
From First Alert 4: Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme weather events due to climate change. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is passed by Congress every two […]
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Ashley Claxton to human resources generalist II. Claxton, who joined the Tarlton human resources team in July 2021, participates in employee training and development and employee relations, as well as the recruitment and onboarding of new hires. “Ashley has an unwavering commitment to […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Another portion of a historic Lemp Brewery building collapsed this weekend in the city’s Benton Park neighborhood, but its owner said he was already in the middle of demolishing it. Lemp Brewery owner Shashi Palamand said the portion that fell this weekend was opposite the wing that partially collapsed in 2020. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Franklin County will lose its leader, as Presiding Commissioner Tim Brinker heads to Greater St. Louis Inc. to lead the business group’s government outreach. The move, to become GSL’s senior vice president of government relations, is effective Feb. 14. “Growing the St. Louis metro is our most important priority, and […]
From Construction Business Owner: Since 2016, I have served on the editorial advisory board for Construction Business Owner magazine. This is a leadership responsibility I enjoy. The editorial team appreciates having input from industry leaders engaged in day-to-day work with contractors, suppliers, vendors and professional partners. Once a year, I review the next year’s proposed […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A small bridge in south St. Louis County, currently under construction, will be fully closed until summer, according to St. Louis County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works. The Bayless Avenue Bridge in Lemay, which sits just east of Interstate 55, shut down on Monday because the road’s pavement has […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The Downtown West property that housed a homeless shelter operated by Larry Rice’s New Life Evangelistic Center has been listed for sale and is seeking redevelopment proposals. Rice’s nonprofit, New Life, owns the five-story, 51,516-square-foot property at 1411 Locust St., where it previously operated a homeless shelter. The controversial shelter […]
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