HDA Architects, the beverage wholesaler’s choice for facility needs across the U.S., was selected to design L&F Distributors’ new 222,000 square foot distribution center, office and maintenance facility in El Paso, Texas. As the premier Anheuser Busch beer distributor along the Texas and Mexican border, L&F significantly outgrew its existing 40-year-old, 77,000 square foot building in […]
After narrowing from more than 25 nation-wide teams, Boeing has selected the PARIC-led joint venture of PARIC Corp. and Barton Malow for a million-plus square-foot expansion of the company’s Air Dominance production site near St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Construction of the various facilities is expected to employ an estimated 1,200 construction craft workers over […]
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 […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Last Wednesday Michael Kennedy, Sr., founder and CEO of KAI, Inc., told the story of an architectural career and a firm that might not have been, but for determination. During 2023 Construction Inclusion Week local St. Louis industry leaders came together with trade partners, community organizations and companies […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Magic Mini Golf — the long-delayed miniature golf facility from prolific Delmar Loop developer Joe Edwards — is set to open Friday. Located at 6160 Delmar Blvd., Magic Mini Golf has an indoor, 18-hole mini golf course, two lanes of shuffleboard and a 16-foot Ferris wheel acquired from The Muny. […]
From Labor Tribune: By SHERI GASSAWAY About a year and a half ago, Iron Workers Local 396 journeyman Zach Holdman reported to work, filling in for another iron worker who had to take care for some family matters. Had it not been for a savvy co-worker and the proper use of fall arrest equipment, it […]
From FacilitiesNet: By Greg Zimmerman, Senior Contributing Editor When it comes solving the climate crisis, there is no silver bullet. A solution requires an all-hands on deck mentality, and building electrification is one the many increasingly important strategies the buildings industry is deploying to do its part to mitigate climate change. Building electrification means replacing […]
From The St. Louis American: Last week, the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Louis (LCRA) — a development board staffed by the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) — closed on its acquisition of a building and 29 vacant parcels at 3940 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in St. Louis, Mo. […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Total construction starts tumbled 6% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network, due to a widespread drop of activity particularly around mega-projects. The drop pushed overall year-to-date construction starts through September to trail last year’s pace by 3%, according to the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: It’s 2020, and like many others shut inside amid pandemic-related lockdowns, David Hoffmann is binge-watching “Yellowstone,” a neo-Western drama starring Kevin Costner that follows the conflicts along the shared borders of a family-owned cattle ranch, a Native American reservation, Yellowstone National Park and land developers. He thought to himself, “Where […]
From NPR: Electricity production accounts for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency. To reach climate goals that number has to go down, and an update this year from Ameren Missouri details how the electric utility in the St. Louis region plans to transition away from power […]
From West NewsMagazine: Progress 64 West will host its 35th Annual Excellence in Community Development Awards Banquet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield. For nearly 20 years, the civic organization has participated in and promoted projects aimed at advancing economic development along […]
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) today announced that Karen Troxell has joined the transit advocacy organization as Program and Membership Manager. In this capacity, she will be responsible for managing day-to-day programming and membership activities, overseeing social media channels and developing website content. Troxell brings experience in sustainability and advocating for public transit access. For […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum There was a time when giants walked the earth in our industry here. We are losing the last of them, one by one. But the footprints they left remain. Among those giants were Ollie Langhorst, the Carpenters Union leader who believed in and put the clout of his […]
During September’s focus on suicide prevention in the construction industry, Construction Forum videotaped an interview with Dr. John Gaal, director for the MO AFL-CIO’s Missouri Works Initiative’s Worker Wellness Program. What was to be a short video segment morphed into a 45-minute, wide-ranging discussion with Gaal. We decided to edit it into short segments for […]
From Bluebeam: Site logistics planning in construction is a bare-bones process, incorporating the planning details required by the authorities—entrances, exits, tracks for the movement of materials—and little more. When your organization becomes more committed to in-depth site logistics, there’s an opportunity to make jobs run more smoothly. Seizing this untapped advantage is a way to […]
From Construction Business Owner: Millions of miles of pavements are placed or rehabilitated across the globe every year. Nearly 2.8 million lane-miles of pavement are in the U.S. and are a focus in the effort to lower U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), according to a February 2023 study from the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub). […]
From Illinois Business Journal: Lewis and Clark Community College’s Godfrey Campus just became a little more accessible – thanks to the gift of several new picnic tables created by Building Futures YouthBuild AmeriCorps students. YouthBuild donated the handmade wheelchair-accessible picnic tables, as well as benches and a brand-new coffee cart for College for Life’s (CFL) […]
From Building Design + Construction: By Scott Martin Recently, I was asked to present to a group of aspiring engineers at the Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students. More experienced engineers in the AEC industry may […]
From West Newsmagazine: City staff in Chesterfield are looking to disband the Chesterfield Historic and Landmark Preservation Committee (CHLCP). In lieu of its current form, CHLPC would be disbanded, and its regulatory activities would be assumed by the Architectural Review Board (ARB) and Planning Commission. Other activities such as education and promotion would be taken […]
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