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In a major milestone for workforce and firm continuity, Western Specialty Contractors has completed its transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). — Family owned for 100 years, Western is a nationally recognized provider of specialty construction, restoration, and concrete repair services. This shift empowers the company’s workforce with meaningful ownership, strengthening its employee-centric […]

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As conversations around attainable housing, adaptive reuse, and responsible development continue across the St. Louis region, the next Green Building Break from the The Missouri Gateway Green Building Council offers a practical tool for turning sustainability goals into measurable action. The Green Building Council will host a free virtual session, “Leveraging Existing Buildings with the […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: An alderman and a first-time developer have big plans for an area of North City that’s best known as home to a controversial homeless encampment. A bill introduced by Alderman Rasheen Aldridge on Friday would use tax abatements to tee up redevelopment at Cass Avenue and 10th Street in Old North. […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: State Rep. Brad Christ (R-St. Louis County) was the architect of the bill giving the state control of city police, a law wildly unpopular with city leaders. So it’s worth noting that those same leaders have not dismissed out of hand Christ’s latest plan that could have a big impact on […]

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From West Newsmagazine: Creve Coeur is preparing to discuss plans for the Bayer East Campus with its residents. A public hearing before the Planning & Zoning Commission will be held on March 2 to review and potentially adopt an update to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan dealing with changes made since Bayer announced intent to sell […]

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 From KSDK: Most people reach retirement asking what they can stop doing. Others ask what still needs to be done. Every Wednesday, at a Habitat for Humanity build in Wentzville, a group of men show up to work — not because they have to, but because they want to. They’re known as the Wednesday Crew […]

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From Leader Publications: The Festus City Council has agreed to spend nearly $100,000 to have a street master plan created that will not only help officials plan street work but also will help when applying for grants to fund major projects, said Michael Christopher, the city’s Public Works director. He said the council hired TREKK […]

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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has conducted its first Spanish-language certification exams for Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade 1 and Concrete Strength Testing Technician at its Southern California Resource Center — a milestone in the organization’s effort to expand workforce access across the concrete industry. The exams gave Spanish-speaking professionals the opportunity to earn […]

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From Ameren: Distribution lines are the last leg of the energy journey from a generation source to your home. These lines are found across Ameren Missouri’s territory, everywhere from farm fields to suburban backyards to city alleys. Due to their local nature, upgrading distribution lines can have a direct impact on reliability. In Spanish Lake, […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: An alderman and a first-time developer have big plans for an area of North City that’s best known as home to a controversial homeless encampment.  A bill introduced by Alderman Rasheen Aldridge on Friday would use tax abatements to tee up redevelopment at Cass Avenue and 10th Street in Old North. […]

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by Dr. John Gaal This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at how prop bets are impacting young men here and abroad—to how obesity and sleep impact your brain’s health—to the Fahrenheit 451-like attacks on public library workers. Focal Point: This week I wish to discuss with our readers a couple of stories […]

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Summit Real Estate Group is marking its 30th anniversary with a $30,000 donation to Mission Realty Advisors, a nonprofit organization founded by Summit to expand community impact through accessible real estate expertise. What began as a milestone celebration evolved into something more meaningful. Following strong engagement and support from partners and the broader community during […]

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Safe, stable housing is widely recognized as essential for economic well-being, workforce stability, and resilient communities — yet in cities across the country, the benefits of recent housing growth are not shared equitably. That’s the core finding of “Abundance for Who?: Housing Access and Affordability in High-Growth Metropolitan Areas,” a new report from the Georgetown […]

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Poettker Construction, an award-winning company specializing in construction management, design-build and general contracting services, earned a spot on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2026 Top Performers List. This recognition honors ABC contractor members’ outstanding achievements in health and safety, quality and project excellence, ranked by the number of hours worked. As an ABC Top Performer, […]

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Rolla Public Schools has selected S. M. Wilson & Co. as General Contractor for the district’s new 46,000-square-foot Early Childhood Center. The $8.3 million project involves converting and renovating the former Columbia College-Rolla into a space to house all of the district’s Pre-K and early childhood programming. Scheduled to complete in 2026, the centralized facility […]

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A long-marketed tract on Mexico Road in St. Peters is poised for redevelopment as The Preston at City Center, a $55 million, 216-unit luxury multifamily community from Sansone Group and Mia Rose Holdings, LLC. The firms closed on the land Feb. 13 and expect to begin construction in April, with first deliveries targeted for third […]

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Matthew Neeley and Adam Wetstein have joined Wiegmann Associates as Controls Technicians. They are responsible for installing, programming, testing, calibrating, operating and repairing control systems for Wiegmann Associates clients, along with managing related software, hardware and equipment. Wetstein brings more than 11 years of experience, including overseeing the building automation for the 126th Air Refueling […]

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From FacilitiesNet: After years of remote work, getting people back into the office today takes more than free coffee and a ping pong table. While today’s office building has become more synonymous with collaboration and social connection than ever before, it still needs to be a place people can be productive without distraction.   “The bottom line: […]

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 In the mid-20th century, urban planners envisioned a north-south connector highway through the City of St. Louis, an expressway supporting the city’s growing interstate network. But it never came to be. The proposed highway, historically known as Missouri Route 755, sought to connect Interstate 70 in north St. Louis to Interstates 44, 55 and 64 to […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Regulators gave Ameren Missouri permission to build a new natural gas and battery storage energy center in Jefferson County on Wednesday. The Missouri Public Service Commission approved the Big Hollow Energy Center, which will be a simple-cycle natural gas plant — a type that can be turned on quickly to […]

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