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 […]
This week, Construction Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC focused his camera on the new $11.5M Eureka, MO Government Center. The new building replaces the former 44-year-old government center. The new 30K-square-foot municipal center will also feature public and secured parking areas, connection to the city’s accessible walking trails, and other […]
From Leader Publications: It may be summer break, but 47 De Soto High students could be found in the school throughout June cleaning, painting, moving furniture, removing old flooring and installing the new flooring. The students were taking part in a summer work study program that has grown every year since it began more than […]
From First Alert 4: A revitalized North City Park is sprouting from the ground. After months of construction, the new green space located near the old Grand Blvd. Water Tower is taking shape. What was recently empty land parcels now sport walking paths, a plaza and plenty of new landscaping. Eventually, the space will also […]
From Patch: The St. Louis County Port Authority recently awarded a $200,000 grant to A Red Circle, a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of racial equity in North St. Louis County, Mo. The nonprofit plans to utilize the grant to finance architectural expenses for its North County Community Nexus initiative. A Red Circle is one […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Hollywood Casino has resolved its long-running dispute with the Howard Bend Levee District, dropping a five-year-old lawsuit in exchange for a $3.5 million refund and an agreement that the casino, once the district’s largest taxpayer, will make only small payments toward the levee in future years. The agreement essentially frees the […]
From The Telegraph: The spending of approximately $2.7 million in Community Development Block Grant funding and $981,000 in HOME funding moved forward when a resolution to submit a development action plan for the programs was approved Tuesday, July 2 by the Madison County Grants Committee. In addition to set amounts of CDBG funding allocated to […]
From Leader Publications: Bella Terra, a 99-home subdivision to be built at the northwest corner of Vogel and Old Lemay Ferry roads, is part of the area the city of Arnold is trying to annex this summer. City residents will be asked on Aug. 6 to vote on whether Arnold may annex land that runs […]
From West Newsmagazine: Parks, recreation and the great outdoors were the hot topic in a variety of bills, resolutions and staff reports at the June 24 Creve Coeur City Council meeting. Center stage was the Venable Park Master Plan. Most of the early work was initiated by the great-grandniece of Dr. H. Phillip Venable through […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Construction is expected to begin later this year on a stretch of the Brickline Greenway that connects with St. Louis City SC’s CityPark stadium. The project includes a new 0.85-mile trail along Market Street from Compton Avenue and 22nd Street, connecting CityPark and Harris-Stowe State University. The path’s construction could […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The new stained-glass window in Rick Roth’s kitchen reminds him of his mother. He had it installed in May, not long after she died at age 97. It catches the morning sun and casts a prism onto the counter. “It just brings in such amazing light,” said Roth, who lives in […]
From Leader Publications: Preliminary work has begun to add about $1 million in sidewalks around the Festus R-6 schools, which should make it safer for pedestrians to walk in the area, according to Festus city officials. Festus City Council members voted 7-0 on June 24 to hire Heneghan and Associates, which is based in the […]
From Ladue News: Right now, an unprecedented amount of federal funding is available for sustainability efforts. St. Louis is on the fast track to take advantage of this green opportunity. In spring 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected the City of St. Louis to join its Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities. It’s a three-year initiative to maximize unprecedented […]
From Labor Tribune: A group of local teens is taking part in a new program to introduce, train and connect them to high-paying, rewarding careers in the St. Louis union building trades. The Skilled Trades Exploration Program (STEP) is a collaborative effort between the Missouri AFL-CIO’s Missouri Works Initiative (MWI), Boys & Girls Clubs of […]
From Webster Kirkwood – Times: Webster Groves resident Vicki Singer was with her 2-year-old daughter at Larson Park in Webster Groves this spring when a pressing need hit: Her potty-training child needed to use the restroom. But Singer, 34, has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that causes stiffness and spasms in her extremities. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Top state officials voted Tuesday to sell two downtown St. Louis office buildings and move many of the 600 workers to a facility in Chesterfield. Members of the Missouri Board of Public Buildings, which includes Gov. Mike Parson, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Attorney General Andrew Bailey, voted unanimously to pursue […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A to-scale miniature replica of the historical home at 549 E. Argonne Drive in Kirkwood has found a new home at the Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis, and is now permanently on display for viewing. This 13-room, 2-story miniature house is built on a 3/4-inch scale and is roughly 3 feet […]
From Labor Tribune: Volunteers from Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562, Bieg Plumbing, Frey Plumbing, Murphy Company and DeLuca Plumbing recently completed the conversion of a first floor closet to a functional restroom at the office of The Housing Partnership (THP), a nonprofit in St. Louis County. The addition will assist THP’s clients, a great many […]
From MRN: A new report shows Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park is projected to generate over $660 million in economic activity across the St. Louis region within the next 10 years. WildCare Park, a safari park and conservation center the Zoo is developing in north St. Louis County, is expected to open to the public […]
From Leader Publications: The Cedar Hill Improvement Partnership (CHIP) is one step closer to saving the Cedar Hill Mill, erected in 1847. Members from CHIP petitioned the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone the mill, 8460 Wolf Road, from single-family residential to a planned mixed zone. The petition also included a development plan […]
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