From St. Louis Business Journal: Structural repairs to shore up a deteriorating downtown parking garage could start as soon as this fall, officials said Tuesday while hiring an engineering firm to determine the scope of work needed. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, the city board that owns the 1,500-space parking garage near the America’s […]
From KSDK: Firefighters battled heat while fighting massive flames Wednesday night into Thursday morning at a former church in north St. Louis. St. Liborius Church, is a historic landmark. Built in the 1800s, the vacated church was given new life a few years ago when it was transformed into a skate park, art studio and […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A changing climate poses considerable threats to many communities, and those along the country’s major rivers are no exception, especially during floods. The floods of today are carrying more water and lasting longer than they once did, experts say. “All rivers naturally pulse, but we’re seeing higher peak flows, and […]
Editor’s Note: This week Construction Forum Drone Photographer/Videographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captured demolition underway on two office buildings in Downtown West at Jefferson and Market. The office buildings, formerly owned by Wells Fargo, will make way for two hotels and an apartment building. Green Street Estate Ventures acquired the buildings from […]
When COVID hit Civil Life Brewery, a very successful craft brewer in Tower Grove South, it took a devastating hit to its business. But the owner, Jake Hafner, decided to take advantage of that pause to double down on his business in St. Louis and proceed with his plans for a major expansion of Civil […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A mixed-use development planned in north St. Louis would add a new grocery store and affordable housing to vacant buildings and properties in the Greater Ville neighborhood. The first phase of the Fields Place project, to be built at the north side of the intersection of Lexington and Clarence avenues, […]
From Construction Dive: The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers revealed new standards dedicated to preventing and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases in existing, new and retrofit buildings, the trade group announced last week. ASHRAE’s Standard 241, called “Control of Infectious Aerosols,” broadly applies to building owners, and will also apply to […]
From Lincoln News Now: Construction of a potential 30,000-car parking lot over 162 acres of farmland has several Lincoln County residents frustrated, concerned and lobbying for the return of planning and zoning regulations. Quarry Land LLC, a subsidiary of Keusel Excavating in O’Fallon, purchased the tract of land at 484 Linns Mill Road May 22 […]
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 […]
The St. Louis Metropolitan area (MO/IL) showed the second largest construction employment drop of any metro nationwide from May 2022 through 2023, the Associated General Contractors of America reported. The St. Louis MSA showed a drop of 5,100 jobs year-t0-year, second only behind Houston-The Wood Lands-Sugar Land, TX, which showed a drop of 5,400 jobs. […]
From UMSL Daily: The University of Missouri–St. Louis will receive an additional $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the state of Missouri to support its ongoing efforts to build a cohesive academic experience that will meet the needs of students and the greater St. Louis region and state today and into […]
Construction is nearing completion for a $30-million flagship lab and operations facility for Creative Testing Solutions (CTS) and its partner organization, the American Red Cross-Missouri and Arkansas Region, in Maryland Heights. The funds to build the laboratory came from the national American Red Cross. Cissell Mueller Construction (CMCI) is contractor on the project. Design partners […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum This past Friday (June 30) four teams of “Dreamers” from Dream Builders 4 Equity presented their design and development visions for a transformational community hub for the Hyde Park neighborhood on St. Louis’ north side. Their presentations were part of a design charrette held at CannonDesign’s St. Louis […]
Ahead of its 100th anniversary of operations on its Clayton, Mo., campus, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis has introduced a Campus Plan centered on augmenting its iconic campus for the next century of academic and theological leadership. Building for Community: The Campus Plan for Concordia Seminary provides a framework for shaping the Seminary’s physical environment to […]
For a concept based on relaxation, the EXO Lounge and Nail Bar in Edwardsville has not had an easy go of it. A new construction project which broke ground on June 12 is about to give the facility at 2157 Center St. a reset. Originally opened in 2019, EXO was a 12,000-square-foot nail salon and […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Missouri lost construction jobs May 2022 through May 2023, according to an analysis of federal data released by the AGC of America. It was one of just eight states that lost construction jobs, with the other 42 states recording gains. Missouri posted 138,100 jobs in May 2023, according […]
Work is scheduled to begin on two transformational projects on St. Louis Community College’s Meramec Campus. Meramec will be getting a new “front door” and entry way along the south side of campus that will showcase two new buildings and updated greenspace. The Emerging Technology Center and Financial Services & Enrollment Center will each house […]
From HOK: by Kaven Swan, senior principal/leader aviation & transportation with Luke Bridle, principal/director of transportation We need to seize the moment. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing billions of dollars to modernize the U.S. infrastructure and increase access to safe, clean and reliable transportation. This includes funding for significant public transit projects in […]
by Michael Barth, Vice President Expansion, Hoffmann Brothers I started working as a plumber at 17. Here are six lessons from building my career in the trades: 1. Mastering skills most people do not want to do can open doors. I started as a plumber apprentice specializing in underground lines. The work was dirty, and […]
Tarlton Corp., a leading St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Lindsey Widmer, LEED AP, to senior preconstruction manager. From her time as a project engineer intern, Widmer has advanced through the organization in preconstruction and operations roles for various projects. Most of her time has been spent in preconstruction and estimating, where […]
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