From St. Louis Public Radio: Construction workers have nearly twice the rate of substance abuse as the national average, and the rate of suicide for men working in construction is about four times higher than the general population. “There were too many funerals that I went to for suicides, too many for overdose,” said Don […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The first phase of the newly redeveloped Butler Brothers building, which is being converted into a $130 million apartment complex called The Victor, will open to residents June 30, with the second phase set to open in November. Construction on the massive building that takes up a full city block […]
Supply & Demand Chain Executive publication has named the St. Louis Regional Freightway and Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) as one of the winners of this year’s Top Supply Chain Projects awards. The award recognizes the organizations for the $222 million Merchants Bridge replacement project and the role it will play in optimizing, […]
From Bloomberg: At the Urban Green Building conference in New York City last week, real estate professionals and experts on sustainable building kibbitzed and confabbed about how to create a more climate-friendly built environment. While the planned topics included electrification and green retrofits, the subject nobody could escape was outside the windows of the NYU […]
Seventeen pre-apprentices recently graduated from the Building Union Diversity (BUD) program, opening doors to good-paying union construction careers in the St. Louis area. Taking part in the May 26 ceremony at the IBEW Local 1 union hall in St. Louis were (front row from left) Missouri AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Merri Berry, graduates Tamike Meredith, Breyonna Breeland, […]
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today (June 14) that its Wage and Hour Division will offer online seminars for contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders on the requirements for paying prevailing wages on federally funded construction and service contracts. Part of the division’s effort to increase awareness and improve compliance, the seminars […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Chesterfield-based agriculture giant Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) has a chance to be part of a small class of companies — those with $100 billion in annual revenue — after announcing plans Tuesday to merge with Netherlands-based agriculture firm Viterra. It marks a major move for the Chesterfield-based firm considering that […]
KAI Enterprises CEO Michael B. Kennedy has been named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Heartland Award finalist. Now in its 37th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, […]
McClure Engineering, a St. Louis-based mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firm, was recently honored with three Technology Awards from the St. Louis Chapter of ASHRAE for its role on three separate projects. The 2023 awards mark the first time McClure Engineering has received three awards in a single year. McClure Engineering won awards in three […]
Phase Three of the $34 million project underway to expand the terminal at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport has been completed, and the milestone was marked with a grand opening celebration June 13. New TSA Screening area at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and several other key stakeholders gathered with more than 100 […]
From Gensler: 1. Rethinking the design process Today’s design landscape is being underlined by market uncertainty, rising construction costs, and early procurement of materials and equipment. This is challenging designers to adapt and rethink their thought process when implementing traditional schematic design, design development, and construction documentation processes to help clients meet their scheduling goals and […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: One of the early commitments from the $500 million that St. Louis received in pandemic aid was grants for small businesses and nonprofits in the northern part of the city. But the $37 million has been slow to flow to those entities since aldermen and the mayor approved the appropriation. […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Developers of a new condominium proposed for the southwest corner of East Monroe and South Taylor avenues are hoping the project will serve as “an exclamation point” to its neighbor across the street — the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. The project was presented to the Kirkwood City Council on Thursday, June 2. […]
From Mid Rivers News Magazine: At its May 30 meeting, the St. Charles County Council approved four bills that authorize agreements with the Missouri Department of Transportation that enable use of a total of $3.5-plus million in federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funds (STBG) for county road projects. The bills each were approved by votes […]
This week Construction Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC, shows vertical progress on the latest project from Green Street Real Estate Ventures. The $81M project which will be known as “The Rail”. Designed by Green Street’s HDA Architects and built by ARCO Construction, The Rail, will add 269 market-rate apartments at […]
For three consecutive months, single-family housing permits have risen on a month-to-month basis. From March to April 2023, single-family permits rose by 5%. Multifamily permits also saw a large month-to-month increase at 617%. Though year-over-year permits are still down, as stated previously, year-to-date sales numbers remain positive and permit numbers will reflect this in the coming […]
Kadean Construction is generating record levels of new and repeat business in 2023 as the commercial design/build contractor celebrates 60 years of successful project deliveries that are building longstanding customer relationships. Annual revenues have grown by more than 400 percent over the past five years — from $67.5 million in 2018 to $340 million in […]
NECA contractor Grasser Electric and IBEW Local 1 have completed donated electrical services to build the 2023 St. Jude Dream Home® in O’Fallon, Mo. Tickets are now on sale for a chance to win the 2,711-square-foot, two-story home, which carries an estimated value of $711,000. Phil Bax of IBEW Local 1 working for Grasser Electric […]
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 […]
From STL Magazine: In Ladue, a charming two-story Tudor Revival building on Clayton Road, just east of Price Road, has long held a special place in the collective heart of the surrounding community. The new home of custom cabinet maker Stone Hall Cabinetry, it was built in 1928 as Meyer’s Market, later known as Ladue […]
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