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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The St. Louis Region and the State of Missouri have plenty of opportunities for development  – if we could just get out of our own way. That was the message that Subash Alias, CEO of the Missouri Department delivered to the board meeting of the St. Louis Construction […]

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Bond Architects Principal and Senior Interior Designer Andrea Giovando served on the national jurors’ panel for retrofit magazine’s 2025 Metamorphosis Awards, which recognize standout adaptive reuse and renovation projects across the country. This year’s program included strong St. Louis representation. Trivers earned 1st Place in the Adaptive Reuse category for The Victor, the transformation of […]

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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 […]

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From Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: From Corporate CEOs are keeping their heads down these days, lest they get chopped off by the Trump Administration. So last week’s remarks by Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley deserve credit for candor, as well as for the public service of telling politicians a hard truth about the American labor force. […]

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From STL Today: Among the 16 building trades in the St. Louis area, a network is forming to focus on the mental health of workers. The increasingly critical effort aims to draw out a group with a reputation for being tough as nails — and tight-lipped about personal problems. The motivation to join forces can […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: Construction Forum is planning to move its offices to a large planned development downtown. The St. Louis-based nonprofit plans to move to Gateway South. The organization’s offices are currently at 3245 Hampton Ave. in Lindenwood Park. Tom Finan, executive director and co-founder of Construction Forum, said the development will create […]

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When Lincoln Middle School in Edwardsville prepared for a large-scale renovation, T.J. Wies Company stepped in with a prefab approach that allowed 12 temporary classrooms to be created in the gymnasium in just five days. The panels were built off-site—framing, drywall, taping, painting, and pre-wired in a controlled shop—and delivered ready for installation by a […]

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From ABC News: For the first time since the government shutdown ended, the sweeping construction of the new White House ballroom is visible again from the Washington Monument – with quite a different view taking shape. ABC News took video on Monday of the White House in its altered state from the Washington Monument, which was […]

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From STL Today: One by one, 88 rows of copper panels are being carefully placed on the domed roof of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center on Skinker Boulevard in St. Louis. The building and roof were damaged in the May 16 tornado that tore across St. Louis.  Damage to the exterior and roof […]

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From Realtor.com: Missouri’s housing market sits squarely in the middle of America—and in the middle of the Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card. The state earned a C, reflecting a market with reasonable prices but a sluggish pace of new construction. The report, part of the Let America Build campaign, measures how each state balances current […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Data center developer CRG says it is eyeing Festus as a potential area for data center development after the city council moved to annex several parcels of land. In a statement to St. Louis Public Radio, CRG President Chris McKee confirmed the company is pursuing potential data center development on […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City officials and shelter providers are racing to find enough space before winter for hundreds of families displaced by the May tornado. And with so much need, they’re considering some unconventional options. Officials have examined downtown office buildings, including the AT&T tower, talked to at least one hotel owner, and reached […]

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From The Associated Press: Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia. He was born and raised in Bren Mar Park, where children ride their bikes and neighbors wave hello. But now, as he’s approaching 60, he’s considering selling his Fairfax County home […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: The community initiative to redevelop a golf course in north St. Louis County has found a lead donor in technology company Emerson, to the tune of $7 million. Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR), which before its move to Clayton earlier this year had long been headquartered in North County, will contribute $7 […]

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From Construction Dive: Macroeconomic pressures coupled with inflated project costs are weighing on developers’ appetite for new construction planning, according to Dodge Construction Network. After a streak of record-setting months, the pipeline of future nonresidential construction shrank in October. The Dodge Momentum Index, which tracks nonresidential projects entering the planning stages and leads actual construction […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Demolition crews have begun tearing down the long-shuttered Millennium Hotel at 200 S. 4th Street, marking a major step forward for one of downtown St. Louis’ most prominent redevelopment sites. The nearly 60-year-old complex, which includes a 28-story tower completed in 1968 and a second tower added in […]

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From Bloomberg CityLab: This article is adapted from Benjamin Schneider’s new book, The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution (Island Press, Oct. 21). At the grand opening of New York City’s Woolworth Building in 1913, then the world’s tallest structure at 792 feet in height, a Brooklyn minister christened the neo-Gothic tower “the cathedral of […]

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From West Newsmagazine: After significant public involvement, a bikeable/walkable plan has been developed for Chesterfield. In May of 2024, the City Council approved a contract with Toole Design to create a new Bikeable Walkable Community Plan. An update to the plan was one of the goals in the city’s 2022 Strategic Plan. The prior plan, […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Twenty-four students graduated from the Missouri Works Initiative’s (MWI) Apprentice Ready in Construction (ARC) and Apprentice Ready in Manufacturing (ARM) programs in a dual ceremony on Nov. 1 at Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 union hall. The programs, supported by the Missouri AFL-CIO, are designed to address critical workforce […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: The chances of a new performance facility and enhanced skatepark in Webster Groves took another step forward last week during a community open house designed to garner public feedback on the proposed project. The project is part of the city’s $22.1 million Prop W “Destination WG” initiative approved by Webster Groves voters […]

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