From Construction Dive: Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration: This mantra can make the difference between a successful partnership or a contentious experience between architects and contractors. According to a study by the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of America, both groups value early and frequent collaboration as key to building strong relationships. The […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Founded by Will Schenck and Carl Drafall, Mission Architects LLC strives to provide a personalized, empathic, engaging, and long-lasting partnership with our clients. We’ll use our combined 40+ years of experience to guide you through your project resulting in a stunning design that meets your budget, schedule, and mission…and we’ll […]
From Construction Dive: Many contractors say mounting financing issues aren’t slowing the pace of new construction in their markets, even as developers convert certain projects to modular to avoid cumbersome banking requirements. For example, Kelley Barcuch, an Arlington, Texas-based project consultant for Technology Construction Performance, a project management firm, said activity in Texas continues to […]
KAI is excited to announce the hiring of Mark Talbot, AIA, LEED AP, as Senior Project Manager at its Dallas-Fort Worth office. As a Senior Project Manager, Talbot acts as the primary point of contact and liaison between the client and design team. He is responsible for the internal and external success of the project […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A tax subsidy issued years ago for a stalled redevelopment of downtown St. Louis’ Railway Exchange Building could complicate plans by any new owner to bring life to the massive, vacant structure, according to public records and a longtime area developer. New York-based Gamma Real Estate Capital, a lender to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Construction will soon get underway on a new $61.97 million health sciences building as part of St. Louis Community College’s nearly $500 million facilities update at its four campuses. The four-story, 100,000-square-foot Center for Nursing and Health Sciences building will be built on the STLCC’s Florissant Valley campus, located at […]
From AEM: There is a labor shortage in the construction industry – and it’s not exactly breaking news. Headlines declare that “nobody wants to work anymore” – but is this explanation really at the root of what’s a longstanding, industry-wide issue? Amid the ‘Great Resignation,’ as Baby Boomers retire and Gen Z workers reject the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Construction of a proposed $115 million, 320,000-square-foot office and lab building in the Cortex innovation district continues to be on hold, but Cortex’s leader and the project’s developer this week said they still hope to complete the building, despite a three-year pause on development. Cortex President and CEO Sam Fiorello […]
From KMOV: Plans in St. Charles County to build out a massive new subdivision went before the county council Monday night. The first draft of this proposal saw major pushback, so the developer has trimmed the project by about 100 lots. But it would still add hundreds of homes along Highway DD, southwest of O’Fallon. […]
From For Construction Pros: Construction firms that choose not to schedule their jobs set themselves up for avoidable problems. By contrast, those that schedule every job are better able to bid, plan, manage, and execute well on a consistent basis. As a result, those firms tend to be more competitive and more profitable. Teams that […]
From New York Times: A few hundred yards from the entrance to CityPark, the splashy new soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis, another urban landmark looms: a cluster of hour-glass-shaped sculptures called “Pillars of the Valley,” by the local artist Damon Davis, that pays tribute to some 20,000 residents of a Black community that was […]
From Construction Business Owner: We need more of the right people for the construction industry to keep pace with project demand. Statistics show that for every four people leaving the industry, only one enters. But keeping up is not just about numbers. Recent research shows that women bring unique qualities to the jobsite that will […]
From Call Newspapers: A proposed Aldi grocery store in South County is one of the public hearings scheduled to be heard by the St. Louis County Planning Commission this month. The Planning Commission will meet Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the St. Louis County Government Center in Clayton, located at 41 S. Central […]
From Business Jet Interiors: West Star Aviation announced plans to expand its MRO facility at East Alton, Illinois (ALN); officially breaking ground on 6 July 2023. Once complete, the expansion will add 75,700ft² of space, bringing the total facility to just over 500,000ft² of hangar, backshop, modification and paintshop space. In all, the expansion will […]
This week Forum drone videographer/photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captured images of work on the West Port Apartment project at West Port Plaza in Maryland Heights. The owner of West Port Plaza is building 254 apartments at the office and entertainment district, Lodging Hospitality Management — which owns St. Louis Union Station […]
National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.06 trillion. Spending declined on a monthly basis in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending fell 0.3%, while […]
Innovative, resourceful and safety-minded are just a few ways to describe the contractors executing the construction projects selected as finalists for the 2023 Construction Keystone Awards. Finalists include sports and art facilities, medical and research complexes, apartment buildings, commercial projects, road, bridge and dam work, as well as a broad range of rail infrastructure, and […]
Jim Cavallo, a 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, is taking the taking the reins of operations and marketing at St. Louis-based Midas Hospitality, a leading hotel management firm. Cavallo was promoted to senior vice president of operations and marketing for Midas Hospitality. In his new position, Cavallo will lead all sales, revenue management, digital marketing, procurement, […]
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, lifted the final structural steel beam into place July 7 at the site of the future SSM Outpatient Center in O’Fallon, Missouri. Joined by SSM and Tarlton executives, the construction team celebrated the milestone with beam signing and a safety lunch. Ironworkers sign the […]
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 will be carrying the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular […]
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