From HOK: HOK has appointed Eli Hoisington, AIA, LEED AP, and Susan Klumpp Williams, AIA, LEED AP, as its new co-chief executive officers, succeeding Bill Hellmuth, FAIA, LEED AP, who passed away on April 6, shortly after his scheduled retirement. Hoisington and Klumpp Williams, who have served as interim co-CEOs since Hellmuth went on medical […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis-based developer has added another principal to its leadership team. Jordan Dorsey joined Chesterfield-based Mia Rose Holdings as a principal, the company said Tuesday. In Dorsey’s new role, he will source and manage new developments and build partnerships in the developer’s current and expanding markets, including St. Louis […]
From KMOV: New leadership took over in Dardenne Prairie on Wednesday night, but before they were sworn in, the old board of aldermen wanted to get some work done, and the public wasn’t happy. “Today is a dark day in Dardenne Prairie,” community member Mark Hunter said. The board officially passed a four-story mixed-use development […]
Total Quality Logistics (TQL), the second-largest freight brokerage firm in North America, announced today it is expanding its presence in St. Louis, investing $370,000 and creating 85 new jobs. “We’re proud to see Total Quality Logistics expanding and creating jobs in St. Louis,” said Governor Mike Parson. “As we work to strengthen our state’s infrastructure, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A board that governs the city of St. Louis’ economic development agency on Thursday approved two local projects for $13 million in federal tax credits. The St. Louis Symphony’s $129 million expansion of Powell Hall, its headquarters at 718 N. Grand Blvd. in Grand Center, will receive up to $7 […]
From UMSL: Health care systems, higher education institutions, corporations and nonprofits with deep roots in the St. Louis region have coalesced around a shared goal to enhance economic opportunity and have established the St. Louis Anchor Action Network with a focus on strengthening communities that have faced decades of disinvestment. The network, co-led by the University of Missouri-St. […]
From KMOV: Construction is on schedule for the new 72,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art exhibit space, which is part of the AC Next Gen project, in downtown St. Louis. This is a $240 million dollar project. According to Brian Hall with Explore St. Louis, $210 million of that funding is a joint contribution from the City […]
From Leader Publications: Jefferson College officials have agreed to spend more than $4.4 million to have an addition built and renovations completed at the Arnold campus, 1687 Missouri State Road. The Jefferson College Board of Trustees voted unanimously April 13 to award a $4,415,000 contract to Aspire Construction Services in St. Charles to build the […]
From Construction Dive: U.S. subcontractors paid $97 billion more for materials and labor than expected in 2022 as profitability dropped, according to the third National Subcontractor Market Report survey by Billd, an Austin, Texas-based construction financial support firm. Although 61% of businesses surveyed saw revenue growth, 57% saw a drop in profitability, according to the […]
From The Telegraph: After almost three years of delay, a new playground for the Boys and Girls Club of Alton, 2512 Amelia St., has finally broke ground. Executive Director Al Womack, Jr. said he is both relieved and excited that this project is near completion. “I did not anticipate it taking as long as it […]
From ENR: As an index of what people are thinking, event themes can serve an important function. The 70 or so partner companies that organize Construction Safety Week, the annual industry education and awareness focus that started in 2014, have chosen a singular message of jobsite safety unity, “Strong Voices, Safe Choices,” as this year’s […]
S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, has expanded their operations leadership team by promoting Jason Gasawski, Kerry Lorts and Patrick Aylesworth to Directors of Operations. “Significant growth in revenue coupled with our commitment to go ‘Beyond The Build’ for our clients led to our decision to add leadership,” […]
McCarthy Building Companies in Kansas City recently broke ground on the 113,913-square-foot expansion and renovation of Saint Luke’s East Ambulatory Surgery Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The ambulatory surgery center was founded in 2006 to meet the growing needs of Eastern Jackson County. Located at 120 NE Saint Luke’s Blvd., it is part of Saint […]
Alphonso Scott, Construction Forum’s new graphic designer/digital specialist has been producing media for half his lifetime. That’s pretty extraordinary when you take into consideration that he’s 31 years old. The Forum was fortunate to bring on Alphonso to the team when his predecessor in the title, Shruthi Beedu moved to Bentonville, AR after her husband […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A local developer is proposing to construct a new apartment complex across seven vacant properties in Tower Grove East. Developer AHM Group filed plans with the city of St. Louis for an 18-unit apartment complex, near the intersection of Minnesota and Arsenal Street. The project would consist of two buildings […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Tradeswomen and women considering careers in the construction industry can sharpen their skills and learn new ones at one of Missouri Women in Trades upcoming volunteer workdays. For each event, MOWIT partners with another 501(c)3 organization to provide quality construction services for free. Women are encouraged to bring PPE […]
From The New Yorker: Two days before Christmas, rain and high winds knocked down power lines on our road, in a small town in northwestern Connecticut, and that night the temperature dropped to the single digits. I worried that the pipes in our baseboard hot-water radiators would freeze and burst, so at four in the […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Dan Buck spent years grappling with public officials, an absentee owner, taxing district debt and the pandemic in order to bring his expansive youth sports complex POWERplex to a dying mall in Hazelwood. But ultimately his efforts failed over a lease disagreement and worsening market conditions. Come May 1, what Buck […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A company says it has invested more than $1.3 million preparing to develop a subdivision in Wildwood, but that the city is wrongly blocking the development. But the city has raised concerns about possible continued contamination at the site, and in April 2022 placed the property into a special protective […]
From The Telegraph: Renovations at the former Buhrmester’s Paint and Wallpaper building in downtown Edwardsville got a big lift Friday with the installation of a pre-cast elevator lowered into place via crane and through the roof. In preparation for the arrival and installation of the elevator, a hole was pre-cut into the roof and the […]
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