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From West Newsmagazine:  On June 10, Town & Country’s Board of Aldermen introduced legislation covering the development of land at 12311, 12327 and 12345 North Forty Drive, located near CBC High School, to facilitate the construction of a 21-home subdivision. Several pieces of legislation were introduced: a rezoning request from Suburban Low to Suburban Medium […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  BJC HealthCare has notched a milestone in construction for the “bookend” project of its long-term, $1 billion renewal of its medical campus. The final structural beam was put in place Tuesday on the new 16-story inpatient hospital tower that’s under construction at the health system’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The new Plaza […]

by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Editor’s Note: This Thursday at 7:30AM Construction Forum will host a panel discussion on the importance of Transportation to our built community and to the Region. Representatives from MODOT, IDOT, Bi-State Development and SITE Improvement Association will be on our panel. Click here for more information […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The $1.2 billion Gateway South development has named the broker who will work to lease up to 500,000 square feet of planned Class A office space focused on tenants in the construction industry. Commercial real estate firm CBRE and broker Tom Ray will market the space for lease on behalf […]

Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), announced the launch of its new Manufactured Home Community loan product, which will provide an FHA-insured financing option for the purchase, refinance, and revitalization of manufactured home communities. This action will help entities to preserve, stabilize, and revitalize these vital […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Azuria Water Solutions, a Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company formerly known as Aegion Corp., this week announced two acquisitions. The company, which provides water and wastewater pipeline maintenance, rehabilitation and technology-based products and services, acquired Infrastructure Services Group LLC. ISG, based in Greenville, South Carolina, acquires and funds private companies that […]

From Citizens for Modern Transit:  Citizens for Modern Transit and AARP in St. Louis are seeking public input on the design concepts recently released to transform the MetroBus Stop #9045, located at 13th Street and Gravois Avenue near Soulard in the City of St. Louis. The project is part of the partnering organizations’ next “Transit […]

From Offsite Builder:  Are you sold on the benefits of industrialized construction, but unsure how to move in that direction? The first step is to figure out where your company stands today, according to Nick Masci, Founder of Industrialized Construction Group (ICG) in Birmingham, Alabama. Masci likes to quote Shigeo Shingo, a Japanese industrial engineer […]

From Bloomberg:  One sunny morning in London last spring, I spent three hours biking in circles around a neighborhood basketball court. I had recently bought a bike and, determined to conquer my fear of cycling in a busy city, signed up for the free lessons offered through the local government in my home borough of […]

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 […]