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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  St. Louis County judge has halted construction on a major warehouse project here as a youth sports complex next door claims the project is illegally interfering with operations at the complex. HSL Sports, which leases the SportPort International complex from the city of Maryland Heights, claims the city broke the terms […]

From St. Louis American:  Nicholas J. Booker loved basketball, St. Louis, and Forest Park. While a teen, he spent summer hours playing the game and helping keep Forest Park a regional and national gem as a member of the city Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry. n 2018, Booker suffered a severe asthma attack while […]

From Labor Tribune:  Historic infrastructure investments by the federal government and the state of Missouri have resulted in an unprecedented need for skilled tradesmen and women. Members of the Missouri House Workforce and Infrastructure Development Committee heard from leaders of the Laborers’ Union and contractors about the need for more men and women in the […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Two northside neighborhoods near the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility have proposed a plan that would guide development there, in hopes of blocking the use of eminent domain against residents. Neighbors in St. Louis Place and Jeff-Vander-Lou are asking City Hall to approve a plan that will allow existing residents to […]

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 […]

An increasing number of high school students are exploring the work and benefits of paid apprenticeships in the construction industry’s skilled crafts or trades, according to Southern Illinois Builders Association Chief Executive Officer Donna Richter. Students Learn About Construction Crafts Journeyman Scott Ricketts, right, Director of Market Development for Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 268 in […]

Waste Connections of Missouri recently held a grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on their new Sustainability Campus in the City of Maryland Heights. The community building is focused on educating students and the public about waste management. Rendering for the Waste Connections Sustainability Campus in partnership with the City of Maryland Heights. The 4,000 […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Chesterfield must pay a developer of a proposed convenience store-car wash project $2 million after losing a years-long squabble over left turns, a St. Louis County Circuit Court jury has decided. The jury verdict, announced Friday, followed a court fight that dragged on for more than six years, spurred by a […]

From RiverBender:  Governor JB Pritzker today joined EVBox and other stakeholders for the launch of its new Illinois-built DC fast charger. Called the Troniq Modular, EVBox’s new product is a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) ready electric vehicle (EV) charging station. EVBox’s new DC fast charger is compliant with the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]

From Multi-Housing News:  Lawrence Group has commenced construction of its City Foundry Development Phase 2-Vande East project in St. Louis’ burgeoning Midtown neighborhood. Situated at the corner of S. Vendeventer and Forest Park Aves., Vande East will feature 270 residential units, as well as some 13,000 square feet of prime retail space on its main […]

From Construction Dive:  As part of efforts to call out offenders and highlight safety best practices, OSHA frequently publicizes cases where inspections or investigations result in hefty fines. The biggest of these cases often involve residential builders that usually have a history of failing to provide workers with adequate protection from hazards — most commonly […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Aegion Corp., a Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company, made two acquisitions this month that expand its reach in New York and Florida. The company acquired 11 Enviro Group, which provides assessment, maintenance and trenchless repair services for water and wastewater pipelines in the New York City area. Terms of the deal […]

From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  New steel plates will be installed at downtown’s historic Railway Exchange Building at a later date after a miscommunication among officials. Security doors and window shields were installed on the east side of the property on Olive Street earlier this week. But the steel plates were removed hours later once […]

From Hometown Register:  The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation plans to build a new innovation center here that the nonprofit hopes will address food insecurity and inspire young people to pick careers in agtech. The organization, founded by the Olympic athlete and East St. Louis native, is partnering with the Danforth Plant Science Center, University of Illinois […]

Carmody MacDonald P.C. is excited to announce that Joseph D. Palumbo and Branden S. Stein have been promoted to partner. Joseph Palumbo is in the firm’s business/transactional practice group and focuses on banking and finance, real estate, and corporate law. Joe works closely with lenders of all sizes and assists them with a variety of […]

Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, has promoted Diane Grimsley to project director. Grimsley has led Tarlton teams on a wide range of award-winning projects over multiple campuses for the firm’s institutional and healthcare clients, including Saint Louis Zoo, BJC HealthCare, SSM Health, Washington University School of Medicine and Washington […]

From Lincoln News Now:  Expanding west, St. Charles Community College held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, for its new, innovative, future-focused, Regional Workforce Innovation Center. It will be the first building on the college’s new 55-acre campus, at the corner of Interstate Drive and Schaper Road in Wentzville. SCC’s Regional Workforce Innovation Center will prepare the […]

From Riverbender:  Teens Against Killing Everywhere (T.A.K.E.) is a nonprofit that provides housing revitalization and construction, job training, and more to the community of East St. Louis. Through its various programs, the organization also provides local youth with scholarship opportunities and more while teaching them valuable trade skills. Shannon Stelling, executive officer of the Home […]

From Riverbender:  Mayor Art Risavy has announced details of the Edwardsville Enhancement Plan, a strategy for creating a green corridor throughout the City, improving parks and public spaces and enhancing the community’s quality of life. “The City of Edwardsville is embarking on an exciting multi-year, multi-million-dollar initiative that will benefit the entire City,” Mayor Risavy […]

This week Construction Forum drone pilot and photographer Louis Kelly marked progress on Bemiston Place, a $101 million mixed-used development at Central, Maryland, and Bemiston Avenues in Clayton. Balke Brown Transwestern purchased the parcels of land to build the project from HBE Corporation. They had been assembled by Fred Kummer, the late HBE founder who […]