From Construction Dive:Â Plan for market conditions to get worse before they get better. Despite battling supply chain issues since late 2020, the construction industry will see continued material price escalation over the next couple of years, according to industry sources. The forecast for year-over-year price escalation in 2022 remains between 9% to 12%, said Michael […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:Â Even with the colder temperatures and a dusting of snow, construction continues in Glen Carbon. Work continues unabated at Orchard Town Center, Meridian Plaza and at Magnolia Commons.Orchard Town Center’s first tenant to likely open will be the Chick-fil-A restaurant on the Troy Road side of the development, across from the Steak […]
From Construction Dive: Whether it’s a cry of frustration or an angry complaint, the phrase “people don’t want to work anymore” seems to have permeated social media as businesses of all types and sizes lament the great resignation. Construction is no stranger to labor shortages. Over several decades, funding that advocates for higher education as the […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A local developer is seeking approval to demolish a former Wells Fargo office in Midtown to make way for two hotels. 2601 Market Hotel Investors LLC — an entity affiliated with St. Louis-based Green Street Real Estate Ventures — is scheduled to go before the St. Louis Preservation Board on Dec. […]
From Construction Dive: It looks like all the talk of recession is finally being reflected on architects’ planning boards. After 20 months of positive growth, the Architecture Billings Index faltered significantly in October, posting a score of 47.7, its first fall since January 2021, according to a release from the American Institute of Architects. Any number below […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer’s plan to build apartments at a high-profile intersection has been rejected by city of St. Louis staff. St. Louis-based developer Lux Living last year pitched a seven-story mixed-use apartment building at the intersection of Kingshighway and Highway 40. Lux’s plan for 1070-1092 S. Kingshighway Blvd., which is owned by Lux-affiliated entities, […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:Â Local apartment developer Lux Living is petitioning to have a city board overturn a decision that has kept the company from moving forward with a new project on South Kingshighway near Highway 40 (Interstate 64). Lux Living wants the St. Louis Preservation Board to reverse a decision by the Cultural Resources […]
From KMOV4: A billion-dollar development project is promising to transform downtown St. Louis, the Mississippi riverfront, and the global construction industry. In an exclusive story with News 4, the development group shared new details, including what companies are expanding to St. Louis to be a part of the project. “Right now, it’s a desolate, vacant area. […]
Ron Unterreiner, founder of PEOPLE of Construction received a lifetime achievement award from MOKAN St. Louis Contractors Assistance Center at that organization’s 48th anniversary celebration and awards dinner on Nov. 18. MOKAN provides training for minority and women preapprentices and business services for M/WBE contractors. Unterreiner founded PEOPLE of Construction in 2014 with the objective […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Since the middle of 2021 Construction Forum has been working on a programming series “Building Tomorrow’s Construction Workforce: Six Steps to Inclusive Employment.” The thesis of the series is that in order to effect truly inclusive employment and economic growth we need basic changes in our Region’s systems. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â Dan Buck envisioned baseball fields and volleyball courts where weeds and dilapidated concrete stand now. A giant sports complex, with entertainment, restaurants and retail, would have drawn thousands of youth athletes and their families to the site of the former Mills Mall, he argued. Buck still envisions a sports complex. But […]
The PURE Springdale multi-family community in the Northwest Arkansas city of Springdale is now complete and welcoming residents. The community, which was developed by Mia Rose Holding and ERC Holdings, includes 163 one-bedroom units and 71 two-bedroom units spread across 16 three-story buildings. Located next to the Arvest Ballpark, the 13-acre site is visible from […]
Wiegmann Associates has completed HVAC work for the Union At The Grove, a new $42 million, 168-unit multi-family residential development in St. Louis, Missouri. Wiegmann was the installing mechanical contractor and provided design-assist services to M/E1 Engineering, the Engineer of Record, to reduce equipment costs and develop a cost-effective system that provides optimal comfort for […]
MSD Project Clear (MSDPC) is moving forward with plans to address five major wastewater and stormwater issues, after securing nearly $22 million in federal infrastructure funding. The announcement was made November 18 by Governor Mike Parson and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. MSD Project Clear will get more than 5% of the $410 million […]
Who doesn’t squirrel away aging holiday lights or old patched extension cords, electrical blankets and space heaters better suited for museums pieces? Americans are pack rats. But when it comes to outdated electrical devices pulled out of storage for use during the winter, whatever value there is in saving yesteryear can be a danger. This […]
Holland Construction Services has completed construction on Phase II of the Sunnen Station Apartment complex near Manchester and South Hanley Roads in Maplewood, Missouri. The new four-story, 121-unit apartment community includes an attached 61,000 sq. ft. two-level parking garage with 187 spaces and indoor/outdoor recreational facilities. The multi-family development, developed by the Sunnen Family in […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The brick, ranch-style homes of Courtyard Place in north St. Louis County have for 51 years drawn couples and families seeking their American Dream of becoming homeowners. Courtyard Place is now drawing out-of-state companies chasing their own American Dream. The cul-de-sac off Shackelford Road near Florissant, with tall trees and wraparound […]
Kourtney Graham and Kevin Martin have joined Kadean Construction as Project Development Manager and Project Director, respectively. Both will be based at the design-build commercial construction contractor’s St. Louis headquarters. Kourtney Graham joins Kadean’s Business Strategy team and will be primarily focused on seeking out and securing new construction projects in the St. Louis region, […]
From KSDK:Â St. Louis lawmakers on Friday passed bills creating tax subsidy districts for a $325 million entertainment, restaurant and retail complex proposed along the Mississippi River in north St. Louis. The Board of Aldermen passed bills creating both Community Improvement and Transportation Development districts for the site, at 11000 Riverview Drive. Planned over 67.5 […]
While dozens of multi-family and industrial projects are happening across the region right now, several local K-12 schools are also getting a face-lift or a completely new facility. Holland Construction Services is currently managing four K-12 construction projects in the Metro East, with several others that wrapped within the last two years. Over the last […]
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