From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Construction of a safari-style zoo in north St. Louis County is well underway, with money from a special sales tax flowing in along with new animals. Martha Fischer, general curator at the facility, called WildCare Park, answered questions about progress there. And yes, it’s still expected to open in 2027. How’s […]
From Industry Week: In manufacturing, if you ask “why” something failed enough times, you usually find out a person or process was wrong or out of place. That is the current state of vocational education in America. I have been a shop teacher for 14 years, and the reason I received my first job as […]
From Bloomberg: Pittsburgh’s Gulf Tower is a 44-story Art Deco office building that once served as the headquarters of the Gulf Oil Company. Completed in 1932, the handsomely appointed skyscraper is a distinctive feature on the Steel City’s skyline; its stepped crown, modeled after the ancient Mausoleum of Halicarnassas, lights up with colors that can […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A national commercial real estate firm has a new market leader for St. Louis. Matthew Hrubes will lead the St. Louis office of Colliers, the Toronto-based global real estate firm, the company said Monday, which was also Hrubes’ first day in the role. As managing director and brokerage market leader […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Work has started on the new Cedar Ridge Development just outside of Edwardsville. The 36-home, 95.9-acre Cedar Ridge subdivision is located off Old Carpenter Road in unincorporated Madison County and will include lot sizes of at least two acres. The site is the former St. Catherine’s Golf Course. It opened in […]
From West Newsmagazine: Three months after discussing the need for legislation governing electric vehicle (EV) charging, the Creve Coeur City Council reviewed a bill that could provide such guidance. “We’ve been looking at this for quite some time,” Director of Community Development Jason Jaggi said. “For a little bit of background, what we’re trying to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Airport and city officials have taken the biggest step so far in the proposed $3 billion redevelopment of St. Louis Lambert International Airport by approving a design team with ties to the airport’s origins. HOK, the St. Louis-based international architecture firm leading the large team that won the design contract […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Seizing one of downtown’s biggest vacant buildings will cost city officials more than they hoped. A court-appointed panel said Friday that the Railway Exchange building and its accompanying parking garage off Olive Street are worth $7.3 million, $2 million more than the city bid for the property. The news could complicate […]
From Urban Land: LONG AGO, places such as museums were solely for admiring art, libraries were for reading and borrowing books, and offices were for work. These days, the boundaries between places and their purposes are blurred. Architects, city planners, and developers have taken note and now intentionally design “third spaces” for unexpected places. For […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A year ago, the city of Kirkwood issued a request for proposals seeking developers’ ideas for two separate city-owned parking lots on Jefferson Avenue, near the historic train station that serves as the center of the suburban city’s downtown. Some of the most prominent developers in St. Louis responded with […]
From West Newsmagazine:Â Two developments proposed for Ellisville are targeting some of the last available large vacant parcels of land in the city, both on Old State Road. At its Dec. 18 meeting, the City Council reviewed the Regal Pines development from McBride Berra Land Company LLC, which will consist of 49 single-family detached residential […]
From The Construction Broadsheet:Â The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will send approximately $4.4 billion of loans and grants to rural electric cooperatives around the country as part of the agency’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program. The clean energy funding, according to the USDA, will go towards projects that will […]
From Urban Land: Once overlooked as little more than open-air spaces for trailer parking, industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sites are emerging as a promising niche for their increasingly significant role in the e-commerce and logistics sectors and their potential to earn strong returns for investors. “The pandemic brought shifts in demographic trends, changes in consumption, […]
From Webster- Kirkwood Times: Kirkwood officials gave initial approval to a proposed expansion of a car dealership, but not before adding a new requirement to Lou Fusz Toyota’s plan. The Kirkwood City Council on Dec. 5 approved the first reading of a measure that permits Lou Fusz Toyota, 10725 Manchester Road, to expand its business […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A Cape Girardeau developer is proposing a big indoor sports facility, hotel, food truck park and new restaurants on a vacant site in St. Charles County. The project in O’Fallon, Missouri, referred to as the O’Fallon Sports Center in filings to the city, is being proposed by Andy Patel, owner […]
From Forbes:Â 2025 is almost upon us, and in the space of a few short years it feels like everything has changed in the workplace. After decades of college being promoted for every student, employers are now moving toward skills-first hiring that places a premium not on your college degree, but your actual skill set. […]
The St. Louis Region’s proactive stance on finding and funding critical transportation infrastructure continues to pay off, the latest report from the St. Louis Regional Freightway shows. “Recent investments and endeavors enhance the future competitiveness and connectivity of the bi-state St. Louis region and support future growth, particularly in targeted industry sectors such as aerospace, […]
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) – Midwest Council will host its 23rd annual Meet the GC Expo on January 29, 2025 at the St. Charles Convention Center, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. The yearly event gives area subcontractors and all construction professionals the opportunity for valuable networking time with the premier STL metro area general […]
Jeffrey R. Murphy has been named president of Taylor Ridge Drilled Foundations, Inc. His appointment marks the completion of a 10-year acquisition process of the Taylor Ridge, IL-based company by members of the ownership team of Drilling Service Co. Inc. of St. Louis, MO. Jeffrey Murphy is also executive vice president of Drilling Service Co. […]
From Work Design: The musician Prince once said, “What’s missing from pop music is danger. There’s no excitement and mystery.” Replace music with the corporate office landscape and the sentiment still applies: there is a formulaic strategy that is pervasive, even as designers strive to create destination workplaces. The amenities race has run its course, […]
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