From St. Louis Business Journal: The developer who last year purchased the AT&T Tower on Wednesday disclosed plans for a $350 million redevelopment of the massive, vacant downtown St. Louis skyscraper, saying new subsidies being weighed by state lawmakers are critical to the project’s viability. Charles Goldman, managing partner of Boston-based Goldman Group, said plans […]
From UMSL Blog: Brian Adler grew up in Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States. Despite his upbringing, Adler didn’t really become interested in urbanism until he moved to St. Louis to pursue his bachelor’s degree. “When I came to St. Louis, I began thinking and learning more about urbanism, because […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Dominic High School will soon do what few coeducational Catholic high schools have done — teach the trades. The 1,100-student school will launch a building trades program at the start of the 2025-2026 school year, adding St. Dominic to the small list of private schools in the region to offer […]
From Construction Dive: The construction industry faces a shifting landscape as the Trump administration sets about reshaping some of the country’s most impactful federal policies. With changes in infrastructure priorities, regulatory rollbacks and economic shifts, contractors and developers are bracing for both new opportunities and potential setbacks. Some sectors, such as data centers and infrastructure, […]
From NPR:Â Organizers from a local community group called for new policies to clean up lead in St. Louis-area public schools at the St. Louis County Council meeting Tuesday. Metropolitan Congregations United wants to see a county-level ordinance to hold school districts accountable for lead remediation in drinking water that is already required by state […]
Over 1,000 attendees showed up Jan. 29th at the St. Charles Convention Center to connect with 38 general contractors. The contractors were exhibiting at the 2025 “Meet The GCs” event. The networking opportunity was hosted by the American Subcontractors Association Midwest Council. Companies exhibiting at the event were Alberici Constructors, Inc., ARCO Construction Company, Ben […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Kirkwood officials have approved an application for grant monies in support of a proposed $2.6 million upgrade to portions of Argonne Drive. The concept plan included in the grant application details many improvements to the streets and walk-ways along Argonne Drive between Taylor Avenue and Geyer Road, including raised crosswalks, widened sidewalks, […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Now that the fate of federal funding for disaster relief promised to St. Clair County is no longer in limbo, a local congresswoman and county officials believe that more than $89.5 million in grant money should be safe. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the grant for the Metro […]
IMPACT Strategies, Inc., has experienced a near doubling of active concurrent projects over 2024 which has led to an expansion of their office and field teams over the last year. The company has seen an uptick in project opportunities from numerous existing repeat customers along with several new customers which has resulted in a substantial […]
From The Fabricator: If there’s one material that keeps surprising us, it’s aluminum. Lightweight, strong, and resistant to corrosion, it’s a manufacturing powerhouse. But what makes aluminum truly stand out isn’t just its performance—it’s how it evolves alongside us, meeting the demands of a fast-changing industry. One of its most impressive qualities is sustainability. Aluminum […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  At its Jan. 23 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council approved three resolutions for road work projects. One resolution authorizes a services agreement with Lamke Trenching and Excavating Inc. work on the Hwy. K and Hwy. N Intersection Improvement Project, for an amount not to exceed $1.5 million. This project consists of adding […]
From West Newsmagazine: Chesterfield is soon to get another multi-sport complex located east of Eatherton Road and south of Wings Corporate Drive. India Sports Association LLC submitted a request to rezone the 19.489-acre tract of land from “NU” Non-Urban District to “PI” Planned Industrial District. At its meeting Jan. 21 the Chesterfield City Council approved […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Wellspent Brewing Co. in Midtown is looking for a buyer. Eben Shantz, owner of Wellspent at 2917 Olive St., said Monday on social media the business has been listed for sale. It has an asking price of $99,000, according to the for-sale listing. Shantz in 2019 acquired Wellspent and reopened […]
From The Fabricator: For years, industry advocates have been trumpeting the fact that this isn’t your father’s manufacturing. Shops today are cleaner, safer, and more high tech than ever. Manufacturing technology has become truly astounding, creating a very different industry—one based more on problem-solving and less on grunt work. The dark, dirty, and dangerous days […]
From First Alert 4:Â A city program administered through the St. Louis Development Corporation has knocked down more than 100 vacant buildings since its start in late 2023. Using $15 million in state ARPA funds, the Land Reutilization Authority began clearing abandoned structures last year in an effort to revitalize neighborhoods. On Monday SLDC invited […]
From Construction Dive: Â Nonresidential construction spending ticked down 0.2%Â in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.24 trillion, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday. Spending declined in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories on a monthly basis. Public nonresidential spending fell 0.5%, while private nonresidential […]
From The St. Louis American: One of the city’s oldest and most historic public housing developments will soon be reborn and redeveloped into a model community which will include 350 new mixed-income apartments and affordable homes. Construction is set to begin on the new Clinton-Peabody public housing community after The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â Weeks of frantic work to appropriate hundreds of millions of dollars in Rams relocation settlement money hit a wall again Tuesday at the Board of Aldermen. After a couple of hours of debate, aldermen had not advanced any of the plans on the table, and some suggested they would delay action […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â The owner of a parcel being sought by the city of St. Louis in its effort to gain control of the Railway Exchange Building and its parking garage has appealed the sale price set for its property in eminent domain proceedings. Neil Tober, trustee under the Neil S. Tober Revocable […]
From Construction Dive: Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed a cascade of executive orders with big implications for labor, permitting, project funding and other critical issues for contractors. This means the legal landscape is highly uncertain, and contractors and their clients must remain nimble and up to speed on policy changes, according to a […]
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