From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Voters in Webster Groves will decide on April 2 whether to approve a five-year, multi-million-dollar plan to enhance the city’s parks and recreation offerings. The plan that would be funded with the passage of Proposition W has been dubbed “Destination WG!” — a $22.1 million bond initiative that city leaders call a […]
From Citizens For Modern Transit:Â The East-West Gateway Board of Directors voted to approve the proposed Jefferson Ave. alignment for light rail expansion 14 to 5 at its Feb. 28 Board meeting. The City of St. Louis and Bi-State Development Agency have been working to update the locally preferred alternative (LPA) for a north-south MetroLink […]
From NPR: St. Louis civic and business leaders marked 314 Day on Thursday morning by sharing how the city is helping transform areas that have experienced acute disinvestment in the past. They offered updates on St. Louis’ Economic Justice Action Plan, which was unveiled a year and a half ago and lays the framework for […]
From Construction Dive:Â The Federal Highway Administration announced a proposal Thursday to discontinue its four-decade-old general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products used in federally funded highway projects. The goal is to bolster domestic manufacturing and supply chains and also to stimulate jobs. The FHWA also wants to create standards that would apply […]
From Labor Tribune: Volunteers from Cement Masons Local 527 completed Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) Work Boots on the Ground conservation projects in two Missouri state parks in February. The projects took students from the classroom into the field, helping improve state parks while learning their trade. At Castlewood State Park west of St. Louis, Local […]
From West Newsmagazine:Â For the first time in 40 years, St. Louis County government is developing a new comprehensive plan in an effort to provide a strategic framework for how the community intends to grow and evolve over the next 25 years. Though the STLCO 2050: Comprehensive Plan project is just in its beginning phases, […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder I’m going to start with my ask, so you don’t miss it: Please, please PLEASE take five minutes and answer seven questions on the Forum’s workplace benchmarking survey. Here’s a link to the survey. Or click on the image below to download the flyer and share the survey […]
From Riverbender.com: Phase 2 of the Glen Carbon Road Shared Use Path Project is officially underway following the Village Board’s unanimous approval of a $78,900 agreement with TWM, Inc. The project’s second phase will begin at Lakewood Drive and extend to Mark Trail Drive along Glen Carbon Road. TWM will “develop plans, specifications, and estimates […]
From Construction Dive:Â Multibillion-dollar civil projects present a significant opportunity for small, savvy firms to access chunks of grant money, according to panelists during the New York Build Expo at the Javits Center in New York City last month. The session explored the landscape of infrastructure development, where small businesses stand to gain significant footholds. […]
From CMT: St. Louis will be the backdrop of the upcoming 2024 Missouri Transit Conference.  This two-day conference will provide opportunities to meet with other transit professionals, stakeholders, and elected and interested citizens from across Missouri and the Midwest. This event is set for September 3-5, 2024, at the Westin at the Ballpark in Downtown […]
From Roads & Bridges: Many aging interstates and bridges running through the bi-state St. Louis region are getting an overhaul, thanks to continued investment along a 70-mile transportation corridor running from Foristell in southeast Missouri to Marine in southwestern Illinois. Dubbed the “70s corridor,” it encompasses Interstate 70 and portions of Interstates 170, 270 and […]
From The Telegraph: The Bethalto Boys & Girls Club will be building a new clubhouse, thanks in part to $1 million secured by U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski. The project is among a number of local recipients of federal funding in spending bills signed into law last week. According to Budzinski’s office, six Metro East Projects […]
From NPR:Â Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge says she’s planning to retire this month, one of the few cabinet members to leave the Biden administration. She will return home to Ohio after nearly five decades of public service. “The people HUD serves are those who are often left out and left behind,” Fudge, […]
From NAHB:Â Career exploration begins at an early age. Now more than ever, HBAs and members are reaching out to schools, and community and workforce organizations to lead and support careers in construction programming. Mollie Elkman, owner and CEO of Group Two Advertising, is one industry leader who found a way to introduce children to […]
From Leader Publications:Â Safety was the word of the day at a ceremony held March 8 to celebrate the start of the long-anticipated project to expand I-55 in both directions between Hwy. Z in Pevely and Hwy. 67 south of Festus. Justin Wolf, project director for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), said the major […]
From Construction Dive: By Rahul Shah: Seeking answers on how to construct smarter and greener buildings or improve water efficiency in homes and offices, those who create our buildings and construction projects have the opportunity to enter a new era of learning by turning their attention to the benefits of artificial intelligence. The possible applications […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A new apartment complex is being proposed in St. Charles County, at the site of a prior mixed-use development plan that was dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic. Pinewoods Park, a 240-unit new apartment development proposed near Interstate Drive in Wentzville, is tied to Joe Scott Jr. of Overland-based Scott Brothers […]
From Next City: It’s been a wild few weeks in the banking world. And it all has something to do with that landmark, though at times frustrating, Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. Let’s start with what feels like the most frustrating. Previously, as Comptroller of the Currency, Joseph Otting was in charge of one of […]
Whether you missed the Forum’s Feb. 29th program on Building a Thriving Downtown STL, or you were one of the close to 300 persons in attendance and would like to recap the discussion, a video of the event is now available. On October 4th of last year, we presented a panel discussion on North Side […]
The Brickline Greenway just took an important step forward. With support from Congresswoman Cori Bush, the United States Department of Transportation awarded Great Rivers Greenway $9.9 million in construction funding as part of its Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program. This is half of the total projected construction cost for this new greenway bridge for people […]
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