From St. Louis Business Journal: The city of St. Louis has authorized up to $7 million in tax credits for a startup that wants to locate an industrial facility in south St. Louis. In line to receive the New Markets Tax Credits is Terra Environmental Holdings, or an affiliate company, after a vote Thursday by […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: A prominent homeless services provider may have found a way to open a rare new shelter in the city after years of unsuccessful attempts. A city review board this week approved Peter & Paul Community Services’ plan to build a 100-bed shelter in the industrial area east of Soulard, overruling […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Ameren plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant in south St. Louis County on the former site of its oldest and smallest coal plant, which closed a year ago, the company announced Thursday. The St. Louis-based electric utility said the new facility would be used as a “peaker” plant to […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Terry Briggs, 68, a leader whose passion for a better St. Louis Region had broad influence in both the civic and construction industry arenas, died unexpectedly Wednesday (Feb. 14th). The cause of his death was not announced. Mr. Briggs was first elected major of the City of Bridgeton […]
Christina Brown is a licensed architect in Missouri with nation-wide experience in education, corporate, and civic projects. She is inspired by the idea that architecture can have a positive impact on communities, and this drives her desire to meet clients’ strategic needs on every project. Through various Master Planning projects as a project designer at […]
A $405 million contract for a 20-mile stretch of I-70 from Columbia to Kingdom City was awarded by MODOT Wednesday to Millstone Weber for construction and Jacobs for engineering. Work is expected to be finished by the end of 2027. The award was made at the meeting of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission. Patrick McKenna, director […]
HDA Architects, one of the nation’s leading architectural, interiors and master planning firms, is refocusing efforts on its core business in a move that returns sole ownership of the company to HDA President Jack Holleran under a new name – HDA Design (dba HDA). HDA was acquired by Green Street Real Estate Ventures in 2020 […]
The Construction Career Development Initiative (CCDI) has announced the appointment of Missouri State Senator Brian Williams as executive director. CCDI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. CCDI was founded in 2015 in response to the aftermath in Ferguson. The program provides young adults in the St. Louis Region the support to overcome barriers to entry in […]
From My Leader Paper: Festus R-6 officials have agreed to spend a total of $1,536,900 on improvements at the Festus Elementary and Festus Middle schools. The Festus Board of Education voted 6-0 Jan. 18 to spend $1.49 million on HVAC replacement and roof repairs projects at the elementary school, and in another motion the board […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: The commons area at Edwardsville High School will take on an all-new look and size based on a proposed $6.8-million expansion. At the most recent District 7 board of education work session meeting Monday, work on the new commons area was discussed. No vote is needed for the school district to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Regional Business Council President and CEO Kathy Osborn will step down from her role May 1. She’s to be replaced at the business advocacy group by Karen Branding, senior vice president for external engagement and corporate communications at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She’ll be an RBC employee […]
From Call Newspapers: The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting Feb. 22 to share information about its upcoming project along Route 231 (Telegraph Road) from Franru Lane to the Meramec River. The meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. […]
From The Intelligencer: Mayor Art Risavy announced Tuesday that the city has acquired two parcels of greenspace — one just south of downtown and the other adjacent to Governors’ Parkway — to be preserved as Edwardsville park properties. Community members will have an opportunity later this month to share ideas for how those properties might […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: HDA Architects, one of the St. Louis region’s biggest architecture firms, is splitting from parent company Green Street Real Estate Ventures and is now on the search for a new headquarters in the reigon. Green Street acquired HDA in 2020 in a bid to expand its national pipeline. Ownership will […]
From MRN: While the Dardenne Prairie Town Square Vision Steering Committee was envisioned in May of 2023, its first official meeting did not take place until Sept. 25. Since that time, the committee has conducted multiple committee meetings and two public meetings – all with the goal of bringing residents and city leadership closer together […]
This week the Construction Forum drone pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC captured progress on the campus transformation at St. Louis Community College’s Florissant Valley campus. First shown is the $61.97 million Center for Nursing and Health Sciences. KAI Enterprises is the architect for 100,000-square-foot, four-story center, which will be taller than any […]
Kadean Construction, a leading construction management and design-build firm, is proud to announce the promotion of three talented individuals to key leadership positions within the organization. These promotions reflect Kadean Construction’s commitment to recognizing and nurturing top talent, ensuring the continued success and growth of the company. Travis Mulder has been promoted to the role […]
As we reflect on 2023, IMPACT Strategies is thrilled to recap how our Making an IMPACT Foundation was able to support and impact our local community & non-profit organizations. In 2023, Making an IMPACT Foundation (MAI Foundation) awarded $50,000 to help support local community organizations including Hard Hats with Heart (American Heart Association), Pedal the […]
A $4.7 million urban agriculture education center planned for a vacant corner lot in the City of St. Louis has received all necessary approvals from City agencies and neighborhood organizations to move forward as fundraising for the new facility to be used by the Urban Education Alliance nears its goal to begin construction. The Green […]
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 […]
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