From Mass Transit:  A finalized design concept has been approved for the “Transit Stop Transformation Project” at the 5th and Missouri Transit Center in East St. Louis, Ill. The project – being completed in conjunction with the St. Clair County Transit District, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), AARP in St. Louis and Metro Transit – will […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis developer hopes to build an apartment complex and new hotel next to the casino in St. Charles, expanding on another developer’s pre-pandemic project that didn’t take off. Lux Living is proposing the project on a five-acre site at at 1406 and 1410 S. Fifth St., at the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â The HFW Cos., a growing, St. Louis-based professional services firm targeting the architecture, engineering and construction sector for investments, has expanded with the addition of a Las Vegas-based civil engineering firm. HFW said Wednesday that it has formed a “strategic growth partnership” with Taney Engineering, a civil engineering and land […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: At the height of the pandemic, supply chain disruption slowed some business to a halt, impacting a wide range of technologies and materials, from chip shortages to steel and car even car parts. But while chatter around supply chain shortages has waned, it’s still top of mind for many contractors […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A $25.9 million project to bring 60 new affordable housing units to south St. Louis is moving forward. The city’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority last week approved tax abatement and other provisions for the Marquette Homes project, which includes the rehabilitation of six buildings and the construction of five […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, unions of the St. Louis Building Trades Council and St. Louis Labor Council and Florissant city officials celebrated the groundbreaking of a new state-of the-art archery range overlooking the Missouri River March 23 at Florissant’s Sunset Park. The range is the vision of Allan Bathon, […]
From Construction Dive:Â Â A staggering statistic, one in five U.S. adults experience mental illness annually. In industries like construction, where safety risks are present daily, taking steps to provide resources and support for individuals to take their mental health seriously is critical. As the industry advances physical safety protocols, mental health and wellness are also becoming […]
by Andy Martone, President and CEO, Hesse|Martone Editor’s Note: Construction labor and employment attorney Andy Martone of the firm Hesse|Martone recently provided the board of the St. Louis Construction Cooperative with an update on the impact of legalization of recreational cannabis on the construction workforce. This article is a result of that presentation. On Thursday, […]
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 will be carrying the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular […]
Chesterfield Sports Association (CSA) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the new Chesterfield Sports Complex, the largest indoor volleyball and basketball complex in the region. The state-of-the-art facility, located at 150 N Eatherton Road in the Chesterfield Valley area of St. Louis County, is anticipated to attract an estimated 900,000 visitors […]
Swansea, Ill.-based Holland Construction Services, one of the top construction companies in the St. Louis area, is opening a regional office in Missouri to support the company’s continued state-wide growth and employee recruitment efforts. Offering full-service construction management, general contracting, and design / build services, Holland’s new 6,500 square foot Missouri office is located in […]
St. Louis-based election technology firm, KNOWiNK, known for its flagship product Poll Pad®, is tripling the size of its office in a new headquarters in Creve Coeur, Mo. The new 16,000-square-foot office has debuted with the renovation of the former American Heart Association building at 460 North Lindbergh Boulevard. It is designed to support KNOWiNK’s […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A construction jobs initiative started by developer Clayco in the aftermath of 2015 Ferguson unrest has now expanded with participation from contractors across St. Louis, as the industry looks to boost the number of young and diverse people in construction careers. The nonprofit Construction Career Development Initiative, which was renamed […]
From St. Louis Public Radio:  A $1 million grant from Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Family Fund will enable the St. Louis region’s only emergency shelter for families facing homelessness to make major changes. Gateway 180 received the donation, the largest in its history, in the fall. Executive Director Kathy Connors said she had to read the […]
From KSDK:Â A $44 million redevelopment project of the historic Broadview Hotel broke ground in Downtown East St. Louis on Tuesday. It’s the largest project in the Metro East town since The Casino Queen in 1993. “Even though it’s dreary, the sun is shining,” Mayor Robert Eastern III said. The Broadview Hotel opened in the […]
Gray Design Group, named one of the Top 10 Interior Design Firms by the St. Louis Business Journal, welcomes associate Katie Rammelkamp to their interiors studio. Collaborative and detail-oriented, Katie’s focus as an interior designer is to create a well-balanced, versatile space that considers the overall user experience. She is passionate about interior design’s impact […]
From Construction Equipment Guide: Terramac has expanded its production capacity to deliver an increasing number of machines for the North American and international markets with the unveiling of its new assembly facility located in St. Louis, Mo. “It’s an exciting time for Terramac. We took an existing older, shuttered 100,000 square foot complex located on eight […]
From The Construction Record: It’s Day Two of CONEXPO/CON-AGG, and Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce national managing editor Vince Versace and digital media editor Warren Frey are covering the show and reporting from the floor on what they’ve seen at the biggest construction trade show and conference in North America. On this episode […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Major League Soccer franchise St. Louis City SC in recent months has expanded its real estate holdings in Downtown West, purchasing a pair of buildings just north of its CityPark stadium. The buildings add to City SC’s existing real estate in Downtown West, which already includes its 22,500-seat stadium, training […]
From The Wall Street Journal: In 2011, I was in the psychiatric hospital because I’d tried to kill myself for the third time that dark year. I wouldn’t be released unless my psychiatrist believed I was no longer at risk for “harming myself,” the common euphemism for a suicide attempt. He asked: “You’re having self-destructive […]
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