From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A north St. Louis property targeted for conversion to a workforce development hub will require round-the-clock security during construction and potentially longer, according to city documents. The vacant former Killark Electric manufacturing facility, at 3940 Martin Luther King Drive in the Vandeventer neighborhood, was purchased in October by the St. […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: The officers of the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council were sworn in amid holiday cheer at the annual gathering on Dec. 19. The council’s attorney, Brad Badgeley, swore in the officers who were re-elected to a three-year term at the regular delegate meeting in November, including council president Scot […]
From Gensler:Â The design of buildings for sciences R&D is more rigorous than ever, amplified in recent years as the biotech industry has migrated to amenitized urban locations. In the competition for talent, many research-focused tenants are gravitating toward neighborhood amenities that were not possible in the previous generation of suburban research campuses. With the […]
St. Louis Business Journal:Â A recently completed apartment complex in St. Charles County has sold for more than $30 million. The Solstice, a 156-unit apartment complex in Lake Saint Louis, was sold Oct. 25 by Chesterfield-based developer Mia Rose Holdings to Minneapolis-based Timberland Partners for $30.88 million, a spokeswoman for Mia Rose Holdings said. The […]
From West Newsmagazine: Wildwood residents are apprehensive about the prospect of a residential development they thought had been put to rest surfacing again. TB Realty and Development and Benton Homebuilders are appealing their request for a rezoning of an approximately 6-acre tract in Wildwood’s Town Center. Lattitude N38 would consist of 57 rental homes at […]
From Labor Tribune: The State of Missouri has adopted CWA Labor standards for the state’s $1.7 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to expand high-speed internet access to underserved communities, the Communications Workers of America District 6 announced. The BEAD program was established by President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Under […]
St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis’ downtown is constantly changing, and so are the projects planned there. There are $3.8 billion in projects proposed, in planning or under construction in the 2.91 square miles that encompass the downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods, according to data gathered by the Business Journal for its annual list of […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â Over the course of a day, St. Charles brothers Nate and Jeff Droste are historians, detectives and building contractors. They conduct research at the St. Charles County Historical Society, where they dig through old photographs, newspaper clippings and the occasional artist rendering of a historic building in its prime. They brush […]
From The Intelligencer:Â Jerry Thomas wants to make sure his neighbors in the Timberwolfe Subdivision are aware of planned changes sought by Plocher Construction, developer of Meridian Plaza, just north of the subdivision. Plocher representatives are set to attend the Village of Glen Carbon’s planning and zoning commission meeting Tuesday to request an amendment or […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Clayton School District leaders say they won’t back off plans to buy the multimillion-dollar headquarters of footwear company Caleres despite growing opposition from some residents and interest from retail developers. The school district will provide more details about the Empowerment Campus Project at the 9-acre site on 8300 Maryland Avenue, including […]
On behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF), 2024 HBA President Jason Hughes (T.R. Hughes Homes) (left) presented a $15,000 donation to DOORWAYS’ director of development Jim Timmerberg. The donation will be used to replace buckled and cracked flooring in one of DOORWAYS’ permanent housing buildings that has 20 units and houses 24 residents […]
Effective January 1, 2024, Jeff Limbaugh, Limbaugh Construction Co., Inc., Granite City, Illinois was re-elected as President of the Southern Illinois Builders Association. Other officers for 2024 are: First Vice President – Scott Plocher, Plocher Construction Company, Inc., Highland, Illinois; Second Vice President – Richard Boyer, Boyer Fire Protection, St. Louis, Missouri; and Secretary/Treasurer – […]
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) – Midwest Council will host its 22nd annual Meet the General Contractors Expo on January 31, 2024 at the St. Charles Convention Center. The yearly event gives area subcontractors and construction professionals the opportunity for valuable networking time with many of St. Louis’ top general contractors. The expo provides an […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â University City could soon approve the first major construction project in the Delmar Loop since the Covid-19 pandemic. St. Louis-based apartment developer Subtext plans a mixed-use development with 329 apartments and 8,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space in the Delmar Loop, and the city council could potentially grant […]
From West Newsmagazine: Ballas Road is the lengthiest continuous road in the city of Creve Coeur, stretching from Craig Road in the north roughly down to Conway in the south. It’s also one of the most important and highly traveled roads as is it home to the city’s police and government centers as well as […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Allrise Elevator Co., a St. Charles-based elevator services business, has been sold to a growing Michigan company. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Elevator Service LLC (ESI) has acquired Allrise, which will continue to operate under its same branding, officials said this week. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Under its new ownership, […]
From Contractors Compass:Â The Key to Executing Strategic Plans In the dynamic and ever-evolving business landscape, organizations face the constant challenge of translating strategic visions into actionable plans. The success of any business hinges on its ability to align its operations, resources, and people with overarching strategic goals. This alignment is either enabled or hindered […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A crumbling downtown parking garage owned by a city board and partially leased by one of St. Louis’ largest companies could receive nearly $2 million in structural repairs. Waterproofing company Western Specialty Contractors could be hired to shore up the 1,500-space parking garage at 400 N. Sixth St., near The […]
From West Newsmagazine: The city of Chesterfield is once again taking steps to preserve its ability to annex Clarkson Valley should the desire or need to do so arise in the next five years. Clarkson Valley consists of an area of about 2.7 square miles and immediately adjoins a portion of Chesterfield’s southern boundary. Chesterfield […]
From Area Development: Brownfield sites are often associated with contamination and environmental hazards. Whether real or perceived, contamination may require costly cleanup efforts to make them viable for redevelopment. The level of contamination may vary depending on its previous use. “Old housing development, a commercial dry cleaner, railroad lines, kerosene soaked pilons on docks/piers, industrial […]
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