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J. F. Ahern Co. (Ahern) — a mechanical and fire-protection contractor founded in 1880 — has been ranked 78th on the 2025 Engineering News‑Record (ENR) “Top 600 Specialty Contractors” list, based on sales revenue. The company also placed 3rd among the “Top 20 Firms in Fire Protection & Sprinklers,” 8th in “Top 20 Firms in […]

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John Bender Drywall has announced the promotion of Guy Herriman Jr. to Director of Operations, recognizing his outstanding leadership and decades of service to the company. Herriman joined the firm in 1998 and has since become a cornerstone of its success, helping to guide projects and teams with professionalism, integrity, and respect. His steady leadership […]

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by Asim Raza, JD, MBA, MS, Vice President and General Counsel, Arcadian Infracom The recent Simple Flying article on the battle for gates at Chicago O’Hare highlights a turning point for American Airlines. A judge has sided with United Airlines in a dispute over airport gate allocations thereby strengthening United’s dominance at O’Hare and signaling […]

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The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), working in tandem with the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA), has submitted offers to acquire two shuttered properties from St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS): the former Marshall Elementary School in the Ville neighborhood, vacant for about 22 years, and Cleveland High School in Dutchtown, vacant roughly 19 years. […]

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From CBS: At just 23, Jacob Palmer is already running his own electrical company. He launched the business in 2024 after starting in the field as an apprentice electrician, a career path he embarked on when college turned out not to be for him. Palmer has no regrets about his decision to forego college and […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: For more than a decade, Kirkwood steadily replaced, modernized and upgraded its entire municipal electric system. Those improvements, however, came with a cost — a $13.3 million deficit — forcing the city to raise utility rates, effective immediately. Beginning Nov. 1, Kirkwood Electric customers will see an average increase of 14.8% on […]

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From KMOV: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield cut the ribbon Monday on its new location inside the Deloitte Building at 4th and Market, moving 500 employees to the heart of downtown St. Louis. The new office sits steps from the Gateway Arch and a block from Busch Stadium. Company officials said they chose the location […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: The H-J Family of Cos., a Jefferson County-based manufacturer of electrical equipment components, has begun a $25 million expansion project. The company on Friday held a groundbreaking for the project, which will add 80,000 square feet to its production facility in High Ridge, where the company is based. The project […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A local developer has a plan to build houses in a flood-prone parcel along the Meramec River, near Arnold, atop a growing plateau of dirt and fill that’s been expanding further into the flood plain by the truckload. The plan alarms nearby residents who have narrowly dodged their own close calls […]

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Facing increased business-aviation demand and the redevelopment loss of the prior airfield, Jefferson County has launched a search for consultant services to identify and vet possible sites for a new general-aviation regional airport. The county’s RFQ positions the project as a forward-looking economic-development enabler tied to its industrial-growth trajectory. On Oct. 22nd Jefferson County formally […]

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As the federal shutdown stretches on, families and individuals across the St. Louis region — including many in the construction and public-service sectors — are feeling the squeeze from missed paychecks. If you need help putting food on the table, the St. Louis Area Foodbank offers a simple, confidential way to find assistance. Its Pantry […]

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The City’s Community Development Administration (CDA) has announced $1.14 million in new Neighborhood Plan Implementation Awards, funding transformative, community-led projects across seven neighborhoods — including Skinker DeBaliviere, West End, Downtown, Downtown West, Covenant Blu-Grand Center, Jeff-Vander-Lou, and St. Louis Place. Funded through the City’s Economic Development Sales Tax (Ordinance 70435), the program allocates 10% of […]

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From Multi-Housing News: The development and design team of Lawrence Group and New + Found are beginning work on a full rebuild of Mansion House apartments, a nearly 60-year-old multifamily community located in downtown St. Louis, Mo. near the Gateway Arch. The sister firms, both headed by CEO Steve Smith, are partnering with ownership entity […]

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From ENR: Nearly two-thirds of construction workers have experienced anxiety or depression in the last 12 months—64% compared to 54% in 2024—according to a mental health survey conducted by St. Louis-based contractor Clayco. Reporting or talking about those struggles is still a challenge for workers who fear they will be treated differently on the job, […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The lot at Kingshighway and Oakland Avenue, occupied until last year by a row of dilapidated houses that laid out a gritty welcome mat for motorists coming off the interstate, will stay empty for now. Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development, which had planned a $120 million apartment complex with more than 300 […]

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From UMSL Daily: The building sits just north of the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, though it predates the center by more than a quarter century. It has served a few purposes since opening in 1975 to house central support services. Less than a decade ago, it was home to the Office of Human […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: In a momentous and decisive victory, Laborers Local 110 Business Manager Jose R. Gomez was elected president and chairman of the Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA) Latino Caucus securing the trust and support of all LiUNA regions in the United States and Canada. The election, held on […]

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A long-delayed plan to breathe new life into the former Mavrakos Candy Co. factory at 4709 Delmar Blvd. is finally moving forward. Sara Stock, founder of Stock Legal and Legal Back Office, has acquired the 1926 building for $890,000, signaling the start of an $8 million mixed-use redevelopment that will combine her firms’ headquarters with […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Some 300 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 journeymen and apprentices gathered at the union’s Earth City, Fulton and Hannibal locations Oct. 11 to volunteer their time and skills for the union’s annual Heat’s On event to make sure retirees’ heaters and homes were ready for winter. Local 562 has […]

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Employment Connection and Bywater Development Group hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for University Crossing, a transformative, transit-oriented mixed-use development located at the North Hanley Transit Center on October 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. With an investment of more than $20 million, the University Crossing development will introduce 60 new mixed-income residential units designed to meet the […]

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