From St. Louis Business Journal: A new report calls St. Louis a “reinventing” market, as the region fell slightly in a ranking of overall real estate prospects. The report, called 2024 Emerging Trends in Real Estate and put out by the Urban Land Institute and PwC, categorized St. Louis as a “reinventing market,” eastern and […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Crown Candy Kitchen owner Andy Karandzieff is tired of seeing drivers blast through the four-way stop at the intersection by his restaurant in Old North St. Louis. “People drive with no regard for anything but themselves,” he said. “I tell people, ‘You shouldn’t worry about getting shot in St. Louis, […]
icon Mechanical, one of the largest, full-service design build mechanical contractors in the Midwest, has been awarded the prestigious Innovation Award from Industrial Project Innovation (IPI). IPI is an industry-leading owner’s project management (OPM) firm known for ensuring its client’s projects are constructed with the highest industry standards, from design to turnover. icon earned the […]
From The Source: For the first half of the 20th century, St. Louis and St. Louis County — like many communities throughout the Midwest — utilized racial covenants to uphold segregation and restrict who could occupy property. Prior to the development of zoning and building codes and federal redlining practices, these private agreements shaped the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Soon after its formation in 2021, business group Greater St. Louis Inc. released a report emphasizing that it would seek to strengthen downtown as the region’s core and jobs center, in part by encouraging companies to locate new jobs there. The “restore the core” initiative called for in a jobs […]
Alberici Constructors, Inc., is building on its top-ranked water (Engineering News Record Midwest, 2023) and wastewater business with the acquisition of nationally ranked and pioneering J.R. Filanc Construction Co. Filanc is a 71-year-old general engineering and design-build contractor that builds, renovates, and expands water and wastewater treatment, biosolids management, waste-to-energy facilities and pipeline conveyance infrastructure. […]
From The St. Louis American: St. Louis Community College celebrated groundbreaking for a $48 million Transportation Center on the Forest Park campus on Oct. 25, 2023. It marks the sixth new building the STLCC will construct as part of modernizing its four main campuses and programming throughout the district. The building is scheduled for completion […]
From RiverBender: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville recently signed an agreement to purchase up to 5.7 megawatts of energy through the State of Illinois’ Community Solar program. The purchase allowed SIUE to continue plans for a community solar garden, which kickstarts the University’s solar energy commitment by subscribing to multiple planned or under construction solar fields […]
From Construction Dive: A lawsuit alleging Amazon and its contractors fostered a hostile work environment by failing to prevent nooses from appearing at a Connecticut construction site could set a legal example for similar situations in the industry, attorneys say. “This is a precedent-setting case,” said Kenneth Krayeske, a civil rights lawyer at BBB Attorneys […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis County judge has halted construction on a major warehouse project here as a youth sports complex next door claims the project is illegally interfering with operations at the complex. HSL Sports, which leases the SportPort International complex from the city of Maryland Heights, claims the city broke the terms […]
From St. Louis American: Nicholas J. Booker loved basketball, St. Louis, and Forest Park. While a teen, he spent summer hours playing the game and helping keep Forest Park a regional and national gem as a member of the city Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry. n 2018, Booker suffered a severe asthma attack while […]
From Labor Tribune: Historic infrastructure investments by the federal government and the state of Missouri have resulted in an unprecedented need for skilled tradesmen and women. Members of the Missouri House Workforce and Infrastructure Development Committee heard from leaders of the Laborers’ Union and contractors about the need for more men and women in the […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Two northside neighborhoods near the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility have proposed a plan that would guide development there, in hopes of blocking the use of eminent domain against residents. Neighbors in St. Louis Place and Jeff-Vander-Lou are asking City Hall to approve a plan that will allow existing residents to […]
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 […]
An increasing number of high school students are exploring the work and benefits of paid apprenticeships in the construction industry’s skilled crafts or trades, according to Southern Illinois Builders Association Chief Executive Officer Donna Richter. Students Learn About Construction Crafts Journeyman Scott Ricketts, right, Director of Market Development for Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 268 in […]
Waste Connections of Missouri recently held a grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on their new Sustainability Campus in the City of Maryland Heights. The community building is focused on educating students and the public about waste management. Rendering for the Waste Connections Sustainability Campus in partnership with the City of Maryland Heights. The 4,000 […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Chesterfield must pay a developer of a proposed convenience store-car wash project $2 million after losing a years-long squabble over left turns, a St. Louis County Circuit Court jury has decided. The jury verdict, announced Friday, followed a court fight that dragged on for more than six years, spurred by a […]
From RiverBender: Governor JB Pritzker today joined EVBox and other stakeholders for the launch of its new Illinois-built DC fast charger. Called the Troniq Modular, EVBox’s new product is a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) ready electric vehicle (EV) charging station. EVBox’s new DC fast charger is compliant with the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]
From Multi-Housing News: Lawrence Group has commenced construction of its City Foundry Development Phase 2-Vande East project in St. Louis’ burgeoning Midtown neighborhood. Situated at the corner of S. Vendeventer and Forest Park Aves., Vande East will feature 270 residential units, as well as some 13,000 square feet of prime retail space on its main […]
From Construction Dive: As part of efforts to call out offenders and highlight safety best practices, OSHA frequently publicizes cases where inspections or investigations result in hefty fines. The biggest of these cases often involve residential builders that usually have a history of failing to provide workers with adequate protection from hazards — most commonly […]
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