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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum This could, and should, be a golden moment for multifamily housing in the St. Louis Region… that is if we can stay out of own way. That message was delivered by a discussion panel last Wednesday (Sept. 24th). The discussion took place at a real estate summit hosted […]

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From STLToday: Like most of you reading this, I’m a St. Louisan through and through. I was born in St. Louis when it was one of the top ten cities (by population) in the United States. We had a predisposition that said yes to growth and opportunity. And now, the opportunity is in front of […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Earlier this year, a neighborhood group wrested control of an abandoned property in the heart of Cherokee Street from a notorious slumlord. They spent $173,000 fixing it up, with an eye on converting the property into a pair of sleek townhomes. But then, after a few months of work, the property […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: When Bricklayers Local 1 suffered a spate of three suicides, they knew they had to do something. Working with contractors, they developed the Riding Boss program, an innovative approach that today is saving lives. Brian Jennewein, director of the Bricklayers and Allied Crafts Administrative District Council (BAC ADC) of […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Few videos of the May 16 tornado are scarier than the one taken from the top floor of The Hudson apartment complex on DeBaliviere at Pershing. You can watch it here. In two seconds flat, the roof lifts away and the walls collapse. It wasn’t an isolated event. Lots of roofs […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: New documents obtained by St. Louis Public Radio revealed the proposed data centers at the shuttered Armory building in Midtown would cost roughly $1.5 billion. That cost rivals that of a $1 billion, 440-acre data center proposed in St. Charles that recently prompted the city to enact a one-year moratorium […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Is it a granny flat? Is it a carriage house? No, it’s an ADU — Accessory Dwelling Unit. Roughly 50 residents turned out to a presentation earlier this week concerning the practicality of building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in Kirkwood. The event centered on the city’s zoning and building codes that govern […]

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 From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A city judge on Thursday ordered the former boss of the area carpenter’s union to sit for a deposition after lawyers for the union spent half a year trying to get him to answer questions in a lawsuit against him. St. Louis Circuit Judge Joseph Whyte ordered Al Bond, who national union […]

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Lawrence Group’s Austin office is proud to serve as the design architect for upgrades to the pedestrian bridge and surrounding site at the historic Elisabet Ney Museum in Downtown Austin, TX. Located at 304 East 44th St., the Elisabet Ney Museum was once the home and studio of renowned German sculptor Elisabet Ney. The 3,700-square-foot […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A custom homebuilder plans a high-end subdivision in south St. Louis County, with prices up to $1.2 million. Whalen Custom Homes, a custom home builder based in Kirkwood, plans to begin construction soon on a 13-home subdivision to be called Great Oaks, said Mike Whalen, president of the firm. Whalen […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Greater St. Louis, Inc. (GSL) has named Ron Kitchens its next chief executive officer, concluding a nearly yearlong search that followed the departure of founding CEO Jason Hall in late 2024. Kitchens, a Missouri native and current head of the Wichita Falls (Texas) Chamber of Commerce & Industry, […]

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Missouri business, education, and workforce leaders will gather next month for the annual Workforce2030 Conference, hosted by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Oracle Innovations Campus in Kansas City. The two-day event, scheduled from Oct. 21-22, will feature more than 18 breakout sessions, six keynote addresses, and three dedicated program tracks focused […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: After investing tens of millions of dollars into Washington Avenue apartment buildings and retail space over the last couple years, developer Alex Oliver hopes a new food hall will reinvigorate the allure of downtown living and draw more foot traffic to one of the city’s marquee thoroughfares. The Washington Avenue Food […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: For months, the stacks of bricks, shattered wood and other debris have grown higher and higher at the corner of Fountain and Bayard avenues. The oblong-shaped, mixed-use property in the Fountain Park neighborhood in north St. Louis sat vacant for years before an EF3 tornado ravaged it and thousands of […]

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From Leader Publications: The city of Arnold recently finalized agreements to receive Surface Transportation Block Grants (STBG) from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to improve St. Johns Church Road and continue improving Pomme Road. The city will receive $1,563,983 in grant funding to help cover the estimated $2.4 million cost to improve St. Johns […]

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From Data Center Dynamics: Plans to turn a vacant building in St. Louis, Missouri, into a data center have been pushed back by developers amid regulatory changes and pushback from local officials. As reported by the St.Louis Post-Dispatch and others, documents filed with the city of St. Louis show TriStar Properties recently signed an option […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Clayco is building a $77M plant expansion in Washington, MO for a Brazilian-based manufacturer of transformer equipment. WEG Transformers USA held a groundbreaking ceremony this week to mark finalization of financing arrangements for the expansion on its Washington, MO campus. An economic development official said the project includes […]

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Gray Design Group is proud to announce team growth with four leadership promotions and two new additions to our support studios. These advancements highlight our dedication to creating opportunities for our people, building strong client relationships and designing spaces that positively impact our communities. Elevating Leaders Across the Firm Laura Hefele Promoted to Accounting Lead […]

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The Masonry Institute of St. Louis (MISL) will host a continuing education seminar on “K-12 School Design – Advantages of Concrete Masonry for Function and Aesthetics” on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM at The Masonry Centre, 1429 S. Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO. Architects Matt Thornton, AIA, and Kirk Dillon […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: New landscaping and a pristine streetscape wraps around the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s soon-to-open north side campus at Jefferson and Cass avenues. A tall concrete median that runs north on Jefferson is now erected to slow drag racers, and the grass on the northeastern corner is manicured and cut short. One block […]

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