From St. Louis Public Radio:Â The city of Manchester, Missouri hopes the upcoming Nov. 7 special municipal election will mean a population boost of more than 30%. Residents of the town in west St. Louis County, along with about 6,500 people in neighboring unincorporated territory, will vote on an annexation proposal. If a majority of […]
From CNBC: Driving is changing. Today, hybrids and pure electric vehicles are a common sight around the world, and the overall size and heft of cars — whether they’re fully electric or use internal combustion engines — is increasing. From the accessibility of EV charging points to noise levels, new designs and technologies have already […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A California-based tool retailer with a national footprint has a new store under construction at a shopping center in south St. Louis County, converting a former restaurant space that’s been vacant for more than five years. Harbor Freight Tools will open its 11th St. Louis-area store at 7597 S. Lindbergh […]
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, has promoted Ryan Schaal to senior project manager. Schaal, who has 18 years of experience in the construction industry, joined Tarlton in 2014 as an assistant superintendent. He most recently served as project manager, supporting project directors and collaborating with owners, architects, engineers and […]
Landco Construction is pleased to welcome Shaughn Croyle, project manager, and Kendra Jones, project engineer, to the firm. Shaughn Croyle is a seasoned professional with 28 years of industry experience and proven experience in cross functional project management. He specializes in the healthcare, laboratory, corporate and industrial markets with projects up to $15 million. Shaughn […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Back in 2006 the Construction Industry Institute published a report ominously titled, Front End Planning: Break The Rules, Pay The Price. That report, which called for collaboration on all levels of the project team, was compiled and written in the Stone Age of the technology that exists in […]
From Lincoln News Now: With walls going up on Highway H for the new temporary homeless shelter, organizers are now looking at the next logical step: permanent housing for those same people. Chris Schieffer, president of the Bridges of Hope board, updated Troy’s Board of Aldermen regarding the ongoing construction of the new shelter, which […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A city board has added another delay to a developer’s plan to turn a vacant public school into a mixed-income apartment building, the latest setback for a project that has already been stymied for months by a small group of vocal neighbors. The St. Louis Board of Adjustment punted for another […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â New Frontier Bank plans to break ground Oct. 9 on its third location, a new branch in Lake Saint Louis which reflects customer demand in western St. Charles County, the bank’s president and CEO said. The 24-year-old bank declined to disclose the cost of building the branch, which will be […]
From West News Magazine:Â Ameren has proposed placing a 199-foot telecommunications tower and enclosed equipment area on the south side of St. Albans Road (State Route T), west of its intersection with Hwy. 100. To that end, Ameren is seeking a conditional use permit (CUP) to construct a private LTE network on the 14.68-acre site […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A judge on Monday allowed The Staenberg Group to enter a legal dispute the developer says will determine whether its massive $2 billion redevelopment of the Chesterfield Mall into “Downtown Chesterfield” will be successful. Department store Dillard’s in December asked the St. Louis County Circuit Court to overturn public subsidies […]
From NPR:Â The Fields Foods grocery store chain in the St. Louis region unraveled this year as locations closed and its owner sought to sell the company. The chain is being sued for late taxes and unpaid rent, and all five of its locations remain closed. Fields Foods started with the goal to bring grocery […]
From CityScene STL:Â Despite increased interest rates, and a difficult development environment overall, Clayton’s boom continues with a proposal from Kansas City-based Revive Capital Development. This time, the attention, returns to the former 7-Up HQ at 111-121 South Meramec Avenue. 3 years ago, KDG (now known as Keeley Properties), proposed demolishing the 7-Up HQ and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The McGowan brothers want to continue selling their downtown St. Louis properties, having this time put up for grabs the Jefferson Arms parking garage. Over the past two years, the family-owned development firm, McGowan Brothers Development, has sold most of its residential holdings along Washington Avenue, where the brothers’ initial […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened applications for a new $7.5 billion low-cost loan program that will help finance $15 billion worth of dam safety projects, the agency announced last month. The money is authorized through the Corps’ 2014 Water Infrastructure Financing Program. The loans are available for […]
In the era of the “electrification of everything,” the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection partnership is providing critical support to a pioneering construction pre-apprenticeship program at St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School in St. Louis. Kelly Stokes, instructor, IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center Missouri Works Initiative will use a $30,000 Electrical Connection donation to expand its […]
St. Louis CNR magazine, which has covered the St. Louis construction industry since 1969, has been sold. The sale is planned to close on Nov. 1. The purchaser is Kerry Smith, owner of Informationworks, who is based in Indianapolis. Smith has been editor of CNR since 2015, working as a contractor to current publisher Michael […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:Â An aging emergency services building will require more than $1 million in repairs and upgrades, Shrewsbury aldermen learned on Tuesday. Meeting in a regular monthly work session, the Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen heard a summary report from St. Louis-based architecture and engineering firm JEMA. Representatives from the contractor presented highlights of its […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:Â Backers of a proposed annexation plan in Manchester find themselves at odds with St. Louis County as both groups plan October forums to educate residents ahead of the November ballot. Local voters have only a few more weeks to weigh the pros and cons of the annexation plan advanced by the city […]
From The Intelligencer:Â The major renovations and rebuilding at Lincoln Middle School are progressing both on schedule and under budget, according to Edwardsville school District 7 officials. Each month on the District 7 website, architect Alex Metzger offers “Construction Update with Alex the Architect,” and the Oct. 3 segment reports that major milestones have been […]
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