Tarlton Corp., St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting, construction management and design-build firm, promoted Greg Sweeso to director of preconstruction and estimating. Sweeso previously served as manager of preconstruction and estimating at the firm. His work at Tarlton includes the new SSM Health Outpatient Center in O’Fallon, Missouri, and the Michael and Quirsis Riney Primate […]
The success of The Prairie Luxury Apartments in Dardenne Prairie, Mo is spurring an encore taking shape as a mixed-use community anchored by 218,800-square-foot luxury apartment building hosting 190 units. Mia Rose Holdings is developing Prairie Encore and builder MBG has it under roof with a projected completion of phase one in fall 2025. It […]
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 […]
From Fox 2 Now: It was a tragedy that could have been prevented. Jan Torissi-Mokwa died in 2018—simply driving home on Forest Park Parkway. A one-ton pylon came crashing down on her after having been hit by a driver above on the Lindell/Union bridge. After it happened, FOX 2 brought investigative reports, revealing previous crashes […]
From Fox 2 Now: It was a tragedy that could have been prevented. Jan Torissi-Mokwa died in 2018—simply driving home on Forest Park Parkway. A one-ton pylon came crashing down on her after having been hit by a driver above on the Lindell/Union bridge. After it happened, FOX 2 brought investigative reports, revealing previous crashes […]
From First Alert 4:Â Construction started on Monday for phase 1 of the Tower Grove Connector. The Tower Grove Connector is an infrastructure project that will connect Tower Grove Park, along Tower Grove Avenue, to the Cortex. The project is a 1.8-mile protected bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure project that will also extend the reach of […]
From First Alert 4:Â Construction started on Monday for phase 1 of the Tower Grove Connector. The Tower Grove Connector is an infrastructure project that will connect Tower Grove Park, along Tower Grove Avenue, to the Cortex. The project is a 1.8-mile protected bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure project that will also extend the reach of […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A growing number of civic and business groups are highlighting the metropolitan area’s stagnant population as an urgent problem, and they’re pushing the region’s planning organization to do something about it. Backers of the effort say they have so far secured a dozen resolutions from professional associations and civic organizations asking […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â Concordia Seminary is proposing a new residential subdivision, and maybe a new elementary school, on its campus here after Washington University withdrew a controversial plan to put new athletic fields on the site. The seminary is pitching single-family homes on 27 acres of its west campus along Big Bend Boulevard, to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A hotel owner in St. Louis County hopes to build an apartment complex on the same property. The entity that owns the DoubleTree hotel at 1973 Craigshire Drive in Maryland Heights submitted a zoning application that would change the property’s zoning to allow an apartment building to be built on […]
It’s a little bit difficult to wrap one’s head around while crews in the the St. Louis Region battles triple-digit temperatures, but there are also locations in the U.S. where extreme cold challenges project completion. T.J. Wies Prefab was tasked by a national financial institution with expediting construction of a 5,00 sq. ft. bank building […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:Â Missourians left jobless by the tornado and storms that ripped through Scott and St. Louis counties and north and west St. Louis City on May 16 can now receive unemployment assistance, the Missouri Department of Labor has announced. Missourians whose jobs were lost or interrupted due to severe storms, […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: The largest mall owner in the St. Louis region is eyeing a redevelopment of the former Macy’s building at South County Center. The site may feature more than just retail. Tennessee-based CBL Properties is in talks with businesses other than retailers that would utilize the former Macy’s and turn it […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:Â Despite a forecast of rain and a canceled concert in the park last Friday, the weather cleared for a couple of hours to allow the Des Peres Board of Aldermen to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated $6.8 million city hall. Des Peres City Administrator Scott Schaefer said the board began […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Calvin Motley had his roof fixed two days after the tornado hit. It would have been one day, but some of the materials he bought were wrong and he had to go back to Home Depot. Motley is handy. Always has been. He’s fixed cars for a living. Gutted homes. Fixed […]
From Southern Illinois/St. Louis Labor Tribune: President Donald Trump’s budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 would cut job safety inspections nationally by almost 10,000, or one-third, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) says. Baldwin unveiled the figure at a Senate Labor Committee confirmation hearing for David Keeling […]
From IDOT: As part of one of its busiest construction seasons ever, the Illinois Department of Transportation is delivering several major projects in Southern Illinois, fueled by Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. Thirteen projects combined represent a total investment of nearly $534 million, improving safety and mobility while sustaining and creating […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: A community development nonprofit is aiming to get $3,000 checks into the hands of over 1,000 north St. Louis residents whose homes were severely damaged by last month’s tornado. Invest STL has already raised more than $2 million of a $4 million goal for the Northside Resilience Fund, which aims […]
From St. Louis Magazine: More than 2,000 professionals from the meeting and event industry will descend on St. Louis this week for Meeting Professionals International’s 2025 World Education Congress, which officially kicks off Wednesday and runs through Friday. But the industry conference won’t be just another series of meetings. The city will serve as a […]
From Holland Construction: Holland Construction Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Adam Jones to Project Director, recognizing his leadership, technical skill, and contributions to some of the firm’s most high-profile residential and commercial projects. Jones brings over a decade of construction experience, including the past four years with Holland, where he has successfully […]
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