From Leader Publications: After three hours of public comments and discussions, the Herculaneum Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to recommend approval of two requests from the Love’s Travel Stops company to build a truck stop west of I-55 and north of McNutt Street and Providence Way. The P&Z Commission advises the Herculaneum Board of Aldermen […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Cahokia Heights has not yet received the funding promised by state and federal leaders to fix failing infrastructure that causes raw sewage to back up in some residents’ homes and yards and stormwater to flood their streets. Officials have been working to find funding since media coverage and lawsuits starting in 2020 detailed the […]
From the New Yorker: Before Jason Ballard became an entrepreneur, he considered becoming a priest. His speech is still peppered with the idiom of faith—wicked, angels, sacred—and, when he latches on to a subject he cares about, he assumes a rousing, propulsive cadence. These days, the topic he is most evangelical about is our broken […]
From Leader Publications: Jefferson County officials learned last week that they will receive another $7 million-plus to help cover infrastructure costs for the James Hardie Industries manufacturing plant in Crystal City. On Jan. 4, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved $75 million in grants for projects statewide through the Governor’s Transportation Cost-Share Program, which includes […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Anheuser-Busch InBev’s new St. Louis training center, which is under construction and on track to open in full by the end of next year, is a showcase of how the brewing giant is evolving its manufacturing systems in a way that’s designed to shave costs from the process. Dubbed the Technical […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â In September 1957, William and Dorothy Cunningham moved their young family from Detroit to St. Louis, and nine months later into a new house in the Paddock Hills subdivision of Florissant, joining thousands of others who moved to north St. Louis County during the postwar housing boom. William, an aerospace engineer, […]
From Saint Louis Public Radio:Â Tower Grove Park revived a stream buried for more than 120 years to reduce flooding in the nearby Shaw neighborhood. The restored stream on the east side of the park now contains rain gardens that capture and redistribute stormwater to prevent flooding. It will also be the site where people in […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  It’s not the total makeover that many motorists desire, but Republican Gov. Mike Parson wants to begin widening parts of traffic-choked Interstate 70. In a 50-minute address to lawmakers Wednesday, Parson called on the GOP-controlled House and Senate to approve $859 million to add lanes on the highway from Wentzville to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new apartment complex and subdivision are being proposed at an existing retail-focused development in west St. Louis County. Developer Greenberg Development Co. has submitted plans to rezone 11.8 acres at 16720, 16780 and 16700 Main St., along with 16795 and 16727 Manchester Road, at the Town Center development in Wildwood. A public […]
From River Bender: Construction is now complete on Illinois American Water’s new 16,000-square-foot operations center, consolidating field operations, administrative, and operations support staff in a single location. The new center, located at 502 Mound Street in Jerseyville, was celebrated with a ribbon cutting to signify the grand opening. Joining on the momentous occasion was the Jersey […]
From npr:Â 3D printing is taking home construction to new heights. In Houston, a giant printer is building what designers say is the first 3D-printed two-story house in the U.S. The machine has been pouring a concrete mix from a nozzle, one layer at a time, in hot weather and cold, alongside a sparse on-site workforce, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis restauranteur Ben Poremba is gearing up to open his latest concept, a New York-style Jewish deli called Deli Divine and located at the Delmar Divine project in the West End neighborhood. Construction is underway, and Poremba is targeting a March 1 opening for the business, 5501 Delmar Blvd. Costs totaled $600,000, and construction […]
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – the St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization – has announced plans for its next virtual “Talking Transit” event, which is set for Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 8:30 a.m. via ZOOM. This event will highlight the trajectory of transit in the St. Louis region in 2023. The event is free […]
Knoebel Construction, a top St. Louis-based general contractor, has promoted Joe Pankratz to Vice President of Operations. Pankratz brings nearly 15 years of experience in the commercial construction industry. Since joining Knoebel in 2012, he has served in numerous capacities ranging from Superintendent, Project Manager, Director of Pre-Construction and now as Vice President of Operations. […]
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) – Midwest Council will host its 21st  annual Meet the General Contractors Expo on February 1, 2023, at the St. Charles Convention Center. The yearly event gives area subcontractors and construction professionals the opportunity for valuable networking time with many of  St. Louis’ top general contractors. The expo provides an […]
If you wanted the skinny on big infrastructure projects coming out in our region, SITE Improvement Association has got your numbers. On Feb. 28th, from 1-6PM at the St. Charles Convention Center, over 20 project presenters, including public and private agencies covering local, state, and federal governments and major utilities serving the region, will spend […]
IMPACT Strategies has completed renovations to two retail suites for U.S. Properties Group (USPG). The space, totaling 5,721 SF, is located between the Dollar Tree and Kohl’s stores on Beltline Road in Collinsville, IL. Construction was completed on schedule in just three months. The firm’s work will allow for the expansion of Dollar Tree and […]
From Courier Tribune: Sixty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that life’s most persistent and urgent question is: “What are you doing for others?” JD Dixon had a good answer Sunday morning. The Belleville activist and more than a dozen others spread out across the 1800 block of North 39th Street […]
This week, Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC, captured video footage of a mixed use apartment/retail building near Busch Stadium. 1014 Spruce is a mixed-use development located on an approximately 0.72-acre vacant lot at the southeast corner of Spruce Street and South 11th Street within the historic Cupples Station district […]
From REJournals: City officials joined developers recently at an official groundbreaking and rendering reveal for The Saint Grand, Streeterville’s newest mixed-use development. The project is a joint venture between Mavrek Development, GW Properties, Luxury Living, and Double Eagle Development. The 21-story property is being constructed at the corner of Grand Avenue and St Clair. Office […]
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