From Offsite Builder: If you’re a builder or manufacturer looking to add staff at this point in the mid 2020s, your largest potential pool of workers is Generation Z. Born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, Gen Z is the first generation of digital natives. They’ve grown up with smartphones, social media and a world […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A judge has granted the city’s request to buy downtown’s troubled Railway Exchange Building, a major step in St. Louis’ effort to eliminate a public safety hazard and revitalize downtown streets. St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Joseph Whyte on Friday (Nov. 22) signed the order allowing the city to acquire the […]
From Lincoln News Now: Four years after the initial announcement and multiple hold ups later, the county commissioners have nixed the U.S. Highway 61 Outer Road project for now. “MoDot’s funding was capped at $2 million, so anything additional on that project was the county,” said Jeff Niemeyer, MoDOT area engineer. “The county could not […]
From West Newsmagazine:Â While the grand staircase for Downtown Chesterfield requires additional time to design, the project can still move forward with the approval of the site development concept plan. These plans provide an overall picture of a development that is divided into sections to be developed in phases, said Alyssa Ahner, Chesterfield senior planner. […]
A 1980s pedestrian bridge is scheduled for demolition Saturday ( Dec. 7) at the BJC Barnes-Jewish campus. Street shutdowns of a section of Barnes-Jewish Plaza will happen this weekend while crews demolish the old pedestrian bridge over the road. The demolition will entail removing all the glass and then dismantling the steel into pieces, which […]
IMPACT Strategies, Inc. recently began renovation of the Federico Kia dealership in Wood River, IL at 1911 E Edwardsville Rd. The relaunch of the new Kia brand identity was the catalyst of Federico’s renovation. Kia wants their “customers to engage not only through the products but also through all the experience elements.” In the new […]
From KMOV:Â A St. Louis County judge ordered the City of Jennings to pay over $2 million in a judgment on Wednesday. The order from Judge Richard Stewart states that the city should pay Hankins Construction $2,022,154.35, plus costs of court. In 2021, residents in Jennings voted to build a new community center and city […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis feels stuck, like it’s waiting to move forward. The exit of Greater St. Louis Inc. CEO Jason Hall to Columbus, Ohio, announced Dec. 2, marks just the latest leadership transition – or possible future shake-up – for the region. Longtime tourism chief Kitty Ratcliffe exited this year and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Central States Water Resources, an investor-owned water and wastewater utility based in Des Peres, has closed on $325 million of debt financing from Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. CSWR said Tuesday that it will put the funds toward its ongoing investment in water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. The utility owns and […]
Thursday morning (Dec. 5th), 214 people were part of a lively panel discussion on “St. Louis Versus Anywhere Else. On a very cold morning the event was held at the warm and welcoming Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri — St. Louis (UMSL). The event was hosted by UMSL and […]
From West Newsmagazine: A couple of developments planned for Town Center in Wildwood have been postponed. TB Realty and Benton Homes are seeking a zoning change for the Latitude N38 project – 55 detached and attached single-family rental homes on 6.9 acres at the southeast corner of Eatherton Road and Crestview Drive. Developers say the […]
From Spectrum News: Shortly ahead of Mizzou’s back-and-forth victory over the Razorbacks, the University of Missouri broke ground on the newly named “Memorial Stadium Centennial Project.” The $250 million renovation of the Tiger’s home has its sight set on being ready for the 2026 season, the university’s 100-year anniversary. Enhancements include fan amenities, expanded premium […]
From MSN:Â A longtime campus for a St. Louis-based Fortune 500 company is seeing a change coming to west St. Louis County. For decades, it was the home to Monsanto. But after the purchase by German-based Bayer AG, the sprawling west county campus was no longer in use or needed. On Thursday, shovels stuck into […]
From Construction Dive: Â Open construction jobs dropped by 164,000, or about 40%, year over year in October, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday. The number of open jobs dropped by 9,000, or about 3.5%, from September. The dip in October followed a drop of 70,000 open jobs from August to September. The […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A Metro East racetrack will be torn down as part of a $21 million publicly funded redevelopment. Belle-Clair Speedway, a 0.2-mile dirt oval used for stock car races that opened in 1948 and has been shuttered since 2020, will be torn down to build a new track at the same […]
Oasis Pools, a swimming pool contractor and outdoor living design firm based in Wood River, IL, has been awarded a distinguished 2024 Pinnacle Award for Excellence by Luxury Pools + Outdoor Living, a magazine celebrating top-tier swimming pools and outdoor living design. The magazine honors approximately 30 projects nationwide each year. The award-winning project is […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: The Laborers will offer all new mothers among their members 12 weeks of maternity leave benefits starting Jan. 1. The mothers will be eligible for up to $800 per week, union President Brent Booker says. With the new union-wide union-paid benefit, “You don’t have to choose between being a […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:Â Nine months after closing its 222 Artisan Bakery and Cafe at the 222 N. Main Street location in Edwardsville, owners Kim Goodner and Trevor Taynor are moving closer to opening the doors at its new location at 222 St. Louis Street. Goodner and Taynor, who are mom and son, signed the […]
by Matt Belcher, Principal, Verdatek Solutions LLC Editor’s Note: This is the first in a regular series of drill-down columns on the impact of building codes by code expert Matt Belcher that Construction Forum will publish.  Matt Belcher began his career in nuclear power plant construction. He later became Director of Code Enforcement for St. […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: At its Nov. 21 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council voted 10-0 to approve a bill authorizing an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the use of $5.7 million of funding through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. City staff had applied for federal funding assistance in […]
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