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From St. Louis Magazine: In a presentation to aldermen earlier this month, St. Louis Development Corporation interim CEO Otis Williams painted a dire picture of the development pipeline in the city, suggesting businesses were leaving, building permits were plummeting, and few tax incentives are being utilized. But it now appears that some of the data […]

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by Dennis Gannon, Jefferson County Executive Across the world, a new kind of infrastructure is being built that is powering the digital age. These facilities are the railroads and interstate systems of our time, and just like those historic investments, they carry the potential to ignite unprecedented growth and prosperity. Jefferson County should be at the […]

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The Green House Venture broke ground last month on its $4.7 million Urban Agriculture Education Center to help foster the next generation of local plant science enthusiasts and professionals. The nonprofit organization has now released a 4-minute virtual guided tour showing the facility’s interior and exterior growing laboratories and other learning spaces that young students […]

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Close to 200 members of the construction, design, and civic community gathered on October 22nd at St. Louis Lambert International Airport for Construction Forum’s event “Taking Off: The Impact of the New Lambert Terminal and Aerospace on St. Louis.” The panel featured: Each panelist addressed two foundational questions: Why does this project matter for St. […]

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From Leader Publications: After months of construction and years of planning, the Northwest R-1 School District is nearly finished with a long list of upgrades to schools and facilities around the district. The last two major projects to be completed include the House Springs Elementary School gym and storm shelter and the Valley Middle School […]

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Three developments in The Ville, Greater Ville, Fox Park, Benton Park West, and Tower Grove East neighborhoods will be supported by Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding through the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) and City of St. Louis Community Development Administration (CDA) to expand affordable housing and strengthen neighborhoods. The City of St. Louis […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: In the days after the May 16 tornado hit north St. Louis, tearing apart house after house, city officials pledged to rebuild. Mayor Cara Spencer, who campaigned on reversing the city’s population decline, said a top goal was keeping residents in the city. “We want to keep everybody here in St. […]

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From CNN: When President Donald Trump reflected last week on the looming construction of his White House ballroom, the longtime real estate developer was practically giddy about the lack of red tape. He noted his New York projects often took years to break ground. “They said, ‘Sir, you can start tonight,’” Trump said. “I said, […]

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IMPACT Strategies, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of several talented professionals to its growing team, reinforcing the company’s commitment to excellence and continued growth. Our new Team Members each bring their own unique backgrounds and experience – which broadens our depth in our already experienced and knowledgeable team. In our Construction Operations group, […]

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LCG Capital Management (LCG), a real estate firm specializing in development, brokerage, property management and corporate services, today announced that Sam Adler has joined the company as managing director – real estate development. With more than 15 years of experience in commercial real estate development and transactions, Adler will lead the strategy and execution of […]

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Three of St. Louis’ neighborhood recreation centers—Wohl, Buder, and 12th & Park—are slated for major roof repairs and replacements in 2026 as part of a citywide reinvestment in community facilities. The Community Development Administration (CDA), working with the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, has issued requests for proposals (RFPs) seeking qualified contractors to perform […]

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Tarlton Corp. has promoted Tyler Sneed and Ben Schad to senior project engineers on the health care team. Sneed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and was hired as a project engineer at Tarlton in 2021. His health care work at the firm includes multiple renovations at […]

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The developers who hired the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi and had their criminal fraud charges dropped by the U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis have restarted a $50 million apartment project, forcing a popular small business to close. Developer Lux Living, led by Victor Alston and Sid Chakraverty, first proposed the nearly 300-unit apartment […]

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From Construction Dive: Mass timber is having a moment. In September, the number of multifamily, commercial or institutional mass timber projects that were in progress or built had increased by more than five fold from seven years ago, according to WoodWorks, a nonprofit that supports contractors on mass timber builds. With that demand comes a […]

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From Construction Dive: Construction backlog held at 8.5 months in September, unchanged from August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. Over the past 12 months, only infrastructure construction has added on to contractors’ pipelines, according to ABC. Other commercial and institutional work lagged. Contractor confidence showed mixed […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum St. Louis’ built environment community has lost Richard C. Ward, a planner who was one of its strongest advocates and greatest scholars. Richard passed away October 8th, at the age of 84, after a three-year battle with Alzheimer’s. I first met Richard when we were part of of […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: For St. Louis Development Corporation interim president and CEO Otis Williams, there’s no better time than now to have serious conversations about how the city of St. Louis uses development incentives and where they’re most needed. That was the overarching message of Williams’ lengthy and detailed presentation to the St. Louis Board of […]

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Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS) has begun a sweeping renovation and expansion of its Beasley Lower School. Located at 101 N. Warson Road in Ladue, MICDS is the region’s largest independent school. A $2 million electrical permit issued earlier this year signals the scale of a broader redevelopment program that will […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Missouri’s Republican governor said Monday he hopes to convince the Trump administration to restore a $197 million federal grant that was going to be used to build a battery component factory in north St. Louis. With an eye on the 150 full-time jobs the plant was expected to create, Gov. Mike […]

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From Construction Dive: Federal support through programs like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is essential to maintaining resilient municipal infrastructure, according to a recent National League of Cities report. Programs like the IIJA “provided municipalities with historic funding opportunities, empowering them to advance transformative infrastructure projects that would otherwise be difficult to finance,” NLC’s […]

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