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The Hazelwood School District celebrated an exciting milestone as Hazelwood Central High School officially broke ground on its new student-designed greenhouse, created in partnership with the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on the Central High campus on Friday, November 7th, brought together students, district leaders, representatives from the Saint Louis Zoo […]

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From Bob Clark Beyond: From the beginning of American progress, every leap forward has sparked resistance. The stagecoach gave way to the railroad. Farmers saw their landscapes transformed by factories. Steel mills and coal plants built our cities but blackened our skies. Then came the car, the highway system, and the industrial boom that powered […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: The developers behind a $500 million battery plant planned for north St. Louis have officially canceled the project. In an SEC filing this week, Israeli-based ICL Group Ltd. told shareholders it will cease operations in North America, effectively ending the lithium battery plant planned for the north riverfront. The company […]

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Great Rivers Greenway, the public agency connecting the St. Louis region through a network of greenway trails, has 8+ greenway bridge projects in planning and design and construction in 2026, the most in its 25-year history. These projects will expand access, improve safety, and strengthen connections across St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. […]

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Here’s something to avoid during the holidays – being 20 feet off the ground on a metal ladder leaning against a metal gutter and trying to hang old and frayed holiday lights. The potential shock hazard and fall is just not worth it. That’s why 20 IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection contractors are offering holiday lighting services […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The latest CoStar analysis, released November 12, shows the St. Louis retail market continuing to lease quickly with very little new construction coming online. CoStar notes that limited speculative development is keeping conditions tight across the region, with smaller-format spaces in especially short supply. Vacancy Still Falling Cushman […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The recently released Urban Land Institute/PwC Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2026 report singles out demographics as one of five pivotal forces reshaping real-estate investment, development and operations across the U.S. & Canada. At the same time, local demographer Ness Sándoval has documented sharp—and worsening—population decline in the […]

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The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced Nov. 10th that it has opened a public comment period for the Missouri Veterans and Job Opportunity Grant Program. The program provides grants to eligible businesses employing veterans and other members of targeted groups from Missouri. Feedback will be accepted through December 12th, through a public comment […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The City of Kirkwood has selected Double Eagle Development to redevelop the former 5.9-acre Public Works facility between Taylor and Fillmore Avenues into a new multifamily residential community. The selection followed a competitive RFP process. The city evaluated proposals based on neighborhood compatibility, development experience, financial feasibility, and […]

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From Leader Publications: The cost to replace roads in one of Arnold’s oldest subdivisions and to repair the Arnold Recreation Center parking lot has ended up being higher than expected. The city will pay $670,034.87 more to Spencer Contracting of Arnold to complete this year’s street maintenance projects, which included replacing roads in the Bayshore […]

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Wentzville city officials approved a rezoning request to make way for a new BJC sub-specialty children’s care center at the Board of Aldermen’s Nov. 5 meeting. The children’s care center will be located on 15.5 acres of land at the northwest corner of Wentzville Parkway and Hwy. 61 and offer a variety of services. Same-day […]

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From West Newsmagazine: The Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission met briefly to approve an amendment to the Chesterfield Regional TIF Redevelopment Plan and Project. At the public hearing Oct. 30, the TIF Commission reviewed the Chesterfield Regional TIF Redevelopment Plan and Project. The redevelopment plan includes approximately 241 acres bounded by Wild Horse Creek Road […]

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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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Much needed improvements to the wastewater treatment plant servicing the growing St. Louis suburb of O’Fallon, Mo. have been completed. Contegra Construction completed the modernization of the facility serving 93,000 city residents. The 14-month project includes a new two-story headworks building and discharge conveyer. At the front end of the process, the 2,000-square-foot concrete headworks […]

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Chris Hawn has joined S. M. Wilson & Co. as Vice President of Retail Construction. Hawn is responsible for leading the strategic national expansion of the firm’s retail division. He will focus on developing multi-site programs and building long-term partnerships with retailers across the country, spanning ground-up construction, closed-store and open-store remodels, tenant build-outs and […]

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HDA is proud to announce the completion of the new headquarters for Gulf Distributing in downtown Mobile, Alabama—a transformative project that demonstrates the power of adaptive reuse and innovative industrial design. HDA led the effort to reimagine the historic Press-Register building, a 1950s-era printing press facility, into a near 325,000 square-foot state-of-the-art beverage distribution center. […]

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Schaub Projects has acquired Metheny Architects, the companies confirmed November 1. As part of the transaction, Metheny Architects founder Jon Metheny has joined Schaub Projects as Junior Partner and Director of Design. He will work at the firm’s headquarters at 6651 Dale Avenue in St. Louis alongside founder and managing partner David Schaub and CEO/partner […]

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by Joseph Goley, Vice President, The Goley Companies From Metal Construction News: Metal buildings have become a mainstay in industrial and commercial construction. Their structural efficiency, long service life, and relatively low maintenance requirements make them cost-effective for various uses. Their most valuable quality, however, is adaptability. Over time, a single structure can serve multiple […]

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From The St. Louis American: In an area of BELIEVE Academy equipped like a hospital room, high school students use real stethoscopes and other medical tools to examine “patients,” often a classmate or a lifesize simulation doll. These north St. Louis teens aren’t just learning about health care; they’re training for careers while earning college […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Chasity Dent’s home off Halls Ferry Road in north St. Louis County was spacious, in a good location and affordable at $960 a month when she signed her lease in 2020. Five years later, with landlord VineBrook Homes now charging $1,265 a month, it has become increasingly unaffordable for the 35-year-old […]

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