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Historic Church to be Demolished for Ronald McDonald House HQ

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal: Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis was once again granted approval Monday to demolish a historic church in Forest Park Southeast to accommodate the organization’s new $30 million headquarters, this time over the objections of neighbors. The nonprofit organization previously received approval from the St. Louis Preservation Board in […]
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Industrial Construction Pipeline Reaches Record High as Demand Slows

2 years 5 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Dive Brief: The national industrial construction pipeline increased to 689.4 million square feet, an all-time high, as retailers continued to gobble up warehouse space to store long-delayed inventory, according to a report from New York-based commercial real estate advisory Newmark. New construction delivered 97.5 million square feet in the third quarter of 2022, a […]
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The Issue of Safety on Construction Sites

2 years 5 months ago
From Rethinking The Future:  Construction site safety is a facet of construction-related activities concerned with protecting construction site workers and others from death, injury, disease, or other health-related risks. Construction is an often hazardous, predominantly land-based activity where site workers could also be exposed to various risks, many of which remain unrecognized. Site risks can include […]
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BJC Outpatient Center Coming to Godfrey

2 years 5 months ago
From RiverBender:  BJC HealthCare will make it easier for families to access BJC’s world-class care in the Godfrey area in 2023. BJC will develop a 14,000-square-foot outpatient care facility with additional shell space for future expansion at the corner of Godfrey Road and Celesta Street. The BJC Outpatient Center will offer care for patients of all […]
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Occupational Therapy Clinic Breaks Ground in Delmar Maker District

2 years 5 months ago
From The Source:  Can better design improve patient outcomes? Can energy-efficient architecture contribute to public health? Over the past year, a team of architects, medical professionals and engineers, including students, from Washington University in St. Louis and Chicago-based architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) have explored these questions and more through a series of interdisciplinary […]
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Mehlville Board of Education Approves Bid for Baseball Fields

2 years 5 months ago
From Call Newspapers:  The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid Oct. 20 to improve the conditions of the Mehlville High School baseball fields. The board approved a roughly $1.407 million base bid, including professional and contingency fees, with Byrne & Jones Construction to improve the MHS baseball fields. Irregular grading is causing ponding and […]
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What Do You Learn in Architecture Schools Apart From Academics

2 years 5 months ago
From Rethinking The Future:  Architecture is said to be one of the toughest courses due to the long working hours, loads of submissions, and arduous juries. But is this five-year course only about submissions, sleepless nights; or for that matter, fun workshops, exciting study tours and site visits? The answer is ‘No’. It is true that architecture […]
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Alberici-Mortenson Joint Venture Completes $600 Million Improvements to Naval Submarine Base in Kings Bay, Georgia

2 years 5 months ago
Trident Refit Facility Kings Bay held a ceremony marking the re-opening of its dry dock at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, Oct. 18. The nearly $600 million Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast recapitalization project began in the summer of 2020. More than 1,000 people worked on the project, spearheaded by Alberici-Mortenson, Joint […]
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AGCMO 25th Anniversary Keystone Awards Recognize Excellence in Construction

2 years 5 months ago
Last night (Nov. 3) the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) announced the winners of its 2022 Keystone construction industry awards at a 25th anniversary dinner event held at the River City Casino Hotel. The awards ceremony featured Tom Ackerman, KMOX Radio sports director as emcee for the program showcasing the creativity and talents of […]
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S.M. Wilson Completes Work for Winfield R-IV School District’s $16M Bond Program

2 years 5 months ago
S. M. Wilson & Co. recently completed work for Winfield R-IV School District’s $16 million bond program in Winfield, Missouri. Projects included the construction of a new middle school, new high school locker room and vocational agriculture (VoAg) additions, interior renovations to the existing middle school as well as other district-wide improvements. S. M. Wilson […]
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Infrastructure Repair Company Sells Energy Services Business

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Aegion Corp., a Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company, sold its energy services business to a private equity firm. New York City-based American Industrial Partners (AIP) and its Brock Group acquired Aegion’s Rancho Dominguez, California-based energy services portfolio, the private equity firm said last week in a press release. Terms of the […]
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Slide Show: Women in Trades Celebrated at MOWIT’s “Blue Collar/Black Tie” Gala

2 years 5 months ago
For the fourth year in succession, the stamina, sisterhood, and achievement of women in our region’s construction trades were celebrated last Friday (Nov. 4) when Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) held its “Blue Collar/Black Tie Gala”. The event was held at Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 Grand Hall on Chouteau. “This is unbelievable and awe-inspiring […]
Tom Finan

Forum Drone Charts St. Charles Riverpointe

2 years 5 months ago
This week, Construction Forum Drone Photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, documents progress on CRG’s Riverpointe project on the Missouri River riverfront in St. Charles. Riverpointe, a $350 million development more than a decade in the making, which, over the next five years, looks to revitalize 120 acres along the Missouri River at […]
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Family-Owned Atlas Iron Works Celebrating 100th Anniversary

2 years 5 months ago
St. Louis-based structural steel fabricator Atlas Iron Works has seen its share of challenges over the course of its 100-year-history, but with the fourth generation at its helm, the future looks bright for the family-owned steel fabricator as it embarks on a major push towards the future. Under new ownership and leadership, Atlas is focused […]
Dede Hance

Boeing & PARIC Top-Out Massive State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility

2 years 5 months ago
The recent topping out milestone of Boeing’s new manufacturing facility at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport keeps the construction project on schedule for completion in 2024, when the company will begin production of the U.S. Navy’s newest carrier-based aircraft. Boeing and St. Clair County officials, Iron Workers and PARIC construction workers topped-out the massive, $200 million […]
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Poettker Construction EVP & COO Receives St. Louis Business Journal Honor

2 years 5 months ago
Poettker Construction Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Jon Carroll, has been named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 class of 2022. Carroll, along with other young business leaders in the greater St. Louis area, was honored for his contributions to the company and community at a special awards gala […]
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SIUE Students Awarded Water Quality Control Operations Scholarship and Program Opportunity

2 years 5 months ago
From RiverBender:  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD), have awarded three SIUE students scholarships for the Water Quality Control Operations Program at the Environmental Resource Training Center (ERTC) of SIUE. The student recipients include Karli Mackey of Hillsboro, Donovan Simpson of O’Fallon, and Jordon Williams of St. Louis. “This […]
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Multifamily Developers Embrace Modular Building

2 years 5 months ago
From Construction Dive: An increasing number of multifamily projects are incorporating offsite construction, as more developers take advantage of its quicker timelines, according to a 2022 Modular Building Institute report. The multifamily market remains the fastest-growing segment in the modular construction industry. The sector took up about 23% of the commercial modular output last year, according […]
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Mixed Feelings About New Development in Kirkwood

2 years 5 months ago
From KMOV:   Development is typically a big win with a community, but some Kirkwood residents feel a new development at North Kirkwood and Adams is too much for their small town. “It breaks my heart,” resident Sara Davis shared. “Too many people in one spot. Too much traffic, too many cars right here.” “It’s the main […]
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