The St. Louis area’s largest and only provider of free health equipment – regardless of income — has expanded service through charitable real estate partnerships with six organizations to create a network of distribution hubs. Karen Lanter, executive director, St. Louis HELP Since 2008, the nonprofit St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program (St. Louis HELP) […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A lawsuit challenging University City’s up to $27 million plan to renovate its annex and Trinity buildings has been dropped. The suit, from Shelley Welsch, former mayor, and Stephen Kraft, former council member, was brought last month. It alleged that a bond deal to finance the work violates a charter […]
From Forbes: As expected, today’s “New Residential Sales” report matched the other weak measures: The pessimistic home builder survey results, the declining real (inflation-adjusted) median sales prices, the low lumber prices. The only bright spot is the home builder stock price run-ups to new all-time highs. Or is that mismatch a sign of excess investor […]
From Construction Dive: The Environmental Protection Agency has announced grants for 38 recipients across the country, totaling nearly $160 million, to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products, it announced July 16. The money, which comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, will help the construction industry […]
From Call Newspapers: Wellspring Family Church in Sappington, 5293 S. Lindbergh Blvd., held a groundbreaking ceremony June 23, to mark the beginning of renovation work on its campus, including facilities for children and the construction of a new sanctuary. The church plans to raise $1.6 million through donations to fund the renovation project. Per a […]
From STL Partnership: In Dellwood, Mo., a new childcare establishment has officially been unveiled. This past week, the Brilliant Angel Academy, located at 10148-10208 West Florissant Avenue, had its ribbon cutting ceremony. The center is a pillar of Refuge and Restoration (R&R), a nonprofit organization committed to the cultivation of innovation and brilliance on the […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City development officials on Tuesday approved a $500,000 contract to form a design plan for a northside jobs hub. The board of the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority signed off on the contract with St. Louis-based Christner Architects for the second phase of The Monarch on MLK, a city-backed workforce training […]
From Riverbender: Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman, joined by state and local officials, marked the beginning of construction on the $19.9 million Air Mobility Drive extension in St. Clair County today. This project is part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program, aiming to improve infrastructure statewide. The extension will add approximately a mile […]
From Construction Dive: St. Louis-based McCarthy, alongside Royal Oak, Michigan-based architect HED, will build a new athletic complex for East Los Angeles Community College, according to a July 2 news release from the contractor. The facility will cost $145 million, per HED. The 110,000-square-foot build, known as the Kinesiology, Wellness, and Athletic Complex, will act […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City officials said Tuesday that they’ve taken steps to acquire downtown’s troubled Railway Exchange Building to clear the way for a long-awaited redevelopment. St. Louis Development Corp., the city’s economic development agency, said it sent a letter on June 28 to Florida-based owner Hudson Holdings seeking to buy the vacant 1.2 […]
From Riverbender: The Alton Committee of the Whole preliminarily approved several items related to street improvement projects and one related to a redevelopment project in downtown Alton at their meeting on Monday, July 22, 2024. One of the items approved concerned a TIF (tax increment financing) project proposal from Steven Smith. The project consists of […]
There is a lot of activity in the vicinity of the CORTEX district, as Forum drone videographer shows in his fly around this week. The flight begins with the conversion of the former Goodwill Industries building into a business incubator for Washington University. The university is adding another 54,000 square feet of office and laboratory […]
IMPACT Strategies, Inc. has begun construction on the new Clement Pre-Owned Dealership in St. Charles, MO at 3621 Veterans Memorial Parkway off Interstate 70 between the Zumbehl and Cave Springs exits. With a phased timeline, Clement will be able to stay operational throughout the project. As the construction manager, IMPACT Strategies will manage the demo […]
Gray Design Group, recognized by the Saint Louis Business Journal as one of the Largest Interior Design Firms and a Rising Giant in Interior Design, is pleased to announce the expansion of its team with new hires and promotions in response to continued firm growth. Gray Design Group welcomes two new designers to our Interior […]
Dynamic change, generation to generation, often accelerates with a spark. In the case of the Urban Land Institute – St. Louis (ULI), the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, 10 years ago and the landmark Ferguson Commission report sparked a profound shift in the delivery of ULI’s mission in our community. Past & Future Leadership Shows the […]
A memorial service is planned from 11AM to 12PM August 12 at the downtown Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) for pioneering Black Architect Charles E. Fleming. Charles E. Fleming in the offices of Fleming Corporation Mr. Fleming, founder and former CEO of St. Louis-based Fleming Corporation Architects and Engineers, died July 8. 2024. Born in 1937 […]
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 Construction Briefing: Almost 40 organizations and institutions received funding, which varied by award amount from as low as $282,000 up to $10 million. The materials under investigation include common construction elements like aluminum, concrete, steel, wood and more. “The goal of this grant program is to support businesses that manufacture construction materials and products […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: St. Louis County has temporarily halted work on a proposed housing development in Rock Hill. Residents say their concerns about the development have continually been ignored by city leaders. A project dubbed the Enclave at Warson Pointe has drawn the ire of residents on Warson Pointe Drive, whose cul-de-sac would become the […]
From St. Louis Magazine: Big changes are coming to make Grand Boulevard safer for cyclists and pedestrians, and the city wants you to weigh in. On Tuesday, the city unveiled plans for a redesign of Grand Boulevard, which advocacy group Trailnet has identified as one of the most dangerous streets in St. Louis for pedestrians […]
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