From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Aldermen on Friday approved a plan to put another $15.3 million toward finishing a convention center expansion beset by bureaucratic delays and cost overruns. The money won’t be enough to cover all the outstanding needs of the America’s Center project, which has been billed as critical to keeping it competitive with […]
From Citizens For Modern Transit: The City of St. Louis and Bi-State Development are working to build a new Green Line that extends light rail service north and south of the existing MetroLink system within the City of St. Louis. As a part of that work, the City of St. Louis Planning & Urban Design […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Voters on Tuesday passed many of the bond issues and ballot measures to fund major construction projects by St. Louis-area municipalities, school districts and fire districts. The biggest project – the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s continued bond issues to fund the $7.2 billion Project Clear program – was favorably […]
From First Alert 4: While St. Louis politicians continue to consider changing laws to make the streets are safer, the City of St. Louis is also looking to change how these are designed to naturally slow down drivers and give pedestrians more space to move about. One of those plans includes downtown. Since 2020, many […]
From NPR: St. Louis-area voters have approved two Metropolitan Sewer District ballot measures. 79% of voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County voted yes on Proposition W, which authorizes a $750 million bond issue to pay for federally mandated sewer improvements. Prop W will allow the MSD to sell bonds and spread out the […]
From Forbes: It’s been an unprecedented time for workforce investments and the future of work. Bills like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHiPs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act all provide much-needed funding to develop the nation’s manufacturing capabilities, boost our climate resilience, and more. But there’s a central question on everyone’s mind: where will […]
From RFT: When Jassen Johnson was an undergrad, he drove through Midtown St. Louis so much that it changed his entire life. At the time, Johnson was studying architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but he was working on a project in East St. Louis, and to prevent a long commute back and […]
From NPR: It’s been over three months since U.S. lawmakers for southwestern Illinois requested a federal public health assessment in Cahokia Heights. But government efforts to understand the possible health effects have not yet begun. Residents say a health assessment is long overdue because their exposure to sewage started decades ago. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A developer plans to demolish one of the oldest homes in Clayton and replace it with four luxury condominiums, dismaying its former inhabitants and some of the home’s neighbors. The 118-year-old house at 139 N. Bemiston Avenue, sits atop a hill overlooking a handful of stately, tree-lined streets that many call […]
From Riverbender.com: A public hearing regarding a request from Zach Yinger to rezone several Alton properties has been canceled after he withdrew his request on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The Alton Plan Commission hearing was canceled just six days before it was set to begin on April 9, 2024. Deputy Director of Planning & Development […]
From MoDOT.org: Drivers traveling throughout the St. Louis area can look forward to various roadway improvements as crews begin the first phase of construction for the Safety Improvements Design-Build project. For the next two weeks, crews will be installing chevrons with reflective signpost strips at various locations in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and […]
From West Newsmagazine: A contentious matter for residents in Wildwood has been resolved. Ameren had requested a conditional use permit to place a 199-foot telecommunications tower and enclosed equipment structure on a 14.7-acre tract on the south side of State Highway T, west of State Route 100. In a letter to the city, a representative […]
From Construction Business Owner: The 2022 Global Status Report for Building and Construction reports that the buildings and construction industry represents an estimated 37% of global operational energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. As a construction business owner, it’s important to recognize the growing need in the industry to reduce carbon emissions and minimize […]
From Linkedin: By Moselye Pierre: Anyone who knows me personally and professionally know I have a passion for higher education, and specifically helping young people get into the college of their choice and succeed. Many would also agree when I say the pursuit of higher education is a transformative journey that often sets the stage […]
From STL Partnership: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that 10 communities will receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program. EPA and these local communities will pursue development strategies that expand upon existing Brownfields efforts to advance clean air, clean water, equitable development, and other local goals. Jennings, Missouri, […]
From NPR: Missouri and Illinois created more solar energy last year compared to the year before, according to a new report from Climate Central, but a decrease in wind generation led to an overall drop in power from those sources. The U.S. has a goal of reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions by 50% of 2005 […]
This week, Forum Drone Pilot/Photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC provides a look at apartments recently completed in Kirkwood. The 152-unit apartment building is called “The James”. It is the first large-scale apartment project approved in the city’s downtown historic district in two decades. High Street Residential is developer of the 2.56-acre site at […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Two men who have each had huge impacts on our industry — and two of my favorite people to work with at Construction Forum — announced their respective retirements on April 1. Over the next few weeks, Steve Faust will be winding down his work at […]
PARIC Holdings announces that Kyle Lopez, former President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named Chief Executive Officer. Joe McKee, formerly CEO, is transitioning to Chairman. During his tenure as President and Chief Operating Officer, Lopez led PARIC Holdings through consistent year-over-year growth and geographic expansion. He has driven key organizational and transformational changes, including […]
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 […]
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