TJ Wies Contracting is excited to announce the promotion of Jason Unwin, Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC), to Safety Director from his previous role as Safety Manager for the Greater St. Louis Region. As Safety Director, Jason will manage the ongoing development, implementation, and administration of TJ Wies’ Safety Program and initiatives. In his three […]
TJ Wies Contracting extends warmest wishes to Becky Raike upon her retirement, concluding a successful twenty-eight-year career with TJ Wies Contracting, Inc. When Becky first started at TJ Wies, the company was headquartered in the basement of Owner and President Tim Wies’ house. There were only a handful of employees, and she rode her bike […]
IMPACT Strategies announces the promotion of Derek Hinrichs from Senior Accountant to Controller. Hinrichs holds a master in accountancy degree from the University of Missouri and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Prior to joining IMPACT Strategies in 2021, Hinrichs spent more than ten years at a public accounting firm where he was a tax […]
Missouri University of Science and Technology, through a competitive selection process, has chosen PARIC Corp. as construction manager at risk for the new Protoplex building which will anchor the Manufacturing Technology and Innovation Campus on the west side of Interstate 44 at Rolla. The Missouri Protoplex will be the headquarters for a state-wide ecosystem where […]
Officials from numerous St. Louis area government agencies, municipalities and utilities will showcase more than $2 billion in upcoming infrastructure spending plans for local construction contractors and other industry professionals at the 2023 Investment in Infrastructure Expo to be held February 28, 2023 at the St. Charles Convention Center. The infrastructure project presenters will discuss […]
Employees at architectural products provider Golterman & Sabo (G&S) received an unforgettable holiday surprise. At a recent company meeting, the entire staff learned they would become owners of the more than 75-year-old business. Current owners and brothers, Herb and Ned Golterman, announced they sold the company to a newly formed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). […]
Rural and urban “Shop with a Cop” holiday giving programs are again getting support from the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection partnership. The partnership has been supporting the St. Francois County “Shop with a Cop” for 27 years. In 2016, it supported the relaunch of a similar program in Ferguson, Mo. and has supported it ever since. […]
Editor’s Note: Former pro football player and nonprofit founder Demetrious Johnson was a stalwart supporter of inclusive workforce in the construction industry. A memorial service for Johnson, who died Christmas Eve, was held on Monday. From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Reggie Blackwell was just a kid when Demetrious Johnson, a professional football player with the Detroit […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The plaza at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park will undergo upgrades intended to make the facility’s front entrance more accessible and modern. The plaza entrance on the north side of the museum, at 5700 Lindell Blvd. where events such as Twilight Tuesdays are held, will change. The project contemplates […]
From Illinois Business Journal: Just in time for an unseasonably warm last week of December, a segment of the Madison County Transit (MCT) Nickel Plate Trail from IL-143 to Blackburn Road which has been closed for reconstruction, is now re-open and the much-anticipated trail improvements are now complete. In November 2021, MCT began the $2.6 […]
Brinkmann Constructors, a leading national general contractor, is opening a new office in Phoenix to allow the company to better serve the southwest United States, an area where the company is already active. Over the last few years, Brinkmann has entered many new markets as it continues to expand its national reach. Brinkmann has been […]
The Urban Land Institute St. Louis (ULI STL) will kick off the New Year with its annual “Emerging Trends in Real Estate” and include a deeper dive with the audience in the room. The annual look at local and national real estate trends will be presented from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. […]
From Smartcities Dive: The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $1.5 billion in funding for transportation projects that have significant local or regional impact and improve safety and equity, according to a press release on Thursday. The department will provide the funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity discretionary grant program, known as RAISE, allowing local and […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: In the past 25 years since there’s been a Goodwill store in Glen Carbon, the store was remodeled once around 2010. Beginning in January and continuing for three weeks, the store will undergo interior, or winter phase of a new round of renovations, according to Mark Kahrs, executive vice president of retail […]
From KSDK: The Chesterfield City Council is moving forward with the latest step in redeveloping the Chesterfield Mall area. In a unanimous vote, they approved more than $353 million in tax increment financing(TIF). Several people spoke at the city council meeting before the vote including an attorney for Dillard’s in Chesterfield Mall who says they planned […]
Helmkamp Construction’s Director of Operations, Joe Stange, and Project Director, Kyle Ogden, are moving into new roles at the 85-year-old general contracting firm. These new roles are being strategically put into place by President & Owner Rob Johnes to allow for viable growth in the company’s future. “These changes allow for more review, coaching, and […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Tuesday, Edwardsville’s public service committee approved a pair of professional service agreements and a supplemental resolution. Alderman Chris Farrar was absent. The first agreement is for the Old North Interceptor Sewer Replacement project. The agreement is in the amount of $584,000. City Engineer Ryan Zwijack said Wednesday that the line runs for […]
From emissourian: Washington’s largest shopping center is under new ownership. The Hoffmann Family of Companies has entered into an agreement to purchase the Phoenix Shopping Center in Washington and an additional 16 acres of undeveloped land from developer Joe Vernaci. Announced in a press release Friday, the purchase includes the buildings housing major retail box […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer has sold the last warehouse in a real estate investment fund, after selling most of the fund’s warehouses last year. Real estate investment adviser Transwestern Investment Group (TIG) sold a 500,000-square-foot warehouse at 28 Gateway Commerce Center in Edwardsville, the last piece to sell from an investment portfolio originally […]
The IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection partnership hosted a special holiday celebration for families served by the justice system – one that also opens potential career opportunities. More than 100 families served by the United States District Court Eastern District of Missouri, Probation Division received holiday gifts as the Electrical Connection again supported the division’s holiday gift […]
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