From BigRentz: Given that falls are a common cause of workplace injuries and deaths, the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has detailed fall protection requirements to protect workers. These requirements are complex and depend on the industry and specific workplace situation. Here are the heights fall protection is commonly […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Bank of Belleville has completed a $7 million expansion by adding locations it owns in Madison, Monroe and Clinton counties, and also has named a new chief lending officer. Bank officials decided in 2018 to move into the three counties adjacent to St. Clair County, said CEO and President Ron […]
The Concrete Council Membership Scholarship (CCMS) Fund will award $2,000 in college scholarship assistance. The Concrete Council board members will review all applications and determine scholarship recipients. Identity of the applicant will be concealed, using only the “Financial Information” form and the personal essay in order to select the scholarship recipients. To be eligible for […]
From Geo Week News: Studies produced in academic journals on construction and engineering dating back to 1994 and even earlier emphasize the importance of integrating construction projects to improve design, communication, and project outcomes. That said, construction, an industry historically slow-to-digitize, is only more recently becoming disrupted by technology and for good reason – despite […]
From KSDK: The former Jamestown Mall in Florissant finally has a demolition date after sitting empty for nearly 10 years. The Florissant community and public officials will mark the start of demolition with a 10 a.m. ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 26. The mall, a 1.2 million-square-foot structure, first opened in 1973 and shut down in 2014. […]
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 ConstructionDive: Construction input prices ticked up 1.5% in August, the first increase in six months, due to a surge in energy costs, according to a new Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data released Thursday. Overall construction costs remain 0.2% lower than a year ago, while nonresidential […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Construction of a new military staging facility in north St. Louis County could begin in April after state lawmakers approved $20 million to help finance the project. The Bellefontaine Neighbors Readiness Center, to be built near the intersection of Interstate 270 and Missouri Route 367, will help the Missouri National Guard […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: The backers of the development at 400 N. Main St. will have a lot to be thankful for if the City Council votes to approve a business district zone for the site two days before Thanksgiving. Tuesday, the council voted 6-0 to approve the blight resolution analysis and development plan and […]
From BigRentz: Construction documents (CDs) are a detailed set of documents that include the final specifications, materials, and other details required for managing a building project. They are created during the third phase in the architectural design process, which takes place after design development but before bidding. Typically drawn up by architects and engineers, CD […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The St. Louis County Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to approve $155 million in tax incentives for Boeing Co.’s proposed $1.8 billion development near St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The deal gives the aerospace company a 50% cut in real estate and personal property taxes over the next 10 years. […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The International Institute of St. Louis is launching an effort to attract 3,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to work in the region by the end of the year. The Biden administration is allowing immigrants from those countries to enter the U.S. through a program for up to two years […]
From St. Louis Magazine: Longtime fans of Parker’s Table (7118 Oakland) will soon have a new place to sit and stay awhile: The Yale Bar (7120 Oakland), a 30-seat wine bar slated to open next spring adjacent to the wine, beer, spirits, cheese, and gourmet food shop. “I’ve always liked the idea of creating a […]
A new St. Louis nonprofit organization has been launched by Summit Real Estate Group to help other area nonprofits develop effective solutions to their changing commercial real estate needs. Mission Realty Advisors provides commercial real estate consulting and development services at competitive rates to help nonprofits meet their evolving real estate needs while devoting less […]
Kwame Building Group has added three new members to its team including Kodey Lane-Norful and Likitha Kaki as Project Engineers and Diamond Spence as Project Administrator. As Project Engineers, Kodey Lane-Norful and Likitha Kaki are responsible for assisting project managers with quality control, project budgets and cost reports, reviewing and coordinating submittals and RFIs, subcontractor […]
Millstone Weber LLC has been awarded the contract for the first construction package in Metro Transit’s $52-million project to install security gates and fencing at MetroLink platforms on the 46-mile light rail system. The $6.4 million contract with Millstone Weber focuses on four MetroLink stations in St. Clair County: the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Station, College […]
As the sun rose on the Autumn Equinox Saturday (Sept. 23), McCarthy crews had already been onsite for hours at new BJC Kingshighway South patient tower. They were making final preparations to move a 181-foot-long, 91-ton pedestrian bridge into place. Barnes-Jewish Plaza had been shut down and the Budrovich-provided crane had been set up on […]
From KSDK: A village of tiny homes that provide temporary living space for the homeless in St. Louis has expanded. The City announced the expansion this week using $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to double the number of Tiny Homes Transitional Housing at Jefferson Spaces near Downtown St. Louis. Brenda Coffman, a […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A big-box store in St. Louis County is being torn down after sitting vacant for nearly six years. Demolition of the former Kmart at 3901 Lemay Ferry Road in south St. Louis County began Wednesday. The store, which anchored the South County Plaza shopping center near the intersection of Lemay […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The first phase of a $20 million redevelopment of a long-vacant shopping plaza into a community economic hub opened Thursday. The new R&R Marketplace is meant to empower the north St. Louis County regional community and meet their economic development needs, said Beverly Jenkins, president and CEO of the nonprofit […]
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