From St. Louis Post Dispatch: Employers across the bi-state area continue to struggle with a tight labor market and are still having trouble finding qualified workers, according to findings released Wednesday by St. Louis Community College. Though 63% of local employers expected to hire in 2021, only 32% actually did, said Phyllis Ellison, associate vice chancellor […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Yesterday (Sept. 1) Rich Ledbetter became the CEO of Guarantee Electrical, a national $300M, 1,000 employee organization that traces its history to the 1904 World’s Fair. He succeeds CEO Rick Oertli, whose grandfather, Fred Oertli, Sr., joined the company in 1926 as a laborer. When Fred […]
Missouri S&T began classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with the highest percentage of women students in history. The percentage of female students on the first day of classes is 24.2%, which surpasses the previous record percentage of 23.9%, set in 2016 and 2021. Enrollment on the first day of classes at Missouri S&T is 6,971. […]
The Southern Illinois Builders Association began offering scholarships in 2012 and have awarded 115 scholarships totaling approximately $215,400.00. SIBA solicits candidates for the SIBA Scholarships in the fall and requests that all information be submitted by November 4, 2022 for the SIBA Education Committee to meet and make their selections. To be eligible for an […]
Holland Construction Services recently broke ground on a $6 million expansion and renovation project at Dorris Intermediate School in Collinsville, Illinois. Construction work on the existing school, which was built in 1962 and has a current enrollment of roughly 1,000 students, is set to begin the first week of September and has a completion date […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: An ambitious play area, complete with a winding water feature, rock climbing walls and a zip line, may be the splashiest promise of Brentwood’s $95 million overhaul of the Deer Creek floodplain. But now city leaders will have to decide if Brentwood can afford it. The city’s Board of Aldermen is […]
S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, has promoted Chris Watkins to Project Superintendent. Watkins is responsible for coordinating all job site activities and ensuring project success by making sure that all employees and contractors adhere to the schedule, quality expectations, work safely and follow environment regulations. Watkins is […]
From ConstructionDive: In a sign that rising interest rates and talk of recession have yet to cool the scorching construction labor market, job openings in the sector increased 22,000 in July from June, up 4.6%, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data from Associated Builders and Contractors. There are now 375,000 unfilled […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis has a brand-new basketball court. Created as an effort of the African People’s Socialist Party and its affiliate groups, the court comes complete with bleachers, water fountains, lighting for evening pickup games and an elaborate mural by St. Louis artist Jamie Bonfiglio. But before the hoops were even installed, […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A new St. Louis Public Library exhibit, “Dangerous Women,” explores the stories of Mary Harris Jones, a.k.a. Mother Jones, and Fannie Sellins. The two Irish immigrants were leaders of the early labor movement at the turn of the 20th century — and St. Louis played a major role in their life’s […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The new Costco in University City has an opening date set for this fall. The St. Louis region’s fourth Costco store will open Oct. 25, a city spokeswoman confirmed. The Issaquah, Washington-based retailer operates existing locations in south St. Louis County, Manchester and St. Peters. The newest Costco anchors the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The city of St. Louis last month issued a building permit for an “amusement center” at the site of the new Topgolf in Midtown. Little other information was provided for the project, at 3201 Chouteau Ave. In December, it got zoning approval from the St. Louis Planning Commission, and didn’t plan […]
Record demand for reinforcing steel known widely as rebar is prompting a large expansion for the Nu Way Companies in Troy, one of the largest construction material and equipment suppliers in Metro St. Louis. Contegra Construction is building a 35,000-square-foot fabrication facility for the 67-year-old, family owned, business in Troy, Ill. NuWay FAB, a newly […]
Richland County Community Unit #1 recently held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 30, 2022, for the new construction of its Early Learning Pre-K Center. Construction Manager Poettker Construction and designer BLDD Architects will build a new 16,400 square feet early learning facility to create more space for the district’s Pre-Kindergarteners and consolidate the elementary school […]
From Webster- Kirkwood Times: Under advice from the city’s attorney, the Des Peres Board of Aldermen on Aug. 22 reluctantly voted to approve a conditional use permit for Root 66, a medical marijuana dispensary slated for 12095 Manchester Road. The vote was preceded by over an hour of discussion, during which Alderman John Pound suggested the […]
From Illinois Business Journal: The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the electrical engineering program in September. As part of SIUE’s Homecoming events being held Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 21 through 24, faculty, industry partners and alumni are invited to join for […]
From West Magazine: One bill that passed at the Aug. 17 Ellisville City Council meeting seemed tailor-made, or rather Taylor-made for the city. David Taylor Ellisville Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM, located at 15502 Manchester Road, will now also operate at 15494 Manchester Road and on the former IHOP parcel at 15484 Manchester Road. Steve Hollander, of S.J. […]
From West Magazine: Roughly 50 people attended a groundbreaking event on Tuesday, Aug. 9 for a Chesterfield Valley sports complex that will give local youth a place to play their sport and bring new sports tourism to the region. The Chesterfield Sports Complex, a 97,000-square-foot fieldhouse for indoor volleyball and basketball, is expected to open March 1. It […]
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 […]
Editor’s Note: This past Saturday (Aug. 26), Construction Forum attended the dedication center for the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden. We interviewed Peter Tao, principal of Tao + Lee, local architect and Deniz Piskin, P.E, MOBOT vice president of facilities and construction. The project was designed by architect Ayers Saint […]
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