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AIA St. Louis Adds New Board Members

10 months 3 weeks ago
Christina Brown is a licensed architect in Missouri with nation-wide experience in education, corporate, and civic projects. She is inspired by the idea that architecture can have a positive impact on communities, and this drives her desire to meet clients’ strategic needs on every project. Through various Master Planning projects as a project designer at […]
Dede Hance

HDA Architects Renews Focus on Core Markets, Returns to Sole Ownership

10 months 3 weeks ago
HDA Architects, one of the nation’s leading architectural, interiors and master planning firms, is refocusing efforts on its core business in a move that returns sole ownership of the company to HDA President Jack Holleran under a new name – HDA Design (dba HDA). HDA was acquired by Green Street Real Estate Ventures in 2020 […]
Dede Hance

CCDI Appoints State Senator Brian Williams as Executive Director; Plans New Initiatives

10 months 3 weeks ago
The Construction Career Development Initiative (CCDI) has announced the appointment of Missouri State Senator Brian Williams as executive director. CCDI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. CCDI was founded in 2015 in response to the aftermath in Ferguson. The program provides young adults in the St. Louis Region the support to overcome barriers to entry in […]
Tom Finan

Festus R-6 to Spend More than $1.5M on HVAC Replacement, Roof Repairs

10 months 3 weeks ago
From My Leader Paper:  Festus R-6 officials have agreed to spend a total of $1,536,900 on improvements at the Festus Elementary and Festus Middle schools. The Festus Board of Education voted 6-0 Jan. 18 to spend $1.49 million on HVAC replacement and roof repairs projects at the elementary school, and in another motion the board […]
Kacey Crawley

Edwardsville High School Plans $6.8M Commons Expansion

10 months 3 weeks ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  The commons area at Edwardsville High School will take on an all-new look and size based on a proposed $6.8-million expansion. At the most recent District 7 board of education work session meeting Monday, work on the new commons area was discussed. No vote is needed for the school district to […]
Kacey Crawley

Kathy Osborn, Head of Regional Business Council, to Step Down

10 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Regional Business Council President and CEO Kathy Osborn will step down from her role May 1. She’s to be replaced at the business advocacy group by Karen Branding, senior vice president for external engagement and corporate communications at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She’ll be an RBC employee […]
Kacey Crawley

Greenspace Properties Added as Part of Enhancement Plan

10 months 3 weeks ago
From The Intelligencer:  Mayor Art Risavy announced Tuesday that the city has acquired two parcels of greenspace — one just south of downtown and the other adjacent to Governors’ Parkway — to be preserved as Edwardsville park properties. Community members will have an opportunity later this month to share ideas for how those properties might […]
Kacey Crawley

One of Region’s Biggest Architecture Firms Splits From Green Street

10 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  HDA Architects, one of the St. Louis region’s biggest architecture firms, is splitting from parent company Green Street Real Estate Ventures and is now on the search for a new headquarters in the reigon. Green Street acquired HDA in 2020 in a bid to expand its national pipeline. Ownership will […]
Kacey Crawley

Committee Seeks ‘Balance’ in Developing Dardenne Prairie’s Town Square

10 months 3 weeks ago
From MRN:  While the Dardenne Prairie Town Square Vision Steering Committee was envisioned in May of 2023, its first official meeting did not take place until Sept. 25. Since that time, the committee has conducted multiple committee meetings and two public meetings – all with the goal of bringing residents and city leadership closer together […]
Kacey Crawley

Forum Drone: Progress on $123M in Projects on STLCC Flo Valley Campus Transformation

10 months 3 weeks ago
This week the Construction Forum drone pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC captured progress on the campus transformation at St. Louis Community College’s Florissant Valley campus. First shown is the $61.97 million  Center for Nursing and Health Sciences.  KAI Enterprises is the architect for 100,000-square-foot, four-story center, which will be taller than any […]
Tom Finan

Kadean Senior Promotions in St. Louis

10 months 3 weeks ago
Kadean Construction, a leading construction management and design-build firm, is proud to announce the promotion of three talented individuals to key leadership positions within the organization. These promotions reflect Kadean Construction’s commitment to recognizing and nurturing top talent, ensuring the continued success and growth of the company. Travis Mulder has been promoted to the role […]
Dede Hance

Making an IMPACT Foundation 2023 Recap

10 months 3 weeks ago
As we reflect on 2023, IMPACT Strategies is thrilled to recap how our Making an IMPACT Foundation was able to support and impact our local community & non-profit organizations. In 2023, Making an IMPACT Foundation (MAI Foundation) awarded $50,000 to help support local community organizations including Hard Hats with Heart (American Heart Association), Pedal the […]
Dede Hance

Worker Wellness Blog: OUD/SUD Overdoses

10 months 3 weeks ago
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 […]
Dede Hance

IMPACT Strategies Began Construction at SIHF Healthcare New Medical Clinic in Olney

10 months 3 weeks ago
IMPACT Strategies began construction late last year for the new SIHF Healthcare Medical Clinic located at 1200 N. East Street in Olney, Illinois. IMPACT faces the challenge of managing through the impacts of inclement winter weather under a highly accelerated schedule with completion set for mid-summer 2024. This project includes demolition of the existing Weber […]
Dede Hance

Public Hearing On St. Peter Proposal

10 months 3 weeks ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  A large crowd attended a Kirkwood City Council meeting on Feb. 1, determined to share their opinions at a public hearing on a request by St. Peter Catholic School. Proponents of the request, which would have the city cede part of West Jefferson Avenue to St. Peter, claim it would unify the […]
Kacey Crawley