The construction industry, long recognized for its inherent hazards, is experiencing a safety revolution. From cutting-edge technology to enhanced safety gear, these innovations foster a culture of well-being and security like never before. S. M. Wilson has been providing construction management services for 100+ years. Since 2018, the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) has […]
How do you retrofit an Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) facade skin over a precast exterior quickly and efficiently? That’s keeping mind that the client is an operating auto dealership. with needs for display space for vehicles and customers and employees moving on and offsite during working hours. That was the challenge that faced the Holland […]
From Columbia Missourian:Â Explosions rang out over the Missouri River in September 2023 when the old Rocheport bridge on I-70 was demolished. Fifteen months later, the new I-70 bridge in Columbia is nearly ready for traffic. The bridge is scheduled to fully open to the public later this month, with a ribbon ceremony set for […]
From The Conversation: The world of professional sports is flush with cash, thanks to multibillion-dollar TV deals, sponsorships and ticket sales. Yet some of the biggest investments in major franchises come from taxpayers. Between 1970 and 2020, state and local governments spent $33 billion in public funds on sports arenas, including nearly $20 billion since 2000 at […]
For IMPACT Strategies, Inc., 2024 has brought forward several health care related projects, some of which have been completed and others will be underway well into next year. To support this growing specialization, earlier this fall, several team members including Eric Engelbrecht, Rebecca McCarty, Andrew Martiszus and Luke Eckert attended the ASHE (American Society for […]
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 St. Louis Business Journal:Â Â The St. Louis Board of Alderman voted Friday to spend an additional $8.9 million in federal pandemic aid funds for construction of a new 911 Dispatch Center. The vote was 11-1, with Alderwoman Sharon Tyus voting no. Final passage reappropriated American Rescue Plan Act funds from the Biden administration to meet […]
From West Newsmagazine:Â Â The Chesterfield Planning Commission recommended rezoning approval on Nov. 25 for a multi-sport complex on a 19.5-acre property east of Eatherton Road and south of Wings Corporate Drive. It will include cricket fields, pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts, a clubhouse, pavilions and parking facilities. An existing house on the property will be renovated […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: How will voters’ approval of Missouri’s Proposition A, increasing the minimum wage and allowing all workers to accrue paid sick time, impact union workplaces? Is there a difference for workers, such as in the construction industry, who work for multiple contractors in a single year? Under Prop. A, Missouri’s […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert moved his mortgage company’s headquarters from the suburbs of Detroit to downtown in 2010. At the time, Detroit had become the poster child of a failed American city, riddled with crime, declining population and a shrinking tax base that eventually led to the city filing for […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:Â The city limits of Webster Groves are about to expand by about half an acre, pending final approval of a land annexation agreement between the cities of Webster and Maplewood. The parcel of land being sought for a boundary adjustment is located at 3635 S. Big Bend Blvd. and is the future […]
From West Newsmagazine:Â A restroom facility near the south entrance to the amphitheater will be built sooner than anticipated. In August, the Chesterfield City Council authorized a contract with Aspire Construction Services LLC in an amount not to exceed $2.4 million to construct back-of-house improvements at the Chesterfield Amphitheater. The project will include a fully […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Two separate homebuilders are planning new subdivisions next to each other in St. Louis County. Nearly 50 new detached houses are planned on 18.06 acres in Ellisville by development company McBride Berra Land Co., a joint venture of Chesterfield-based homebuilder McBride Homes and Oakville-based J.H. Berra Construction Co. At the […]
From Missouri Department of Economic Development:Â Central Power Systems & Services, a power generator manufacturer, announced today that it will expand in Platte City, investing more than $28.5 million and creating 245 jobs. The company’s expansion includes the addition of a hands-on training center with state-of-the-art equipment, machinery to allow for increased production capabilities, and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Compass Group Equity Partners, a Clayton-based private equity firm, has made its second solar industry investment, which is its first from a new fund. The company said it has invested in Baja Carports, a California-based provider of solar support systems, including solar carports. Terms of the partnership, announced Thursday in […]
From Construction Dive: Oakland Terrace, Illinois-based Graycor has tapped Dave Wing as the company’s new CEO, according to a Dec. 3 news release. Prior to his appointment, Wing was the president and chief operating officer of Graycor for five years. Wing started work with Graycor as a project engineer in 1991, according to the announcement. […]
From McCarthy: The renovation of a dilapidated building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, served as Ralph Powell Jr.’s initiation to the wider world of construction. Working alongside his brother-in-law, a successful local businessman who purchased the old building to redevelop into a sports bar, the enterprising 17-year-old got an early glimpse of his future vocation. “I […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Housing affordability emerged as a signature issue for voters in this month’s election, but whether rental or for-sale housing will become more affordable under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration remains a big question. Deregulation, including within housing, has been touted by Trump as a key part of his platform. Trump during […]
From Offsite Builder: Most people associate Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) with new construction, but these offsite-manufactured components also come in retrofit versions. Retrofit panels only have OSB sheathing on one side of the foam and are, in fact, non-structural. They’re often referred to as nail-base panels. How does one get the most from these panels? […]
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