From STL Partnership:Â The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that 10 communities will receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program. EPA and these local communities will pursue development strategies that expand upon existing Brownfields efforts to advance clean air, clean water, equitable development, and other local goals. Jennings, Missouri, […]
From NPR:Â Missouri and Illinois created more solar energy last year compared to the year before, according to a new report from Climate Central, but a decrease in wind generation led to an overall drop in power from those sources. The U.S. has a goal of reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions by 50% of 2005 […]
This week, Forum Drone Pilot/Photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC provides a look at apartments recently completed in Kirkwood. The 152-unit apartment building is called “The James”. It is the first large-scale apartment project approved in the city’s downtown historic district in two decades. High Street Residential is developer of the 2.56-acre site at […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Two men who have each had huge impacts on our industry — and two of my favorite people to work with at Construction Forum — announced their respective retirements on April 1. Over the next few weeks, Steve Faust will be winding down his work at […]
PARIC Holdings announces that Kyle Lopez, former President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named Chief Executive Officer. Joe McKee, formerly CEO, is transitioning to Chairman. During his tenure as President and Chief Operating Officer, Lopez led PARIC Holdings through consistent year-over-year growth and geographic expansion. He has driven key organizational and transformational changes, including […]
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 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Charles is taking its first steps to redevelop the historic Frenchtown neighborhood, spending about $800,000 to acquire three properties that could become public parking lots — a key to attracting visitors, officials say. The real estate purchases are part of the city’s 20-year plan to attract private development to Frenchtown […]
From The Intelligencer:Â Now that the first phase of work on University Drive in Edwardsville is near or at completion, the public services committee turned its attention to the second phase. Committee members voted 3-0 to approve the second phase of work on March 28. The first phase of work involved milling and repaving a […]
From St. Louis Magazine: To be clear, St. Louis is not America’s comeback city at the moment. If we can get enough of the right heads together on the same page, however, then it’s not out of the realm of possibility in the not-too-distant future. I believe the story of how it could come to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A number of housing units in the city of St. Louis are in line for at least $24 million in renovations that will be funded through bonds issued by a city board. The first project that could receive the bonds, Ridge Crest Apartments, is an 84-unit complex next to Interstate […]
From Area Development: For site selection consultants, planning expansions and launching new locations is all in a day’s work. The respondents to Area Development’s annual Consultants Survey live and breathe this stuff, with their finger on the pulse of this business every day of the year. It’s enlightening to not only examine their views on […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:Â As part of its expansion throughout the county, Madison County Transit has been working on a new trail in the city’s northwest corner. Known as the Yellowhammer Connector Trail, construction began last November with tree and scrub brush removal, earthmoving, piledriving, installing a pre-engineered bridge. Re-seeding and tree planting are next […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Paric Holdings, parent company of several design-build firms and one of St. Louis’ biggest privately held companies, has named a new CEO. The Maryland Heights-based company said Monday that Kyle Lopez, previously president and chief operating officer, has been named its CEO. He succeeds Joe McKee, who is transitioning to […]
From Politico: BOB CLARK, a Chicago businessman and Democratic donor, thinks the corporate world needs to step in to help eliminate student debt. He’s started a new program at his Clayco real estate development and construction firm to help employees clear their student bills. Ripple effect: “Student debt impacts our overall economy because the money […]
From Construction Dive:Â St. Louis-based McCarthy topped out the first phase of the Galveston Elementary Campus Renovation Project in Chandler, Arizona, the builder announced on March 25. The total cost of the project is $32 million. Phase 1, which began in September 2023 and will finish in October, includes the construction of a 53,000-square-foot, two-story […]
From NPR:Â St. Louis business leaders Tuesday announced $350,000 in grants and other incentives aimed at attracting restaurants, retail stores and other businesses to the city’s downtown. Greater St. Louis Inc. and the St. Louis Development Corporation announced four initiatives. They include: Up to $15,000 per storefront for pop-up retail shops opening in vacant storefronts. […]
From Riverbender.com: Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that contractors can now apply for the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program. The program is part of the state’s multipronged effort to increase equity and opportunity in capital construction jobs through the Illinois Works (ILW) Jobs Program. “We’re […]
From NPR: Construction to replace the main sewer line in Cahokia Heights, a city plagued with decrepit water and sewer systems for decades, will begin later this spring. Federal, state and local officials made the announcement on Monday, detailing the more than $5 million project that’s expected to be complete next spring. “It’s going to […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â A drug treatment clinic and community pharmacy are the newest tenants to open at R&R Marketplace, an economic and community hub that is living up to the name of the nonprofit behind its redevelopment, Refuge and Restoration. The $20 million redevelopment of the once-empty 90,000-square-foot Dellwood shopping plaza by Refuge and […]
St. Louis Business Journal:Â Embattled St. Louis developer Green Street faces a string of new claims, including one by a former employee who says the firm gave investors misleading financial information. Steve Mabry sued Green Street in St. Louis Circuit Court on March 22, claiming that he reported the misleading information, plus a scheme to […]
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