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From St. Louis Business Journal: The Missouri Athletic Club will expand to Clayton, a deal long discussed but now finalized. The MAC, a nonprofit social, business, athletic and dining club founded in 1903, has signed a lease to open its third location at the Pierre Laclede Center at 7701 Forsyth Blvd. in downtown Clayton, which […]

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From StorageCafe: Digital nomadism isn’t what it used to be. The Instagrammable, always-on-the-move lifestyle is evolving into something more grounded, budget-minded — and increasingly Midwest-bound. Meet the new wave of “slowmads”: remote professionals who still crave flexibility but are now prioritizing affordability, community, and long-term livability over frequent international travel. For many, that means staying […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: For about three weeks, Torryn Gray has been spending his days learning the basics of homebuilding. One of those days involved using a nail gun to attach the studs that will connect to the other walls. On another day, he helped build planter boxes for a garden. Soon, he’ll learn […]

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Midwest Insulation is excited to welcome Tim Speak and Trevor Evans to their Commercial Estimating Team. Tim Speak brings 28 years of experience in the construction industry, beginning his career as a residential carpenter for Aiello Homes and Cozy Homes for his first 7 years. Tim then transferred to the commercial side of the trade, […]

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From the windows of the four-story Fairfield Inn and Suites and Townplace Suites you can see the horses thundering along the track at the Harrah’s Racing and Casino in Columbus, Neb. A short walk in an elegant hallway from the hotel complex puts you in the glistening casino and racing venue with all its amenities. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 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 […]

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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:  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 […]

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From First Alert 4:  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:  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:  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:  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:  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 […]