From Construction Dive: The Biden administration’s recent changes to the Davis-Bacon Act are the most dramatic in a generation. They restore the Labor Department’s definition of prevailing wage that was used until 1983, thereby increasing construction workers’ pay on federally funded projects. The new rule, which goes into effect Oct. 23, also expands types of […]
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 […]
From NPR: The Mississippi River is a transportation powerhouse — especially for agriculture. Roughly 60% of the U.S. grain exports float down the river by barge, and plenty of soybeans are moved that way. But barges can move a lot of other goods too. “Rubber, scrap metal, resin for polymers like paints, varnishes glues,” said […]
Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis is holding a “Close The Gap” fundraising event from 5:30-7:30 PM Oct. 26 at 130 Edward Jones Drive in Maryland Heights. The purpose of the event is to raise donations of funds, materials, and in-kind services to close the affordability gap for Habitat homebuyers between the cost of construction and […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Federal authorities have subpoenaed a city agency for records related to developers Vic Alston and Sid Chakraverty — the brothers behind Lux Living, STL Citywide and Asprient Properties. The request for records was sent to the St. Louis Development Corporation, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. It’s unclear exactly […]
From Construction Dive: Contractors have a looming problem — most of the industry isn’t prepared for a cyberattack, according to a new survey from Dodge Construction Network and content security and management company Egnyte. Among surveyed AEC firms, 59% say that they have experienced a cybersecurity threat in the last two years, according to a press release. […]
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the oldest, privately held construction firm in the U.S. and a leading national healthcare construction manager, has been selected to lead the design-build team for a new 14-story facility with more than 200 inpatient beds for SSM Health’s Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. The design-build team includes HKS, a […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: SSM Health is building a new pediatric hospital to eventually replace Cardinal Glennon, the hospital system announced on Thursday. The new building, which will be just north of St. Louis University Hospital at Chouteau Avenue and South Grand Boulevard, will house more than 200 beds, said the hospital’s president, Dr. Hossain […]
From KSDK:Â By next spring, some Metro Link riders will have to pay to pass through integrated fair collection gates and fencing to board trains and cameras will capture their every move. The first $6.4 million contract of a $52 million plan to make platforms more secure has been awarded, and construction on four stations […]
A pioneering residential electrical warranty program by the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a total of 22,936 new homes registered in the program. The +5 New Homeowners Electrical Protection Plan provides a quality installation guarantee on new homes wired by Electrical Connection contractors employing members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical […]
CannonDesign is thrilled to welcome Marcus Moomey, AIA, DBIA as the new St. Louis and Denver Business Practice Leader (BPL). Marcus will focus on each office’s financial success, alignment and management of resources, process delivery, and staff growth and development. With over 25 years of experience, Marcus’ diverse design and build career began as a […]
With the topping out of the AC Hotel in Clayton on Sept 26 ,2023, Midas Construction is advancing toward a spring 2024 completion having overcome several challenges. The $50 million project has emerged on an extremely tight urban site in an era marked by ongoing issues with material supply chain costs. When the 11-story, 207-room […]
From NBC News: Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade at their St. Louis housing complex. He also remembers watching men in hazmat suits scurry on the roofs of high-rise buildings as a dense material poured into the air. “I remember the mist,” Phillips, now 73, […]
From Construction Dive: Total construction starts rose 6% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network, buoyed by pickups in the manufacturing and transportation building sectors. The two sectors’ gains help lift starts in the broader nonresidential construction category by 40% and kept the overall index in […]
From Leader Publications: The Jefferson County Council took the next step to replace a long-decaying bridge on Commerce Drive just south of Arnold. The council voted unanimously on Aug. 28 to authorize the County Counselor’s Office to begin eminent domain proceedings against one of the property owners near the bridge, which provides access from the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A division of True Manufacturing Co., the St. Louis-based maker of commercial and residential refrigeration equipment, has opened its first showroom, in New York. True Residential, the company’s luxury American-made home refrigeration brand, opened its new showroom in the Architects & Designers Building at 150 E. 58th St. in New […]
From Construction Dive: Construction association executive Julie Muller had 1-year-old twins when she was transferred from Southern California to Washington state. Around that same time, she met a journeywoman with young children at an industry event and began talking about being a working mother. “This young woman said the only way she could continue to […]
From KSDK:Â Tear down began on a once-popular north St. Louis County landmark. Jamestown Mall has been sitting empty now for nearly a decade along Jamestown Road and Highway 67. Several St. Louis County and state leaders came together at the old Jamestown Mall to mark the start of the demolition on Tuesday. The tear-down […]
This week St. Louis Children’s hospital patients and families appeared in a special video thanking the construction industry for record contributions to the construction industry’s KIDstruction campaign to support the work of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Collectively, $725,000 was raised by 145 participating companies, 41 cornerstone companies and more than 2,600 trades workers and employees. […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum On Oct. 4 from 7:30 to 9:30 AM at The Sheldon Construction Forum will host a networking/panel discussion event titled Development in North St. Louis: How? & Why? Over 200 people have already registered. If you’d like to know more or register to attend, please click here. Our […]
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