From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Missouri Department of Transportation will brief the public Wednesday on a two-year project to upgrade Manchester Road between Interstate 270 and Highway 141. The “open house”-style session will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Des Peres Lodge, 1050 Des Peres Road. MoDOT engineers will be on hand to […]
From Construction Dive: Nonresidential spending totaled $898.4 billion in October on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, a decrease of 0.3%, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis. The drop in nonresidential spending follows ABC’s backlog report in October that also indicated weakness in the nonresidential construction sector. The analysis suggests slower nonresidential construction activity, […]
From Construction Dive: Struck-by hazards kill. Transportation incidents were the second leading cause of death in construction and contact with objects or equipment the fourth from 2018 to 2020, according to the Center for Construction Research and Training. Those deaths happen despite the well-known dangers of struck-bys — which OSHA describes as an injury or death produced by […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Between April 29 and July 5, 2019, St. Charles County was inundated by floodwater. Approximately 90,000 acres across the county and hundreds of residents were affected. To aid those residents, the county was offered a grant agreement by the Missouri Department of Economic Development under its federal disaster action plan. But […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Drivers on Interstate 70 at Cave Springs may experience temporary delays overnight Wednesday, Dec. 7 and Thursday, Dec. 8. Crews will be placing girders over I-70 from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Motorists can expect a two-lane closure approaching the bridge construction and then 15-minute intermittent full closures of the interstate […]
From West Magazine: At the Nov. 21 City Council meeting, the city of Chesterfield approved its 2023 budget, includes a merit pool increase for non-FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) employees of 8%. According to current policy, the pay plan adjusts annually in accordance with the consumer price index (CPI) for the 12 months ending in June. […]
From City Scene STL: The $1.2 billion Gateway South development, which was initially unveiled in August, is inching ahead with a tax abatement request. Good Developments Group (GDG) went before the LCRA Board today (November 15th) regarding a request for a tax abatement. According to the SLDC, the proposed tax abatement is for a period of […]
From West Magazine: A boundary adjustment on the 10.9-acre site in Valley Village located on the northeast side of Chesterfield Airport Road would provide the Chesterfield Hockey Association (CHA) additional parking space. The property was zoned in 1997 and since then, the Comfort Inn & Suites has been the only development on the site. Around 2008, […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Life Sciences and Student Services Renovations Complete The Grand Openings and Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies for the Life Sciences and Student Services areas were held Oct. 14 at St. Charles Community College. The renovations were made possible thanks to voters of Proposition Community College (Prop CC) in 2020. Fall 2022 classes are […]
From City Scene STL: (Nov. 16) Yesterday marked a historic milestone for CityPark, formerly known as Centene Stadium, in Downtown West – it opened its doors to soccer fans ushering in a new era for the surrounding neighborhood. After over two years of construction, and years of anticipation, St. Louis City SC put on quite […]
Taylor Fischer has been named director of project management for Negwer Door Systems. Fischer has been with Negwer for six years and has served as NDS’s operations assistant, project coordinator, and systems manager. In “Taylor has demonstrated a great understanding of our business and has embodied our core values of being service oriented, results driven, […]
From Illinois Business Journal: Tracy Butler has announced her recent resignation and pending Dec. 23, 2022 departure from the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association, where she has served for the past 13 years as its Executive Officer. Jared Stremming will be stepping into the role of Interim Executive Officer, having been a part of […]
From West Magazine:Back at its Feb. 11, 2019, Board of Aldermen meeting, Ballwin revealed an in-depth Parks Master Plan. Top priorities for Holloway Park included the addition of pickleball courts and an updated playground. The specifics of the latter two are coming into reality, based on the board’s Sept. 12, 2022, meeting. Other Holloway Park […]
Greg Clark, creative services manager at Tarlton Corp., a leading St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, has earned the designation of Certified Professional Services Marketer. As a CPSM, he joins a growing number of professionals nationwide to be certified by the Society for Marketing Professional Services, which advocates for, educates and connects leaders […]
Denise Korte has joined St. Louis-based general contractor, Knoebel Construction, as Director of Human Resources. In this role, Korte works closely with the entire Knoebel team to create a positive, efficient work environment with an emphasis on fostering professional development and growth. To help the firm achieve its overall goals and objectives, she develops and […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Members of a board that oversees the Dome at America’s Center gave their unanimous approval Wednesday to the division of a $519 million settlement over the departure of the St. Louis Rams. It’s a move that primarily places the ball in the court of elected officials on how to spend […]
The National Park Service (NPS) and Gateway Arch Park Foundation are one step closer to kicking off the $24.5 million renovation of the Old Courthouse at Gateway Arch National Park. In recent days, the NPS selected St. Louis-based Tarlton Corporation to lead the renovation, which focuses on increasing accessibility for all visitors, structural improvements to […]
IMPACT Strategies has completed work as Construction Manager on renovations for a new medical marijuana dispensary for Proper Cannabis. The project converted a former Bank of America building in Bridgeton, MO to a new, 2,500 square foot retail location. The new space features design details in a modern apothecary feel, with high end millwork finishes, […]
Greater St. Louis, Inc. – the alliance of St. Louis’ civic-minded business community focused on growing the metro and expanding opportunity for all – announced today that it has signed a 10-year lease on new headquarters space in Downtown’s One Metropolitan Square Building. “Strengthening Downtown as the heart of our metro is one of our […]
St. Louis-based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers was recently honored with the 2022 Outstanding Emerging Professional (EP) Friendly Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Central States Region (CSR). Comprised of AIA chapters from Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, AIA CSR annually recognizes architecture firms that display an outstanding […]
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