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Wiegmann Associates has been ranked on multiple prestigious lists for its significant growth and position in the industry. Founded in 1995, Wiegmann Associates is a St. Louis-based mechanical contractor that engineers and installs energy-saving HVAC solutions, refrigeration systems and automation controls for clients across the United States in a wide range of industries. Wiegmann was […]

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From KMOV: Just this past fall, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency opened its St. Louis headquarters in north St. Louis, and for years, civic leaders have yearned to develop the neighborhoods around that site. Now, some plans to revitalize the six neighborhoods, which have suffered from disinvestment for decades, are being released as drafts. “There’s no […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis-area elected officials have tasked a commission with overseeing the development of a $50 million regional police training center, but a separate four-member committee behind the scenes is researching and recommending where to locate the facility and who will design and build it. That committee — comprised of three local […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: Oliver Properties has spent years investing in properties along the Washington Avenue corridor, becoming a major downtown developer along the way. Now, the firm is approaching a crossroads. Next year, the company plans to begin marketing Washington Avenue, or “Wash Ave” as it’s referred to colloquially, as a downtown destination. […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: New homes for soldiers and their families are coming to Fort Leonard Wood. The military installation in the Ozarks, southwest of Rolla, has 1,800 homes on base, some built as long ago as the 1960s. They take on a lot of wear and tear with families moving in and out […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum A long-operating limestone mine near New Melle is poised to grow significantly if St. Charles County leaders approve a planned 174-acre expansion. The expansion is tied directly to the urgent need for construction materials for the widening of Interstate 70 between Wentzville and Warrenton. The mine, owned by […]

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Business owners across the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County are being asked to complete a short Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) Survey led by the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. The 11-question survey takes just a few minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous and will be used to help local partners better […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: St. Louis Children’s Hospital and KVC Health Systems on Tuesday marked a milestone in construction, raising the final beam of a new state-of-the-art, 77-bed children’s mental health hospital slated to open in late 2026. KVC Missouri’s Children’s Mental Wellness Campus, 330 N. Gore Ave. in Webster Groves, will provide pediatric inpatient and […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: For most of Margaret McDonald’s nearly 30-year career at local design firms, including stints as a principal at Arcturis and HOK, work came before pretty much everything else. “Yes, it was my occupation and what I was being compensated for, but it felt like it was my life, and it was […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: When you think of carbon emissions related to driving, you probably think of emissions coming from your vehicle. But the road you’re driving on almost certainly also emits carbon. In its production and its application, the asphalt used for roadways contributes to the carbon cycle that is blamed for rising sea […]

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Advanced Volumetric Alliance (AVA), a Minnesota-based modular building manufacturer, has secured a multi-million-dollar growth investment from Decathlon Capital Partners to expand its manufacturing capacity and support continued growth. Headquartered in Albertville, MN, AVA designs, engineers and manufactures entire buildings in an off-site environment for multi-family, senior living and hospitality developers. The company operates a 185,000-square-foot, […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: When Glen Corlett, the owner of well-established forklift dealership Union Machinery, retired, he could have sold to a larger company. Instead, he chose to take a chance on his longtime saleswoman, Jessica Farrell, who over 20 years had gained considerable knowledge about forklifts but admittedly didn’t know much at that […]

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From Offsite Builder: In a field crowded with startups promising to “disrupt” construction, Reframe Systems is quietly doing something harder: rebuilding the value chain. It’s rethinking how homes are designed, manufactured and delivered — using robotics, AI and a vertically integrated model that leaves no part of the process to chance. The result isn’t just […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Big changes are now underway in downtown St. Louis—with the groundwork being laid for even bigger ones in the decades to come. In 2026, the Gateway Arch Park Foundation and the National Park Service together plan to explore land acquisition, environmental testing, and a visioning study looking at expanding the national […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Few, if any, institutions aiding St. Louis entrepreneurs can match BioGenerator’s bang for the buck. The startup-serving arm of nonprofit industry group BioSTL has invested $50 million in 130 local companies over the past two decades. Those firms have raised nearly $3 billion in capital, most of it from out-of-state investors. […]

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Editor’s Note: Since this article was published Aaron Williams has pivoted his career path to take on a full-time row in development with the 4TheVille nonprofit. From WashU Magazine: On the afternoon of May 16, a tornado ripped through 20 miles of the St. Louis region, causing widespread destruction in some of the city’s most […]

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Associated Builders and Contractors reported Tuesday (Dec. 16th) that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.1 months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. 8. The reading is down 0.3 months since both October 2025 and November 2024.   Backlog Down Backlog is down on both a monthly and yearly […]

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Missouri’s construction community is coming together around a critical industry issue: mental health and suicide prevention. The Missouri Construction Hike for Hope will take place Saturday, April 18, 2026, bringing workers, families, labor organizations, and employers together to raise awareness and support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The effort is being chaired by […]

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Students from Whiteside Elementary School in Belleville, Illinois, left their marks on the steel beam that completes the structure of the school’s new 13,550-square-foot addition. Groups of students had messy fun dipping their hands in paint, adding colorful handprints to the eight-foot beam. S. M. Wilson & Co., the project’s construction manager at risk, has […]

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From Leader Publications: The Antonia Fire Protection District recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new station. About 30 people attended the Nov. 26 ceremony at 5530 Old Hwy. 21, the site of the new House 1. The site is across the street from AAA Zoellner Materials Inc., 5555 Old Hwy. 21, in the Otto […]

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