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From MRN:  At its July 25 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council approved a bill by a vote of 9-0, establishing the 1421 Mexico Road Community Improvement District (CID) for the entire property, all of the businesses eventually housed within it, and the huge parking lot. Council member Deana Smith (Ward 1) was absent/excused. Rosalita’s Cantina […]

From Construction Business Owner:  Spending on nonresidential buildings is projected to increase more than 7% this year, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA) midyear Consensus Construction Forecast. The spending will slow to only 2% in 2025 as market challenges continue to impact the pace of growth. Construction spending, while continuing to increase, has […]

From Gensler:  In storytelling, worldbuilding lays the foundation and sets the tone for how characters develop and interact with each other and their environments. As readers, viewers, or participants, we may not always be completely clued into the “lore,” but with strategic glimpses into the rules of a story’s world, we can better understand motivations […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A former bank building on a prominent corner in historic St. Charles will be demolished Wednesday to make way for a new apartment project. The apartment complex, to be called First Capitol Place, is a project of Denver-based St. Charles Strategic Development. The demolition at the corner of First Capitol […]

Editor’s Note: The American Institute of Architects St. Louis (AIA) issued the following letter related to the decision of the State of Missouri’s recent decision to sell the landmark Wainwright Building and move staff working there to a facility in Chesterfield. The letter was sent under the signature of Erik Biggs, AIA, LEED AP, who […]

From Fast Company:  Providing feedback is a challenging part of managing a team, whether it’s critical or positive. However, feedback is a crucial part of fostering a culture of growth and motivation. Do you offer your advice via email or face-to-face? Should you say it how it is or mask your criticism with compliments? Should […]

From Leader Publications:  Festus city officials have agreed to spend an extra $146,314.60 on this year’s street projects, allowing repairs to North Creek Drive. The Festus City Council previously awarded a $510,897.10 contract to Jokers Paving & Contracting in Festus to complete asphalt overlay projects around the city, so the $146,314.60 change order will bring […]

From Construction Business Owner:  If you ask any associate in any construction organization the top two areas of improvement, the first would probably be communication. Feeling in on things, knowing the direction of the firm, knowing the score of the game, “drive-by” communication and lack of time are all common factors that have led to […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  No money from St. Louis County’s transit budget will be used for a planned MetroLink expansion in the city, the head of the region’s transit agency said Tuesday. County taxpayers partially fund the Bi-State Development Agency, which runs MetroLink trains and Metro buses. But only city money will be used for […]

This week Forum drone pilot Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle, LLC captured steel erection on the  79,000-square-foot Transportation Center at St. Louis Community College’s Forest Park Campus. The finished complex will consolidate STLCC’s automotive, diesel, and truck driving programs under one roof, fostering an environment of shared knowledge and expanding student capacity. A 36,000 square-foot […]

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 […]

Jeffery McMillian joined Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, as an assistant on the firm’s human resources team. In 2022, McMillian started working at Tarlton as an intern on the accounting team, where he was responsible for accounts payable functions and communicated with vendors while pursuing his goals in higher […]

From West Newsmagazine:  A microbrewery and a sit-down restaurant were approved for the site of the West County Feed and Supply Store at the southwest corner of Manchester Road and West Avenue, near Hwy. 109. This will be the fifth Good News Brewing Company location in the region. The 4,000-square-foot building, including a greenhouse area, […]

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  After more than two years of discussions, reviews and revisions, Des Peres’ first multi-family development, Magnolia Ridge, was approved by the Des Peres Board of Aldermen. The complex is on 6.45 acres at 13431 Manchester Road, east of Sam’s Club. The five-story building will have 182 units with 4,000 square feet of […]

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Registration is now open for the 14th annual Tradeswomen Build Nations conference scheduled for Sept. 27-29 in New Orleans. The convention, sponsored in part by the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), is the largest yearly event of its kind for women of all ages and skill levels who […]

From First Alert 4:  The St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit showed a study of the projected economic growth of the St. Louis MetroLink Green Line. Officials say that construction will have an overall economic impact of $2.9 billion and an additional $58.5 million in statewide economic activity will be generated within […]

From Leader Publications:  It looks like the owner of a lawfully nonconforming mobile home community in Cedar Hill will get to expand and improve the development following a recent Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission decision. On July 11, the commission decided to recommend that the Jefferson County Council approve a request from Paradise Estates, […]

From West Newsmagazine:  Another phase of the Villages at Brightleaf in Wildwood was approved at the City Council meeting July 15. Developer Fischer & Frichtel Custom Homes had proposed up to 34, single-family detached dwellings on an 8.3-acre tract located on the west side of Taylor Road extension, north of Hwy. 100, and east of […]

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  Peters city officials passed a bill at the July 25 Board of Alderman meeting authorizing the funding, planning and other necessary actions to improve Lot 5 of the Premier 370 Business Park Plat 5 utilizing $6 million in taxable industrial revenue bonds. The lot spans 36.5 acres and hosts a 487,000-square-foot […]

From Call Newspapers:  The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen again discussed a proposed World War II Veterans memorial at its July 9 meeting. Spearheaded by petitioner George Despotis, the proposed memorial is set to sit at the corner of West Watson and Lindbergh Boulevard. The location is the future site of a previously-approved bank, also […]