From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Mastercard recently approached the O’Fallon Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) to request approval of a site plan for a solar farm that would serve the Mastercard property located off Hammack Road. Lutheran Church Extension Fund in St. Louis owns 43.4 undeveloped acres in the Winghaven master-planned community, adjacent to Mastercard International. […]
From West Newsmagazine: The Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex (CVAC) is getting much-needed new bullpens and pitching mounds. Currently, the CVAC lacks dedicated bullpen spaces, leaving pitchers to warm up in open areas near the dugouts, said Ethan Collier, Chesterfield superintendent of Sports and Wellness The proposed bullpens will provide a secure, designated warm-up area for […]
McClure Engineering, a St. Louis-based mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firm, recently promoted Mike Stiebel, P.E., to the position of Principal. In his new role, Stiebel will be responsible for expanding the company’s federal business operations and strategizing for sustainable growth within the organization. With a proven track record of handling challenging work orders across […]
by Corey Freed, CannonDesign’s Director of Sustainability We’re excited to announce that CannonDesign, in partnership with BluePoint Planning, Blackrock Consulting, Verdical Group and Greenwood Consulting Group LLC, has been selected by the City of St. Louis to lead the development of an updated sustainability plan. Spearheaded by the City’s Planning & Urban Design Agency and […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director Construction Forum The CIA’s loss has been a huge gain for St. Louis Lambert International Airport and the St. Louis Region over the past four decades. Instead of spy missions, Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge is on a mission to position the region’s air transportation for the next three or four decades. Lambert […]
From Construction Dive: Total construction and nonresidential input prices declined 0.2% in December, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors. Much of the recent stability in input prices over the past year stems from lower energy costs, including a $0.45 per gallon drop in diesel prices since December 2023, said Anirban Basu, ABC chief […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The state of Missouri has purchased a vacant office building in west St. Louis County to move its employees from their prior downtown St. Louis location. The state finalized a deal Dec. 30 to buy the building along Highway 40 in Chesterfield for $16.25 million, a spokesman for the state […]
Today (Jan. 14), the Board of Aldermen’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee met to discuss Board Bill 153CS. The committee unanimously supported an amendment to prioritize Downtown, North City, and Southeast City neighborhoods’ access to the Citywide Infrastructure Fund and the Citywide Housing Fund. “Under the leadership of Alderman Aldridge and with the support […]
From Utility Dive: 2024 was a busy year for the U.S. power sector with a number of significant policy advancements in renewables, transmission, nuclear energy and other areas. The year ahead will undoubtedly be an active one, too, as the sector navigates ongoing business challenges and the impacts of the 2024 elections. Here are nine […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: It’s not uncommon to see passersby on East Lockwood Avenue here turn their head to stare at the ornate arches, orange tile roof and stained glass windows in the palatial old Ozark Theatre. “Every time I’m here, I stop to look at it,” said Kevin Carr, of Glendale, while shopping at […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: A public hearing was held in during the Jan. 8 Wentzville Board of Aldermen meeting to discuss rezoning 70.9 acres of agricultural land to industrial space. The request was made by Ameren Missouri, which intends to build a new training facility near the intersection of Mexico Road and Josephville Road. Jon […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Washington University is halting plans to build new athletic fields off Big Bend Boulevard, saying the restrictions proposed by Clayton officials were unworkable. The university and city officials spent the past 18 months negotiating special zoning for the project in an attempt to allay residents’ concerns that the private institution was […]
From RiverBender: Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced Illinois as the winner of $114 million in competitive federal grant funding to support new electric vehicle charging stations across Illinois, including the Chicagoland area, Springfield, Metro East, and Quad Cities. The federal funds total $114 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build 14 truck charging […]
The Beige Book is a Federal Reserve System publication about current economic conditions across the 12 Federal Reserve Districts. It characterizes regional economic conditions and prospects based on a variety of mostly qualitative information, gathered directly from District sources. The St. Louis region is part of the Eighth District. Economic activity across the Eighth District […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The real gross domestic product generated from Missouri’s St. Louis-area counties in 2023 was $157 billion, accounting for 45% of the state’s total GDP, $349 billion, and reflecting nearly double the $80 billion in GDP produced by the Kansas City metro area’s Missouri counties. This has been true since at […]
Clayco, a leading design-build firm, Wednesday (Jan. 15th) announced the retirement of its long time CEO, Russ Burns. Succeeding Burns as CEO is Clayco Executive Vice President and President of Clayco’s Industrial Business Unit, Anthony Johnson. After more than 17 years of service at the company, Burns retired, effective December 31, 2024, although he will […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: After 45 years of service to Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, longtime President and Assistant Business Manager Brian Nichols is retiring. After serving as an apprentice, journeyman and steward, Nichols became a business representative in 2012. Two years later he became president of the union, and 2018 he was […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Ameren Corp., the St. Louis-based energy company, said Tuesday that Midcontinent Independent System Operator has chosen it to build multiple critical energy grid infrastructure projects in Missouri, Illinois and several Midwest states. MISO, which coordinates power production to ensure there is enough electricity to support the grid, estimates the projects […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Eight years ago, developer Curtis Schroeder signed a deal with St. Louis officials to transform a vacant downtown courthouse into a hotel. He owed some money on the property, but city officials assured him that as long as he paid it off, the city would continue to work with him. So […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Interest in a proposed pediatric mental health campus in Webster Groves hasn’t waned, as evidenced by the nearly 50 people who spoke during the fourth public hearing on the project Tuesday evening — undeterred by snow and ice in the area. At its core, the hearing concerned rezoning and conditional use permits […]
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