From PGAV Destinations: PGAV, a global leader in the planning and design of unique destinations, has announced the expansion of its ownership team, effective as of 14 January. Joining Mike Konzen and Mike Schaadt, who have been leading the firm since 2010, are Steve Cramer, Chris Davis, Ashley Edelbrock, Emily Howard, John Kasman, Diane Lochner, and Tom Marschner. This leadership team reflects the distinctive […]
From Bopp Chapel:Â Zavaglia, Gregory J., 86, of St. Louis, Missouri, died peacefully at home in the presence of his family on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Greg was born in Collinsville, Illinois to Italian immigrants Angelo and Theresa Zavaglia, the third of eight children, and grew to epitomize the American Dream. Greg graduated from Collinsville […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The historic building housing much of the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in Grand Center opened in 1912 as the home of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. The performance space is lauded for its perfect acoustics and adorned with beautiful stained glass. Even the adjacent building into which the Sheldon […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Despite the snowy and cold conditions, construction at Park North Golf Club has continued. According to Brad Fry, the director of sales and marketing for Park North Golf Club, Plocher Construction has been working through the winter. “The winter did now slow these guys down at all. They went straight through,” Fry […]
From The City Fix: Road development throughout the 20th century was based primarily on the premise that more infrastructure eases traffic. But evidence shows that road building, instead of reducing congestion, actually increases traffic. When travel time by car is reduced and convenience increased, coupled with the appeal of the private vehicle as a continued indicator of […]
From Citizens for Modern Transit: The Green Line Would Transform St. Louis By City of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, St. Louis American, October 10, 2024 Proposed Green Line Would Move St. Louis Forward by D’Andre Braddix, Chair of CMT Board of Directors, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 25, 2024 Negative Impacts of Allowing Concealed Weapons on Transit […]
From Gray Design Group: Gray is proud to announce the growth of our team with the promotion of five exceptional team members to Studio Lead and Studio Director positions. The leadership changes reflect our firm’s growth, dedication to investing in leadership, mentorship and cultivating strong client relationships while continuing to shape dynamic, innovative spaces. The leadership […]
Justin Schmeltz, PE, M.S., senior bridge engineer at Parsons Corporation, has been named one of Parsons’ “Rising Stars” in its 2025 Engineering and Technical Excellence Awards. Schmeltz serves as co-chair of Construction Forum’s Emerging Leaders. He has been a dedicated volunteer in the Forum’s outreach to youth for almost a decade. The Engineering and Technical […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: At its meeting on Feb. 13, the O’Fallon City Council proposed three bills that would obtain funding from St. Charles County for a trio of road projects. Design work has already started on all three projects. One project – for improvements to Tom Ginnever Avenue and N. Cool Springs – includes […]
Andre Alexander went from one bank to the next in 2016 to try to secure funding for his church’s nonprofit. After meeting with four banking institutions in the St. Louis area, Alexander finally secured a loan to fund the Tabernacle Community Development Corp. Alexander is the lead pastor of Tabernacle, a church in north St. […]
Alex Belkofer, CM-BIM, has been named to the Engineering News-Record’s national Top 20 Under 40 list of young innovators. As senior virtual design in construction director at McCarthy Building Cos., Belkofer is a technology pioneer and evangelist who’s striving to remain at the forefront of the construction industry’s digital transformation. Belkofer works closely with project […]
From Offsite Builder: Residential modular home factories have a looming problem that, if left unaddressed, will lower sales volume and take years to correct. The longer the problem festers, the more expensive it will be to fix. It’s also an insidious problem because it operates in slow motion, and because many factory owners and managers […]
From Area Development: The Detroit factory where Henry Ford first began mass-producing automobiles had a transformative impact not just on the auto industry but on manufacturing and business practices across all industries. However, that factory was singular in purpose—assembling a Model T as quickly and uniformly as possible. Today, while optimal efficiency in production remains […]
From West Newsmagazine: Creve Coeur has begun the process of trying to rectify ongoing residential flooding issues, according to City Engineer Steven Berecz. At the Feb. 10 Council meeting, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution that would pay Trekk Design LLC an additional $51,692 for near-term stormwater fixes, increasing Trekk’s total agreement with the […]
Thursday morning two dozen candidates took the first step on a path that could be life-changing for them. They had showed up at the St. Louis County Workforce Jobs Center at The Crossings at Northwest Plaza. They were there to learn more about joining the first cohort of a pilot certified survey technician apprenticeship program. […]
From St. Louis Magazine: This morning, the Missouri Historical Society unveils its “We Are St. Louis” campaign. The $36 million initiative will pay for two sweeping new exhibits at the Missouri History Museum, an expansion of programming, and a major digital push showcasing its collection online. But for all those ambitions, Jody Sowell, the organization’s […]
From St. Louis Pubic Radio:Â Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, and Missouri Congressman Wesley Bell, D-Clayton, joined forces on Wednesday to raise concerns about potential federal funding cuts for infrastructure projects in the St. Louis region after the Department of Transportation recently paused funding. Budzinski and Bell met for an hour in a closed meeting […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:Â Former International President of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers John J. Flynn passed away on Feb. 12, 2025. He was born and raised in St. Louis where he learned the trade of bricklaying. He began as an apprentice bricklayer in 1952. His formal Union service began in 1971, when […]
As part of the City of St. Louis’s continued efforts to spur growth, reverse population decline, and help St. Louisans thrive, the City is seeking to bring in one or more experienced planning consultant firms to help communities develop plans to enhance quality of life and services for 11 North St. Louis neighborhoods. The neighborhoods […]
From Popular Information:Â The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email obtained by Popular Information. The email says the publications have been removed from the OSHA website and tells staff that any physical copies should […]
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