From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis-based Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and full operation of Altona Solar, a 42-megawatt solar project in Audrain County, Missouri, that generates enough electricity to power more than 6,300 homes. “We cannot thank our financing partners enough for their invaluable support as we complete our first project in […]
From Blue Beam: It’s not a question whether the artificial intelligence revolution will continue. It’s a matter of how AI trends will shape the future of the infrastructure industry. With it comes many questions about job security, data security and how to capitalize on this emerging technology while protecting your business interests. Roads & Bridges’ […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A massive 12-ton 3D printer has arrived in Cairo to construct a duplex on vacant land behind the town’s city hall. The towering gantry system stretches into the sky as the machine, guided by a computer rendering, layers a specialty concrete mix like toothpaste squeezed from a tube. Hundreds gathered […]
From West Newsmagazine: Wildwood’s Public Works Department has been working to implement improvements on several intersections along the western part of Hwy. 100 at Pond Road and Route T. At a City Council work session on Aug. 12, the city reviewed the plans, which include the implementation of several J-turns at those intersections. Last year, […]
“St. Louis and the Future of Construction” will be the focus of a half day program and event on Sept. 26th. The program and event will be held on the site of the Gateway South Innovation District (GSID) from 7:30AM to Noon. Because GSID is an active development site, the presentation portion of the program […]
From Leader Publications: The Jefferson County Council recently approved a rezoning request and final plans for a new housing development in the Fenton area, with reservations. The development, called Hillcrest, will include 40 housing units with duplexes, triplexes and one quadplex on nearly 9 acres of land at 801 Romaine Creek Road near Hwy. 141. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis on Friday, the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.’s death, said a new $8.5 million shopping plaza is designed to promote economic growth in Dellwood, Ferguson and the surrounding communities. “Built on the ashes of division, discord, frustration, and pain, the Urban League […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A major new development proposed for the Webster Groves campus of KVC Missouri, formerly Great Circle, was met with strong opposition from residents at a Monday, Aug. 5, plan commission public hearing. Despite assurances from project officials, residents’ concerns over a proposed pediatric mental health campus prompted St. Louis Children’s Hospital and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: One of the St. Louis region’s largest private companies and its largest homebuilder has appointed its first female president. Builder McBride Homes has promoted its general counsel, Jeannie Aumiller, to the position of president, effective immediately, the company said Monday in a news release. The role of president was previously […]
The 173-room Element Charlotte Uptown Hotel is the latest addition to the Charlotte, N.C. arts, entertainment and cultural district. The developer, St. Louis-based Midas Hospitality, celebrated the grand opening of the nine-story, extended-stay hotel in July. Midas partnered with American Bank of Freedom and Twain Financial to finance the project. Midas is also managing the […]
The Poettker Annual Golf Classic, presented by Poettker Construction and Poettker Industrial, raised $59,000 at its annual golf classic, benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois (BBBSIL). The golf classic was held on Friday, July 26, 2024, at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville, Ill. Now in its tenth year, Poettker’s annual golf […]
Clayco’s design, construction, and real estate companies are providing the construction processing power to complete the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), a massive development devoted to commercial deployment of quantum computing. The new Quantum Campus, anchored by PsiQuantum, at the former US Steel site on Chicago’s South Side marks a significant milestone in establishing […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The developer of a $150 million project to overhaul the city of St. Louis’ oldest public housing complex said Wednesday it’s seeking to begin construction on the project in 2025. The $31.1 million first phase of the redevelopment project, led by nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH) of Boston, […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: A revitalization project will bring everything from sidewalk improvements to new apartments to part of downtown Edwardsville. The project, led by Pfund Construction, will also restore an important piece of the city’s history that’s been unused for almost a century. The work is taking place in the 200 block of North […]
This week Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC captures the completed Nicholas J. Booker basketball courts in Forest Park. The courts are located just east of the Missouri History Museum and north of the park visitors center, overlooking Lindell Boulevard. Dedication ceremonies and initial events were held in July for the […]
Alberici Constructors, Inc. announced four executive appointments to lead its self-perform and masonry subsidiaries, its industrial process market and project support services, which provides preconstruction and construction services to all Alberici markets. The promotions reflect the 106-year-old builder’s continuing adaptation to market and client needs and the importance of managing skilled craft labor in the […]
From St. Louis-MO: The CDBG program was established by Congress in 1974 through the Housing and Community Development Act. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s CDBG program develops urban communities by funding affordable housing, improving quality of life neighborhoods, and expanding economic opportunities primarily for low- and moderate-income individuals. CDBG operates […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis may miss out on the opportunity to spearhead the AI in health care movement as companies say they struggle to find skilled workers — but don’t spend money to provide training to meet their needs. The disconnect was highlighted in the 16th annual State of St. Louis Workforce Report, […]
From Urban Land: St. Louis, long known as the Gateway to the West, is rapidly becoming the gateway to the region’s future. Diverse communities have begun working together to make the city a major hub for cutting-edge innovations in aerospace, agriculture, finance, transportation, biosciences, entertainment, and much more. The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership is […]
BHMG Engineers, a leading St. Louis utility engineering firm, is growing its Metro East business with a new office in Collinsville, Ill. The Sunset Hills, Mo.-based firm is leasing 25,000 square feet at Eastport Commerce Center, a 75,000-square-foot office/distribution facility developed by a partnership led by Contegra Construction Co. It will replace BHMG’s existing 5,000-square-foot […]
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