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Several School Construction Projects on the April Ballot

9 months 1 week ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The 150-year-old Concord Farmers Club will transform into a modern agricultural learning center for students in the Lindbergh School District if voters pass a ballot measure in April. Proposition R would cover $150 million in bonds for the district to renovate the site and make other improvements to schools including secure […]
Kacey Crawley

Technology Advancements in Green Building

9 months 1 week ago
From Bluebeam Blog:  The lack of data and insights has long been a challenge for the green building industry. The inability to track the impacts of green construction methods and materials has made it difficult to determine how successful those efforts actually are and demonstrate those benefits to stakeholders. But today, technology is revolutionizing the […]
Kacey Crawley

Midtown Hotel Project ‘Looks Dead’ After Tax Break Talks

9 months 1 week ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Aldermen on Tuesday refused to grant tax breaks for a proposed hotel near the Wells Fargo campus in Midtown, likely killing the project. Developer Midas Hospitality boasted plans to spend $126 million building a higher-end hotel at Jefferson Avenue and Market Street. City projections said it would create dozens of new […]
Kacey Crawley

Alton Homeless Shelter Indefinitely On Hold, New Location Sought

9 months 1 week ago
From Riverbender.com:  Madison County officials announced on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, that after receiving a new letter from the Salvation Army it will be indefinitely deferring its application of the $2.5 million grant for a proposed 48-bed homeless shelter in Alton while a new location is sought. The non-profit organization sent a letter requesting that […]
Kacey Crawley

Forum Drone: Forest Park STLCC Transportation

9 months 2 weeks ago
This week Forum drone videographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle, LLC captures progress on the new transportation education complex at St. Louis Community College’s Forest Park campus. The project is the sixth and final project in a multi-campus modernization and expansion by the community college system. The 79,000-square-foot Transportation Center at STLCC-Forest Park will bring […]
Tom Finan

Build My Future Expanding to Cape Girardeau & Bethany in Fall 2024

9 months 2 weeks ago
The popular Build My Future showcase event for high school students is reaching out to even more Missouri teens this fall. The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) has added new interactive events highlighting careers in the construction industry on Oct. 8 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau and Oct. 23 at the […]
Dede Hance

Winco Honored at FGIA’s 2024 Annual Conference

9 months 2 weeks ago
Winco Window Company, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of commercial and architectural aluminum windows, was honored with two prestigious awards at this year’s Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) annual conference, which recognizes member contributions and achievements for their efforts toward progressing the work of FGIA and the glass industry. The event was held at the […]
Dede Hance

84 Laborers Union Members “Journey Out” at Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony

9 months 2 weeks ago
Eighty-four construction craft laborers were recognized for completion of their apprenticeships at a dinner and ceremony March 21st at the Christy Banquet Center in O’Fallon. Graduates recognized at the ceremony were members of Laborers’ Locals 42, 110, 660, 662, 840, and 1104. It was the 21st recognition dinner that the construction craft laborers have held. […]
Tom Finan

HDA Architects to Complete St. Louis Jewish Community Center Transformative Renovation

9 months 2 weeks ago
HDA Architects, one of the nation’s leading architectural, interiors and master planning firms, was selected by the St. Louis Jewish Community Center to complete a comprehensive renovation of its Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield. The significant renovations will result in the addition of a new Adult Day Center, new locker rooms, new lobby and gathering […]
Dede Hance

Tarlton Welcomes Michael Ashwell to Special Projects Group

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Dede Hance

Obituary: Emily Williams, 81, Tile Firm Owner

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Tom Finan

7 Best Practices for Delivering High-Speed Rail

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Kacey Crawley

Construction Input Prices Increase 1.4% in February

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Kacey Crawley

New Breakfast and Lunch Eatery Planned in South St. Louis

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Kacey Crawley

Renovations at St. Louis’ Old Courthouse Get $17M Boost From Feds

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Kacey Crawley

Illuminating Your Path to Energy Efficiency

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Louis Business Journal Spotlights Alberici’s Amanda Powell

9 months 2 weeks ago
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 […]
Dede Hance

Data Center Operator Relocates to Larger Downtown Space

9 months 2 weeks ago
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. […]
Kacey Crawley