From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: One of St. Louis’ most iconic art deco buildings could be sold to a new owner if the federal government signs off on the deal struck this summer in bankruptcy court. Webster Groves-based Owen Continental, the owner of the cream white Continental Life Building in Grand Center, filed for chapter 11 […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The Federal Aviation Administration is giving St. Louis Lambert International Airport $29.1 million in sustainability grants and a $20 million discretionary grant for infrastructure resiliency improvements, the Department of Transportation announced last week. “We invest in our future – enhancing safety, improving sustainability and ensuring our infrastructure meets the needs […]
From Offsite Builder: Building a custom home is undoubtedly more efficient when using offsite methods, but not every customer has the time or inclination to undertake a custom project, although they still want high quality and a custom look. To serve these customers, some prefab companies are offering a portfolio of predesigned single-family homes that […]
From Construction Business Owner: In the construction industry, too many businesses suffer financially for one simple reason: They are not optimizing their job costing analyses. At its heart, job costing is all about maximizing the value you get from your resources. To know where to focus on improvement, you have to know where and under […]
From Leader Publications: Modern Communications, an audio and visual technology installation services company, plans to expand to Jefferson County. The company, also called Modcomm, wants to build a warehouse and office space on a 1.64-acre property at 1700 Gravois Road near Hwy. 30 in High Ridge. Chief Executive Officer Joshua Vautrain spoke at the Aug. […]
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, is a finalist for a 2024 Construction Keystone Award for concrete work on the First Bank new headquarters project in Creve Coeur, Missouri. The new HQ drives modernization and offers transformative spaces for employees and visitors. Tarlton Corp. is a finalist for a 2024 […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The steep natural terrain is no longer the only thing developers behind the proposed 239-home “Villages at Busch Wildlife” subdivision must now overcome. The O’Fallon Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday rejected the 161-acre project, sending the matter to the City Council. A simple majority of council members would now have […]
From Construction Next: Even the best workers make mistakes, so construction business owners and managers need to understand that At the 2024 International Roofing Expo, Cheryl Ambrose, vice president for enterprise risk management for the National Roofing Contractors Association, shared with attendees five standard principles of “human performance” that she said companies can apply to […]
Lisa LeMasters Hastings+Chivetta Architects welcomes Lisa LeMasters, AIA, back to the firm, building on her 30 years of architectural expertise. Now Vice President and Project Manager, Lisa’s wealth of knowledge and her proven track record of success enhances our capability to deliver outstanding project outcomes. Her collaborative approach and meticulous attention to detail ensure that […]
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Editor’s Note: Luke Schuette, founder and CEO of structural bamboo manufacturer ReNüTeq, will be on the Forum’s Future of Construction discussion panel set for 7:30-9:30 AM Sept. 26th at Gateway South Advanced Building Collaboration District (GSABCD). The panel will be preceded by networking and followed by an exhibition of componentized/modularized construction technology and tours of […]
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Leadership teams with Crown Center for Senior Living and Russell recently gathered to celebrate the successful completion of Phase 1 of the Crown Center apartment buildings and the opening of the Staenberg Commons, a 12,500 square foot community hub open to residents and neighbors. “Russell has deep experience delivering beautiful spaces and we were pleased […]
The St. Louis Regional Freightway has added three additional properties to its growing pipeline of rail-accessible industrial real estate sites: Admiral Parkway, Forest Boulevard, and Granite City Buildings and Land. They bring the total number of rail-served sites in the pipeline to 20, spread across 16 locations. These sites all feature heavy industrial user zoning […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Eight years after its founding, with its 3.5-acre educational garden up and running in St Louis’ Shaw neighborhood, nonprofit Green House Venture is shifting focus toward building a $4.7 million education center nearby. In the meantime, the nonprofit continues to provide programming to students from four St. Louis elementary schools […]
From Construction Dive: Contractors are on a quest for more workers, but they’re still struggling to find them. A new Associated General Contractors of America survey has shared numbers providing context around the issue. The majority of U.S. contractors have increased their headcount in the last 12 months, according to the survey of AGC members, […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Construction is set to begin in the next couple of weeks on the city’s new water park as two weeks of demolition at the Webster Groves Aquatic Center nears completion. Officials said in a City Chats Facebook live event last week that the project is keeping pace with an aggressive deadline. The […]
From Illinois Business Journal: We all know how impactful case studies can be to business, industry and economic growth as well as to development. The same can be said for what the Illinois Business Journal now introduces as a regular feature: Careers in View. This is planned to be a career study: A look at […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A Missouri-based unit of Graybar, the Clayton-based distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products, has expanded its operations in the South with an acquisition. Cape Electrical Supply, a Cape Girardeau, Missouri-based subsidiary of Graybar, purchased Power Supply Co. LLC, according to a Wednesday news release. Financial terms of the […]
From Warren County Record: The Village of Innsbrook will contract with Hankins Construction to build its new village hall. The bid was awarded at a special board of trustees meeting on the afternoon of Aug. 27. Hankins Construction was the lowest of seven bidders, submitting a contract for $870,600 to construct the new, 2,000-square-foot building. […]
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