From Contractor Magazine: On April 28, President Biden proclaimed May 2023 as National Building Safety Month in the US and its territories, encouraging citizens, government agencies, businesses, non-profits, and other interested groups to join in activities that highlight building safety. Every May, the International Code Council observes Building Safety Month to raise awareness among individuals, families, and […]
From Building Design+Construction:Â Artificial intelligence is causing a stir in most industries, and construction is no different. Using smartphones or pole-mounted cameras, a computer application can acquire important information from videos or images, and complete a task based on the information garnered. This technological solution is called computer vision. Whether a teenager applies filters on […]
From Builder: When you walk into The National in downtown Dallas, there’s a greeting table for an upstairs restaurant that offers guests a glass of champagne to prep them for their 40-story ride to dinner. Keep walking, and you’re in the lobby of a luxury hotel. Jump in the elevators and head up a few […]
From Area Development:Â The passage of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) bolstered an unprecedented opportunity for states and cities to invest in sustainable infrastructure that was introduced in the 2021 $2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Both acts, along with a new crop of related programs, include provisions to expand the […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The mayors of Cahokia Heights and East St. Louis have submitted a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, asking for help to get funding to repair a drainage ditch that has a pivotal role in the cities’ long-standing flooding. The Harding Ditch, which runs from Madison County through many […]
From The Fabricator:  It’s a black art. I used to hear that a lot on fab shop tours—code for something that took years to learn and only the talented few truly mastered. Why, exactly? Sometimes it had to do with the nature of the skill and the worker’s tactile and visual experience welding a workpiece. If […]
From Contractor Magazine:Â The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections. The emphasis program will focus on reducing fall-related injuries and […]
From Forbes Advisor: Choosing a career path can be daunting, especially when you factor in the cost of education. But you don’t always need to invest several years and thousands of dollars in a degree to secure a stable job. Skilled trades can make for stable, lucrative careers and often do not require a college […]
From Labor Tribune: Construction safety is a top priority for most building contractors, and that is especially true for projects completed by qualified union members. “Contractors and unions want their employees and workers to be able to go home safely to their families,” Donna Richter, chief executive officer of the Southern Illinois Builders Association, said […]
From Gateway Arch Park:Â The Old Courthouse in Downtown St. Louis, part of Gateway Arch National Park, was built between 1839 and 1862. Some of the most pivotal court cases in American history were heard inside its courtrooms. It is where Dred and Harriet Scott sued for freedom, Virginia Minor fought for her right as […]
From Environmental Factor:Â A recent webinar series hosted by an NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) grantee focused on women in construction trades, highlighting hiring trends, barriers in retention, and future strategies for them to build careers and thrive. The Women in Construction webinar series, held Feb. 9 and March 8 and hosted by The Center […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A St. Louis firm is proposing a massive redevelopment of an aging shopping plaza in Creve Coeur it says would create a new “town center” at Olive Boulevard and Interstate 270. Green Street Real Estate Ventures plans a new apartment complex, hotel, retail space and a pedestrian plaza on a […]
From Labor Tribune:Â Matt Johnson, a Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 journeyman, has turned his dream of owning his own business into a reality. Johnson, a service fitter, recently opened Johnson Mechanical, a Local 562 signatory contractor near Fort Leonard Wood. The company offers service fitting to commercial and industrial businesses. GREAT PAY, OUTSTANDNG BENEFITS […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:Â As Mayor Tishaura O. Jones was extoling the progress of the city she leads, I was experiencing it at a restaurant with some new friends. It was Tuesday night, and my wife and I were sitting at The Pitch Athletic Club & Tavern, the new soccer-themed restaurant at Union Station. […]
From The Wall Street Journal: In “The Wealth of Nations,” the founding text of free-market economics, Adam Smith took it for granted that workers should be paid enough to cover the living costs of themselves and their dependents. “A man must always live by his work, and his wages must at least be sufficient to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Missouri’s largest homebuilder and one of the largest St. Louis mortgage lenders have joined forces to form a new mortgage company. McBride Homes and Golden Oak Lending have created a joint venture called HomeKey Mortgage LLC that will lend to buyers of new construction houses, and will also refinance mortgages […]
From KMOV: For people who live, work and drive through Brentwood, there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to construction, but MoDOT’s work will continue westward down Manchester Road. “It’s just been a lot, a lot to deal with, and it feels like it’s never-ending,” said Emily Cronin, a […]
The $47 million Residence Inn by Marriott is now open and is the first new hotel to debut in Clayton, Mo. in 30 years. The 12-story, 170-room upscale extended stay hotel was launched during the pandemic – one of the most challenging times for the hospitality industry. Midas Enterprises, along with its financing partners, deployed […]
CannonDesign is proud to share Interior Design magazine’s 2023 Top 100 Giants list includes CannonDesign at #7 overall and as the #1 design firm in both the health and education market sectors. Interior Design’s annual list is one of the most anticipated and revered in the design industry. It seeks to identify the most impactful […]
Kwame Building Group (KWAME) has completed construction of a $3.1 million, 0.53-mile segment of Great Rivers Greenway’s St. Vincent Greenway, from Trojan Park to Robert L. Powell Place in Wellston, MO. Work included demolishing existing sidewalks along the route and replacing them with a 10-foot-wide, multi-use paved path. A small pocket park, including a raised […]
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