The popular Build My Future showcase event for high school students is reaching out to even more Missouri teens this fall. The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) has added new interactive events highlighting careers in the construction industry on Oct. 8 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau and Oct. 23 at the […]
Winco Window Company, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of commercial and architectural aluminum windows, was honored with two prestigious awards at this year’s Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) annual conference, which recognizes member contributions and achievements for their efforts toward progressing the work of FGIA and the glass industry. The event was held at the […]
Eighty-four construction craft laborers were recognized for completion of their apprenticeships at a dinner and ceremony March 21st at the Christy Banquet Center in O’Fallon. Graduates recognized at the ceremony were members of Laborers’ Locals 42, 110, 660, 662, 840, and 1104. It was the 21st recognition dinner that the construction craft laborers have held. […]
HDA Architects, one of the nation’s leading architectural, interiors and master planning firms, was selected by the St. Louis Jewish Community Center to complete a comprehensive renovation of its Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield. The significant renovations will result in the addition of a new Adult Day Center, new locker rooms, new lobby and gathering […]
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, welcomes Michael Ashwell as director of the company’s Special Projects Group – a specialized team that partners with clients in master service agreements to provide a host of solutions and delivery systems across diverse market sectors. Ashwell, who directs all aspects of the group’s […]
Emily A. Williams, retired president of Williams Tile & Marble, passed away on Saturday March 16, 2024 at the age of 81. Her husband, Bill Williams, started Williams Tile in 1976 with an office in the den and tile stocked in the garage. Not long after that Emily started assisting with accounting and various other […]
From Construction Dive: High-speed rail projects tend to entail challenges that can cause delays, controversy and cost overruns, according to new research from AECOM, but there are ways to execute them smoothly. The Dallas-based contractor’s report delves into industry trends and how to make these notoriously challenging projects successful. It is based on a survey […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Major developments to create nearly a dozen commercial spaces and hundreds of new apartments and townhomes may be on the horizon for two cities in St. Charles County. The three projects, in Dardenne Prairie and Lake Saint Louis, are all within 10 miles of each other and would add 733 new […]
From Contractor Magazine: Construction input prices increased 1.4% in February compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 1.3% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 1.5% higher than a year […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Garden Variety Deli, a new breakfast and lunch eatery, is set to open in the city’s Tower Grove South neighborhood, likely by late spring or early summer, its owners said. Travis Howard, the local restaurateur behind Retreat Gastropub, Yellowbelly and Lazy Tiger, last year was looking to purchase an investment […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The ongoing remodel of the iconic Old Courthouse will go further than previously planned thanks to an additional infusion of federal money. Standing at Kiener Plaza, with the courthouse and Gateway Arch behind her, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Thursday that federal officials will put $17 million more into the project […]
From Building Design + Construction: It’s a beautiful summer evening. You and your friend are taking a stroll around a park in your town and before you know it, the sun has set. Suddenly you realize there is very little lighting above the sidewalk you are walking on, you are unable to read signage for […]
The St. Louis Business Journal recently saluted Alberici Constructors’ Assistant General Counsel Amanda Powell in its Corporate Counsel Awards. The business publication noted: Amanda Powell has held numerous roles in her two-plus decades at Alberici Constructors Inc. As assistant general counsel for the past three years, she has been instrumental in the company’s efforts to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A data center operator that entered the St. Louis market last year has relocated its local operations, moving to larger space downtown. Edge Centers has opened a new data center at the Globe Building at 710 N. Tucker Blvd., relocating from Netrality Data Centers’ facility at 210 N. Tucker Blvd. […]
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 […]
From Riverbender: Several residents of Alton’s first ward spoke for and against a proposed homeless shelter known as the “New Hope House” at 525 Alby St., adjacent to the Salvation Army, the organization behind the project. Questions, concerns, and clarifications about the shelter came to light at this month’s Ward 1 meeting at Alton City […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: The Des Peres Board of Aldermen and Novus Development are discussing a plan to develop 6.51 acres at the southeast corner of Dougherty Ferry Road and Highland Avenue. At the Feb. 26 board meeting, Novus requested to rezone the acreage from residential to planned development residential. The development would consist of nine […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new plan is in the works to redevelop a historic building in north St. Louis frequently eyed by various developers over the years. A city board on Wednesday signed on to a developer’s plan to rehabilitate the American Brake Co. building and turn the vacant 135,000-square-foot structure into apartments. […]
Integrated Facility Services (IFS) recently automated Logboat Brewing Company’s building control system to increase operational efficiency while safeguarding the system from harsh environmental factors. The project included the installation of custom built control panels featuring Reliable Controls, which allow real-time monitoring, regulating and adjustments of temperature, pressure and flow rates. IFS selected NEMA 4 panels […]
If you’ve been thinking about nominating an individual or organization for Construction Forum’s Building Tomorrow Awards, think fast: The deadline to submit a nominee is next Friday, April 5th. You are invited to join us at the LiUNA Event Center May 2nd, as we celebrate the doers, the crazy ones, the disrupters for inclusive change […]
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