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From Space News:  The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is preparing to open the doors to its new “NGA West” campus just north of downtown St. Louis in late September, the culmination of a nearly decade-long effort to modernize the agency’s footprint in the Midwest. The $1.7 billion facility — the largest federal investment in St. […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer on Thursday named a U.S. Air Force colonel as the city’s COO, a key position that oversees government functions. Ben Jonsson, who’s been with the Air Force for more than 25 years, will take over from interim COO Robert Herleth on July 7, the mayor’s office announced […]

From Leader Publications:  The Festus City Council has approved a deal involving tax abatements for a developer to build an approximately $16 million, 92-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel in the Festus Commerce & Business Center on Shapiro Drive next to the Texas Roadhouse restaurant. A similar deal was reached between the city and Crown […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Naloxone, a nasal-spray drug sold under the brand name Narcan, can reverse an opioid overdose. It’s given away by community and health groups, and it can be bought without a prescription at stores such as Walgreens, CVS and Amazon. And if you don’t use opioids, or know anyone who does, having […]

From Bloomberg:  When Finnish engineer Ari Kurvi takes a hot shower or turns up the thermostat in his apartment, he’s tapping into waste heat generated by a 75-megawatt data center 5 kilometers away. As its computer servers churn through terabytes of digital information to support video calls, car navigation systems and web searches, an elaborate […]

From The Conversation:  In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than 80 new communities across 26 states in just two years. These weren’t hastily erected barracks or rows of identical homes. They were thoughtfully designed […]

From St. Louis Magazine:  Following the devastating storms that caused damage across the St. Louis area on the afternoon on May 16, City Foundry has announced that the first of its new series of Live Art Markets at the 15-acre Midtown site will be dedicated to providing relief to affected communities. Tornado Relief Night, scheduled for May 21 from 5:30 – […]

From The Telegraph:  McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS), a development company based in St. Louis, has a large impact in the Metro-East area. Its first project in the Metro-East was in St. Louis, converting the Washington Hotel, originally built in 1903, to Washington Apartments, which still stand. This project started in 1979 under the Section 8 program […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The city’s building safety chief says two historic vacant buildings north of downtown need to be demolished in the wake of a damaging fire over the weekend. Building Commissioner Ed Ware said Wednesday that the buildings, owned by controversial developer Paul McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration, sustained considerable damage in the blaze, and […]

From Leader Publications:  Festus R-6 school officials have allocated nearly $5 million to build an approximately 10,500-square-foot addition to Festus Intermediate School at 1501 Mid-Meadow Lane. The Festus Board of Education voted unanimously April 17 to award a $4,976,990 contract to Brockmiller Construction of Farmington to build the addition. The company submitted the lowest of […]

When this week’s tornados struck the City of St. Louis John Clark, labor relations manager for Millstone Weber, headed for the neighborhoods he knew would be worst hit. It was more than curiosity: Clark has a long history of doing relief work in tornado-struck areas, including the 2011 Joplin tornado. Clark works through Samaritan’s Purse, […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis is eyeing the use of $10 million to $20 million in federal funds for tornado damage recovery, Mayor Cara Spencer said Tuesday. She said she had asked the city’s Community Development Administration to look at what federal American Rescue Plan Act funds could be used for the purpose. […]

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 Leader Publications:  Eureka High School’s metal shop was recently transformed from an area used for storage to a place for students to gain hands-on experience with industry-standard welding tools. Students and industrial technology teacher Benjamin Ferrell showed off the new space during an open house on May 7. The renovated shop has 12 booths […]

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The City of St. Louis needs our industry’s help! Let’s show the world what we’re made of by helping with tornado recovery. St. Louisans in general, the construction industry, and Mayor Cara Spencer’s administration in particular have been amazing in the last two days. Friday’s events were personal for […]

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) and SIUE have teamed up to create scholarships for the Environmental Resource Training Center (ERTC) of SIUE. MSD is offering two academic scholarships to minority and female candidates. Scholarship application submissions must be received/postmarked by July 1, 2025. To obtain an application or additional information: https://msdprojectclear.org/about/diversity/programs-resources/siue-ertc-scholarships/ Email Employment@stlmsd.com […]

From KSDK:  A revitalization boom is underway for a section of downtown St. Louis. Late last year, Oliver Properties invested millions of dollars to transform the Six Cord building on 10th and Washington. That expansion is leading to more people moving downtown and new businesses setting up shop, including a new restaurant owner who is […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  St. Charles County officials say they have a plan to alleviate traffic congestion in the county’s “fastest growing area” along Highway N. Highway N has become a hotbed of new development here, with more than 1,700 homes under construction, planned or already built along the two-lane roadway, west of Lake Saint […]

IMPACT Strategies, Inc., is pleased to announce the completion of the new Averhealth Laboratory. The project, which began last fall, involved the renovation and expansion of their facility in Hazelwood, MO at 601 Lambert Point Drive located off Lindbergh between Hwy 270 & Hwy 70. With outgrowing their current space causing the need to expand, […]

From Urban Land:  The South Grand Community Improvement District in St. Louis is only six blocks long, but it has ties to the world. With more than 14 different countries represented among the local businesses, the corridor offers flavors, products, and experiences from across the globe in this dense, urban neighborhood. In the middle sits […]