From St. Louis Business Journal: A new $12 million extended-stay hotel planned at the site of a former office building in Maryland Heights is moving ahead after years of delays. Sina Hospitality plans to redevelop the former Northport office building at 12131 Dorsett Road into a four-story, 115-room Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel, according to […]
From Construction Dive: Construction’s workforce isn’t getting any younger. In 2022, the median age of construction and extraction occupations workers was 41.2, and about 45% of construction workers were 45 and older, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data available. That’s due in part to the aging of the overall population — […]
From STL Magazine: Homes are the second biggest source of carbon emissions in the City of St. Louis, according to an energy audit from 2018. (The biggest source: commercial buildings.) If you want to shrink those emissions, a logical start would be to make homes more energy efficient. Forcing homeowners to make upgrades is…one way. […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: A new family Italian restaurant is coming soon to the heart of Edwardsville with plans by the local owners to offer a fast-paced lunch menu during the day and a sit-down experience with a bar at night. Mio Osteria is under construction at 224 S. Kansas St., approximately a block south […]
From Gensler: Younger workers, particularly Millennials and Gen Z, currently make up more than 59% of the U.S. knowledge workforce. As new generations enter the workplace, it’s important to recognize the unique workstyles and preferences that each generation brings with them. In Gensler’s own workplace research in 2021, we first uncovered a shift as organizations […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, pledged another $3.5 million of federal funding for Cahokia Heights’ faulty sewer system on Friday. The cash from the federal budget will funnel to Cahokia Heights through the Army Corps of Engineers and will help fund an existing project for the city’s main trunk line. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis urban renewal board voted Tuesday to acquire the former headquarters of a company in North City currently owned by Dismas House of St. Louis, in hopes to convert it into a workforce development hub that could support a $55 million advanced manufacturing center planned nearby. After a […]
From Mid Rivers News Magazine: The St. Peters Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a bill to authorize Phase 2 of the Route 370 Interchange Ramp Project at Salt River Road at its meeting on May 11. The bill gives the city permission to enter into a supplemental agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission’s […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: As Boeing prepares to wind down one of its legacy St. Louis-made fighter jet lines, the company is expanding in research and development with a new, 47,500-square-foot facility here that will focus on next-generation military aircraft. The new site will be part of “Phantom Works,” a tight-lipped Boeing unit that carries […]
From West News Magazine: The question that keeps getting asked – What is happening with Chesterfield Mall? – has finally been answered. At the Chesterfield Planning Commission meeting on May 22, representatives from The Staenberg Group (TSG) spoke about the redevelopment proposed for the 96-acre site located on the south side of Interstate 64, east […]
From For Construction Pros: Everything I have learned in my decades-long masonry career is reflected in these eight lessons: Put your culture first, learn from your mistakes, share your knowledge, be confident, believe in the old and new, and always be a neighbor. My father handed me a black trash bag and my career in […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A $37 million program to inject much-needed capital into north city businesses and nonprofits has yet to award a single grant in the year since its launch, despite having over 100 applications. But a legislative fix is on the way, city officials pledged. A new bill introduced at the St. Louis […]
From Mid Rivers News Magazine: Since the introduction of the Prairie Encore project, residents in Dardenne Prairie have grown frustrated with developer KaLeCo’s plans, which include constructing the largest apartment complex in St. Charles County. The development plan has created a need for the passage of two bills that create a joint venture for Dardenne […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A city board took the first step this week toward future redevelopment of an 850-acre area surrounding the site of the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s western campus in north St. Louis, although city officials gave no indication of any specific redevelopments. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, the city’s urban […]
From For Constructions Pros: After a tornado, flood, hurricane or wildfire strikes, construction companies play a critical role in helping communities rebuild. But what if your firm is the victim of a natural disaster? Weather-related delays are estimated to cost the U.S. construction industry $4 billion a year. Here are four steps you can take […]
Fifty-five percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS. Association officials called on state and local leaders […]
USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. J. Emilio Esteban, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator Paul Kiecker, and City of Normandy Mayor Mark Beckmann today celebrated the groundbreaking for the new home of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Midwestern Laboratory in Normandy, Missouri. The state-of-the-art facility will […]
Lanter Delivery Systems has promoted three executives to new senior leadership team positions to better support the nationwide overnight delivery service provider’s continued growth and future expansion plans. Annual revenues at Lanter have increased 420 percent over the past eight years, from $140 million in 2014 to more than $600 million in 2022. Chris […]
From St. Louis Magazine: As you read this, there’s a brick house on Union Boulevard with no lights on. It’s a one-story home with a wide front porch and a sycamore twisting over the backyard. Like many houses in Wells-Goodfellow, it’s officially vacant. This one was purchased decades ago by the Foster family. In 2018, […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Nearly 700,000 people visit Cuivre River State Park here in Lincoln County to enjoy miles of hiking trails, biking trails, horseback riding trails, a swim beach and fishing access. Beginning in July, outdoor enthusiasts will have another reason to visit the park – a new archery range. The project […]
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