From St. Louis Business Journal: The largest community development program run by Legal Services of Eastern Missouri has opened an office in Old North St. Louis, filling a vacancy in a two-block area that was part of a major redevelopment 13 years ago. The program has changed its name from the Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative to […]
From Contractor’s Compass: I remember the first subcontract I ever read as a baby attorney. My exact thoughts were this thing is so bad you are better off burning it than trying to fix it. It was so one-sided in the general contractor’s favor that it would be easier to start from scratch than to […]
From Contractor: The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte A. Burrows issued a report today titled, Building For The Future: Advancing Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry. The report provides findings and next steps based on the agency’s enforcement experience, witness testimony presented at the EEOC’s May 2021 hearing on discrimination and harassment in construction and other […]
From Missouri Independent: City leaders in Storm Lake, a rural community of 11,000 in Northwest Iowa, are asking residents not to wash their cars or water their yards and gardens during the hottest part of the day. The city also has cut back on watering public recreational spaces, such as ballfields and golf courses. These […]
From The St. Louis American: Last week, the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) announced it had awarded 900 businesses across the city with $5,000 grants, representing a $4.5 million total allocation from the city. The fund was allocated under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). “The Small Business Grant Program directly infused much-needed capital into […]
The St. Louis Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) will kick off the summer and introduce its new officers and directors at its Summer Social. IFMA St. Louis will celebrate its new officers and directors for the 2023-2024 term at its annual Summer Social. Additionally, the organization will recognize members that have achieved […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The first residents have moved into St. Louis developer CRG’s apartment complex that occupied the last remaining open site at The Streets of St. Charles mixed-use development, with the project expected to wrap construction on its second phase by July. Chapter at The Streets, at 333 Mulholland Drive in St. […]
From Contractor: Construction input prices fell 0.6% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices declined 0.5% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 3.7% lower than a year ago. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Subsidies aimed at kickstarting two big downtown development projects cleared their first hurdle at the Board of Aldermen on Thursday, moving through committee without a single dissenting vote. The bills offering tax breaks to developers looking to revamp the old riverfront industrial area south of the Arch and refill the vacant […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Total construction starts continued their 2023 roller coaster ride, jumping 8% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.11 trillion due to strong gains in manufacturing and infrastructure, according to Dodge Construction Network. After an unexpected 68% drop in manufacturing project kickoffs in April dragged down all starts, manufacturing starts more than […]
From Edwardsville Intelligencer: After a multi-year waiting period, construction started on the Edwardsville Township Hall expansion and revamp in December. Township officials vacated the offices on Nov. 23, 2022. Temporarily, the staff has relocated to 900 Hillsboro Ave., or Illinois Route 157, in the Madison County Farm Bureau building, just north of Mark’s Muffler Shop. […]
From Area Development: The demand for data among the U.S. population is growing at a rapid pace. The proliferation of smartphones, cloud-based services, IOT, and increased use of video and streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube has U.S. users consuming vast amounts of data to watch videos on their devices. According to a report by […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Ameren Missouri said Tuesday it plans to invest in four solar projects capable of supplying enough energy to power over 95,000 homes. The company, a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE), said it will acquire or build the four solar farms, with about a combined 550 megawatts (MW) […]
PARIC Corp., one of the largest privately held companies in the Midwest, has been named a “Top Workplace” in the Greater St. Louis region. Of about 2,500 eligible companies in the region with more than 50 employees which were invited to participate in the recognition program, only about seven percent achieved the honor. To determine […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Steve Haberberger Jr. always knew he wanted to go into the family business. Now, he’s one of the fourth-generation members of the Haberberger family to lead it. Affton-based Haberberger Inc. was started in 1948 by Frank Haberberger, Steve Jr.’s great grandfather, as a refrigeration repair company. Now, the company is […]
A statewide training meeting titled “Recovery Friendly Workplaces: Reimagining Today’s Workforce ” is being presented Aug. 10 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM by Recovery Friendly Workplaces Missouri. The class will be offered in-person in Columbia, MO or online. With a focus on creating recovery-friendly workplaces, the meeting will explore ways to promote a healthy […]
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 […]
City officials have given developer Lux Living an ultimatum: Stabilize its crumbling buildings on South Kingshighway or the city will bill Lux for the work. The long-vacant row of buildings just south of Interstate 64 has continued to fall into disrepair since St. Louis officials denied Lux Living’s request to demolish them for a new […]
From BizWomen: Edited by Ellen Sherberg, Former Publisher, St. Louis Business Journal Only 4% of workers in construction and trades are women. Angie Snow started her career as a teacher and she’s still teaching, only her focus has shifted to the service industry. “When I was training for my first marathon, I hated running up […]
Dream Builders 4 Equity was one of two recipients for the first round of grant money provided by in St. Louis TEGNA, the parent company of KSDK television (5 on Your Side). 5 On Your Side’s Project 5 is committed to, “standing up for St. Louis by advocating and supporting our community.” This year, 5 […]
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