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Tempo Hotel Planned at Clayton Road and Brentwood Boulevard

2 years 7 months ago
From CityScene STL:  The grassy lot at the southeast corner of the Clayton Road and Brentwood Boulevard intersection has been vacant for a while now, but new plans could change that. After years of hotel proposals coming and going for this parcel, Boudoures recently started marketing restaurant space on the ground floor of a 10-story […]
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How Lambert Could Maintain Operations While a New Terminal is Built

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis Lambert International Airport has released a multi-year plan for how it could maintain operations while a new terminal is built, with one suggestion that airlines could move into a Terminal 1 concourse that is currently closed. The airport’s leader, Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, stressed that the plan is preliminary and could change. Lambert […]
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Gov. Pritzker Announces New Police HQ in East St. Louis

2 years 7 months ago
From RiverBender:  Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local leaders today announced the location of a new state-of-the-art Illinois State Police (ISP) Metro East Regional Headquarters and the release of capital funding to begin the design process. The regional multi-mission facility will house ISP patrol, investigations, communications, and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) resources. […]
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The Midwest Is Attracting Record-High Capital

2 years 7 months ago
From Multi-Housing News:  The U.S. multifamily market has seen record-breaking rent growth so far this year, backed by correspondingly high demand. The currently volatile state of the economy—with rising inflation and escalating interest rates—will most likely start to take its toll on the sector’s high-paced expansion soon. But the Midwest multifamily market poses some distinct advantages […]
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Many Calls to Combat Surge in Construction Worker Suicides

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Construction workers often face some of their industry’s most serious dangers – such as falls from elevation, being struck or crushed by equipment or other objects, and electrocution – but recent studies suggest another occupational concern is lurking silently at U.S. worksites: worker suicides. 5 TIMES GREATER THAN ALL […]
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How Brooks Goedeker Changes Neighborhoods

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  For a hype man, Brooks Goedeker is not an amped-up guy—not really ever, but specifically not on the November afternoon I’m riding shotgun in his Ford Explorer. We’re rolling east on Chouteau toward Grand (both wearing masks) and he’s making the case—in his slow, quiet way, and as an ambassador for […]
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$112M Warehouse Development Approved in St. Louis County

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A warehouse developer is planning another industrial park in St. Louis County, this time with three new buildings on 90.95 acres. Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development received zoning approval Thursday from the Maryland Heights City Council for River Valley Commerce Center, a development of three large warehouses totaling more than 1 […]
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Case Engineering Announces New Firm Leadership

2 years 7 months ago
Case Engineering’s Principals Darrell Case and Steve Sacco are excited to announce the promotion of six new Principals to the firm. The new Principals will lead the firm for many years to come and continue to serve clients with the quality and timeliness they have come to expect. Darrell Case, PE, CEO, Founder, has 38 […]
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Forum Drone Captures Progress on Expo at Forest Park, Transit-Based Development

2 years 7 months ago
Editor’s Note: This week Construction Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly of  Drone Eagle LLC captured progress on Expo at Forest Park, a massive, transit-based residential/commercial project located across from the north boundary of Forest Park.  Construction is nearing completion on Expo at Forest Park, a commercial and apartment complex with 287 market rate luxury apartments […]
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Construction Industry Looks to Women Amid Labor Shortage

2 years 7 months ago
From CBS:  After about 10 years as a New York City barista, Desiree Camacho decided it was time to nail down a new career path — construction. “Even my own mom when I told her I was interested in doing this, she’s like, ‘Why would you want to do that? That’s a man’s job,'” Camacho […]
Dede Hance

S. M. Wilson Hires Administrative Manager and Client Development Manager

2 years 7 months ago
S. M. Wilson, a St. Louis-based construction manager and general contracting firm, has hired Joyce Glass as Administrative Manager and Taylor Tisoncik as Client Development Manager.     As an ambassador for S. M. Wilson, Joyce Glass provides administrative expertise and support firm-wide in her role as Administrative Manager. She is responsible for ensuring smooth […]
Dede Hance

Jaw-Dropping Playground Coming to St. Louis Area

2 years 7 months ago
From Riverfront Times:  Brentwood is adding a destination park to its city. On Wednesday, Brentwood’s Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a total of $7.4 million to fund a state-of-the-art playground in the suburb. The new park will feature a rock climbing wall, zip line, net climber, boardwalk and a creek. The playground has been at […]
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Splash Pad & Pickleball Courts Among Additions To Glazebrook Park

2 years 7 months ago
From RiverBender:  Some new improvements to Robert E. Glazebrook Community Park had a soft opening Saturday morning. A brand new area has been being worked on for quite some time now and is finally open to the public. This new expansion includes a splash pad, a brand new pavilion, and the main draw, eight pickleball […]
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St. Louis Wins ‘Build Back Better Regional Challenge’ Grant

2 years 7 months ago
From KMOV:  St. Louis is one step forward in developing the region’s manufacturing industry after winning a $25 million competitive federal Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant. “This was an opportunity for the city, the county and the region to come together and really go after something really significant,” said Rodney Crim, CEO and President […]
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Insight From an Outsider

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The story of Good Developments Group, the New York-based firm behind a $1.2 billion plan to overhaul part of the St. Louis riverfront, started with an internet auction. While searching for development projects a few years ago, Greg Gleicher, 31, the company’s founder and CEO and a 2013 graduate of Washington University […]
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Residents, Businesses Moved Out by Costco Development in U City

2 years 7 months ago
From KSDK:  Many residents on Elmore Court hauled the last of their belongings out of their homes in University City on Tuesday. The community is adjacent to a new $211 million retail development center under construction in the area of Interstate 170 and Olive Boulevard. Both sides of the busy intersection will be transformed into a […]
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Public Projects Keep Nonresidential Construction Spending Positive

2 years 7 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Dive Brief: Nonresidential construction spending ticked up by 0.8% in July, led by publicly funded projects in the highway and public safety categories, but prevailing headwinds will keep private sector development muted, according to an analysis of government spending data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. Spending on highways and streets was up […]
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STL Subtext Breaks Ground on Nashville Development

2 years 7 months ago
From Patch News:  Subtext, a St. Louis-based integrated real estate development company, and Brinkmann Constructors, a St. Louis-based national general contractor, held an official groundbreaking ceremony on August 30, 2022 for LOCAL Midtown, a 15-story multifamily project in Midtown Nashville. LOCAL Midtown is expected to be completed and open for leasing in 2024. Located at […]
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