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Caitlin Russell of Russell and Tony Stahlschmidt of Kienlen Constructors Inc. have been named among Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2026 Midwest Top Young Professionals, an annual recognition honoring emerging leaders in the design and construction industry. The 2026 class includes 20 professionals selected for demonstrated leadership, project impact, innovation and community involvement. According to ENR, this […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Downtown boosters and historic preservationists cheered when the St. Louis City Assessor booted the old Orpheum Theater off the tax-exempt rolls last year. The move, they hope, will spur action by the building’s owner, which has allowed it to fall into disrepair. It also begs the question of how many other […]

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The Missouri Gateway Green Building Council (MGGBC) will mark a major milestone on Tuesday, Feb. 10, hosting its Annual State of the Council — 25-Year Anniversary Edition from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tarlton Corporation building in St. Louis. The event launches a yearlong celebration of the Council’s 25th anniversary and will feature live […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A company is looking to build three data centers in Metro East, which could all be linked for one project. The data center development firm, Cloverleaf Infrastructure, has been working on projects in the Midwest, especially in states that receive more of their energy from renewable sources, and is eyeing […]

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From The Illinois Business Journal: Madison County Board Chair Chris Slusser admits that he wasn’t heavily involved in the conversations around data centers at first. But when St. Charles, Mo., issued a moratorium on them last summer and St. Louis County followed suit, Slusser realized that he needed to take a closer look. Because, like […]

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From Reuters: Jan 23 (Reuters) – EquipmentShare.com shares rose 16.3% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, valuing the construction ​rental firm at $7.16 billion and signaling strong investor appetite for its tech-driven ‌business model. The company’s first-day performance echoed crypto custody firm BitGo’s strong market debut on Thursday, as demand for new listings spills over […]

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One of the perks of being in the construction industry is the breathtaking views that the work sometimes affords. Budrovich Contracting recently put their Liebherr LTM1130 to work, utilizing 197 feet of main boom and a 62-foot jib to safely hoist a personnel basket for roof inspections on the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Rising […]

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From NextSTLMayor Cara Spencer announced that the City of St. Louis will begin exercising eminent domain on 89 properties owned by Paul McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration. The announcement was made on Thursday, January 15, alongside St. Louis Development Corporation Executive Director Otis Williams and Alderman Rasheed Aldridge. City officials described the move as a response to […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A newly proposed housing development in Kirkwood may bring with it a new type of zoning, as residents learned at a pair of recent public hearings. The location at the center of discussion at the first Kirkwood City Council meeting of 2026 is the current home of the city’s public works departments. […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: The nonprofit that supports Gateway Arch National Park wants to expand it into Illinois, plans to soon launch a fundraising effort and is already working to acquire land. The Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced Tuesday that it’s started exploring what it would take for East St. Louis’ Malcolm W. Martin […]

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Missouri’s construction sector closed out 2025 with modest but meaningful job gains, even as broader private-sector employment softened and workforce constraints continued to shape the market. According to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC), nonfarm payroll employment increased by 800 jobs in December 2025, with gains concentrated in goods-producing industries—led by construction. The […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: If recent visitors to the Webster Groves Public Library experienced a cold shoulder, they shouldn’t take it personally. The heating system at the library has been running at half capacity for the past several weeks. The good news? Help is on the way. The library recently signed a roughly $500,000 contract with […]

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From Yahoo News: St. Louis Children’s Hospital has announced that they have received a $5 million donation from Emerson. The money will go to supporting WashU Medicine pediatric research at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Healthy Kids Express Diabetes mobile unit. Emerson President and CEO Lal Karsanbhai, said, “The hospital drives meaningful progress in pediatric […]

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From KOMU: In the dash for data center development, Missouri is caught between tech industry promises and rising electricity fears. Data center developers are looking for land in Missouri, as state leadership splits to attract more investors from the tech world while protecting Missouri’s residents. Several companies have begun the process of investing in the […]

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How do you move from identifying a water leak or deteriorating masonry to executing a full historic building restoration? This in-person continuing education seminar offers a comprehensive, start-to-finish look at a real historic masonry restoration project, examining the technical, material, and decision-making processes required to preserve a landmark structure while ensuring long-term performance. Led by […]

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From ASA Midwest Council: At the end of each year, employers must review the OSHA 300 Log for accuracy and prepare an 300A Annual Summary for posting. The following addresses some frequent questions about these obligations. Reviewing The 300 Log OSHA requires employers to review the 300 Log for accuracy. Employers do not need to […]

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St. Louis-based structural engineer Alper Audi is elevating three of its senior project managers to principals. The new principals are Michael Lubiewski, Steve Resnick and Sean Cameron. For 75 years, Alper Audi’s structural designs have supported a multitude of signature projects in St. Louis and nationwide. “We are pleased to reward Michael, Steve, and Sean’s […]

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St. Louis County Library (SLCL) is preparing to begin construction on a new Chesterfield Branch, replacing the existing Samuel C. Sachs Branch at 16400 Burkhardt Place. The current facility is scheduled to close Jan. 31, with construction expected to start in February. The new branch is projected to open in early 2027. The replacement facility, […]

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by MO Senator Curtis Trent From The Missouri Times: Missourians are beginning to see something our parents and grandparents once worried about but rarely experienced —a grid under strain. For fifty years, Missouri enjoyed some of the most reliable, affordable electricity in the nation because past leaders built power plants and transmission lines with the […]

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From Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies: As the number of cost-burdened households swells and the price per unit of constructing new housing balloons across the US, off-site construction offers community-based organizations (CBOs) a compelling way to build high-quality and often well-designed affordable housing in less time and at a reduced cost. A new paper summarizing […]

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