From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A few years back, Sabrina Jones Williams and her husband, Victor, decided to take their children on what they called a “yes” vacation. Yes, we can go to Disneyland. Yes, we can stay in an all-inclusive hotel. Yes, we can buy “fast passes” so we don’t stand in lines all day. […]
Effective January 1, 2025, Scott Plocher, Plocher Construction Company, Inc., will become President of the Southern Illinois Builders Association. Other officers for 2025 are: First Vice President – Richard Boyer, Boyer Fire Protection, St. Louis, Missouri; Second Vice President – Matt Fricke, Warning Lites of Southern Illinois, E. St. Louis, Illinois; and Secretary/Treasurer – Dave […]
The Southern Illinois Builders Association began offering scholarships in 2012 and since then has awarded 149 scholarships totaling approximately $300,400. On Monday, December 23, 2024, members of the SIBA Education Committee: Gregg Korte, Chairman, Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc.; Rachelle Lengermann, Plocher Construction Company; Lyle Simonton, Subsurface Constructors, Inc.; and Scott Korte, Pyramid Electrical Contractors […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director & C0-Founder, Construction Forum Millstone Weber, a leader in heavy civil construction, announced the retirement of Thom Kuhn, who has successfully served as President and CEO for the past decade. During his tenure, Kuhn spearheaded significant growth, championed employee development, and strengthened the company’s impact on the communities it serves. […]
With the exception of one engineering firm — St. Louis-based Horner & Shifrin — the teams qualified by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODO) for the third phase of the Improve I-70 project are based in Western Missouri or Eastern Kansas, or are national in scope. MODOT noted that there are still opportunities for additional […]
The St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors has announced the awarding of its first scholarship. This scholarship was awarded to Leah Guss of Truxton, MO. Leah has been working with Lewis-Bade, Inc., in Warrenton, MO, as part of a field-to-finish survey crew while completing Warrenton high school with honors. She has […]
Great Rivers Greenway (GRG) will issue a bidding opportunity in January for construction of the Brickline Greenway. The project will consist of a 1.3-mile shared-use path and roadway reconfiguration from Fairground Park to Page Boulevard. Interested organizations are invited to a contractor event on Jan. 7 to learn about the project and teams. An in-person […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Construction Forum The year 2024 has been a stranger-than-fiction year, both in our region and in our nation. Against that backdrop a little escapism has been welcome. Since shortly after Nov. 5th our household has been binge-watching the television show The West Wing. The West Wing is an […]
From Multifamily Dive: Lakewood, New Jersey-based real estate syndicator Silverstone Management is suing the companies responsible for building and developing Bold on Blvd, a 272-unit apartment property in St. Peters, Missouri, for allegedly misrepresenting the condition of the property in a $70 million sale to Silverstone in 2022, according to court documents. The suit, filed […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: by Les Sterman, former director of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments The proposed extension of the MetroLink light rail system known as the Green Line has been described as affordable for the city of St. Louis, transformational for the surrounding neighborhoods and providing economic benefits vastly outweighing its costs. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: All of the potential tenant spots at University City’s Market at Olive development has been spoken for, the developer of the project said Wednesday after grocery store chain Dierbergs closed on the property that will be its future store. At this point, every one of the potential retail spaces at […]
From Forbes: 2025 is almost upon us, and in the space of a few short years it feels like everything has changed in the workplace. After decades of college being promoted for every student, employers are now moving toward skills-first hiring that places a premium not on your college degree, but your actual skill set. […]
From Leader Publications: Work is well underway to remodel the building for Compass Health Network’s new integrated medical building at 1275 N. Truman Blvd. in Festus that used to house a grocery store. That work is expected to wrap up by March, said Sue Curfman, Compass’ senior vice president of regional corporate services in Jefferson […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Dardenne Prairie’s 2025 budget was approved at the Dec. 4 Board of Aldermen meeting. Projected revenues for the year were $8.52 million, showing a projected 7% increase from 2024 to 2025 primarily due to additional revenue for court fines and grant funding for road projects. Sources of revenue include the following: […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Aldermen on Friday narrowly won initial approval for a $40 million incentive package for Washington University’s lab development in the Cortex tech district. Cortex and WashU officials had said they need $4 million in tax increment financing and $36 million in bonds approved by January. Without it, they said, they will […]
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis (AMICSTL) and Ranken Technical College have issued a public notice that they are soliciting proposals from qualified firms with experience to complete AMIC’s non-profit advanced manufacturing innovation hub. The project will be constructed on Ranken’s campus on the North Side. The proposed building is 89,600 square feet and will […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: by Kristin Sobolik, Chancellor, University of Missouri-St. Louis There’s a longstanding tradition of excellence at our nation’s land-grant universities. But as we look to the future of higher education, the impact of urban and metropolitan universities is becoming increasingly vital. These institutions serve our most populous regions, providing affordable access to […]
From Fast Company: The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or perhaps the fairy-tale dwelling of The Three Little Pigs. Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building material—straw has been a DIY solution for affordable, earth-friendly construction. But a new wave of contemporary straw designs, as […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Navigate Building Solutions, a provider of construction management and consulting services, has expanded with a new Kansas City-area office and is hiring there and at its St. Louis headquarters. The new office is located at 6400 W. 110th St., Suite 200, in Overland Park, Kansas. The KC-area office will strengthen […]
From TIME Magazine: This year, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center moved into a new office space in Denver. Building 48 is part of a sprawling complex of government service buildings, the largest concentration of federal agencies outside of Washington D.C. The building has been repurposed several times; it was previously a […]
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