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One of the perks of being in the construction industry is the breathtaking views that the work sometimes affords. Budrovich Contracting recently put their Liebherr LTM1130 to work, utilizing 197 feet of main boom and a 62-foot jib to safely hoist a personnel basket for roof inspections on the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Rising […]

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From NextSTLMayor Cara Spencer announced that the City of St. Louis will begin exercising eminent domain on 89 properties owned by Paul McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration. The announcement was made on Thursday, January 15, alongside St. Louis Development Corporation Executive Director Otis Williams and Alderman Rasheed Aldridge. City officials described the move as a response to […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A newly proposed housing development in Kirkwood may bring with it a new type of zoning, as residents learned at a pair of recent public hearings. The location at the center of discussion at the first Kirkwood City Council meeting of 2026 is the current home of the city’s public works departments. […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: The nonprofit that supports Gateway Arch National Park wants to expand it into Illinois, plans to soon launch a fundraising effort and is already working to acquire land. The Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced Tuesday that it’s started exploring what it would take for East St. Louis’ Malcolm W. Martin […]

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Missouri’s construction sector closed out 2025 with modest but meaningful job gains, even as broader private-sector employment softened and workforce constraints continued to shape the market. According to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC), nonfarm payroll employment increased by 800 jobs in December 2025, with gains concentrated in goods-producing industries—led by construction. The […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: If recent visitors to the Webster Groves Public Library experienced a cold shoulder, they shouldn’t take it personally. The heating system at the library has been running at half capacity for the past several weeks. The good news? Help is on the way. The library recently signed a roughly $500,000 contract with […]

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From Yahoo News: St. Louis Children’s Hospital has announced that they have received a $5 million donation from Emerson. The money will go to supporting WashU Medicine pediatric research at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Healthy Kids Express Diabetes mobile unit. Emerson President and CEO Lal Karsanbhai, said, “The hospital drives meaningful progress in pediatric […]

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From KOMU: In the dash for data center development, Missouri is caught between tech industry promises and rising electricity fears. Data center developers are looking for land in Missouri, as state leadership splits to attract more investors from the tech world while protecting Missouri’s residents. Several companies have begun the process of investing in the […]

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How do you move from identifying a water leak or deteriorating masonry to executing a full historic building restoration? This in-person continuing education seminar offers a comprehensive, start-to-finish look at a real historic masonry restoration project, examining the technical, material, and decision-making processes required to preserve a landmark structure while ensuring long-term performance. Led by […]

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From ASA Midwest Council: At the end of each year, employers must review the OSHA 300 Log for accuracy and prepare an 300A Annual Summary for posting. The following addresses some frequent questions about these obligations. Reviewing The 300 Log OSHA requires employers to review the 300 Log for accuracy. Employers do not need to […]

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St. Louis-based structural engineer Alper Audi is elevating three of its senior project managers to principals. The new principals are Michael Lubiewski, Steve Resnick and Sean Cameron. For 75 years, Alper Audi’s structural designs have supported a multitude of signature projects in St. Louis and nationwide. “We are pleased to reward Michael, Steve, and Sean’s […]

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St. Louis County Library (SLCL) is preparing to begin construction on a new Chesterfield Branch, replacing the existing Samuel C. Sachs Branch at 16400 Burkhardt Place. The current facility is scheduled to close Jan. 31, with construction expected to start in February. The new branch is projected to open in early 2027. The replacement facility, […]

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by MO Senator Curtis Trent From The Missouri Times: Missourians are beginning to see something our parents and grandparents once worried about but rarely experienced —a grid under strain. For fifty years, Missouri enjoyed some of the most reliable, affordable electricity in the nation because past leaders built power plants and transmission lines with the […]

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From Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies: As the number of cost-burdened households swells and the price per unit of constructing new housing balloons across the US, off-site construction offers community-based organizations (CBOs) a compelling way to build high-quality and often well-designed affordable housing in less time and at a reduced cost. A new paper summarizing […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum A new survey from Tower Grove Community Development Corporation (TGCDC) adds data and specificity to a theme that has surfaced repeatedly in recent Construction Forum panels: while demand for housing and mixed-use development exists in St. Louis City, the development process itself is widely viewed by developers as […]

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After years of debate, revisions, and regulatory review, a long-planned residential development in Wildwood has cleared its final hurdles and is now moving into active construction—illustrating both the challenges and persistence required to deliver new housing in West County’s increasingly constrained development landscape. A company tied to McKelvey Homes has paid $5 million for more […]

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By any traditional measure, real estate value has long been tied to scale, efficiency, and location. But according to Gensler, those metrics are rapidly losing their grip. In its newly released 2026 Design Forecast, the global architecture and design firm argues that the future of cities—and the business models behind them—will be shaped instead by […]

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Ameren Corporation’s operations in Missouri and Illinois triggered more than $20.7 billion in annual economic output, according to a study by a leading market research and development firm. Conducted by HR&A Advisors and commissioned by Ameren, the study analyzed direct spending by the company on functions such as payroll, capital equipment, supplier services, and the […]

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A bill filed in the Missouri Senate looks to temporarily suspend the construction of any solar project in the state until 2027. Senate Bill 849, introduced by District 18 Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R), would add a section to the Revised Statutes of Missouri to create a moratorium on solar projects. It would also include a […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis will close applications on Feb. 14 for the Private Property Assistance Program and street and alley debris pickup to mitigate May 16 tornado damage, officials announced Tuesday. City officials said the state will demolish and remove debris from FEMA-eligible properties. The city’s recovery office is responsible for demolition […]

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