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Tourism and New Construction Driving Cape Girardeau Growth

1 year 11 months ago
From Southeast Missourian:  Drive by the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex nearly any weekend and you’ll find a sea of cars. Inside it’s full of athletes, parents and coaches competing in tournaments or practicing. Everything from cheer camps to volleyball, basketball and soccer tournaments to batting cages for baseball players. And while the weekends are busy, the […]
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Construction Planning Drops Two Months in a Row

1 year 11 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Dive Brief: The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that measures nonresidential building planning, dropped 5.1% in April largely due to slower commercial activity for offices, hotels and retail stores, according to a Dodge Construction Network report. The index, which was still up 11% from a year ago, typically leads actual construction spending by […]
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FreightWeekSTL Returns Monday, May 22 – Friday, May 26

1 year 11 months ago
FreightWeekSTL 2023 will be held May 22 through May 26, as the annual week-long freight and logistics expo returns to deliver a variety of discussions with industry experts spotlighting the latest trends, innovations, and key issues impacting global freight movement. Registration is open for all virtual and in-person sessions and events. The 6th annual event […]
Dede Hance

Issues on Operators Contract Include “New Technology,” Equipment Operated by Other Trades

1 year 11 months ago
The question of who operates evolving technology, including such items as drones, scanners, and AI equipment, as well as who is allowed to operate equipment that has typically been considered as tools of the trade for bricklayers, laborers, carpenters and other trades seem to be the sticking points in  the negotiation impasse between the Associated […]
Tom Finan

Kay-Bee Electric Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary

1 year 11 months ago
Even before its founding in 1948, Florissant has always been in the blood of Kay-Bee Electric. Co-founder John Kohnen was one of 10 siblings raised on a truck farm during The Great Depression in Florissant, Mo. He served as an air base electrician in Guam just as World War II came to an end. The […]
Dede Hance

HDA Denver Office Flourishes with New Projects, Substantial Growth

1 year 11 months ago
In alignment with continued growth and expansion of the firm, HDA Architects’ Denver office has added several new projects to its roster in just under nine months. Spearheaded by industry veteran and Principal Angela Feddersen, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, projects range from large multi-family developments to exciting new retail establishments. Highlighting the project roster for […]
Dede Hance

McCarthy Prepares to Complete Final Transition to Helmets for All Employees and Trade Partners

1 year 11 months ago
McCarthy Holdings, Inc., one of the nation’s largest 100 percent employee-owned construction companies and the nation’s safest commercial builders, is preparing to complete the transition from standard hard hats to helmets for all trade partners on the firm’s construction sites. This comes as an extension to McCarthy’s 2022 transition to helmets for its more than […]
Dede Hance

Over-Budget Bids May Delay New Sidewalks in Edwardsville

1 year 11 months ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  The city may push back more than $150,000 in sidewalk repairs after over-budget bids came in from area contractors already busy with long lists of projects. On Tuesday, Edwardsville’s Public Services Committee rejected one sidewalk contract while approving a second one. Bids for a sidewalk contract that uses 2022 Motor Fuel […]
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Addressing the Source of the STL Region’s Challenges — Once and For All

1 year 11 months ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  No one can say that great things aren’t happening in St. Louis. There is the excitement of St. Louis CITY SC’s inaugural season and the team’s new downtown stadium. There is investment and development everywhere, from City Foundry STL to the Armory STL, the $1.7 billion National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s new facility […]
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Costco Business Center Under Construction in North STL County

1 year 11 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A new Costco store is under construction in north St. Louis County, after the future store site traded hands for $15 million. A new Costco Business Center location at the intersection of St. Charles Rock Road and Interstate 170, inside the I-170 Business Center office park in St. John, is […]
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St. Louis’ Economic Future Requires a Lot More Trained Workers

1 year 11 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  The St. Louis region has staked a significant portion of its future economic development on technologies and industries that are still emerging. To make this bet on things like geospatial, advanced manufacturing and agtech successful, the region will need many more workers ready to enter those fields when employers come […]
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Council Moves To Ease Restrictions On Solar Panels

1 year 11 months ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  In an attempt to encourage the use of solar power in the community, the Webster Groves City Council on April 18 held a public hearing on a bill making the process easier to install solar panels on residential homes, including those in the city’s four historic districts. Under the bill, solar panel […]
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Developers of Residence Inn Say it Overcame Obstacles

1 year 11 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The $47 million Residence Inn in Clayton opened last month despite a number of construction challenges, including supply chain and labor shortages and skyrocketing construction costs, which led to a change in the hotel’s design. The project, the Residence Inn by Marriott, launched in early 2021, during the pandemic. The […]
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SLDC Allocates $10M of Tax Credits for Urban League’s HQ

1 year 11 months ago
From The St. Louis American:  At the Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis’ (ULSTL) 105th Annual Dinner earlier this month, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) presented the organization with a check to represent its allocation of $10 million of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to the redevelopment and expansion of […]
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Progress 64 West, YouthBridge Team Up to Offer Entrepreneurial Scholarships

1 year 11 months ago
From West News Magazine:  Progress 64 West and YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis have announced the establishment of a scholarship fund that has the power to help high school seniors achieve their educational goals – The Progress 64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund. The fund is the evolution of Progress 64 West’s existing scholarship program, […]
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Shrewsbury To Create Master Plan For Outdoor Athletic Courts

1 year 11 months ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Shrewsbury will create a master plan for its outdoor athletic courts thanks in part to grant funding. The Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen on Tuesday gave final approval to a measure that will see the city partner with SWT Design to conduct a needs assessment of its outdoor sports courts. According to Shrewsbury […]
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Niche Food Group to Bring Barbecue Concept to City Foundry

1 year 11 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group plans to open a new barbecue restaurant concept at City Foundry STL this fall. The new eatery, to be called Expat BBQ, will be a “well-traveled barbecue restaurant” that features flavors from around the world with American barbecue techniques, according to a Monday press release. […]
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Labor Contract Expires for Group of St Louis Contractors

1 year 11 months ago
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  The labor contract for a group of St. Louis-area construction workers expired this week after their union and an association of contractors failed to reach a new agreement in time. The contract between the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 and the Associated General Contractors of Missouri expired Monday, […]
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Davidson Logistics Plans to Open $40M Expansion in Early 2024

1 year 11 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A Bridgeton-based company that provides logistics services for The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and several other clients is set to open a new 500,000-square-foot warehouse in early 2024. The expansion project is estimated to cost $40 million, said Don Davidson Jr., founder and CEO of Davidson Logistics. The new warehouse, […]
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