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SSC Engineering has promoted three of its owners to expanded leadership positions as the firm enters its 34th year. Michael Vande Velde has been named senior associate, Jeremy Schuette has advanced to director, and Corey Bryant has been elevated to principal. Bryant joins Chris Cornett, Rich Kwiatkowski, and Brian Scott on the firm’s principal team […]

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The City of St. Louis is accepting applications for its next Director of Streets, a cabinet-level position overseeing the City’s Streets, Refuse, Traffic & Lighting, and Towing divisions. The position plays a critical leadership role in shaping transportation infrastructure, service delivery, and mobility throughout the city. The City Administration sought insight from key stakeholders in […]

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From City Scene STL: Back in January, Keeley Properties proposed a 7-story apartment building on the site of the Boy Scouts office at 4568 West Pine before cancelling the project towards the end of February. That plan contemplated 170-180 apartments and no retail space. ESG Architects of Minneapolis was connected to that proposal as the […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: “What to do about downtown?” has been a persistent question for St. Louis in the last decade as massive buildings have fallen vacant and the outside perception of the region’s central core has deteriorated.  Six developers working on various large scale projects offered their viewpoints and a road map to shift […]

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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 […]

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Christner Architects, a design firm in St. Louis, Missouri, has been recognized by Historic Revitalization for Missouri as the 2025 Design Team of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes Christner’s exceptional legacy of design work on historic and culturally significant St. Louis landmarks. Christner has led some of the region’s most iconic historic preservation projects […]

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Demolition is under way on Phase One of the Clinton-Peabody Apartments. This marks the start of a resident-led plan to replace the 1942-era complex with new, modern housing. Clinton-Peabody, the city’s oldest public housing development, is owned and operated by the St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA). Residents voted in 2023 to replace the aging buildings, […]

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Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. (K&L) recently welcomed two members to its team. Matt O’Neil is K&L’s newest project manager. Matt earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering at St. Louis University and is a veteran of the U.S. Army, 46th Engineers Combat Battalion Division. His previous project manager/project engineer experience includes Altman Charter Company, Midwest […]

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The Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors – St. Louis Chapter is thrilled to announce the recipients of its 2025–2026 scholarship awards. These annual scholarships recognize students who are not only excelling in their academic pursuits but are also dedicated to a future in the important field of land surveying. This year, three impressive students were […]

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From KSDK: Heather Colley and her two children moved four times over five years as they fled high rents in eastern Tennessee, which, like much of rural America, hasn’t been spared from soaring housing costs. A family gift in 2021 of a small plot of land offered a shot at homeownership, but building a house […]

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HOK has promoted interior designers Jodie Crohn to director of interiors and Kelly Lott to director of design, interiors, in its St. Louis studio. Julie Villa has also joined the St. Louis studio as regional leader of planning. HOK is strengthening its St. Louis studio with the promotion of two senior interior designers to new […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Recovering from a massive tornado is daunting. Doing so amid shifting political winds demands steady leadership. Last week, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer showed just that. On Thursday, she announced the release of $12 million in Rams settlement interest for tornado relief. The next day, she signed an […]

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From KMOV: There’s a flurry of new home construction in the Warrenton area at three new McBride Home subdivisions. Savannah Oswald and her husband are first time homebuyers who moved there from O’Fallon, Missouri several months ago. “I definitely feel a strong sense of community in our subdivision and in Warrenton,” she said. McBride Homes […]

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From RiverBender: Federal, state, and local leaders joined the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), Mt. Sinai Development Corporation, and Rise Community Development in late August to celebrate the grand opening of Winstanley Park, a transformational new affordable housing development delivering 38 modern apartments and townhomes, plus a range of community amenities close to downtown East […]

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From Leader Publications: A 130-year-old Catholic Church in Arnold will soon be gone. The Holy Family Catholic Parish started the Immaculate Conception Church demolition process on Aug. 28. Crews removed the cross and bells at the church that day, as well as the steeple that was damaged by a tornado in March. Holy Family was […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Since 2013, Illinois American Water has added 85,000 new drinking and waste water customers in the Metro East, as the company’s footprint now sprawls from Waterloo in the south to Grafton in the north. A state law passed in 2013 allowed private water companies to impose rate hikes on customers […]

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Tarlton Corp. has promoted Josh Narup to senior project manager. Narup has over two decades of expertise in the industry and joined Tarlton as a project engineer in 2016. His work at the firm includes multiple projects at Washington University in St. Louis and the award-winning $46 million core and shell renovation of the former […]

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The ULI St. Louis Real Estate Diversity Initiative (REDI) is now accepting applications for its 2025 program, a two-phase curriculum designed to expand opportunities for women and professionals of color in real estate development. The program runs 14 sessions in total and provides participants with hands-on experience developing a project plan, financial pro forma, and […]

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The Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP) Greater St. Louis Chapter is inviting members and partners to an exclusive hard-hat tour of the new Family Care Health Centers project, currently under construction by Kadean Construction. The tour, set for Wednesday, September 17th, offers participants an inside look at how this project is advancing healthcare access […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Gross Mechanical Contracting (GMC) and Pipe and Duct Systems (PDS), which Gross acquired in January of 2019, were placed under receivership Monday by Judge Brian May in St. Louis County Circuit Court. A suit filed Aug. 29th by Triad Bank alleged that mismanagement of the mechanical contracting firm […]

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