From KSDK: Heavy downpours and a thick snowpack in the Western mountains and Upper Midwest have put communities in several states at risk of flooding this spring – or already under water. Flooding is the costliest type of natural disaster in the U.S., responsible for about 90% of the damage from natural disasters each year. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The children’s zoo area at the St. Louis Zoo has been reimagined and will be rebuilt as a place where children and families can interact with and be inspired by animals: whether they’re “popping up” next to a prairie dog, splashing on one leg with Chilean flamingoes or climbing through tunnels […]
HDA Architects, one of the nation’s leading architectural, interiors and master planning firms, is nearing completion on one new Love’s Truck Solutions facility in Natalia, TX, while another location in Brigham, UT, is just beginning. Due to the firm’s design acumen that exceeded budget and timeline expectations on Love’s Natalia facility, HDA was selected to […]
Construction industry companies looking for secure, easy computer recycling and data destruction services can now do so at no cost, while supporting the work of Construction Forum. Phoenix Solutions and Construction Forum announced that they have entered into a social good marketing partnership. Construction Forum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, now celebrating its 10th anniversary. The […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: CRG, long the development division of construction firm Clayco, has changed its leadership structure to add its first CEO and establish itself as more of a standalone enterprise. CRG President Shawn Clark has been named the firm’s first CEO, while Chief Development Officer Chris McKee has been promoted to president. […]
From The New York Times: When President Biden told a crowd of union workers this year that every American should have a path to a good career — “whether they go to college or not” — Tyler Wissman was listening. A father of one with a high school education, Mr. Wissman said he rarely heard […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) is considering establishing an office in a prominent new office tower in Clayton, according to people familiar with the matter. The people said Emerson is looking at taking several floors in one of the two towers that make up the $250 million Forsyth Pointe development, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The project to build a $55 million advanced manufacturing center in St. Louis received a major boost as the Missouri General Assembly included $15 million in the state budget to support construction. Last year, the federal government through a national competition called the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, included $7 […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Construction on a new Olive Garden restaurant began in Orchard Town Center (OTC) last month, according to Scott Slemer, the village’s director for public works. In addition, the Plum Street entrance for OTC is open, after the northern entrance opened off of Governors’ Parkway, just west of Troy Road. Olive Garden […]
From Harvard Business Review: Remember when media outlets and academia used to refer to socially marginalized groups as “nonwhites”? It doesn’t take a lot of social awareness to cringe at that term today. Now, folks use the term “underrepresented” instead. It may feel like the safest option among the minefield of language and politics we […]
From Mid Rivers News Magazine: Dr. Danielle S. Tormala, superintendent of the Wentzville School District (WSD), had strong words for the Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen at a special meeting on Wednesday, April 12 concerning the proposed Prairie Encore Community Improvement District (CID) and its related tax abatements, which the city says are allowable under […]
From Pro Publica: Cory Evans was well-versed in the HomeVestors of America playbook when he arrived at a suburban Los Angeles home on Nov. 4, 2016. His franchise with the “We Buy Ugly Houses” company had executed more than 50 deals in the preceding two years. Patriot Holdings would soon become one of the company’s […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Funds earmarked by St. Louis County for the redevelopment by youth sports complex PowerPlex have not been used by the developer, and are still available if the project finds an alternate site, a county official said. The St. Louis County Council agreed in February 2021 to use $6 million in […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Two projects that will add more than 100 apartments for seniors across north and south St. Louis moved closer to final approval Wednesday. The first project, from Yaphett El-Amin of Fields Place LP, plans to build about 90 apartments for seniors with a grocery store and other commercial space at the […]
From KSIS 1050 AM: It’s incredible how some malls in the 2020s seem to be thriving, while others are left to whither with high vacancy rates and a future date with redevelopment or at least the wrecking ball. This is a look at one of the latter, the Jamestown Mall in suburban St. Louis, currently […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Industries like supply chain management and healthcare are benefiting from the perception of technological proficiency, while construction is viewed as “the least technologically competent” by workers, according to a new study. Construction ranked at the bottom of 10 surveyed sectors, according to purchase-to-pay software developer Yooz’s 2023 Technology in the Workplace survey, released […]
More than two dozen people from underrecognized populations have entered the pipe trades in the last three years through a unique partnership between Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Missouri (MCA EMO), and the Plumbing Industry Council (PIC). Now, the CHAMPIONS Initiative is preparing to launch a fourth cohort of […]
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum will be carrying the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a […]
Wiegmann Associates has begun mechanical contracting work on the new Wright City High School for Wright City R-II School District in Wright City, Missouri. Wiegmann is installing HVAC systems to serve the entire new high school including classrooms, science and computer laboratories, administration spaces, library, commons, cafeteria, practice gym and lockers. Wright Construction Services is […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Weeks after bolstering support for pre-apprenticeship programs in the construction trades, Illinois is launching another program to promote pre-apprenticeships in climate-related fields. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced $10 million in funding for the Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program and $6 million for […]
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