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From St. Louis Public Radio:  Federal spending cuts have put some Metro East infrastructure projects in a state of uncertainty, including plans to address sewage spilling out of city pipes in Cahokia Heights. The Republican-controlled Congress eliminated all local project funding from a temporary spending bill passed in March to prevent a government shutdown and […]

From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer is considering installing ex-St. Louis Development Corp. chief Otis Williams to lead the agency on an interim basis, which would fulfill a campaign promise to move on from CEO Neal Richardson, according to people familiar with the matter. No decision has been finalized, and Williams […]

From RiverBender:  The highly anticipated expansion of the Jerseyville Public Library is just days away from its official public debut. From food trucks to live music, library tours, kids’ activities and much more, JPL staff have a jam-packed weekend of events planned to celebrate the expansion’s Grand Opening this Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April […]

From Lawrence Group: Lawrence Group proudly welcomes Rob Gatzke, AIA as a Principal in its New York office. With more than 30 years of architectural experience, Gatzke is a proven leader known for inspiring teams, fostering collaboration and driving innovation. His deep expertise in the hospitality industry, combined with a passion for mentorship and client relationships, […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A new apartment complex has been approved for the former site of a family-owned garden shop. The Station, a 156-unit apartment complex, is to be developed at the former Jefferson County site of Bayer’s Nursery, the family-owned garden shop that closed both of its St. Louis-area locations in 2022 after […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  City leaders of this suburb, known for its big-box stores, retail plazas and busy commercial thoroughfares, are exploring whether they can create a walkable “town center” of new businesses and residences around its current city hall. Brentwood is asking developers to pitch ideas for the site in the heart of the […]

For the 22nd year, the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection partnership again marshaled its workforce to make free home repairs and improvements for St. Louisans who are older adults, veterans and individuals with disabilities. It is all part of an enduring partnership with Rebuilding Together St. Louis. Skilled IBEW Local 1 electricians evaluated electrical infrastructure needs in […]

From First Alert4:  Editor’s Note: Ness Sandoval, a demographer and SLU professor has been studying the impact of international immigration in slowing the STL Region’s population drain. This video from KMOV expresses his views. This is a link to his PowerPoint presentation to The Mosaic Project on this topic. Watch video here.  

Editor’s Note: The video accompanying this article demonstrates the difference that a collaborative process made on an elementary school expansion project. Holland Construction Services has completed their addition and renovation of W.J. Zahnow Elementary in Waterloo, IL. Holland added 15,000 SF of space to the existing facility, which provides new staff offices and student spaces […]

Gray Design Group proudly announces the completion of BHMG Engineers’ new office in Collinsville, Illinois—a bold, forward-thinking workplace that reflects the firm’s continued growth and commitment to innovation, collaboration and community impact across the Saint Louis Metropolitan Region. The new 25,000-square-foot office is located within a recently developed, 75,000-square-foot office/distribution facility. Strategically located at Eastport […]

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 […]

At the end of the day, every construction estimator must look at themselves in the mirror. That was the take away from a panel assembled by the St. Louis Chapter, American Society of Professional Estimators for its monthly meeting on April 11. “St. Louis is a very small town: Word gets around very quickly about […]

Mia Rose Holdings, LLC’s Latitude 38 multifamily development – located off Meridian Road near Illinois 157 in the Village of Glen Carbon, IL — will be opening at the end of May. Midas Building Group, general contractor on the project,  hosted a topping out luncheon party last week for all the trades to thank them […]

The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted unanimously today (Thursday, April 17) to approve a new master’s degree program in geospatial engineering at Missouri S&T. “We appreciate the curators recognizing Missouri S&T’s wealth of expertise in this area and that we are well-positioned to launch this exciting new program,” says Dr. David Borrok, vice […]

From Builder:  Housing experts project home price growth will moderate over the next two years, according to the Q1 2025 Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey. A panel of more than 100 experts forecast price growth of 3.4% in 2025 and 3.3% in 2026. The projections represent revisions from the fourth quarter survey when experts projected […]

From Multifamily Dive:  Within its first five years in operation, Madison, Wisconsin-based multifamily developer Neutral has planned more than 1,000 new units, raised over $100 million in development capital and set its sights on building the largest mass timber structures in the country — all while the CEO was in his early to mid-20s. Nate […]

From New Geography:  I went to St. Louis over the weekend, and I was reminded how much I love the way St. Louis neighborhoods look. The city has wonderful vernacular architecture that leads to beautiful neighborhoods at a human scale. That’s not true everywhere, since St. Louis has lost a lot of character through abandonment and […]

BioSpan Technologies, the Missouri-based leader in sustainable pavement preservation, today announced a strategic distribution partnership with Nu Way Concrete Forms, the prominent St. Louis-based supplier of construction equipment and materials. The new relationship expands access to BioSpan’s environmentally friendly products, including OptiSeal™ concrete pavement sealant, to major construction and infrastructure projects throughout the Midwest. “Our […]

From Construction Owners Club:  A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) finds that project labor agreements (PLAs) used in Illinois construction projects do not significantly increase construction costs — and in fact, may increase competition among bidders. Researchers analyzed more than 2,500 bids across 773 Illinois Capital Development Board building projects, valued […]

From The St. Louis Post Dispatch:  Mayor Cara Spencer began putting her stamp on the city’s high-profile economic development arm Thursday, replacing Neal Richardson with her chief of staff, Nancy Hawes, as chair of the organization’s board of directors. Even before she was sworn in, Spencer singled out the St. Louis Development Corp. as one […]