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From Labor Tribune:  Iron Workers Local 396 celebrated its 100th Anniversary (1924-2024) on May 18 with a day-long, family-friendly, free event at the union hall that matched the pride of the union’s members and officers, Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer Mike Heibeck reports. Under sunny skies and shaded tents, the union’s centennial celebration included: – Live entertainment […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  If you engage with high school students today, you will find them to be ambitious, talented, and eager to hone their skills at a workplace that is supportive and highly regarded. I am thrilled to share that a division of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL), the […]

From Riverbender:  The Alton City Plan Commission voted not to recommend a special use permit for The Salvation Army’s New Hope House at 1000 Oakwood Avenue in Alton. During their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, the City Plan Commission heard arguments for and against the building of the New Hope House at 1000 […]

From Offsite Builder:  Founding and developing any construction venture is a complicated, multi-step process, but it’s especially so with an industrialized construction (IC) company, which could be defined as a vertically integrated, true manufacturing operation using modern methods of mass production. However, Colby Swanson — Executive in Residence at the advisory firm ADL Ventures (with […]

From West Newsmagazine:  A settlement agreement has been reached between Dillard’s Inc., the city of Chesterfield and TSG (The Staenberg Group) Downtown Chesterfield Redevelopment LLC to resolve pending litigation. As part of the agreement, Dillard’s will reopen its store within the pending Downtown Chesterfield development and Dillard’s will drop its lawsuit to stop the project. […]

From Labor Tribune:  James Pursell has been a concrete laborer with Laborers Local 110 for 24 years. He’s also a Marine combat veteran, son, husband, father and someone in sustained substance use – alcohol use – recovery and mental health recovery. “I’m really proud to talk about mental health recovery and what that means,” Pursell […]

From MissouriNet:  Missouri is on the verge of breaking ground on a historic infrastructure project. A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for Thursday in Columbia on the first part of Missouri’s construction to widen Interstate 70 to six total lanes statewide. The celebration will be Thursday, but construction does not begin until next month. Linda Moen, […]

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 […]

by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Last year the Forum’s theme was “The Future Is Now”. Last Thursday and Friday (June 6-7) I could actually see that future unfolding before my eyes. The Gateway Decathlon sustainable housing competition teams – a dozen university teams hailing, literally, from St. Louis to China — […]

Poettker Construction is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of its NextGen program. NextGen is a collaboration between Poettker and its education clients to connect students and teachers with the construction of their facilities and unlock interactive opportunities for students to build their futures while advancing communities. Noah Foppe receives a $500 scholarship. Poettker also […]

This week Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC posts video of significant additions at Logan University. Tarlton Corp. has completed construction on the $28 million, 48,000-square-foot renovation and expansion project at Logan in Chesterfield. The Fuhr Science Center features a new two-story 8,000-square-foot addition to the existing 33,310-square-foot science and research […]

Oculus Inc., an award-winning, WBE-certified architecture and interior design firm, has added Tom Cosgrove to the Marketing Team as a Marketing/Proposal Coordinator. Cosgrove is based at the St. Louis Headquarters and assists in the firm’s marketing efforts across the country. “We are excited to welcome Tom to Oculus,” said Lisa Bell-Reim, Oculus Inc. president. “He […]

Last year, Wentzville, Mo. was named the fastest growing city in Missouri and it is living up to that honor with the debut of the TownePlace Suites by Marriott extended-stay hotel. Midas Hospitality celebrated the grand opening in early May joined by Royal Banks of Missouri, builder CMC Construction and 150 dignitaries from the Wentzville […]

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has appointed four members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 to St. Louis County boards that maintain electrical standards. Each new member was selected for their knowledge and prowess in the electrical industry. Dawn Puto, a 30-year electrician with IBEW Local 1 and full-time instructor […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Ameren Missouri said Monday it has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission to build a planned 800 megawatt natural-gas-powered backup electric plant, with a bigger investment and later construction start than previously announced. The company, a unit of St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE), had revealed in […]

From Offsite Builder:  When it comes to engineered building systems, the LEGO analogy has certainly been overused. However, the interlocking CMU replacements made by Miami, Fla.-based RENCO USA actually fit the bill. According to CEO Kenneth Smuts, buildings made from the blocks can stand up to hurricane-strength winds, and the company has already used them […]

From The New York Times:  As an architect, Ivan Rupnik thinks the solution to America’s affordable housing shortage is obvious: Build more houses. Start today. But the way homes are built in the United States makes speed impossible. Years ago, Rupnik’s Croatian grandmother, an architect herself, pointed him to an intriguing answer to this conundrum: […]

From Riverbender:  Residents of Fairmont City can expect improved electric service reliability following the installation of new, larger power poles by JF Electric, a contractor for Ameren Illinois. The infrastructure enhancements, aimed at bolstering the resiliency of the power grid, come at a time when increasingly volatile weather patterns are putting more strain on aging […]

From Leader Publications:  Jefferson County Parks and Recreation’s Northwest Sports Complex in House Springs will have new restroom facilities this fall. The facilities will replace the old ones, which were demolished after juveniles set off explosives in the building last July. Integra Inc. in St. Charles will construct the new restrooms for $344,700, Director Tim […]

From Offsite Builder:  A promising small-home modular pilot, ZeMod Delaware, has encountered some financial challenges with meeting its energy savings and home price goals, but the staff believe they can eventually reach those goals. In fact, they hope to expand the program and continue it with new funding. The program is a collaborative project and […]