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Illinois American Water completed $157M in upgrades to its historic East St. Louis water treatment plant in December 2025. The plant sits on the Mississippi River and serves the Metro East region. Originally built in the late 1800s, the plant first served East St. Louis and nearby communities. Over the past 130 years, it has […]

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by Dr. John Gaal As we begin the new year, this edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks into forming and sustaining new habits from a different approach to mindfulness meditation—to eating healthy—to exercising. This week I would like to encourage those of you wishing to expand your knowledge about workplace Mental Health issues to […]

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From ASA Midwest Council Every construction project is a temporary organization built around uncertainty. Materials arrive from dispersed supply chains, drawings shift midstream, and dozens of contractors operate under parallel assumptions. Each of these conditions introduces exposure. Yet risk in construction is often misunderstood as something to avoid outright, rather than something to manage with […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: When Elevator Constructors Local 3 put out the call for donations to help the family of Joe Mahoney, a Laborers Local 42 journeyman who was struck Oct. 13 while on the job assisting with traffic control in the Central West End and later died from his injuries, they weren’t […]

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The Concrete Council of St. Louis is hosting its second Concrete Inspection Seminar sponsored by ACI Missouri, ACPA Missouri/Kansas, Horner & Shifrin, IRMCA, Kienstra, and Western Ready-Mix Inc. on Wednesday, January 28th at Maryland Heights Community Center, located at 2300 McKelvey Rd, Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043. The Concrete Inspection Seminar gathers highly knowledgeable voices in […]

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The Center for Environmental Education and Training (CEET) at Saint Louis University will kick off its 2026 mental-health programming with “Mental Health Resiliency Training,” a morning session focused on building healthier, more resilient workplaces in the construction trades. The program will be held Friday, Feb. 13, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at SLU’s Il Monastero, […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Construction Forum kicked off its 2026 program series Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus. Framed around the theme “FORWARD: From Talk to Focused Action,” the program drew more than 350 registered attendees and set a clear […]

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From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials held a public meeting Dec. 17 to inform residents about Hwy. 61 improvements proposed in St. Charles County. Of the several projects recommended, one is funded – building an interchange at Hwy. W and Hwy. 61, and closing nearby median crossovers. “These old crossovers were […]

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From West Newsmagazine: A public hearing was held on Dec. 8 for a new development by Whalen Custom Homes in Wildwood. Mike Whalen of Whalen Custom Homes plans to build 16 detached, single-family dwellings that will be partly in the city’s Town Center, with the remainder in the suburban residential area. The West Mill Subdivision […]

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From The New York Times: A stack of paint buckets. Trowels nestled along the wall. A hard hat. These items remain, untouched since March 15, in Timothy J. Kimball’s backyard work shed. It has been 10 months since Mr. Kimball, at 37, quietly walked into his Raynham, Mass., bedroom on a chilly Saturday afternoon and […]

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Poettker Construction, an award-winning company specializing in construction management, design-build, and general contracting services, finished 2025 without a lost-time incident. The company earned national recognition as a Top 400 Contractor by Engineering News-Record and Top Performer honors by the Associated Builders and Contractors. Keith Poettker, Chairman & CEO of Poettker Construction, said, “2025 was particularly […]

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Leaders in energy development in Missouri met at the IBEW Local 1 Union Hall for an update on emerging trends in energy and economic development. The IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection hosted the last in a series of the Missouri Energy Initiative’s Midwest Energy Policy Series (MEPS) on Dec. 9, 2025. The Electrical Connection is a partnership […]

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From The Independent: Most airports are soul-destroying places. But there are some glorious exceptions to the rule — hubs where a flight delay is almost welcome. The U.S. has more than a few airports that go against the grain in being pleasant places to while away the time. They offer architecture that’s impressive, food and […]

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Sometimes all a charitable idea needs is small act of generosity and connections to energize growth. So it was with Danny Miller and his Farmington-based Total Electric. In 1992, Miller made Total Electric’s first donation to the then nascent St. Francois County “Shop with a Cop.” He also realized it had greater possibilities if he […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: On a recent windy afternoon, Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s Mary Ann Srenco gave a walking tour of the Walls off Washington, the foundation’s sprawling mural project on the eastern edge of Grand Center. The multi-artist opus began in 2022 on the rear walls of two Washington Avenue buildings, hidden from the […]

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From Missouri S&T: Five years ago, St. Louis businessman Fred Kummer and his wife, June, made history with a $300 million gift to Missouri University of Science and Technology. It remains the largest single donation in Missouri higher education and has not only transformed the university but also positively influenced the state’s economy and S&T’s […]

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From KSDK: A new wave of renewed conversations and tangible plans are emerging to breathe fresh life into Laclede’s Landing, a historic riverfront district in St. Louis that has, over time, diminished to just a shadow of its former self. Over the past couple of decades, businesses have left the Landing, and as a result, […]

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From The St. Louis American: The Laborers’ International Union of North America, known as LiUNA, plans to build an Urban Training Center at Plymouth Industrial Park in Wellston. The proposed training center would be located at 6440 Page Ave. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority board approved the proposal Nov. 19. “Workforce development is essential […]

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Summit Real Estate Group, a St. Louis–based industrial real estate firm, is moving forward with a new Class A industrial development in central Ohio, extending work the company has done in logistics and warehouse markets across the Midwest. The project, known as 23 North Industrial Park, is planned on roughly 23 acres in Lewis Center, […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has secured $80 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury — the largest single allocation ever awarded to the agency. The award significantly expands SLDC’s ability to attract private investment into economically distressed areas […]

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