From Offsite Builder: While it looms large, there’s a pressing concern for the offsite construction industry that rarely captures the attention it deserves. I’m talking about a management crisis. Beyond the widely recognized scarcity of skilled labor that hampers manufacturers’ production capabilities, there exists a more discreet, equally critical shortfall: the lack of experienced middle […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â This fall, each Kirkwood elementary school will have its own science lab and a dedicated teacher for science, technology, engineering and math lessons. The IDEA lab (imagination, discovery, exploration and adventure) launched at Keysor Elementary School last year, led by specialist Traci Jansen. Students in each class visit the lab for […]
From MRN: Jeff Simmons of Bax Engineering displayed plans for Phase II and Phase III of the Villas at Dardenne Prairie, a Bridgewater Communities Inc. property, at the city’s June 18 Board of Aldermen meeting. Two bills rezoning both pieces of land were also introduced to rezone the lots for these plans. “Phase one was […]
From Construction Dive: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday released a guide to help construction leaders prevent and address harassment on the job. “Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment in the Construction Industry” is part of the EEOC’s ongoing focus to address bias within the building sector. The agency wants to ensure that the flood […]
From AOL:Â In a swath of Arizona desert that will soon be home to a multibillion-dollar semiconductor plant, Justin Azbill stood before thousands of construction workers and told the story of the day he almost took his life. Pressure had been building on Azbill for months at his job as safety director for a large […]
From Builder Online:Â Nearly 95% of U.S. counties have experienced tornado watches within the last five years, according to the National Weather Service. From the months of March to June, the risk of these natural disasters is heightened with an annual average of more than 1,200 events, according to Fred Malik, managing director of FORTIFIED […]
From BigRentz:Â In November 2021, Congress passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA funds desperately needed improvements to the United States infrastructure. This historic bill is the largest commitment to U.S. infrastructure in over 100 years. The IIJA includes $500 billion allocated for surface transportation systems, $73 billion to update the […]
From Offsite Builder: Most builders and developers are busy doing what they do every day —building single-family homes, duplexes, townhouses and multifamily projects. And most of them are doing so using traditional on-site building methods. But those builders and developers have also been hearing the growing drumbeat about this thing called offsite construction. Offsite first […]
From Call Newspapers: The Crestwood Board of Alderman voted May 28 to use the city’s allocated Community Development Block Grant funds to make Americans with Disabilities Act improvements at Crestwood Park. The CDBG funds are administered annually through the St. Louis County Office of Community Development. Previously, the city received $23,400 annually, though beginning this […]
From Washington University’s The Source:Â Brooklyn, N.Y.-based architectural worker and alum Adare Brown has been selected as winner of the 2023-24 James Harrison Steedman Memorial Fellowship in Architecture. Established in 1926, the biannual Steedman Fellowship is organized by the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design at the Sam Fox School […]
Frisella Landscape Group is proud to announce its new landscape design architecture service line, an expansion of the company’s design-build services, along with the appointment of Megan Wilker as the Lead Landscape Architect. Responding to increased demand for projects requiring a landscape architect seal, this strategic development allows Frisella Landscape Group to enhance its residential […]
From Edwardsville Intelligencer: Following a 10-month-long pause, Glen Carbon Fire Protection District officials are back with their burn building. In August 2023, Glen Carbon Fire Chief Jason Whitaker and others came to the building and development panel to champion a new training facility that would be built in front of the district’s new fire house on West Main […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:Â At the June 13 City Council workshop, Planning and Development Director David Woods presented a preview of four Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) items to be reviewed July 3. Asked after the workshop, Woods confirmed that all four of the items will be voted for approval at the P&Z meeting only […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The city’s economic development office is taking over the job of deciding whether contractors meet guidelines for minority and women-ownership, ending a longtime arrangement that had outsourced those duties to St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The St. Louis Development Corporation Board is set to vote Thursday on a new three-year, $175,000 […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â An industrial project in the works for years has advanced to the construction stage due to demand, according to its developer. River Valley Commerce Center, a $117 million three-warehouse speculative industrial project, received approval from the city of Maryland Heights in 2022. Although a groundbreaking for the project at 149 […]
From MRN: The Wentzville area is booming. It spans just over 20 miles and is home to over 47,000 people. As the city’s population continues to grow, so has the demand for residential and commercial developments. Just last month, Midas Hospitality celebrated the grand opening of TownePlace Suites by Marriott, alongside city officials. This four-story, […]
From Intelligencer: Edwardsville’s Public Works staff wants the city to amend an ordinance that controls residential solar panels to allow them to be taller, and in some cases, allow them in a resident’s front yard. The bulk of the June 13 administrative and community service panel was devoted to discussing these planned changes. Assistant City […]
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, expands its preconstruction team with the addition of Eric Davis, a skilled manager who brings his vast industry knowledge and training to the position. As preconstruction manager, Davis works closely with Tarlton’s clients in the critical stages of estimating and preconstruction on their projects. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Illinois has embarked on a record-setting transportation upgrade program. The state will spend more than $41 billion to build and repair transportation infrastructure. It is the largest investment in state history and will involve all 102 Illinois counties. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it is an area of the state that […]
From MRN: Mapping technology comes with certain expectations. We expect it to work, be accurate, adapt when we fail to follow instructions and get us back on course. But how does all of that happen? “There’s a whole lot of science and knowledge getting us to that point,” said Stephen W. White, EdD, president and […]
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