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Bowman, Mary Jane

4 months 2 weeks ago
87, on 6/12/2025. Vistation 6/17, 4-8 PM at John L. Ziegenhein & Sons South County. Family service 6/18. Interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery 2 PM. ziegenheinfuneralhome.com

Soehngen, Donald "Don"

4 months 2 weeks ago
Age 93. Visitation Saturday, June 28, 2025, Baue Cave Springs, 10 am — 12 pm. Funeral Service to follow at 12 pm. Mass Monday, June 30, 2025, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, 10:30 am. Burial to follow at Jefferson Barracks…

40-Year-Old Construction Firm Rebrands as Former Owner Retires

4 months 2 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A construction firm acquired by a commercial real estate firm with a growing portfolio of companies will soon rebrand with the retirement of its original owner. General contractor McClain Construction Co. was acquired by St. Louis-based Artori Group in 2023, around the same time Artori was created as the umbrella […]
Rachel Finan

Designing for Culture and Experience

4 months 2 weeks ago
From Gensler: Editor’s Note: This article was originally delivered as a speech at Fortune Magazine’s 2025 Workplace Innovation Summit. These days, there are many voices sharing a dystopian vision of the future of the workplace. From Succession to Severance, the common threads — in Hollywood’s imagination, at least — are isolation, control, surveillance, and a […]
Rachel Finan

Boeing Wants to Build New Aerospace Programs in St. Louis County

4 months 2 weeks ago
From The St. Louis Post Dispatch:  The Boeing Co. is planning a nearly $2 billion construction project at its north St. Louis County complex, aimed to support “new aerospace programs” that will bring an estimated 500 jobs to the region, according to records released on Friday. The plan, if approved and built, would be one […]
Rachel Finan

I-255 Work Wrapped Up This Weekend In St. Clair County

4 months 2 weeks ago
From River Bender: The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that Interstate 255 from Illinois 157 to Illinois 15 in St. Clair County will reopen to traffic, weather permitting, by 6 p.m. Saturday, June 14, more than six weeks ahead of schedule. Made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program, the […]
Rachel Finan

Cottleville Trails Public Hearing Brings Amenities, Updates, & Support

4 months 2 weeks ago
From Midrivers News:  Cottleville residents and city officials were introduced to amenity updates within the ongoing Cottleville Trails development at the May 21 Board of Aldermen meeting. Two public hearings were held to discuss amendments to the planned unit development area plan and renewal of the conditional use permit for phases H and I. Earlier […]
Rachel Finan

Route changes enhance commutes after STL tornado

4 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Starting Monday, Metro Transit adjusted schedules on key routes in the city to improve reliability and timing as the community recovers from recent tornado disruptions. The changes affect major routes, including Ferguson–Clayton, Ballas–North Hanley and Chippewa. These adjustments aim to enhance connections at busy transit centers and ensure smoother commutes for riders. [...]
Caroline Pettey

Doorways Advances $5M Property Renovation Project

4 months 2 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Doorways, an interfaith nonprofit agency that provides housing and support services for people affected by HIV/Aids, has begun fundraising as it moves forward on the $5 million renovation of its Cooper House residential facility. The nonprofit plans to open contracting bids at the end of the month, President and CEO […]
Rachel Finan

Lean in the Field: An Introduction

4 months 2 weeks ago
From Offsite Builder:  Offsite construction has revolutionized the way we build, bringing factory precision, reduced waste and faster timelines to an industry long plagued by inefficiencies. Yet for all the gains made in modular manufacturing and panelized construction, the job isn’t done when a module or panel rolls off the line. The real test comes […]
Rachel Finan

Agent Mulder Was Right! (Sort Of)

4 months 2 weeks ago
It’s one of those things I don’t discuss on main. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it was my strict religious upbringing, which made discussing anything outside of preferred interpretations of the Bible sacrilegious, if not actually blasphemous. Or maybe it was a concern about being a bit outside of the mainstream, which might result […]
Tim Cushing

June 16 marks 1 month since a deadly tornado ravaged STL

4 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Police felt it was time to share extraordinary body-camera footage of officers running toward the danger just after the tornado hit, working alongside residents, digging through collapsed buildings, hoping to find signs of life. Police Chief Robert Tracy narrated the video.:   “Five people were killed, and dozens more were [...]
Andy Banker

'Hollywood River' Film Studios, Esports Arena Proposed At Wood River Business Park

4 months 2 weeks ago
WOOD RIVER – A developer’s vision for the Wood River Business Park would see the site transformed into “Hollywood River Studios,” a series of film production studios and an esports arena. City Attorney Kathryn Warren announced on Monday that Wood River Farm Investments LLC has offered $500,000 to purchase and develop the entire 105-acre site, formerly known as the EnviroTech Business Park. The company’s proposal is to build an esports arena and up to six sound and production studios, known as “Hollywood River Studios,” at the business park. These facilities would be “designed to cater the burgeoning film, television, digital streaming production industries,” according to their proposal. Their bid includes the lease or purchase of all necessary technology and equipment to operate the studios; these properties would then be leased to various media production companies. The site would be developed in two phases and, once developed,

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New ASCE Codes Aim to Provide Vital Flood Protection

4 months 2 weeks ago
From Construction Dive:  Tom Little is president and CEO of Floodproofing.com. A certified floodplain manager, Little served on the committee that developed the ASCE 24-24 standards. Opinions are the author’s own. Mother Nature continues to remind us of her strength, often challenging our understanding and resilience. If we want to protect our nation’s homes, businesses […]
Rachel Finan

Federal Funding Uncertainty Halts Construction Projects

4 months 2 weeks ago
From Inside Ed:  Earlier this year the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved the design of a $228 million research facility that would expand UNC’s work on virology, vaccine development and other areas. But now that project is suddenly on hold. UNC Chapel Hill is one of several major research universities pausing construction […]
Rachel Finan

Betty Who

4 months 2 weeks ago

Australian singer, Betty Who, is coming to Delmar Hall. Embarking on her upcoming tour with a stop in St. Louis on June 16th! Monday, June 16, 2025 Show 8:00 pm […]

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Myranda Levins

Jack’s Mannequin

4 months 2 weeks ago

Led by veteran indie-pop singer-songwriter-pianist Andrew McMahon, Jack’s Mannequin launched in 2005 as McMahon’s more personal solo project following the success of his pop-punk band Something Corporate in the early […]

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Myranda Levins