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Lucien Lagrange Joining Clayco Subsidiary Lamar Johnson Collaborative

2 years 7 months ago
Clayco, a national full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build, and construction firm, and its subsidiary Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) are pleased to welcome distinguished Architect Lucien Lagrange and members of his team joining the Lamar Johnson Collaborative effective September 1, 2022. Lucien Lagrange will join Lamar Johnson Collaborative as a principal and will act […]
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CMT Welcomes Travis Wood as Senior Program Manager

2 years 7 months ago
Citizens for Modern Transit recently announced the addition of Travis Wood as its new Senior Program Manager. In this role, Wood will be responsible for enhancing community engagement, cultivating membership and programming opportunities, and working with the executive board to further the vision and goals of CMT. Wood joins the team with experience in the […]
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Union Approval Hits Highest Point Since 1965

2 years 7 months ago
From Economic Policy Institute:  It’s been nearly 60 years since approval for unions in the U.S. has been this high. More than 70% of Americans now approve of labor unions. Those are the findings of a Gallup poll released this morning, and they shouldn’t be surprising. Why? U.S. workers see unions as critical to fixing […]
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Why is Mental Health Such a Concern for the Construction Industry?

2 years 7 months ago
From Marsh McLennan Agency:  That statistic is from a 2018 report from the Centers for Disease Control. And it’s one major reason why concern about mental health in the construction industry has grown. Research shows that as many as 90% of all people who die by suicide have a mental health condition. While depression is […]
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The Flats at Forest Park Making Progress

2 years 7 months ago
From NextSTL:  There are some signs of progress for The Flats at Forest Park, a $35M, 119-unit high-end apartment building by Pier Property Group of Steelcote fame. A $300k building permit application was submitted for interior selective demo for the building at 490 N Kingshighway at McPherson, formerly Reliance Automotive, in the Central West End neighborhood. […]
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Buhrmester to Become Boutique Hotel with More Space for Ink House

2 years 7 months ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Now that the Ink House has been in operation for more than two years, owners Kristen Pfund and Hannah Fink have noted that the majority of events there are scheduled by those who live outside of Edwardsville. To capitalize on that out-of-town business, the women have pondered over adding a boutique […]
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St. Louis’ Largest Parks are Getting Basketball Courts

2 years 7 months ago
From Saint Louis Public Radio:  After years of outcry, new basketball courts are scheduled to make their debut in St. Louis’ two largest parks in 2023. Both Forest Park and Tower Grove Park will see new hoops and facilities — and park officials credit St. Louis residents for spearheading the efforts and making sure their […]
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On Worker Wellness

2 years 7 months ago
From AGC’s Constructor Magazine:  For most of the history of the construction industry, says Cal Beyer, the topic of mental health has been taboo. Addressing things like depression and substance misuse were nonstarters. “We see this often in male-dominated industries — in the military, heavy manufacturing, oil, gas and mining,” he explains. “People talk about […]
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Teddy Bears and Racial Justice: How St. Louis Became a Laboratory for Social Work

2 years 7 months ago
From The New York Times: It’s called the Delmar Divide, named for the once-grand boulevard that bisects this city into enclaves that have long been more starkly segregated than almost anywhere else in America. North of Delmar Boulevard lies an expanse of low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods whose struggles with violence have given St. Louis its reputation as one […]
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Record Construction Fuels Industrial Market Activity in St. Louis Region

2 years 7 months ago
From Rebusiness Online: Modern bulk distribution buildings under construction in the St. Louis region hit a historic high earlier this year, approaching 8 million square feet. The record level of construction illustrates the industrial real estate market in the southwestern Illinois and eastern Missouri region continues to expand to meet ever-increasing demand as world and domestic […]
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KWK Architects Hires Jess DeAngelo as Architectural Associate

2 years 7 months ago
KWK Architects is proud to announce the hiring of Jess DeAngelo as an Architectural Associate. In her new role, DeAngelo will assist the architectural team in all stages of design, including site planning, construction document preparation and construction administration. She has four years of industry experience, which includes a year as a self-employed design consultant […]
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Russell, Development and Construction Firm, Names Matthew Stack President of STL Office

2 years 7 months ago
Russell, a Davenport, IA-based development and construction company with over 250 employees, announced that Matthew Stack has been named the president of Russell’s St. Louis office. Stack comes to Russell with over 19 years of real estate industry experience in executive leadership, project management and business development. Prior to joining Russell, he was most recently […]
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IBEW-Backed EV Training Picked for National Charging Network

2 years 7 months ago
From IBEW:  The task of building a national network of electric vehicle charging stations could soon fall primarily to IBEW members, thanks to a June 9 announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that recommends the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program as the preferred national certification standard for training the workers who will install $5 billion of EV charging […]
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KAI Design Hires William Ritter as Senior Project Architect

2 years 7 months ago
KAI Design is excited to announce the hiring of William Ritter, AIA, as Senior Project Architect at its St. Louis headquarters. Ritter has nearly 40 years of design expertise, which has included roles as a Discipline Lead, Project Manager, Planner, Director of Design, Chief Architect and Interior Designer. His extensive portfolio includes projects of varying […]
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Poettker Construction Selected as Construction Manager for Parkway School District Upcoming Bond Program

2 years 7 months ago
Poettker Construction Company has been selected as Construction Manager for Parkway School District’s 2022 no-tax-rate-increase Prop S bond issue. The responsible fiscal policies of the Parkway School District community have resulted in this opportunity to secure the largest single bond issue in Missouri public school history totaling $265 million. The program will provide funding over […]
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Mindy Schmidt Joins Wiegmann Associates as Administrative Assistant

2 years 7 months ago
Mindy Schmidt of St. Charles, Missouri has joined Wiegmann Associates as an Administrative Assistant to the mechanical contractor’s Project Management department. Schmidt is responsible for supporting the project management team for all new HVAC construction projects. Schmidt brings 25 years of experience as an administrative assistant and in project management. She also has experience as […]
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Josh Skeeters Joins Wiegmann Associates as Mechanical Revit Designer

2 years 7 months ago
Josh Skeeters of St. Peters, MO has joined Wiegmann Associates as a Mechanical Revit Designer. He is responsible for building information modeling (BIM), creating and managing project data as well as assisting engineers in the design process. Skeeters started as an intern with Wiegmann Associates. He holds an associate’s degree in Building Systems Engineering Technology […]
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