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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The St. Louis rental market is steadying. While it remains more affordable than most big cities, consistent demand and a drop in new construction are tightening the market. Current Rent Snapshot According to the latest data from RentCafe, the average rent in St. Louis is currently $1,398 per […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: Greater St. Louis Inc. has identified a “couple dozen” firms that could locate some operations in downtown St. Louis, the business group’s new CEO said Tuesday, an indication that it is continuing a push to try to strengthen the region’s core. “We’ve already identified a couple dozen companies,” said Ron […]

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A new report from Dodge Construction Network and CMiC shows that contractors are overwhelmingly optimistic about artificial intelligence’s potential to reshape construction — even as industry-wide adoption remains in its early stages. According to the study, 87% of contractors believe AI will meaningfully transform their business, a level of confidence fueled by early results from […]

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From Fast Company: In the English countryside, a new project has emerged from the landscape—quite literally. Rammed Earth House, a residential estate by London-based Tuckey Design Studio, combines renovated brick buildings with new rammed earth structures, harnessing the clay soil of the very land it sits on. “The material is already under your feet, and […]

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The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis (AMICSTL) has taken a major step toward transforming the region into a national hub for manufacturing leadership, announcing PARIC as the general contractor for its Phase 1 facility in North St. Louis City—a major milestone in accelerating advanced manufacturing research and development, workforce training and integration, and production […]

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PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity today announced a strategic partnership with World of Concrete (WOC) 2026 to present two new educational sessions dedicated to improving constructability, collaboration, and productivity in concrete construction. These new offerings, taking place Thursday, January 22, 2026, are designed for engineers, architects, designers, and construction professionals seeking […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Construction is underway on a 77-bed children’s psychiatric hospital in Webster Groves. Workers finished the skeleton of the new building near Rock Hill Road and Gore Avenue and celebrated with a topping-off ceremony Tuesday. St. Louis Children’s Hospital and KVC Missouri will operate the hospital, which will serve patients ages […]

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From The Seattle Times: Among the 16 building trades in the St. Louis area, a network is forming to focus on the mental health of workers. The increasingly critical effort aims to draw out a group with a reputation for being tough as nails — and tight-lipped about personal problems. The motivation to join forces […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Ron Hughey was born and raised in North St. Louis, and he still has vivid memories of what the city’s Near North Riverfront was like before NAFTA helped to hollow out American industry. In high school in the 1960s, he worked for an industrial coatings factory and remembers how the neighborhood […]

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From Architizer: A century after its debut as a vaudeville movie palace, St Louis’ iconic Powell Hall has re-entered public life with new purpose and new poise. Snøhetta’s ambitious expansion and renewal does not seek to overwrite the past — instead, the project amplifies what St. Louis already loved while opening the institution, spatially and […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis-based construction firm is closing its north city steel fabrication facility. Two neighboring industrial properties that make up the facility, formerly home to the Ben Hur Steel Worx, have been listed for sale with an asking price of $7.495 million. Located at 5319 and 5334 Shreve Ave. in […]

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National Highway Products, Inc. (NHP), a leading roadway solutions supplier serving transportation agencies and contractors across the United States, today announced it has selected BioSpan Technologies’ full pavement preservation portfolio as its primary line of eco-friendly road and bridge maintenance products. BioSpan Technologies, Inc. is a Missouri-based innovator in bio-based chemical solutions for demanding infrastructure […]

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EquipmentShare — a Columbia, MO-based, technology-driven, national equipment-rental company — has filed to go public. The firm submitted its U.S. IPO paperwork on December 9th. It plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker EQPT, Reuters reported. EquipmentShare differentiates itself from traditional competitors by its integration of telematics, fleet intelligence, and its proprietary T3 […]

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Matt Brinker has been promoted to director of preconstruction at Brinkmann Constructors. Brinker joined Brinkmann in 2013 as a preconstruction engineer. Prior to his promotion he was senior preconstruction manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Missouri S&T.

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From ProBuilder: Concrete is the unsung hero of residential construction. From driveways and sidewalks to patios and, most importantly, foundations, it forms the literal base upon which homes are built. In my role, I have the opportunity to assess home building practices across various regions of the country. While many builders are exploring alternatives to […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Kirkwood officials learned last week that a plan to renovate a building at 545 Leffingwell Ave. for use as the new home of Kirkwood Public Works departments could tally construction costs of more than $9.5 million — nearly double initial cost estimates. In October 2023, the city spent $12.5 million to purchase […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A project to develop new apartments and ground-floor retail spaces on a prominent corner in Downtown Kirkwood seems to have the blessing of city officials. Late last month, the Kirkwood City Council gave an initial vote in favor of a plan to redevelop what is now an empty lot into a 60-unit […]

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by Peggy Smedley From Connected World: In the blog, let’s talk infrastructure. I love talking infrastructure because it’s more than concrete and steel. It’s the backbone of the industry and I have been writing about the industry for more than two decades. Okay, we are closing in on three decades. But with age comes a […]

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From Hospitality Net: Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis announces a comprehensive multi-million dollar renovation of its acclaimed spa, recognized as one of the top spas in the Midwest, unveiling a fully transformed wellness destination slated to debut in late April 2026. Designed in consultation with internationally renowned studio DesignAgency, the project marks the most significant […]

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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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