Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, welcomes Michael Ashwell as director of the company’s Special Projects Group – a specialized team that partners with clients in master service agreements to provide a host of solutions and delivery systems across diverse market sectors. Ashwell, who directs all aspects of the group’s […]
Emily A. Williams, retired president of Williams Tile & Marble, passed away on Saturday March 16, 2024 at the age of 81. Her husband, Bill Williams, started Williams Tile in 1976 with an office in the den and tile stocked in the garage. Not long after that Emily started assisting with accounting and various other […]
From Construction Dive: High-speed rail projects tend to entail challenges that can cause delays, controversy and cost overruns, according to new research from AECOM, but there are ways to execute them smoothly. The Dallas-based contractor’s report delves into industry trends and how to make these notoriously challenging projects successful. It is based on a survey […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Major developments to create nearly a dozen commercial spaces and hundreds of new apartments and townhomes may be on the horizon for two cities in St. Charles County. The three projects, in Dardenne Prairie and Lake Saint Louis, are all within 10 miles of each other and would add 733 new […]
From Contractor Magazine: Construction input prices increased 1.4% in February compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 1.3% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 1.5% higher than a year […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Garden Variety Deli, a new breakfast and lunch eatery, is set to open in the city’s Tower Grove South neighborhood, likely by late spring or early summer, its owners said. Travis Howard, the local restaurateur behind Retreat Gastropub, Yellowbelly and Lazy Tiger, last year was looking to purchase an investment […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The ongoing remodel of the iconic Old Courthouse will go further than previously planned thanks to an additional infusion of federal money. Standing at Kiener Plaza, with the courthouse and Gateway Arch behind her, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Thursday that federal officials will put $17 million more into the project […]
From Building Design + Construction: It’s a beautiful summer evening. You and your friend are taking a stroll around a park in your town and before you know it, the sun has set. Suddenly you realize there is very little lighting above the sidewalk you are walking on, you are unable to read signage for […]
The St. Louis Business Journal recently saluted Alberici Constructors’ Assistant General Counsel Amanda Powell in its Corporate Counsel Awards. The business publication noted: Amanda Powell has held numerous roles in her two-plus decades at Alberici Constructors Inc. As assistant general counsel for the past three years, she has been instrumental in the company’s efforts to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A data center operator that entered the St. Louis market last year has relocated its local operations, moving to larger space downtown. Edge Centers has opened a new data center at the Globe Building at 710 N. Tucker Blvd., relocating from Netrality Data Centers’ facility at 210 N. Tucker Blvd. […]
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 Riverbender: Several residents of Alton’s first ward spoke for and against a proposed homeless shelter known as the “New Hope House” at 525 Alby St., adjacent to the Salvation Army, the organization behind the project. Questions, concerns, and clarifications about the shelter came to light at this month’s Ward 1 meeting at Alton City […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: The Des Peres Board of Aldermen and Novus Development are discussing a plan to develop 6.51 acres at the southeast corner of Dougherty Ferry Road and Highland Avenue. At the Feb. 26 board meeting, Novus requested to rezone the acreage from residential to planned development residential. The development would consist of nine […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new plan is in the works to redevelop a historic building in north St. Louis frequently eyed by various developers over the years. A city board on Wednesday signed on to a developer’s plan to rehabilitate the American Brake Co. building and turn the vacant 135,000-square-foot structure into apartments. […]
Integrated Facility Services (IFS) recently automated Logboat Brewing Company’s building control system to increase operational efficiency while safeguarding the system from harsh environmental factors. The project included the installation of custom built control panels featuring Reliable Controls, which allow real-time monitoring, regulating and adjustments of temperature, pressure and flow rates. IFS selected NEMA 4 panels […]
If you’ve been thinking about nominating an individual or organization for Construction Forum’s Building Tomorrow Awards, think fast: The deadline to submit a nominee is next Friday, April 5th. You are invited to join us at the LiUNA Event Center May 2nd, as we celebrate the doers, the crazy ones, the disrupters for inclusive change […]
A Construction Forum workforce systems change initiative aimed at breaking down transportation barriers to inclusive workforce entry is featured in a new Workforce Community Playbook. The playbook was developed by Nine PBS. The book, which includes both resources and case studies, focuses on four career pathways — construction, patient care, manufacturing, and information technology — […]
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council proudly announces its 2024 nominees. This is the 31st year ASA will recognize outstanding companies in the St. Louis construction industry. The winners in each category will be announced on April 20th during the Red-Carpet Awards Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown St. Louis. The four […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new plan is in the works to redevelop a historic building in north St. Louis frequently eyed by various developers over the years. A city board on Wednesday signed on to a developer’s plan to rehabilitate the American Brake Co. building and turn the vacant 135,000-square-foot structure into apartments. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mayor Tishaura O. Jones on Wednesday signaled plans to turn the site of the former medium-security jail on Hall Street, known as the workhouse, into housing or shelter for struggling residents. Such plans would contradict a panel of community organizers and activists Jones commissioned to study the issue last year. They […]
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