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St. Louis’ Largest Parks are Getting Basketball Courts

2 years 1 month ago
From Saint Louis Public Radio:  After years of outcry, new basketball courts are scheduled to make their debut in St. Louis’ two largest parks in 2023. Both Forest Park and Tower Grove Park will see new hoops and facilities — and park officials credit St. Louis residents for spearheading the efforts and making sure their […]
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On Worker Wellness

2 years 1 month ago
From AGC’s Constructor Magazine:  For most of the history of the construction industry, says Cal Beyer, the topic of mental health has been taboo. Addressing things like depression and substance misuse were nonstarters. “We see this often in male-dominated industries — in the military, heavy manufacturing, oil, gas and mining,” he explains. “People talk about […]
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Teddy Bears and Racial Justice: How St. Louis Became a Laboratory for Social Work

2 years 1 month ago
From The New York Times: It’s called the Delmar Divide, named for the once-grand boulevard that bisects this city into enclaves that have long been more starkly segregated than almost anywhere else in America. North of Delmar Boulevard lies an expanse of low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods whose struggles with violence have given St. Louis its reputation as one […]
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Record Construction Fuels Industrial Market Activity in St. Louis Region

2 years 1 month ago
From Rebusiness Online: Modern bulk distribution buildings under construction in the St. Louis region hit a historic high earlier this year, approaching 8 million square feet. The record level of construction illustrates the industrial real estate market in the southwestern Illinois and eastern Missouri region continues to expand to meet ever-increasing demand as world and domestic […]
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KWK Architects Hires Jess DeAngelo as Architectural Associate

2 years 1 month ago
KWK Architects is proud to announce the hiring of Jess DeAngelo as an Architectural Associate. In her new role, DeAngelo will assist the architectural team in all stages of design, including site planning, construction document preparation and construction administration. She has four years of industry experience, which includes a year as a self-employed design consultant […]
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Russell, Development and Construction Firm, Names Matthew Stack President of STL Office

2 years 1 month ago
Russell, a Davenport, IA-based development and construction company with over 250 employees, announced that Matthew Stack has been named the president of Russell’s St. Louis office. Stack comes to Russell with over 19 years of real estate industry experience in executive leadership, project management and business development. Prior to joining Russell, he was most recently […]
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IBEW-Backed EV Training Picked for National Charging Network

2 years 1 month ago
From IBEW:  The task of building a national network of electric vehicle charging stations could soon fall primarily to IBEW members, thanks to a June 9 announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that recommends the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program as the preferred national certification standard for training the workers who will install $5 billion of EV charging […]
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KAI Design Hires William Ritter as Senior Project Architect

2 years 1 month ago
KAI Design is excited to announce the hiring of William Ritter, AIA, as Senior Project Architect at its St. Louis headquarters. Ritter has nearly 40 years of design expertise, which has included roles as a Discipline Lead, Project Manager, Planner, Director of Design, Chief Architect and Interior Designer. His extensive portfolio includes projects of varying […]
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Poettker Construction Selected as Construction Manager for Parkway School District Upcoming Bond Program

2 years 1 month ago
Poettker Construction Company has been selected as Construction Manager for Parkway School District’s 2022 no-tax-rate-increase Prop S bond issue. The responsible fiscal policies of the Parkway School District community have resulted in this opportunity to secure the largest single bond issue in Missouri public school history totaling $265 million. The program will provide funding over […]
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Mindy Schmidt Joins Wiegmann Associates as Administrative Assistant

2 years 1 month ago
Mindy Schmidt of St. Charles, Missouri has joined Wiegmann Associates as an Administrative Assistant to the mechanical contractor’s Project Management department. Schmidt is responsible for supporting the project management team for all new HVAC construction projects. Schmidt brings 25 years of experience as an administrative assistant and in project management. She also has experience as […]
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Josh Skeeters Joins Wiegmann Associates as Mechanical Revit Designer

2 years 1 month ago
Josh Skeeters of St. Peters, MO has joined Wiegmann Associates as a Mechanical Revit Designer. He is responsible for building information modeling (BIM), creating and managing project data as well as assisting engineers in the design process. Skeeters started as an intern with Wiegmann Associates. He holds an associate’s degree in Building Systems Engineering Technology […]
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Tempo Hotel Planned at Clayton Road and Brentwood Boulevard

2 years 1 month ago
From CityScene STL:  The grassy lot at the southeast corner of the Clayton Road and Brentwood Boulevard intersection has been vacant for a while now, but new plans could change that. After years of hotel proposals coming and going for this parcel, Boudoures recently started marketing restaurant space on the ground floor of a 10-story […]
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How Lambert Could Maintain Operations While a New Terminal is Built

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis Lambert International Airport has released a multi-year plan for how it could maintain operations while a new terminal is built, with one suggestion that airlines could move into a Terminal 1 concourse that is currently closed. The airport’s leader, Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, stressed that the plan is preliminary and could change. Lambert […]
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Gov. Pritzker Announces New Police HQ in East St. Louis

2 years 1 month ago
From RiverBender:  Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local leaders today announced the location of a new state-of-the-art Illinois State Police (ISP) Metro East Regional Headquarters and the release of capital funding to begin the design process. The regional multi-mission facility will house ISP patrol, investigations, communications, and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) resources. […]
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The Midwest Is Attracting Record-High Capital

2 years 1 month ago
From Multi-Housing News:  The U.S. multifamily market has seen record-breaking rent growth so far this year, backed by correspondingly high demand. The currently volatile state of the economy—with rising inflation and escalating interest rates—will most likely start to take its toll on the sector’s high-paced expansion soon. But the Midwest multifamily market poses some distinct advantages […]
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Many Calls to Combat Surge in Construction Worker Suicides

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Construction workers often face some of their industry’s most serious dangers – such as falls from elevation, being struck or crushed by equipment or other objects, and electrocution – but recent studies suggest another occupational concern is lurking silently at U.S. worksites: worker suicides. 5 TIMES GREATER THAN ALL […]
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How Brooks Goedeker Changes Neighborhoods

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  For a hype man, Brooks Goedeker is not an amped-up guy—not really ever, but specifically not on the November afternoon I’m riding shotgun in his Ford Explorer. We’re rolling east on Chouteau toward Grand (both wearing masks) and he’s making the case—in his slow, quiet way, and as an ambassador for […]
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