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S. M. Wilson & Co. Names Rebecca Cornatzer as Interim President

1 year 10 months ago
S. M. Wilson & Co. has named Rebecca Cornatzer as Interim President following the departure of Amy Berg. Cornatzer has twenty years of management experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. She currently serves as the firm’s Chief Human Resources Officer and has been with S. M. Wilson since 2017. S. M. Wilson’s core […]
Dede Hance

Wave of Construction Projects at St. Louis Airport

1 year 10 months ago
From FOX:  It’s being called the flight path for the future at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport. So if you head to the airport anytime soon, don’t forget to pack your patience. Passengers can see flight activity on the runway by looking north from Concourses A and C, and the terminal ticketing levels. Two major construction […]
Dede Hance

$1.3B Gateway South Reveals Project Details

1 year 10 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  More details about the redevelopment of an industrial district south of the Gateway Arch, a centerpiece of a $1.3 billion proposed new construction innovation district, have been revealed in documents advertising for construction subcontractors. The first phase of the Gateway South redevelopment from St. Louis-based developer Good Developments Group centers […]
Dede Hance

Kirkwood Road Narrowing Project Moves Forward

1 year 10 months ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  One decision remains regarding an upcoming street project that will narrow part of North Kirkwood Road from four lanes to two — to add a center turn lane or not. Residents were invited to an open house on Tuesday, July 25, at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center to view drawings of the […]
Dede Hance

Apartment Construction Boom May Help Some Renters

1 year 10 months ago
From KSDK:  When viewed through a wide lens, renters across the U.S. finally appear to be getting some relief, thanks in part to the biggest apartment construction boom in decades. Median rent rose just 0.5% in June, year over year, after falling in May for the first time since the pandemic hit the U.S. Some […]
Dede Hance

Kelly King Named VP of HR at SLDC

1 year 10 months ago
Kelly A. King has been selected as senior vice president of human resources for St. Louis Development Corporation. In this role, she serves as an advisor to the president and CEO on all personnel related operations, including recruiting, procuring a progressive and inclusive culture, and management of a team of six interdepartmental team members. King […]
Dede Hance

IDOT Releases Traffic Management Plans for Upcoming IL162 Construction

1 year 10 months ago
From RiverBender:  Upcoming construction near Glen Carbon will affect traffic on Illinois 162 and Illinois 157, but the Illinois Department of Transportation’s plans for traffic management have been generally well-received. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) hosted a meeting last month to speak with residents about the construction and how it will affect traffic. Cheryl […]
Dede Hance

Average Age of the 91,815 Dams in the U.S. is 61 Years

1 year 10 months ago
From The Wall Street Journal:  On a sunny May morning four years ago, J Harmon was rousted out of bed by an emergency call: A 90-year-old dam near his home had failed, sending a torrent of water downstream and emptying the lake where he lived. That afternoon, he got a second shock when he learned […]
Dede Hance

STLCC Breaks Ground for Nursing and Health Care Center

1 year 10 months ago
From The St. Louis American:  St. Louis Community College will soon confer its first bachelor’s degree, which will be another breath of fresh air for the expanding institution. On July 19, 2023, STLCC celebrated the groundbreaking of the Center for Nursing and Health Sciences at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, 3400 Pershall Road, […]
Dede Hance

Herding the Cats: Efforts Toward St. Louis County Building Code Uniformity Continue

1 year 11 months ago
Charlie Hinderliter,  senior vice president of the St. Louis REALTORS® never thought achieving St. Louis County building code uniformity would be simple.  But his steady hand is making progress on herding the building code cats into the corral. In August, two public-facing events are scheduled at the Masonry Institute offices 1429 Big Bend Blvd. in […]
Tom Finan

Developer Seeks to Expand Brightleaf in Wildwood

1 year 11 months ago
From West Newsmagazine:  The developer of The Villages at Brightleaf in Wildwood is looking to expand with a potential 34 homes in Town Center. A Development and Zoning Committee meeting was held on July 24 to review the concept plan for the northeast corner of highways 100 and 109. The site is currently zoned planned […]
Dede Hance

PGAV Destinations Designed SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

1 year 11 months ago
From InPark Magazine: When Miral opened SeaWorld® Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, in May 2023, the stakes were high. It was the first international SeaWorld park, the first new SeaWorld park in 35 years, and the first SeaWorld park to be completely indoors. In order to achieve so many firsts – while also creating an experience that […]
Tom Finan

St. Charles County Delays Decision on 450-House Development

1 year 11 months ago
From KMOV:  After residents’ outcry, the St. Charles County Council voted to table a huge development project that would bring over 450 single-family homes to the county. For a third time, the county moved a meeting dealing with this development to Family Arena to fit all the opponents of the project. The council listened to […]
Dede Hance

Subtext Plans Mixed-Use Apartment Building in the Delmar Loop

1 year 11 months ago
From NextSTL:  Subtext is planning a mixed-use apartment building in The Delmar Loop in University City at Delmar and Leland. The site currently has the buildings formerly occupied by Commerce Bank, St. Louis Bread Co, and Craft Alliance. The property not including the former Craft Alliance building has been for sale for a few years listed […]
Dede Hance

Public Hearing Seeks to Give Chesterfield City Council Eminent Domain Power

1 year 11 months ago
From West Newsmagazine:  Chesterfield Mall is blighted. That’s the finding of an analysis by PGAV Planners, which was engaged to determine if the property and surrounding redevelopment area were defined as blighted per state statutes. Those findings were shared during a public hearing on the Chesterfield Regional 353 Development Plan and Project at the July […]
Dede Hance

VIDEO: How to Fix America’s Labor Shortage

1 year 11 months ago
From CNBC: The U.S. economy still has a massive labor shortage. The American Health Association reports 600,000 nurses plan to leave the field by 2027. Even the construction industry will need another 540,000 workers on top of the normal pace of hiring to meet the demand for labor, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors. […]
Tom Finan

ABC: Construction Job Openings Decreased by 5,000 in June

1 year 11 months ago
The construction industry had 374,000 job openings on the last day of June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings […]
Dede Hance