From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: State regulators are scrutinizing Brentwood’s cleanup along Deer Creek and the River Des Peres after a bridge demolition in March dumped about 70 cubic yards of construction-grade polystyrene foam into the waters. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources cited Brentwood for violating the Missouri Clean Water Law and expects to issue […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:Â Gary Ferguson was 22 years old when he began working on the Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project in St. Charles County in the early 1990s. What he was exposed to there would change his life forever. On the site of the current Weldon Spring Conservation Area in St. […]
The Kwame Charitable Foundation has awarded $60,000 in higher education scholarships for first-generation college students from proceeds raised at the organization’s 19th Annual golf tournament. The scholarships provide resources for students who otherwise might not graduate from college, due to financial constraints. Kwame Charitable Foundation awards the majority of scholarships to historically black colleges and […]
Last week both chambers of the Missouri Legislature voted with a resounding YES to the House/Senate Budget Conference Committee’s recommendations for Missouri transportation funding. The approved state budget, now on its way to Missouri Governor Parson’s desk for signature, includes $2.8 billion ($1.4 billion in existing state surplus; $1.4 billion in bonding) to rebuild and […]
From The Electrical Worker Online: Young workers are entering a workforce that is still recovering from the pandemic while also dealing with high inflation and rampant income inequality. There is no shortage of economic anxiety. While the circumstances may be new, the core issue — how to get a good-paying job with benefits that will […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A major big-box retailer new to the St. Louis market has proposed its second store in the region, even before the first opens. Meijer, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer that operates supercenter stores carrying general merchandise and groceries, submitted plans to the city of O’Fallon, Illinois, for a new store, […]
From Bloomberg: There are at least a billion parking spaces in the US, an expanse of asphalt that would cover an area twice the size of Connecticut. And yet, finding a good place to park — preferably free, and within a few feet of your destination — can still feel like an impossible quest. Available […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:Â Â An area construction union that went on strike last week says it has reached a tentative deal on a new contract so work can resume at stalled construction sites. Local 513 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, which represents 4,200 heavy equipment operators and technicians in eastern Missouri, said in […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: The number of open jobs in construction dropped by 73,000 to 341,000 in March, the second lowest since mid-2021, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The openings represent jobs for which employers are actively recruiting. That constituted a 17% drop compared to March […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Â Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Friday that three St. Louis-area cities would get nearly $6.6 million in grants from federal money to aid in industrial site development. Awards statewide announced Friday by the governor’s office totaled $75 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, and were part of the fiscal […]
From Progressive Railroading:Â Bi-State Development (BSD), which operates Metro Transit St. Louis, announced the launch of a pilot program with metal detectors being introduced at select MetroLink light-rail stations. Riders will pass through metal detectors rotated throughout selected stations in the city and county of St. Louis in Missouri and St. Clair County in Illinois, […]
From Newswires:Â NorthPoint Development hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, May 3, to unveil the new 725,000 square foot industrial park, Riverport Trade Center. The Class A state-of-the-art industrial park consists of three buildings across nearly 46 acres. The investment into Maryland Heights is estimated to have created 193 construction jobs and is expected to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A Mississippi riverfront park has opened in downtown St. Louis, the first of several waterfront projects planned. After a decade of planning, the $3.7 million Katherine Ward Burg Garden, a riverfront park along the north side of the Eads Bridge near the Gateway Arch grounds, officially opened April 23 with […]
From Southeast Missourian: Drive by the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex nearly any weekend and you’ll find a sea of cars. Inside it’s full of athletes, parents and coaches competing in tournaments or practicing. Everything from cheer camps to volleyball, basketball and soccer tournaments to batting cages for baseball players. And while the weekends are busy, the […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that measures nonresidential building planning, dropped 5.1% in April largely due to slower commercial activity for offices, hotels and retail stores, according to a Dodge Construction Network report. The index, which was still up 11% from a year ago, typically leads actual construction spending by […]
FreightWeekSTL 2023 will be held May 22 through May 26, as the annual week-long freight and logistics expo returns to deliver a variety of discussions with industry experts spotlighting the latest trends, innovations, and key issues impacting global freight movement. Registration is open for all virtual and in-person sessions and events. The 6th annual event […]
The question of who operates evolving technology, including such items as drones, scanners, and AI equipment, as well as who is allowed to operate equipment that has typically been considered as tools of the trade for bricklayers, laborers, carpenters and other trades seem to be the sticking points in the negotiation impasse between the Associated […]
Even before its founding in 1948, Florissant has always been in the blood of Kay-Bee Electric. Co-founder John Kohnen was one of 10 siblings raised on a truck farm during The Great Depression in Florissant, Mo. He served as an air base electrician in Guam just as World War II came to an end. The […]
In alignment with continued growth and expansion of the firm, HDA Architects’ Denver office has added several new projects to its roster in just under nine months. Spearheaded by industry veteran and Principal Angela Feddersen, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, projects range from large multi-family developments to exciting new retail establishments. Highlighting the project roster for […]
McCarthy Holdings, Inc., one of the nation’s largest 100 percent employee-owned construction companies and the nation’s safest commercial builders, is preparing to complete the transition from standard hard hats to helmets for all trade partners on the firm’s construction sites. This comes as an extension to McCarthy’s 2022 transition to helmets for its more than […]
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