From St. Louis Public Radio: The Missouri House gave first-round approval Tuesday to an $860 million plan to widen parts of Interstate 70 while a Senate proposal would spend nearly $3 billion to expand the entire road. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough presented the much larger road improvement plan Tuesday. “The intent is to […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis County’s ongoing budget woes have caused it to cancel nearly $27 million worth of road projects planned for the next five years. County Executive Sam Page, at a news conference Wednesday, highlighted six major projects now underway or slated to start. But he also warned residents that the county […]
From KSDK: On Tuesday, the St. Charles County Highway Department released a series of road construction projects slated to start soon that would improve nearby road conditions. According to a press release from Mary Enger, communications director with St. Charles County, the projects will improve “traffic flow, reduce congestion, and safety at two-high volume intersections.” […]
From STL Partnership: The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership) joined local officials, community leaders, and partners for the Wellington Family Homes groundbreaking ceremony in Wellston, Missouri. Wellston Community Empowerment Corporation and Housing Authority of St. Louis County partnered with Knight Development to demolish 15 units and develop 186 new housing units for the Wellington Family […]
From RiverBender: PJ Jun of Jun Properties, LLC raised concerns about groundwater and soil contamination that was discovered during a Phase 2 environmental inspection of the future development site of a BJC Outpatient Center parking lot at the corner of Godfrey Road and Celesta Street. He spoke during the public comment portion of the April […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: It would cost $157.5 billion to rehabilitate the nation’s 88,616 deficient non-federal dams, per a report released by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials this month — a sum that dwarfs the amount of federal assistance available to do so. The price tag to remediate just the most critical […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Sauce on the Side, a fast-casual concept that specializes in calzones and salads, continues its expansion in St. Louis and beyond with its first restaurant in Illinois. Company officials said last week that Sauce on the Side will open its newest location later this year in Edwardsville. Sauce on the […]
From The Bluebeam Blog: Chloe Gharios has a message for women in construction: you belong. And she is fearless in being authentic as an engineer by showing through social media how others can be, too. Chloe Gharios loves pink. Her workspace is covered with it. She dons its different hues often, especially in the videos […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The former Bissinger’s headquarters and event space is for sale, as the event business that occupied the space, called the Caramel Room, appears to have closed. The 226,000-square-foot property, located at 1600 N. Broadway, was purchased by Bissinger’s in 2013 for $4 million. The company spent $11 million to renovate […]
Cohen Woodworking, announces it is launching a new brand identity to focus on the company’s innovation in woodworking design with dynamic plans for future growth. Cohen has created a new logo, a new mark, and has redesigned its website. Created by graphic designer Rachel Cohen, the logo boldly accentuates the name “Cohen”, a brand well-known […]
Opportunities abound in the construction industry for well-paying careers with benefits – a fact that Alberici Constructors and Hillsdale Fabricators impressed upon more than 100 St. Louis area high school students and educators. On April 7, 2023, they gathered at Hillsdale Fabricators at 2150 Kienlen Ave. in North St. Louis to get hands-on experience in welding, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer hopes to build a second hotel next to his existing hospitality property in south St. Louis County, next to the site of a soon-to-open Bass Pro Shops location. Developer H.R. Sheevam of Brentwood Hotels, which in December 2021 opened a newly built 78-room Comfort Suites hotel that replaced […]
From Gensler: Affordable housing in the United States has long been constructed utilizing lowest-cost materials and methods, resulting in low density, mid-quality, and short-lived buildings. Traditionally, wood framed construction is the lowest cost, accommodating clients with smaller budgets, and making it an easy choice for maximizing return. However, affordable wood frame construction has structural limitations, […]
From The Telegraph: A public hearing has been tentatively set for 6:30 p.m. May 16 on the pending Park North development on Edwardsville’s eastern edge. The endeavor includes a planned golf facility with an 18-hole putting course, an upscale restaurant and a sports bar on a 94-acre development at the southwest corner of Illinois 143 […]
From The Intelligencer: Construction started March 17 on a 10-foot-wide shared-use path that will run down the west side of Plum Street and is expected to cost nearly half a million dollars. Built in two phases and funded by three different grants, the trail will begin with a 1,100-foot segment that links West Magnolia Street […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Construction input prices, or how much it costs to build a given project, fell for the first time in more than 18 months on a year-over-year basis, but were still 39% higher than February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic sent supply chains reeling. Both overall construction prices and nonresidential costs […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer wants to build hundreds of luxury apartments in Maryland Heights, in a $54 million mixed-use development that would come at a site originally targeted for office buildings. Mills Properties, based in Brentwood and led by founder and Chairman Bruce Mills and President and CEO Kirk Mills, is behind […]
From Construction Dive: Signs point to decreased construction activity in coming months as financing costs for many developers have become prohibitively high, sources told Construction Dive. For example, increased interest rates are making construction projects more risky and less profitable, said Nicolas McNamara, director of project management at CBRE, a Dallas-based commercial real estate services […]
From Gensler: The post-pandemic world has given rise to an expanded list of expectations from urban environments. Single-purpose, single-use buildings or districts are no longer sufficient to cater to the varied needs of contemporary audiences. People crave in-person experiences, but they require destinations that deliver meaningful encounters to make the hassle of dressing up, commuting, […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Construction Forum’s 10th Anniversary award program will focus on organizations which have shown consistent effort and innovation focused on systems change for inclusive, robust employment and economic growth in the St. Louis Region. The unique, anniversary-year presentations have been named “The Future Is Now Awards”. For […]
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