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From Construction Next:  There are many reasons why the success of construction companies breaks down, but implementing a job autopsy is one effective way to increase success and profitability. According to contractor Abby Binder, there are a few causes of struggle at construction companies: Not tracking marketing spend or not having a blended marketing campaign. […]

From Citizens For Modern Transit: By Kim Cella: The St. Louis County Council approved passage of the FY2024 transit appropriation bill by a 6-1 vote at its November 21 meeting. Citizens for Modern Transit has been urging members of the St. Louis County Council to support the FY2024 $128,550,848 Budget Appropriation Request from Bi-State Development. […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  AltonWorks, which was founded in 2019 as a social impact company designed to help revitalize Alton’s downtown business districts, aspires to transform the city’s riverfront into “the front door” of the nation’s next national park. But don’t expect it to happen anytime soon; receiving national park status is a years-long […]

From Construction Dive:  Sam’s Club announced Thursday plans to open two new distribution centers outside of St. Louis and Minneapolis early next year. The upcoming St. Louis facility will serve as a distribution and fulfillment center while the facility serving the Minneapolis area will be a multi-purpose center. Sam’s Club now has three distribution centers planned […]

From RiverBender:  The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Energy has announced $2,909,890 of grant funding available for the development of local strategic energy plans as well as energy efficiency audits and local government building upgrades. Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), grant awards ranging from $200,000 to $249,900 will aim […]

From Transport Topics:  Plans for a new highway connector from Illinois 3 in Fairmont City to Illinois 203 near World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., are designed to improve traffic flow for tractor-trailers and other vehicles and help with the region’s logistics and industrial development. But a family that owns three trucking-related companies says […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A K-12 private school in St. Charles County has converted an office building into its temporary school campus, in a $500,000 project. Lafayette Academy, which changed its name this school year from Classical Academy de Lafayette, was founded in 2016 by longtime educator Katy McKinney. It now has 80 students […]

From St. Louis Record:  A member of IBEW Local No. 1 has filed a lawsuit against the union claiming the organization failed to address and prevent sex discrimination, resulting in a hostile work environment. Attorney Matthew J. Ghio of Ghio Law Firm, LLC Plaintiff Earnie Bradley filed a lawsuit in federal court against IBEW Local […]

From Lincoln News Now:  When the project for U.S. Highway 61 Outer Road was first announced, there were high hopes of relief in terms of safety and economic growth. Click here for photos and additional information on MODOT’s website. Four years after it was first announced though, a nearby roundabout is causing a run-around, creating […]

This week the Forum Drone captures progress on the new USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service laboratory. Video of the construction was captured by Forum drone pilot/videographer Louis Kelly. The building is being constructed on the site of the former Good Shepherd Convent at 17626 Natural Bridge Road. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd had […]

From St. Louis Record:  Several employee benefit plans and labor organizations have filed a complaint against a Missouri demolition company alleging it failed to make contributions as required in a collective bargaining agreement. The plaintiffs, which include Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund, Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Greater St. Louis, St. Louis Vacation […]

From Korte:  As a kid, Curt Horstmann was never a big fan of school — or libraries. “I just didn’t like books.” The irony isn’t lost on him, a member of The Korte Company’s Diversified Operations Group and the man in charge of an ongoing renovation of the Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library in Highland. […]

Reed Burkett Lighting Design (RBLD) has completed a transformational lighting design project to illuminate the interior of the historic Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Previously, 83,000 square feet of stunning mosaic artwork throughout the walls and ceiling of the Cathedral Basilica was muted in darkness. The functional light levels were so low that parishioners struggled […]

A 17-year-old union construction industry business support program for minority- and women-owned contractors is fortifying operations to ensure its continued success. The Regional Union Construction Center (RUCC) is now a division of the St. Louis Small Business Empowerment Center tapping its resources to grow its capacity to serve more companies. Launched in 2006 by the […]

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 Gensler:  Gensler has been active in advancing policy discussions that minimize roadblocks for office-to-residential conversions, including our participation in President Biden’s office-to-residential advisory committee and our work with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the White House Commercial to Residential Federal Resources Guidebook. As we forge ahead with that important work, it’s important to […]

From Chicago Defender:  Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has secured $500,000 in funding for Illinois’s Revolution Workshop. The money, obtained through a Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Request, will be sent by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. This financial support aims to bolster the workshop’s 12-week pre-apprenticeship construction job training program. […]

From Leader Publications:  The Festus City Council recently awarded a $1,233,710 contract to Kimes Contracting in Hillsboro for street, sidewalk and lighting upgrades and water main replacement along a section of West Main Street from Park Avenue to North Mill Street. Construction is expected to begin in December and take about five months to complete, […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Local apartment developer Lux Living has sold its row of vacant South Kingshighway houses after a yearlong struggle with the city over the site’s future. Property records show a limited liability company called DAZII LLC, led by Derek Zimmermann, bought the seven buildings in the 1000 block of Kingshighway on Wednesday […]

From Bluebeam:  If you’ve ever gotten lost somewhere, chances are you’ll have whipped out your smartphone, checked where you are and, using an app such as Google Maps, worked out how to get to where you need to be. The ability to navigate your way to that make-or-break gathering at La Maison de Boeuf will […]