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From Forbes: In the skilled trades, career growth often comes down to one crucial decision: depth or width. Should you specialize in a single discipline—becoming the master of one—or spread your knowledge across multiple, related areas to gain versatility? This choice defines more than just a career path; it shapes how professionals are valued, how […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A concert hall in Grand Center celebrated a renovation on Wednesday. No, it wasn’t Powell Hall, which reopened to the public in mid-September after being closed for two years for its own renovation. This time it was the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries’ turn to celebrate a facelift that includes […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Efforts to dramatically improve Big Bend Boulevard from the Interstate 44 overpass to South Elm Avenue advanced this week as Webster Groves agreed to contribute $300,000 toward the upgrades, and pay for the installation of new streetlights along the project path. The plan, a partnership between St. Louis County and Webster Groves, […]

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More than 200 people are already registered for Construction Forum’s “Taking Off: Impact of New Lambert Terminal & Aerospace on STL” program — a can’t-miss chance to connect with industry and civic leaders as St. Louis prepares for one of the most transformative infrastructure and economic investments in decades. The $3 billion Lambert Terminal Consolidation […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: After almost 20 years, St. Louis officials say the area surrounding the Cortex district is still blighted and needs further redevelopment for another five years. Members of the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted to renew the blight determination originally made in 2006 at a meeting Tuesday, sending it […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Laborers Local 42’s Second Annual Top Golf Fundraiser Sept. 11 was a huge success with participants and for the veterans’ groups which will benefit from the event to support Laborers Local 42’s Veterans Committee and area veterans’ organizations. THE MISSION The Laborers Local 42 Veterans Committee’s is committed to […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: If you’re striding downtown toward a Cardinals or Blues game and you spot someone curled up with belongings in a stairwell, you may wonder: What does this person need to get off the street for good? The answer, according to years of trial and error all around the country, is that they need—before anything else—their […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Educational, amazing and downright fun. Those are just some of the words attendees used to describe the Operating Engineers Local 513’s Meet the Machines open house held last week here at the Local 513 training center. The second annual event, which drew 3,500, offered guests a chance to get […]

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Editor’s Note: KP Reddy is the founder and managing partner of Shadow Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm focused on transforming the built environment through innovation. He is the author of books on thriving through the AI-driven future, startups and entrepreneurship, and BIM for owners and developers. Reddy has been launching and advising startups since the […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: The Ritz-Carlton in Clayton has reopened its grand ballroom after a multimillion-dollar renovation this summer. Construction inside the 12,200-square-foot space started in July. San Francisco-based design firm BAMO, which has a portfolio of luxury hotel projects, and St. Louis-based BSI Constructors worked on the project. An exact cost wasn’t provided. […]

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IMPACT Strategies, Inc. is proud to announce the completion of a major accessibility and renovation project at Community School, 900 Lay Road in Ladue, Missouri. The improvements were designed to enhance accessibility, modernize key facilities, and preserve the historic character of the school, which is more than 100 years old. The centerpiece of the project […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The building frenzy in St. Charles County’s “fastest growing area” could soon transform more than 200 acres of farmland west of Lake Saint Louis into a sprawling 470-home subdivision. Plans for the new project, “Trailside Farms,” include 383 single-family homes, 87 townhomes, a trail system, a baseball field, an outdoor skating […]

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The May 16 tornado wiped out an estimated 6,000–10,000 trees across St. Louis, stripping neighborhoods of shade and beauty. This Halloween, the Trick or Tree™ campaign will turn trick-or-treating into a mission to restore the city’s green canopy. Children and families will collect donations on October 31, 2025, with all proceeds going directly toward replanting […]

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From Realtor.com: As traditional shopping malls across America struggle to stay relevant in the age of e-commerce, a surprising trend is taking root: transforming once-bustling retail hubs into vibrant mixed-use communities that bring much-needed housing to strained real estate markets. From New Jersey to Florida—and even in Colorado’s North Denver Metro—the death of the American mall may be breathing […]

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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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Roanoke Construction is currently seeking bids from qualified subcontractors on all trades for a new construction 89-unit multifamily project. Clinton Peabody is a comprehensive, impactful, and people-centered redevelopment that elevates this historic community with high-quality mixed-income housing, enhanced community spaces and amenities, and services that will help residents grow and thrive. Phase I will include […]

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From Patmos: What could be more exciting than a datacenter? Don’t answer that – at least, not until you’ve seen what’s happening at our facility in Kansas City. Maybe you don’t care about datacenter infrastructure, and if you’ve ever seen a typical datacenter you would be forgiven for that. Normally they are anonymous industrial sheds […]

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When an unused nuclear cooling tower in Hartsville, TN was recently imploded, it stirred memories for St. Louis construction executive Mark Murphy. Murphy, president of Drilling Service Company—a deep foundations contractor founded in 1955 by his uncle, Cliff Murphy—shared on social media: “Our uncle’s firm, American Drilling Service Co., drilled the many drilled shafts under […]

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From Construction Dive: From the outside, a data center structure looks like a simple warehouse. Its construction contract would reveal a different story. Data center construction is booming in the U.S. Contractors on the ground report being buried in early-stage activity, even amid concerns of a slowdown. For example, Apple unveiled plans earlier this summer […]

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From Multihousing News: A joint venture between developers New + Found and Battery Global Advisors has secured $57.7 million in financing from Oaktree Capital Management to refinance One Foundry Way, a 270-unit luxury multifamily building in Midtown St. Louis’s City Foundry District. Located at 3835 Foundry Way, the mixed-use property was delivered in September 2024 […]

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