From NPR: The Eads Bridge is an architectural masterpiece. Built over the Mississippi River to connect Missouri and Illinois, it boasts a list of “firsts”: It was the first bridge in St. Louis, the first to use steel and the first in the U.S. to use caissons for its piers. The iconic bridge turns 150 […]
From Construction Dive: The number of construction job openings dropped by 39.9% from a month earlier to 274,000 on the last day of March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data measures the number of open positions for which contractors are actively hiring. March 2023 also saw a low number of job openings […]
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s Special Committee on Reducing Red Tape is rebooting its 2023 incarnation and is inviting participation. The committee will hold a series of public listening sessions to hear directly from business owners and entrepreneurs. A special listening session is being held on Monday, May 13 from 3:00 – 5:00PM for […]
By Jennifer Hasamear, S. M. Wilson & Co. Editor’s Note: This article originally ran as a blogpost on S.M. Wilson’s Beyond the Build. For decades, thousands of construction workers have battled mental health issues silently and alone in a “tough guy” culture and high-pressure situations, leading to stress, burnout and self-harming behaviors such as alcohol/substance disorder and […]
An IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection team is now wiring the 15th St. Jude Dream Home in the St. Louis area while donating all resources to build it. When completed later this year, proceeds from the ticket sales of the home – $1.65 million — will benefit children served by the renowned St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. […]
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council celebrated the winners of its Red-Carpet Awards Gala on April 20th, 2024. The ASA Midwest Council hosted 420 people, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown St. Louis, for the 31st annual event. The award categories included General Contractor of the Year, Outstanding MEP Subcontractors, Outstanding Specialty Subcontractors, […]
The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) has awarded a record $82,000 in scholarships to 30 students across the Midwest. Included in the 2024 scholarship class are eight trade apprentices, seven graduating high school seniors, and 15 college/university students. “These students represent the future of our industry,” said Leonard Toenjes, AGCMO president. “From future engineers […]
This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, has updated progress on “NEO Vantage Pointe,” a 269-unit luxury apartment complex being constructed by ARCO. The project, which is nearing completion, is located at 12401 Boulder Springs Parkway in the Southwest quadrant of the Page/I-270 interchange in Maryland Heights. The developer […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Crews have begun to install drywall. Tile in some of the apartment bathrooms has been laid. And the historic plaster adorning hallways is under restoration. Jefferson Arms, the 14-story, 120-year-old historic hotel near Tucker Boulevard and Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis, is slated to open next April with over 400 […]
From ENR: At the site of a former coal mine in Jefferson County, Ohio, the Friendship Highwall Reclamation Project eliminated more than 9,000 linear ft of dangerous exposed cliffs and transformed the area into parkland, native wetlands, forest and prairie, with a a funding award from a U.S. Dept. of the Interior program several years […]
Manner Polymers is expanding its PVC production capabilities with a new solar powered manufacturing plant in Mount Vernon, Ill. Edwardsville, Ill.-based Contegra Construction is constructing the new 100,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility and is targeting completion in November of 2024. The plant is scheduled to be fully operational by fall of 2025 and will manufacture flexible […]
From ENR: In existence since 1889 and for about 100 years previously under another name, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) owns 50 miles of mainline railroad track, a major classification yard and other outlying yards, two Mississippi River bridges, riverfront ports and other facilities that function as an economic driver for the […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 feted one of its own April 4, recently retired United Association of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and Service Techs (UA) General Secretary-Treasurer and former Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 Business Manager Pat Kellett, with a retirement celebration in his honor. Surrounded by friends, his large […]
From Construction Next: What does it mean to be a leader? When I reflect on this question, figures like César Chávez or Dolores Huerta come to mind. However, what inspires people to follow figures like them? Is it that some people are simply born with the gift of charisma and leadership, or is it something […]
Helmkamp Construction Co. had multiple reasons to celebrate at the recent annual awards gala hosted by the Midwest Council of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) in St. Louis, MO. The ASA Midwest Council hosted 420 people for the 31st annual event. The award categories included General Contractor of the Year, Outstanding MEP Subcontractors, Outstanding Specialty […]
From HOK: In 2023, HOK projects achieved a 65.5% reduction in energy use intensity (EUI) compared to baseline levels, significantly surpassing the AIA’s 50% average. This marks a major step in the firm’s longstanding commitment to the AIA 2030 initiative, which targets net-zero fossil fuel use in new buildings and renovations by 2030. The AIA’s […]
From First Alert: Just two weeks after a new incentive program launched to get more businesses in downtown St. Louis, business leaders report dozens of businesses applying to open or expand their brick-and-mortar footprint. One business hoping to get grant dollars awarded is UKRAFT. The breakfast/lunch spot commonly has a line to the door inside […]
From NPR: Centene Corp. has donated its $25 million Ferguson claims center building to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. It’s the largest single donation to any Urban League organization across the country. The 60,000-square-foot building will house early childhood programs, workforce and empowerment services, housing assistance and a regional food distribution center. The […]
Poettker Construction Company, one of the nation’s top-performing construction firms, recently promoted six team members to the Project Management, Preconstruction, Marketing, and Warehouse Teams. In Poettker’s Project Management department, Cory Griffin and Ben Menke were promoted to Project Manager roles, and Alicia Caudill was promoted to Senior Project Engineer. Cory Griffin has thirteen years […]
The transformation of the historic Butler Brothers Building into a mixed-use development called The Victor in St. Louis’ Downtown West neighborhood by local architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers was recently named a winner of Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation’s 2024 Preserve Missouri Award. Now in its 44th year, the Preserve Missouri Award […]
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