The Saint Louis Contemporary Art Museum received a new roof, rooftop safety additions, and artistic metalwork thanks to the efforts of several local companies. Western Specialty Contractors executed RoofTech Consulting’s, Inc. design and detailing to deliver a successful project. Opened in 2003 and located in St. Louis City’s Grand Center Arts District, the 27,000-square-foot Contemporary Art […]
After unveiling updates made to the Belleville Transit Center in June as part of the “Transit Stop Transformation” project, the St. Clair County Transit District today celebrated the completion of an additional $348,000 in upgrades at the highly utilized station, located at 718 Scheel Street in Belleville. The improvements, which include rider amenities and office […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Founder, Construction Forum One of my favorite parts of the career path I have chosen is that I have had the blessing to meet scary bright people. “Scary bright” — by my personal definition — relates to people who are not just smart, but also have humility, the wisdom to seek […]
by Steven Hibbard, Burns & McDonnell The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will deliver a much-needed boost to developers of solar, wind, energy storage and other clean energy technologies over the next 10 years as existing tax credits are expanded and new credits are added. Though the clean energy industry will be directly in line for […]
From Rethinking The Future: There are plenty of application programs available in the market today with which laymen can design aesthetic homes for themselves. Although a knife in the back for many designers who go by different names, it serves the very important function of creating tasteful spaces for people who don’t have access to […]
Brinkmann Constructors has completed a leadership succession plan that promotes Brian Satterthwaite, 55, to chief executive officer (CEO), and Tom Oberle, 54, to president. Founder Bob Brinkmann, 73, formerly CEO, remains engaged as chairman of the board for the company he launched in 1984. Brian Satterthwaite (left) and Tom Oberle (right) Since 2010, Bob Brinkmann […]
From RiverBender:Â During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, along with 13 of their Senate colleagues, wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of steps they have taken to […]
From Construction Dive:Â Supply chain disruptions due to the Ukraine war are stretching project timelines in the Americas region, if not directly, then through rising costs for fuel, metals and other commodities, according to the fifth annual Crux insight report on global construction claims and disputes. The report claims inflation, though still lower than the […]
From Construction Dive:  The death toll in construction hasn’t changed in the past decade, raising important questions about the effectiveness of OSHA and what it would take to save more lives, according to an analysis by Construction Dive. Workers continue to die at the same rate — 10 out of every 100,000 workers didn’t come home […]
From West Newsmagazine:Â Now that streetscape project along Manchester is complete, the city of Wildwood can focus on the Route 66 roadside park. Manchester Road was part of the original Route 66, before it was realigned. The highway corridor, created in 1926, served as a major connection to the west. It ultimately stretched 2,448 miles […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: When Tim Morris says the Mississippi River area just north of the Chain of Rocks is a “prime site for a marina,” it seems clear that he doesn’t know the story of Michael Weber. Morris is a developer based in Nashville. He is the latest to pitch to the Board of […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: After seven years of community planning, the Cherokee Street Community Improvement District is moving to redevelop Love Bank Park, the street’s only public gathering space. To some, Love Bank Park is exactly that — a place where people can bank on love. Although the park was officially founded in 2015, when its […]
From Citizens for Modern Transit: Citizens for Modern Transit is teaming up with the St. Clair County Transit District and AARP in St. Louis to activate the space around the 5th and Missouri Transit Center in East St. Louis. This joint initiative, known as the “Transit Stop Transformation Project,” will transform the area between the MetroBus area […]
From HOK:Â As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to the end, we share the inspiring story of Edith Bailon, a senior architect in our Los Angeles studio, who offers a powerful lesson in self-confidence and community pride. Edith Bailon was a few months shy of graduation when an architect visited her Los Angeles high school. It was […]
Since launching in 2019, Gateway Tradeport in Pontoon Beach, Ill. has become home to 2.7 million square feet of distribution space. That after Contegra Construction Co. completed its fourth large distribution center at Northpoint Development’s 600-acre master planned industrial community. The new one million-square-foot Gateway Tradeport IV is built on a speculative basis to serve […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A proposed street widening for East Madison Avenue in Oakland that could threaten nearly a dozen trees isn’t sitting well with some residents. At last week’s board meeting, City Engineer Grant Stecher presented a preliminary plan for the project to remove the crowning in the middle of the street that’s causing drainage […]
From Construction Dive: Researchers and other experts expect millions of new construction jobs in coming months due to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. That’s in addition to the 407,000 unfilled jobs in the construction industry now. But where will those workers come from? Immigrants have played a […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:Â Big changes may be in store for the Des Peres City Hall, Public Safety Building and the Public Works Street Maintenance Garage. The Des Peres Board of Aldermen on Monday night approved two resolutions that could start the process. The first resolution appoints Navigate Building Solutions as a consultant for the Street […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A new city commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday over whether it should approve tax incentives to pay for public infrastructure related to two commercial developments worth around $2.5 billion. The tax increment financing, or TIF, would use some of the tax revenue generated by the private developments to pay for […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum On Dec. 6, the Forum will host the concluding segment of our 18-month, six-part series on systems change for an inclusive workforce. Online registration for the event, which is being held at the LiUNA Event Center on South Lindbergh, is free to attend and is now open for […]
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