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Outrage Erupts Over Claimed Watering-Down of 2024 Model Energy Code

8 months 3 weeks ago
From ENR:  Sustainability advocates are censuring the International Code Council after the ICC’s board of directors removed mandatory provisions relating to building decarbonization readiness from its draft 2024 International Energy Conservation Code, and placed them in the optional appendix. The board action on March 18, motivated by appeals and taken against the recommendations of ICC’s […]
Kacey Crawley

Rawlings Opens Immersive Retail Concept, Completes HQ Move

8 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Rawlings Sporting Goods on Friday opened The Rawlings Experience, an immersive retail concept that marks a significant step in the completion of the sporting good brand’s move to its new headquarters, as well as in Lodging Hospitality Management’s ongoing effort to breathe renewed life into Westport Plaza. Rawlings’s Chief Marketing […]
Kacey Crawley

Dillard’s to be Included in Redevelopment of Chesterfield Mall

8 months 3 weeks ago
From West Newsmagazine:  It’s official. Dillard’s will be a part of the Chesterfield Mall redevelopment project. The Staenberg Group (TSG) had planned the project around Dillard’s, which had been closed since 2016 due to a flooding issue. However, Dillard’s claimed it intended to reopen the store all along. In 2022 Dillard’s sued the city regarding […]
Kacey Crawley

Construction Jobs Soar by 39,000 in March

8 months 3 weeks ago
From ENR:  Construction employment jumped in March as the industry added a robust 39,000 jobs during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The figure marked construction’s 12th consecutive monthly increase. Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) officials said difficulties filling positions are making it more more challenging for contractors to take on new […]
Kacey Crawley

Investor in Grove Apartments Claims Green Street Founders Owe Him $2.9M

8 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A Colorado businessman says he invested in St. Louis developer Green Street’s Union at the Grove apartment project, but hasn’t been paid what he’s owed. Colorado Springs resident Kevin O’Neil said in a lawsuit filed March 25 in St. Louis County Circuit Court that he contributed $2.5 million in exchange […]
Kacey Crawley

SLDC Funds Loan Options for M/WBE, Small Firms

8 months 4 weeks ago
St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has announced two new loan programs to be made available to St. Louis small businesses and  non-profits. The first is called MobilizeSTL, which is intended to serve contractors and suppliers to help them navigate the challenges of the larger scale projects in the St. Louis area. The SLDC has invested […]
Tom Finan

McClure Engineering Honored with Ameren Trade Ally of the Year Award

8 months 4 weeks ago
McClure Engineering, a St. Louis-based mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firm, was recently recognized with Ameren Missouri’s Trade Ally of the Year Award. Driven by McClure Engineering’s efforts in saving its clients more than $1.7M in 2023 through energy incentives, the award represents the firm’s commitment to maximizing energy savings through its dedication to energy-efficient […]
Dede Hance

St. Louis Lambert International Airport Holds Its First Industry Day Event

8 months 4 weeks ago
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is on the brink of transforming its passenger terminal facilities to meet customer needs and future demand. To achieve that goal, STL has developed the Consolidated Terminal Program (CTP). On Thursday, May 9, 2024, St. Louis Lambert International Airport is inviting you to learn more about the Consolidated Terminal […]
Dede Hance

ENR Midwest Names Terracon Company as 2024 Design Firm of the Year

8 months 4 weeks ago
From ENR:  ENR Midwest has selected Terracon Company as its Design Firm of the Year for 2024. Design Firms of the Year are chosen by a vote of the regional ENR editors from across the country based on a carefully selected group of finalists. Factors include regional revenues, new initiatives, current projects, community and industry […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Louis County Accepting Bids for New Public Safety Building

8 months 4 weeks ago
From Spectrum News:  St. Louis County is soliciting bids to build a state-of-the-art public safety facility in Maryland Heights. The 49,309-square-foot building will house St. Louis County Precinct Number Two, a Police Intelligence Center and a Property Control Center, according to a press release. The state and county are receiving $46 in federal relief money […]
Kacey Crawley

BJC Buys Former Panera Bread Headquarters in Sunset Hills

8 months 4 weeks ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  BJC Health has purchased the former headquarters of Panera Bread in south St. Louis County. The health care system bought the 116,300-square-foot building, at Watson and South Geyer roads in Sunset Hills, earlier this year for $9.9 million, according to a report from commercial real estate firm JLL. It’s not clear […]
Kacey Crawley

Redevelopment Advocates Blast Bill Protecting Paul McKee’s Lender

8 months 4 weeks ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A measure that could force St. Louis taxpayers to pay off developer Paul McKee’s lender should the city acquire his property through eminent domain was roundly criticized at a state Senate committee hearing Tuesday. A tailor-made government bailout for one bank is how Peter Hoffman, managing attorney at Legal Services of […]
Kacey Crawley

Enough Talk About Safety Helmets v. Hard Hats

8 months 4 weeks ago
From ENR:  When we need to reach a little higher, we strap extensions—stilts—on workers’ legs. When fearing a fall, we tie workers to buildings with a length of rope, and then we hope. We still use ladders developed 10,000 years ago to get from here to there and when materials are needed high up in […]
Kacey Crawley

How Does a Construction Loan Work?

8 months 4 weeks ago
From Yahoo Finance:  If you want to buy a house but the existing options on the market aren’t the right fit, you may want to take out a construction loan so you can build the type of home you want. A construction loan is a great way to build a new home according to your […]
Kacey Crawley

The Real Estate Nightmare Unfolding in Downtown St. Louis

8 months 4 weeks ago
From The Wall Street Journal:  Railway Exchange Building was the heart of downtown St. Louis for a century. Every day, locals crowded into the sprawling, ornate 21-story office building to go to work, shop at the department store that filled its lower floors or dine on the famous French onion soup at its restaurant. Today, […]
Kacey Crawley

Chemical Building Up For Sale Again in Downtown St. Louis

8 months 4 weeks ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The owner of the Chemical Building is listing the vacant property for sale two years after acquiring it. But the president of the New Orleans-based company that owns the building said he’s still bullish on St. Louis. The 127-year-old property with bay windows and undulant red brick at North Eighth and […]
Kacey Crawley

Corps, FEMA Issue Draft Guidelines on Levee Safety

8 months 4 weeks ago
From ENR:  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–in a joint effort with the Federal Emergency Management Agency–has issued draft guidelines aimed at improving the safety of levees around the country. The Corps is seeking comments by July 31. The draft document, which the Corps opened to public comment on April 1, says that “a better […]
Kacey Crawley

Sunset Hills Approves Next Phase of Hotel Development Project

8 months 4 weeks ago
From Call Newspapers:  The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen spent the majority of its four-hour long meeting March 12 discussing an ordinance that would allow for the construction of a new 88-room, five-story Hampton Inn Hotel on South Lindbergh Boulevard. The aldermen unanimously approved two ordinances at its March meeting: one for a planned development […]
Kacey Crawley

Forum Drone: Clark Library Near Completion

9 months ago
This week, Louis Kelly, Forum drone photographer and owner of Drone Eagle LLC, captures progress on the new Clark Family Branch of the St. Louis County Library. The building is enclosed and work is nearing completion.  It will replace the former headquarters building at 1640 S. Lindbergh Boulevard, which has been demolished. Designed by Lamar […]
Tom Finan