by Ralph Powell Jr., Central Region Diversity Director, McCarthy Building Companies On Monday, October 3, Jehaleleel “Jay” Gandy (pictured right) started his new job working in McCarthy’s construction yard. For the recent graduate of Sumner High School in the city of St. Louis, it’s an opportunity to gain hands-on construction experience and chart his future […]
The Kwame Foundation has awarded $75,000 in higher education scholarships for first-generation, college-bound students from proceeds raised at the organization’s 18th Annual golf tournament. The presenting sponsor was Maggie O’Brien’s. Since 2003, Kwame Foundation has provided multi-year endowed scholarships for students at 27 colleges or universities throughout the United States. Scholarships funded by the golf […]
KAI Enterprises is excited to announce the hiring of Micah Gray, AIA, to the new position of Director of Technology and Innovation. In this new role, Gray will work to create content, develop company standards, and train individuals on implementing industry technology into everyday practice. “Micah is an experienced industry professional with a comprehensive grasp […]
The ongoing effort to repurpose retail space has a new splash – swim schools. St. Louis-based Echelon Constructors is targeting an early 2023 completion for a new Foss Swim School at the Market at McKnight retail center in Rock Hill, Mo. That, after the firm just completed renovating retail space for another Foss Swim School […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Lauren Boehm’s eyes lit up. A senior at Mascoutah High School, Boehm is one of many Metro East and southern Illinois high school students attending the 22nd Construction Careers Expo at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds this week. The three-day expo is sponsored by the Southern Illinois Builders Association as a way to […]
From Call Newspapers: St. Louis County broke ground Wednesday on the long-awaited new police precinct building in South County. The groundbreaking was held Oct. 19 at the site of what will be new Affton Southwest precinct at 11520 Gravois Road at what was formerly the Sappington Garden Shop. The building is funded through 2017’s Proposition […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer is asking the city of Clayton for feedback on a proposal to build a $50 million, 200-unit mixed-use residential complex with apartments and townhouses, bridging the gap between downtown Clayton and some of the city’s more residential neighborhoods. Clayton-based Keeley Properties is proposing the seven-story complex at 201-215 […]
From NPR:Â Â There isn’t much federal aid for students who want to learn skilled trades, but some states and community colleges now offer free courses. Many students are immigrants looking for better-paying jobs. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Young American workers without a high school diploma are the most likely to switch jobs these days. They’re looking for […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â By the time a California woman claimed a stake in the vacant house on Ventura Drive, Amy Michael had already spent around $50,000 repairing the warped floors, broken windows and copper wiring destroyed by vandals and years of neglect. Michael has worked with family and friends to repair and flip houses […]
From Call Newspapers:Â The Sunset Hills Bass Pro Shops currently under construction is getting an expansion. The Sunset Hills Planning and Zoning Commission heard a petition Oct. 5 for a conditional use permit for a change in use for the yet-to-be-opened Bass Pro in the shopping center at 3600 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The outdoor sporting […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: The St. Louis Port Council honored three Labor leaders and a respected Labor attorney at its Sixth Annual Golf Outing on Sept. 29 at the Courses at Forest Park. For those unfamiliar with the Port Council, President John Stiffler offered a brief overview. “We are affiliated with the AFL-CIO […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:  First Bank on Monday opened a branch in a community resource center in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood that also serves other parts of north St. Louis. The 371-square-foot branch in The Hub at 3000 E. Prairie Ave. has an interactive teller machine and office space for Ronnette Miller, a First Bank community banking […]
From Call Newspapers:Â A subdivision in Crestwood was the subject of discussion Sept. 27 as the Board of Aldermen explored options for a historic designation. The subdivision in question, Ridgewood, was highlighted by Ward 1 Alderman Jim Zavist for the mid-century modern style architecture of its homes. He said there are people outside of the […]
ICL, a leading global specialty minerals company, plans to build a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) manufacturing plant in St. Louis. LFP is used in battery production. This is expected to be the first large-scale LFP material manufacturing plant in the United States. The company was awarded $197 million through […]
Editor’s Note: This week, Louis Kelly, Construction Forum drone photographer and owner of Drone Eagle LLC, captures views of Lansdowne Park, a subdivision of 20, $300K homes being built in East St. Louis. “Up” is the direction that Kevin Green and Scott Loeffler focus on for the East St. Louis community that they are working […]
The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC) announced a major victory in the fight against wage theft and tax fraud in the building trades. Acting on information provided by the MACRC, the Illinois Department of Labor is requiring a bulk storage contractor to pay nearly $500,000 back to its workers for failing to meet state-certified prevailing […]
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA)-Midwest Council recently elected its officers and board of directors for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Mr. Dan Tucker, MC Mechanical Services, was elected as the 2022-23 chapter president. Tucker succeeds Mr. Chris Sauer, T.J. Wies Contracting. Tucker will serve a one-year term as president, which began July 1 and will expire […]
J. F. Ahern Co. has been ranked as one of ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors for 2022. Each year, Engineering News-Record (ENR) chooses the top specialty contractors across the United States based on annual results provided by each participating company and revenue generated during the preceding calendar year. Out of this year’s top 600 firms, […]
IMPACT Strategies celebrated the completion of the interior build-out of ten additional bedrooms for Covenant House Missouri’s short-term shelter program on their main campus at a ribbon cutting last week. Covenant House Missouri is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth between the ages of 16-24 in the city of St. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â The new owner of a shopping center that sat mostly vacant for years is taking advantage of a wave of new development along South Lindbergh Boulevard by adding a retail store new to St. Louis along with a pair of sought-after chain restaurants. The shopping center at 6926 S. Lindbergh […]
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