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 […]
On the 120th year of the company’s founding, Spiegelglass Construction Company announces a new president. Tim Spiegelglass – the great grandson of founder Joe Spiegelglass – was named president this month, following his father Barry Spiegelglass’s move last year into an advisory role. After 50+ Year Tenure, Barry Remains Confidant to Region’s Small Business Leaders […]
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, has promoted Michael Trettel to vice president. In his new role, Trettel, an experienced leader with 20 years of service in the construction industry, will oversee Tarlton’s general contracting, construction management and design-build projects and work in key market sectors including energy, industrial, civil […]
OSHA has announced the publication of the OSHA Workplace Mental Health Fact Sheet – available in English and Spanish: Click to download sheets: English Workplace Mental Health (osha.gov) Spanish Salud Mental en el Lugar de Trabajo (osha.gov) Recognizing the importance of mental health well-being in the work environment, the fact sheet is designed to equip […]
From PGAV Destinations: PGAV is pleased to announce the appointment of Paula Johnson as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO.) With an extensive financial management and strategic planning background, Johnson will play a crucial role as PGAV continues to grow. As CFO, Johnson will oversee the financial operations of PGAV, including budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis is hatching a plan to subject all of NorthSide Regeneration’s “combined holdings” in a large area to eminent domain, the developer acknowledged Monday, in what would be a stark escalation in the conflict between the government and Paul McKee’s firm, which controls large swaths of struggling North City. […]
From Labor Tribune: The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule Dec. 14 that seeks to modernize the registered apprenticeship program. The rule intends to strengthen Labor standards and worker protections as well as better promote apprenticeship pathways, among other things. The rule also includes a program called the “registered career and technical education apprenticeship” […]
From NPR: Engineers all over the world are working on how to build a sustainable city of the future that solves current and future problems while meeting the needs of a modern society. This past weekend, junior high school students from around Missouri presented their models and ideas to a panel of judges in Rolla. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A bus terminal was the best use for the six acres Hany Abounader bought nearly 20 years ago at Gratiot Street and Spring Avenue. Today, as entertainment and apartments have replaced the area’s warehouses, the St. Louis developer sees a modern office building as the next fit for Midtown. Abounader and […]
From Construction Dive: St. Louis-based McCarthy has tapped Joe Jouvenal as its next COO, the contractor announced on Jan. 10. He will replace current executive Scott Wittkop, who is retiring in April. Jouvenal joined McCarthy in 1998 as a project engineer, and became the company’s first chief administrative officer in 2022, per the release. As […]
From HOK: Chris DeVolder, AIA, LEED AP, currently managing principal in Kansas City, will shift to a new role as a director of HOK’s Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice with an emphasis on the soccer market. DeVolder brings more than two decades of experience leading project teams on complex professional and collegiate sports facilities. […]
From Notes From Neverland: Disneyland and Walt Disney World are two of the most popular theme park destinations in the world. But, did you know Florida wasn’t the only spot Disney looked at when planning to expand its theme park presence outside of California? Walt Disney looked to St. Louis, Missouri as a candidate for […]
From Labor Tribune: Pace Construction, along with parent company Lionmark Construction Companies, has organized a huge prize raffle to benefit two Missouri Laborers who were injured after being hit by a car while on the job. “The contractor has organized this raffle, and we are helping spread the word throughout the membership and the public […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The company redeveloping the former MetLife campus, a sprawling corporate park in suburban south St. Louis County, is jettisoning the office market and turning the land into a housing and retail neighborhood. Earlier this month, Energizer Holdings announced that it would move its headquarters from Town and Country to Clayton — […]
From Call Newspaper: The City of Crestwood held an informational town hall Jan. 18 at the city community center, 9245 Whitecliff Park Lane, featuring the mayor and all eight aldermen. Though anything relating to the city could be discussed, one topic was particularly popular amongst residents: the newly-proposed $33 million bond issue known as Proposition […]
From Construction Dive: Total construction starts surged 20% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.12 trillion after three months of falling activity in September, October and November, according to Dodge Construction Network. Despite the big bounceback during the last month of the year, total construction activity remained 4% lower compared to 2022, […]
From St. Louis-MO.Gov: This year, the Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) announces it has tripled its annual awards supporting the construction and preservation of affordable housing in the City of St. Louis. Totaling $15,747,128 million in grants and loans, this year’s allocation will support a record-breaking 46 affordable housing programs and fourteen (14) housing developments in […]
From Riverbender: Shannon Stelling with the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro-East Association recently emphasized the importance of the trades, highlighted this month’s Trade Student of the Month, and discussed the upcoming 2024 Home Expo as it gets closer from March 8-10, 2024 at the Belle Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville. In addition to thousands of dollars […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The cost of building a new MetroLink line from south St. Louis to the city’s north side is now pegged at about $1.1 billion. The new estimate provided by the Bi-State Development Agency is part of a report submitted Wednesday to the regional East-West Gateway Council of Governments. However, Taulby Roach, […]
From NPR: In its bid to acquire a portion of the approximately $1 billion in federal funding for a planned north-south light rail route for the St. Louis region, Metro Transit will have to compete with dozens of other proposals nationwide, officials said Wednesday at a meeting convened by the advocacy organization Citizens for Modern […]
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