Knoebel Construction, a top St. Louis-based general contractor, has promoted Jesse Schilligo to Director of Operations. Schilligo brings more than 13 years of commercial construction experience with expertise in field management and joined Knoebel in 2017 as Project Manager. As Director of Operations, he is responsible for ensuring that all project teams produce high-quality work […]
From Illinois Business Journal: Chris Couch received his mechanical engineering degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2019 and since then has seen great success in his career in the pumping industry. His hard work has not gone unnoticed as he was named to the “10 Pump Professionals to Watch” list by Pumps & Systems […]
From Citizens for Modern Transit: One year after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker awarded St. Clair County Transit District with a $9,975,000 “Rebuild Illinois” Grant, dozens gathered at the Emerson Park Transit Center to mark the official start of construction on the new, $13,584,000 Public Safety Center at the site. This space will play a key […]
Kent Peetz, PE has joined Horner & Shifrin as Senior Project Manager responsible for leading Water efforts in Southeast Missouri. Kent has more than 26 years of experience in environmental engineering. Throughout his career, Kent has focused his practice on the realm of wastewater collection and treatment. Since 2005, Kent has worked at the City […]
Liberty Commerce Center in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty, Mo. added its fifth and largest distribution center since the 337-acre industrial park was launched in 2021 by NorthPoint Development. Contegra Construction Co. built the 1.049-million-square-foot distribution facility – called Project Luna. Emerging at 2361 S. Withers Road, Liberty, Mo., Project Luna is built with […]
From ISSUU: Paul Heimann, vice president and controller of Welsch Heating and Cooling, has his eye on the future. “We’ve all heard that thousands of people are ready to retire out of the trades,” Heimann says. “We have to actively recruit young people to replace the workers we’re losing, and we have to get them […]
The Concrete Council of St. Louis is hosting its annual Concrete Pavements Seminar Sponsored by Concrete Strategies and MAPEI on Wednesday, February 8th at Fabick Headquarters located at One Fabick Drive, Fenton, MO 63026. The Concrete Pavements Seminar gathers some of the brightest minds in the industry to discuss a variety of topics related to […]
From The Telegraph: In just over a week, construction workers at the new Wood River Recreation Center went from the first slab wall raised into place to having several walls up for the 35,000-square-foot building. Steel poles help stabilize the connected slabs until roof joists can help support the outer walls. Erecting prefabricated concrete slab […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Illinois lawmakers said they’re forming a task force to develop more safety recommendations following the 2021 tornado that killed six workers at an Amazon warehouse in the Metro East. The Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force will look at whether regulations and building codes need to be updated to boost worker safety. Legislators […]
From West Newsmagazine: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the flood that served as a catalyst for development in Chesterfield Valley. In the past three decades, on that fertile floodplain and eastward to the city’s boundary with Town & Country, commercial development has flourished. On the horizon is the redevelopment of Chesterfield Mall. The […]
From Construction Dive: Most signs point to 2023 being a much slower year than 2022 for apartment starts. In addition to persistent commentary from development and lending executives saying that financing isn’t there for new construction, multifamily permits fell 16.4% in November, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census […]
From River Bender: A key business corridor in and around downtown Edwardsville is now eligible for additional state and local incentives for new and existing development projects. The new incentives have been made possible by a Gateway Enterprise Zone expansion that was initiated last year by City officials and approved in December by the Illinois Department […]
From The Telegraph: Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at Mel Price Lock and Dam slowed considerably this week as the main lock was shut down as part of a three-phase project to replace the vertical lift gate on the main lock chamber. The main lock is expected to be closed for about three months. […]
From Construction Dive: Last week, Associated General Contractors of America’s health and safety conference offered attendees training and tips on how to walk the tightrope of creating an effective safety program. Here are some of the key takeaways from presenters. Empower workers to speak up “The inability to provide safety for a small few ultimately negatively […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis Development Corp. on Tuesday released a new scorecard to gauge whether a project could receive financial incentives that officials say will lend more transparency to the economic development agency’s actions. The new process heavily weighs what impact the project could have on a neighborhood with points awarded to various […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Total construction starts closed 2022 on a winning streak, rebounding in December from the previous month to post a 27% gain for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.185 trillion. That’s the first monthly year-end jump since 2017, according to Dodge Construction Network. The sector was led by nonresidential building starts, […]
From the United States Attorney’s Office: The former owner and chief operating officer of a Clayton, Missouri construction company on Wednesday admitted committing fraud to sidestep St. Louis, Missouri requirements that encourage the participation of minority-owned businesses in city contract opportunities. Brian Kowert Sr. pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey to […]
As it begins its 105th year of building, Alberici Constructors, Inc. has promoted Fred Biermann to executive vice president and strengthened operational excellence with a new Integrated Project Support Services Department to be headed by John Smith. Alberici is one of the largest privately-held companies in St. Louis and one of the nation’s largest construction […]
Last Wednesday (Jan. 18) Construction Forum, McCarthy, and the MO Chamber of Commerce’s “Show Me Careers” program partnered to bring over 70 educators and 17 construction apprentice programs together at McCarthy Building Companies headquarters in Des Peres. Construction Forum Deputy Executive Director/COO Diana Wilhold and her team and volunteers organized the event. Show Me Careers […]
Architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers, in collaboration with associate architect HOK, general contractor Brinkmann Constructors, and interior designer RD Jones, was commissioned by Tegethoff Development to transform the area northwest of the Forest Park-DeBaliviere Transit Center into a transit-oriented, multi-family development in St. Louis’ historic Skinker-DeBaliviere Neighborhood. Sited at the convergence of […]
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