IWR North America, one of the longest standing building enclosure contractors in the U.S., has added Doug Hantak as a project manager. In his role at IWR, Hantak will assist in managing projects from sale to completion and monitoring the supply chain in the architectural metal segment. “Having an experienced project manager, like Doug, is […]
S. M. Wilson & Co. has completed the new $11.2 million R.P. Lumber Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. The state-of-the-art facility provides year-round ice skating, exercise and other recreational activities. The new facility answers the growing demand for “ice time” in the region for hockey, figure skating and recreational skate use. S. M. Wilson served as […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Chabad of Chesterfield, an organization that serves as one of several local hubs for the Jewish community, will break ground Wednesday on a new center. The 15,000-square-foot building, to be built at 15310 Conway Road in Chesterfield, is a $5 million project to be funded by local donors. The organization, […]
From KSDK: South Central Avenue in Clayton will become home to hotel and condo sites as part of a development project that has a $100 million bottom line. A new AC Hotel by Marriott is on the way. The groundbreaking ceremony was set to take place at 10:30 Tuesday morning. The hotel will be erected […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Nonresidential contractor confidence rose in August and backlog held steady as builders shook off fears of a looming recession, according to Associated Builders and Contractors, despite evidence the Federal Reserve will need to escalate its war on inflation even more via ever higher interest rates. The ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Although workforce challenges in construction are hardly new, some in the industry report success with recruiting from different labor pools and thinking about workforce needs more holistically. A recent workforce survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk Inc.(Nasdaq: ADSK) found 93% of construction firms report having open […]
From ENRMidwest: Talk about a tight squeeze. The contractor for the $616-million Washington University School of Medicine’s new neuroscience research building in St. Louis was handed a big challenge: fitting the 11-story, 609,000-sq-ft building and parking garage into a relatively small space of 4 acres. And that wasn’t the only hurdle that McCarthy Building Cos. and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The manager of a consumer food giant’s north St. Louis factory said a new jobs program and incentive package played key roles in the company’s decision to move ahead with a $180 million expansion at the site. Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG), based in Cincinnati, chose to expand its existing 17-acre […]
From Saint Louis Public Radio: It’s been nearly a year since Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state’s landmark clean energy legislation into law, yet there hasn’t been much obvious progress toward some of its ambitious proposals. The law aims to both zero out carbon emissions by 2050 and ensure that areas overburdened by past pollution […]
by Ron Unterreiner, Founder, PEOPLE of Construction Editor’s note: “Opportunity Report” is a regular feature of ConstructForSTL.org — a column by PEOPLE of Construction Founder Ron Unterreiner that we’re calling “Opportunity Report”. Martin Luther King wrote, “The struggle for rights is, at bottom, a struggle for opportunities.” Dr. King noted that it does no good […]
Missouri high school students with an idea that improves their community are invited to enter S. M. Wilson’s 2nd annual SKILLED Awards competition. Sponsored in partnership with the Missouri School Board Association (MSBA) and the STL Works, the goal of the awards competition is to inspire the local community and provide an opportunity for the […]
An increasing number of high school women and men are finding that paid apprenticeships in the skilled trades which support the construction industry are leading to life-long, interesting, essential and well-paid work. Southern Illinois high school students can explore those paid, job-training apprenticeships at Construction Careers Expos set for Belleville and DuQuoin. Each student will […]
The UP Companies (UPCO) proudly announces the promotion of Paul Renaud to include the expansion of his duties to General Manager of all Square UP Builders’ operating divisions. Renaud was previously the General Manager of Square UP’s Drywall Division which was established in 2018. His scope of responsibility as GM will now also include Square […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The city of St. Louis has an $11 million project in the works designed to “bridge the gap” between north St. Louis and downtown by revamping one of the major roads linking the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency campus to the Major League soccer stadium. The project to upgrade a 1.6-mile corridor […]
Clayco, a national full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build, and construction firm, and its subsidiary Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) are pleased to welcome distinguished Architect Lucien Lagrange and members of his team joining the Lamar Johnson Collaborative effective September 1, 2022. Lucien Lagrange will join Lamar Johnson Collaborative as a principal and will act […]
Citizens for Modern Transit recently announced the addition of Travis Wood as its new Senior Program Manager. In this role, Wood will be responsible for enhancing community engagement, cultivating membership and programming opportunities, and working with the executive board to further the vision and goals of CMT. Wood joins the team with experience in the […]
From Economic Policy Institute: It’s been nearly 60 years since approval for unions in the U.S. has been this high. More than 70% of Americans now approve of labor unions. Those are the findings of a Gallup poll released this morning, and they shouldn’t be surprising. Why? U.S. workers see unions as critical to fixing […]
From Marsh McLennan Agency: That statistic is from a 2018 report from the Centers for Disease Control. And it’s one major reason why concern about mental health in the construction industry has grown. Research shows that as many as 90% of all people who die by suicide have a mental health condition. While depression is […]
From NextSTL: There are some signs of progress for The Flats at Forest Park, a $35M, 119-unit high-end apartment building by Pier Property Group of Steelcote fame. A $300k building permit application was submitted for interior selective demo for the building at 490 N Kingshighway at McPherson, formerly Reliance Automotive, in the Central West End neighborhood. […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Now that the Ink House has been in operation for more than two years, owners Kristen Pfund and Hannah Fink have noted that the majority of events there are scheduled by those who live outside of Edwardsville. To capitalize on that out-of-town business, the women have pondered over adding a boutique […]
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