Kwame Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Kwame Building Group, has selected Lydia Huston as its new Executive Director. In this role, Huston will oversee daily operations, apply multidimensional fundraising and community relations initiatives and implement year-round philanthropic activities through the organization’s existing events and programs. Since 2003, the organization has contributed nearly $3 million in […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: It’s been a staple in St. Louis for more than 60 years. The Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park has created memories for families and visitors every winter. Now, the city of St. Louis wants to create more memories that can be made all year long. That’s why they’re asking for […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: At 201-215 North Meramec, just north of Downtown Clayton, lies a field where several buildings used to stand. In May 2020, two office buildings and an apartment building were demolished with no development plan known. Uncertainty surrounding the future of the pandemic, and economy at the time, made for an interesting […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A New York firm has dropped its plan to buy one of St. Louis’ largest vacant buildings and convert it into apartments. Brooklyn-based Carnegie Management Inc. has decided not to pursue a redevelopment at the long-vacant Railway Exchange at 615 Olive St. downtown, the company’s St. Louis-based broker, John Warren of […]
From The St. Louis American: The Metro East will continue in assisting regional workforce development through a U.S. Labor Department grant. Madison County and the St. Louis region workforce innovation initiative has received a four-year, $5.8 million grant as part of the Apprenticeship Building America program. Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville and other institutions including […]
From Saint Louis Public Radio: A massive entertainment venue and residential development in Midtown is a step closer to receiving needed incentives. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday voted 19-4 with four aldermen voting present to authorize $4.7 million in tax increment financing for the proposed redevelopment of the Armory, a massive building on […]
From RiverBender: The transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) has announced plans for its next virtual “Talking Transit” event, which is set for Tuesday, October 18, at 8:30 a.m. via ZOOM. This event will highlight the Secure Platform Plan for the MetroLink system. Pre-registration is required and can be completed online at CMT. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A suburban Cincinnati homebuilder that has a big presence in the St. Louis market announced Monday three major leadership changes that have been years in the making. Bob Hawksley, CEO of the Erlanger, Kentucky-based Fischer Group, was named CEO emeritus of the company. Tim McMahon, Fischer’s president and chief operating […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mayor Tishaura O. Jones said Wednesday she wants to put at least $40 million in federal aid toward making city streets safer. Jones said the money would pay for traffic-slowing measures in areas identified as dangerous, and on major streets like Jefferson Avenue and Goodfellow, Grand, Kingshighway and Union boulevards. She […]
From Construction Dive: Construction added a total of 19,000 jobs in September, with the bulk of those gains coming on the nonresidential side, signaling that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes have yet to quell demand for hard-to-find workers in the sector. Overall construction unemployment dropped to 3.4%, below the national rate of 3.5% […]
St. Louis-based real estate developer Mia Rose Holdings (MRH) has promoted Nathan Wever of Foristell to Vice President of Operations. In his role, he will oversee MRH’s operating standards and practices in all aspects of real estate development including site planning, due diligence, design, construction and stabilization of the assets. Nathan’s primary focus will be […]
From The St. Louis American: For Tenesia Brown, supervising broker with Keys Realty Group, the road to rehabilitating vacant, dilapidated properties in north St. Louis has been paved with mold, and costs that exceed sales. Still, the real estate investor says she’s “not a quitter,” and is aiming to work with others to get vacant […]
From St. Louis INNO: A St. Louis startup developing an autonomous, zero-emissions railcar has expanded into a new headquarters locally, a move that comes as it prepares to deliver its first units to customers next year. The startup, Intramotev Inc., has moved into a new headquarters at 4350 Semple Ave. in North City. Its new […]
From The Washington Post: When we think about solving climate change, we often think about things that, in one way or another, plug into an electrical grid: Solar panels. Heat pumps. Efficient air conditioners. Wind turbines. Electric cars and electric car chargers. Induction stoves. Transmission lines. Over the past several years, the mantra of energy […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A union and developer trying for a rehab of downtown St. Louis’ Jefferson Arms building have agreed to settle their dispute, according to court documents. The local branch of a carpenters union last month sued the developer, Dallas-based Alterra Worldwide, alleging it’s owed hundreds of thousands of dollars for loans tied […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: St. Louis County council members are one step closer to deciding how they’ll use $68.4 million in remaining federal pandemic relief money, advancing proposals on Tuesday for a new central county police station, derelict property demolition and an arts nonprofit, among others. But the County Council still has to decide which […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The city of St. Louis has begun to advance a slate of subsidies that could be granted to the $325 million entertainment, restaurant and retail complex proposed along the Mississippi River in north St. Louis. The 67.5-acre Lighthouse Point project at 11000 Riverview Drive, on the border of St. Louis […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Residents of Brookside Drive and Glendale Gardens Drive in Glendale are once again up in arms over plans for several additions to a neighboring car dealership. On Thursday, Sept. 22, the Glendale Plan Commission heard from a team at Glendale Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, 10070 Manchester Road. The dealership is requesting a […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City officials on Monday told residents concerned about dangerous driving and deadly crashes in and around the South Grand Boulevard business district this summer that help is on the way. Police said they’ve been pulling over more people to enforce traffic laws in the past month. A city planner said his […]
From RiverBender: The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that the Federal Highway Administration has approved its plan to build a reliable electric vehicle charging network throughout the state. The State of Illinois Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan addresses potential challenges and proposes locations for charging stations to ensure motorists can confidently traverse the state […]
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