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From St. Louis Magazine: For a while now, St. Louisans have been asking questions about homes belonging to the Kentucky-based rehabbers Lighthouse Estates and Red Door Legacy. What’s up with the painted brick? Why are the windows porthole size? Why are the construction crews working in the dead of night? Now, the company’s own investors […]

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New book guides readers through one of St. Louis County’s oldest suburbs From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Have you ever wondered how your street got its name? Steve Schoenbeck has.  Schoenbeck is the archives manager for the Webster Groves Historical Society. He and his wife, Patty, have lived in Webster Groves for more than 50 years.  “I […]

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From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: The Edwardsville City Council approved a $3.95 million construction contract March 16 for the Goshen Commons project, advancing plans to convert a block of St. Louis Street into a pedestrian-focused public space despite concerns about the cost. The meeting was moved to Monday because of an Illinois law that prohibits local […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City leaders here agreed to annex more than 200 acres on the city’s northwest edge, where a data center developer hopes to transform acres of farmland into a sprawling data center campus. The decision Monday night comes despite strong pushback from residents, who have flocked to meetings for months to oppose […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum On March 25th the Construction Forum will host a conversation on Attainable Housing at First Unitarian Church of St. Louis, at the corner of Waterman and Kingshighway. This location is not accidental. The church was founded and led by William Greenleaf Eliot, the civic leader who also helped […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The former Emerson headquarters could undergo a $1.8 billion renovation in what would be among the largest commercial developments in Ferguson history. SSL Investments LLC has the 217-acre campus, near West Florissant and Lucas and Hunt roads, under contract to buy for roughly $18 million. The city could help finance the […]

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From Construction Dive: A major, Chicago-based contractor is seeking to power up its ability to deliver data centers and advanced manufacturing jobs. Clayco, a full-service construction firm, recently launched Power and Energy, a new business unit focused on the rapidly growing energy sector, according to a March 4 company news release. The unit will provide […]

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by Ron Kitchens, Managing Partner, Greater St. Louis Inc. From St. Louis Business Journal: Across America right now, something remarkable is happening. The infrastructure of the next economy is being built at extraordinary speed. Billions of dollars are being invested in facilities that power artificial intelligence, cloud computing, digital commerce and the modern global economy. […]

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by Dr. John Gaal This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog offers us an update on the “Havana Syndrome’; to how pain impacts women differently than men; to insights from Gabor and Bessel on trauma. Focal Point: This week I wish to briefly discuss with our readers two major issues: Recent Suicide deaths connected […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Bianco Properties has invested heavily over the years to preserve the historic character of its 1920s-era apartment buildings in the Central West End.  The parquet floors, plaster walls and ornate wooden trim are common features across the 144 apartments on Lindell Boulevard. Bianco Properties spends 75%-80% of the rent it collects […]

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Registration is now open for the Fundamentals of Economic Development Chancellor’s Certificate program offered by the University of Missouri–St. Louis in partnership with ULI St. Louis. The noncredit program runs on Wednesdays from March 25 through May 6, with sessions held at UMSL at Grand Center and select field locations. The course is designed to […]

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From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: A pair of developers said construction on a luxury apartment community is set to begin next month in St. Peters. In partnership with each other, officials from Sansone Group and from Mia Rose Holdings announced The Preston at City Center, a $55 million project. “There has been a lot of growth […]

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By Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The conversation around data centers in the St. Louis region has shifted. It is no longer whether they will be built. It is now how they will be built—and who will build them. Earthmoving is expected to begin Monday, March 23, on Project Spade in Montgomery County near […]

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From HOK: In a recent HOK Up Next panel, experts from architecture, engineering and construction discussed where modular construction delivers the most value and when traditional methods may still be the better choice. Modular construction has long promised faster timelines, greater predictability and reduced operational disruptions. Today, interest in modular strategies is perhaps greater than […]

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At its annual President’s Dinner, the Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis welcomed new board members, including incoming President, Luke Siebert of Heitkamp Masonry. “We thank outgoing President Brett Lampkin for his years of service to MCA and his continued commitment to our industry,” MCA Executive Director Dave Gillick said. “Luke, who has served as […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Some 80 women in the St. Louis area attended Missouri Women in Trade’s (MOWIT) 5th Annual Women’s Construction Career Expo last week to learn about careers in the St. Louis union building trades. The free event, which included about 30 booths, was held at Glaziers Local 513 located at […]

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From West Newsmagazine: The city of Eureka’s Proposition E passed in April 2018 with three goals: aid flood mitigation, build a new police headquarters and repair Allenton Bridge. The new government center opened spring 2025 and combines the police station, city hall and municipal court in the same space. Last spring, Eureka Mayor Sean Flower […]

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From Bloomberg: In the 1960s, America marshalled its massive breadth of military and civilian technological expertise for a mission that was deemed critical to the country’s national security and economic development. Generous government funding was directed to major corporations, including aerospace and defense industry mainstays, and to government labs, testing the limits of material science […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Faced with daunting budgetary challenges and little financial assistance from the state, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says that the region’s residents should embark on a discussion about combining aspects of St. Louis and St. Louis County government. “I’m asking for community conversation,” Page told reporters on Thursday. “I’m […]

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Procurement code overhaul could extend minority contracting rules to incentivized development projects by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum A lawsuit filed by the director of St. Louis County’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program is drawing new attention to an ongoing debate over how the county oversees contractor participation and enforces inclusion requirements […]

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