From The Wall Street Journal: Barely a decade after Detroit declared bankruptcy, the city is emerging as America’s most unlikely real-estate boomtown. A development frenzy has gripped Detroit’s central business district. Big companies, including Ford and developer Related Cos., are spending billions of dollars on office buildings and other properties. Dan Gilbert, a Detroit native […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A litany of mistakes by a St. Louis County contractor, from a missing sewer line to the use of outdated designs, has delayed the opening of a new North County police precinct by almost a year, according to county documents. The $12.5 million North County police precinct, at 11030 Dunn Road […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer has submitted plans to build a pair of new condominium buildings in the Old Town neighborhood of Clayton, at the site of a historic house in what is mostly a single-family neighborhood. In a proposal submitted to the city Thursday, a three-story condo complex, 139 North Bemiston, would […]
From NPR: The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is on track to return to a renovated Powell Hall in September 2025, orchestra officials said Wednesday. Orchestra officials announced that they have raised more than $145 million of a $155 million capital campaign to pay for the project and ongoing building costs and fund a $15 million […]
From MRN: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R-District 63) hosted an open house meeting on Apr. 18 for St. Charles County elected officials and the public to learn about the new Improve I-70 construction project that will update 200 miles of road throughout Missouri. Byrnes brought in MoDOT workers to lay out preliminary plans and answer questions, […]
Holland Construction Services is hosting a free safety symposium on mental health in Construction Tuesday, May 7 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “There were 50,000 suicides in the United States last year, which is the most in recorded history, and construction led all industries in suicides,” Mike Marchal, president of Holland said. “Depression rates are […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum The announcement of a green light for funding of the Jackie Joyner Kersey Food, Agriculture, & Nutrition Innovation Center (JJK FAN) in East St. Louis marks the validation of a vision. The 24,000 square foot facility is destined to be the first phase of a larger 75-acre community […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The dream of R&R Marketplace started with a parking lot. For years, pastors Ken and Beverly Jenkins talked about creating a “marketplace” ministry, a place that could draw on the spiritual resources of a church while strengthening the economic muscles of the communities around it. “When it first began, it […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III on Wednesday said it’s “premature” to say the team will seek public money for renovations to Busch Stadium, a response to a media report that said such a development was likely. DeWitt said in an interview with the Business Journal that Busch Stadium […]
From NPR: Rakeb Tesfaye, a 5-year-old student at the Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Education Center in University City, said she enjoys playing outside because she gets to make friends. “And I get to go like this, and like this,” Tesfaye shared as she imagined herself swinging on monkey bars at a playground. She and her […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: What began as a routine trip to school last month nearly turned into a disaster. Kayla Neuenswander watched as her son, a kindergartener at Wren Hollow Elementary, froze on his bike in the middle of a street as a car barreled towards him. “I screamed bloody murder,” Neuenswander said. The car […]
From RiverBender: Illinois’ affordable housing shortages have reached crisis levels in Chicago and other communities, fueling needed public policy discussions about short-term and long-term solutions. State legislators and housing advocates say one important piece of the puzzle is the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit, and they have a new, influential ally in organized labor. The […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: One of St. Louis’ biggest construction firms has acquired a Kansas City-based business. St. Louis-based Keeley Cos.’ Keeley Restoration Services unit acquired Chamberlin Contracting Inc. earlier this month. The acquisition will expand KRS’ footprint into Kansas City and enhance its restoration services, KRS President Jeff Kelley said. Keeley Cos. also […]
From Construction Dive: The two most common situational risks directly causing injuries in the crane industry were falls from height and being struck by a falling object, according to a recent survey of crane operators and inspectors. The most common systemic risks contributing to injuries, however, were heat illness and fatigue, respondents told the National […]
From Wired: There’s one word that will get any American fuming, regardless of their political inclination: infrastructure. Pothole-pocked roads, creaky bridges, and half-baked public transportation bind us nationally like little else can. And that was before climate change’s coastal flooding, extreme heat, and supercharged wildfires came around to make things even worse. US infrastructure was designed for […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: What will be the largest branch in the St. Louis County Library system is scheduled to open in July, with a portion of it opening in June. The Clark Family Branch, on the site of the former library headquarters building, is at 1640 South Lindbergh Boulevard, across the street from the […]
Considered to be the best and most complete example of a nineteenth century urban park design remaining in the United States, Tower Grove Park in St. Louis is one of only seven parks designated as a National Historic Landmark. Trivers recently celebrated the park’s 150th anniversary with a commitment to helping it usher in a […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The thicket had swallowed the home whole at 74th Street and Werner Road, across from the St. Clair Country Club. The only proof it existed was a fire-engine red garage that peeked out between the brush. Last year, a Belleville-area nonprofit took possession of the forgotten house and cleared the overgrowth, […]
From NPR: The last 100 miles of Route 66 in southwest Illinois received $850,000 in state grant money in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the iconic American highway. The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau in Alton secured the grants through the Illinois Office of Tourism and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic […]
From Leader Publications: The public will get two more chances to get a glimpse at how Jefferson County plans to provide access to the James Hardie Industries manufacturing plant project at a pair of upcoming public meetings. The two meetings will focus on the second half of the county’s plans to improve access in and […]
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