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From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  From 2019 through mid-2023, Mid Rivers Newsmagazine published several articles about The Meadows, its infrastructure, its stores and restaurants, and new apartments being built in the area that are bringing in more customers. Lake Saint Louis leaders and residents viewed The Meadows as “the new downtown” of the city. They still […]

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Indecisiveness on the part of the Des Peres Board of Aldermen has resulted in the city hall renovation project possibly being delayed, and a parking lot not to be reconfigured. Des Peres Public Works Director Steve Meyer suggested in March that a new parking lot be built on the north side of […]

From Gensler:  Every aspect of our lives at every scale is colored by well-being. As individuals and organizations everywhere work to build an improved quality of life in the face of accelerating climate change, it is essential that we recognize the role of the physical environments where we live, work, and play on global well-being. The […]

From Construction Dive:  The holidays are upon us, and the season’s cheer is spreading everywhere from the home to the workplace. It’s once again time for Construction Dive’s annual Holiday Lights contest and we ask contractors to join in the festive competition. (See last year’s winners here.) Construction Dive wants to see the lights that […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  After more than three years of construction work, the long-awaited overhaul of a heavily traveled stretch of Interstate 270 in North County is just about finished. Gov. Mike Parson and other speakers are scheduled to join Missouri Department of Transportation officials at a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday morning in Hazelwood to celebrate […]

From Work Design Magazine:  Over half of the employees in a recent study have stated that they use generative AI for complex tasks in day-to-day work, but employers remain more hesitant to officially adopt the technology. This article was originally published on Allwork.space . The introduction of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools to the […]

The Brain Injury Association of Missouri (BIA-MO) is offering educational scholarships for survivors of brain injury to pursue post-secondary education. The deadline for applications is December 15.  Apply online or download the application. Mail applications to: Brain Injury Association of Missouri, Inc. 2265 Schuetz Road Saint Louis, MO 63146-3409 For information email: info@biamo.org All BIA-MO Educational […]

From Facilitesnet:  Within the next five years, younger Millennials and Gen Z are poised to take over a majority of the workforce as baby boomers reach retirement age. There continues to be a generational divide in the workforce, though. Baby Boomers and Gen X have the mindset that Millennials and Gen Z “just don’t want […]

From Labor Tribune:  In a proactive effort to keep up with growing needs of the St. Louis-area construction industry as a result of the Biden Administration’s Infrastructure & Jobs Act and other major building projects, Cement Masons Local 527 is building a new training center for apprentices and journeymen. The new facility is expected to […]

From Probuilder:  Since the start of the pandemic, home builders anticipated that their construction methods would change from traditional stick-building to some sort of industrialized or off-site construction method over a five-year period, according to research by Home Innovation Research Labs, a market research, consulting, product testing, and third-party certification agency that’s an independent subsidiary […]

From Construction Dive:  St. Louis-based McCarthy broke ground on a $285 million student housing development at University of Riverside in California, the contractor announced on Dec. 7. The 424,000-square-foot North District Phase 2 Student Housing Development is a form of intersegmental student housing, which allows enrolled students from Riverside Community College District to stay on […]

From Ladue News:  St. Louis-based Refuge and Restoration wants to rethink methods for building community. Earlier this fall, the local nonprofit opened the R&R Marketplace, a $20 million community economic hub in Dellwood designed to empower and meet the economic development needs of the North St. Louis community. “The overarching goal here is to create […]

From Riverbender:  $7.5 million in TIF funding for the Wedge Redevelopment Project received preliminary approval from the Alton Committee of the Whole on Monday. The city would agree to reimburse developer WIC Landlord LLC for completion of the multi-phase project if the agreement gets full approval from the City Council this Wednesday. John Simmons with […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council is accusing former St. Louis union leader Al Bond of breaching his fiduciary duty to the union in a new lawsuit filed this week in St. Louis Circuit Court. The new legal action against Bond comes after a U.S. District Court judge in March dismissed the […]

The MSD Board of Trustees has selected the next Executive Director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Bret Berthold was chosen Tuesday after an extensive nationwide search, led by GovHR. Berthold, a registered professional engineer for more than 30 years, has been with the District since 2009 and has served as the Director of […]

Berkeley is a North County community that has had more than its share of bad news over the years. But Wednesday night (Dec. 6) was a celebration of an effort by Clayco to reinvest in an area that has played a key role in the company’s history. Clayco hosted a “Clayco Rising” event at the […]

From West Newsmagazine:  Though in their infancy, plans for a second early childhood center in Parkway are drawing the ire of residents living in the vicinity of the project site. Residents of Canary Estates Drive in Manchester say their primary concerns with the project involve the risk of flooding, a reduction of green space and […]

From BSB Design:  In my last article, I discussed how BTR site plans are important far beyond simply hitting your density target. Rental communities pose a unique opportunity to marry site, lot orientation and floor plan design to offer the highest level of lifestyle in the most efficient way possible. Yielding the highest possible return […]

From BSB Design:  The fad has not faded, and build to rent communities are now mainstream. That means developers can no longer rely solely on the novelty of a relatively new product type to garner renter interest. Competition will become more intense now that renters have seen the basics, so tomorrow’s communities must be designed […]

From Bluebeam:  At one time, driverless cars were inconceivable. Even the cartoon “Jetsons” had to drive themselves. However, driverless cars are now a question of when, not if. Since fully autonomous vehicles are likely the future, questions such as, “What are the benefits of driverless vehicles?” and “How can they be realized?” must be answered. […]