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From The Wall Street Journal: ST. LOUIS—Minutes after a mile-wide tornado struck this city on an otherwise beautiful day this spring, Ali Rand heard her husband shout as he surveyed the devastation surrounding their tony neighborhood of historical homes. “Everything is gone,” Rand, 38, remembers him saying. The tornado, packing winds of 152 miles an […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: A new type of housing investor has come to St. Louis—one that involves not just out-of-town owners, but ones operating under a structure that’s part Bitcoin and part 1960s commune. For the alderwoman who stumbled onto the scheme via a modest home purchased under that model in South City, it’s all […]

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On behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF), 2025 HBA President Jason Hughes (T.R. Hughes Homes) (second from left) presented a $20,000 donation to Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County’s Executive Director Michelle Woods (center), Director of Development Jacquie Vick (left) and grant and development services manager Madilynne Fischer (right). The donation will […]

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From Spectrum News: Tower Grove Park (TGP) broke ground today (Sept. 25) on two projects, the Facilities Core project and the 4 Pavilions Restoration Project. Construction for the new building and the reimagined garden is expected to be complete in 10-12 months and it will match the Victorian style of the historic Piper Palm House. […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: An engineering design and manufacturing company under new ownership in the city of St. Louis is planning a $9 million expansion that would double its employee count. Electrical Accessories Unlimited (EAU) was acquired earlier this year by local business partners John Muller and Steve Chung, in a deal that included […]

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From Data Centre Dynamics: Data center demand is surging as organizations race to adopt AI and other technologies, unleashing a wave of data center construction projects. But as construction companies rush to meet demand, safety and compliance need to remain top of mind. A lack of attention to safety and compliance puts operations at risk, […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: One of the city’s most popular dining destinations, Boathouse at Forest Park, is closing for a year of renovations. The last day of service will be Sunday, September 28. For this weekend, it will be open 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, as well as 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday. (Breakfast service […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Nearly a decade after the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency revealed it would build its new $1.75 billion western headquarters in north St. Louis, the defense intelligence agency will officially open the facility’s doors Friday morning. The opening comes nearly six years after the facility broke ground and about three years since […]

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The Making an IMPACT Foundation, a charitable organization established by IMPACT Strategies in Fairview Heights, IL, successfully held its fourth annual Sporting Clay Classic on September 12. Held at NILO Farms in Brighton, IL, the event successfully raised over $25,000 for SIHF Healthcare, an organization dedicated to transforming healthcare by embracing the community with inclusivity, […]

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Bax Engineering Company today announced a planned leadership transition as Dan Bax, son of company founder Harold Bax, will assume both majority ownership and the role of President effective January 1, 2026. Dan will work closely with Jeff Simmons to guide the company’s future growth and client service. Simmons will also take on an ownership […]

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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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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum When the $195M redevelopment of the 20-story Mansion House apartments at 300 North Fourth Street in downtown St. Louis begins in October Steve Smith, the CEO and founder of its developer, New+Found, will be able to look out his office window and watch the progress across Fourth Street. […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Lawyers for four small businesses said they would appeal a St. Louis County judge’s ruling that the city of Brentwood broke no laws when it declared their Manchester Road properties blighted to help clear the way for a developer’s $400 million plan to remake the area. If the judge’s decision is […]

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From RiverBender: Glen Carbon trustees recently approved site plans for a new Retina Institute location opening in the village’s Sunset Park Plaza development. A resolution approving site plans for the Retina Institute were approved unanimously at the Sept. 23, 2025 Village Board meeting. Their current location is at 5 Country Club Executive Park in Glen […]

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From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: On Sept. 23 the Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen held a special meeting to solicit public opinion on what should go on a 10-acre lot of city-owned land. The specific parcel is on the southeast side of the Post Road and Town Square Avenue intersection, catty-corner to the old chapel for […]

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From West Contracting: The fifth amended final site development plan for Town & Country Crossing was unanimously approved at the Board of Aldermen’s Sept. 8 meeting. The bill allows eight electric vehicle charging stations to be installed and operated by Electrify America through a license agreement with the property owner, Kimco Realty. Construction must commence […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Six months ago, city officials teed up eminent domain action against more than 100 properties north of downtown held by Paul McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration, which owns hundreds of derelict properties that have riled residents and stalled redevelopment efforts for over a decade. Lawsuits to take the land are ready to be […]

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From the City of St. Louis: Last Friday (Sept. 26th) at the request of St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer, the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners voted to approve a contract with the planning and engineering firm HNTB to begin a detailed exploration of potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Green Line Transit Corridor. After […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The passage of a Board of Aldermen bill paving the way for Accessory Dwelling Units in the City of St. Louis was framed Monday as just one step in the streamlining of creation of affordable housing. A signing ceremony was held in front of a converted carriage house […]

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From China Daily: The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Southwest China’s Guizhou province – set to become the world’s tallest bridge – will open to traffic on Sept 28 after more than three years of construction, local government announced on Wednesday. The bridge is 2,890 meters long with a main span of 1,420 meters. Rising […]

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