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Clayco Backs Historic DOE Bid for Nuclear-Powered Data Center Campus

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From Construction Dive: Clayco could soon be digging on the site of the first fully integrated nuclear-powered data center in the U.S., according to a Feb. 12 news release from the Chicago-based general contractor. A multidisciplinary consortium, led by Swiss-American energy company Deep Atomic, submitted proposals to the Department of Energy to pair advanced nuclear […]

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Tom Finan

St. Louis County targets illegal gaming machines in bars and restaurants

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Nearly 400 letters have now gone out to liquor license holders across St. Louis County and county officials estimate this could impact close to 2,000 locations. The warning centers around what are known as Video Lottery Terminals or VLTs, machines that until now have been operating in bars, restaurants and gas stations across Missouri. 
Caroline Pettey

How ULI’s REDI Program Is Broadening Access to Commercial Real Estate Development

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From ULI: A recent Grove Impact study found that Black and Hispanic real estate developers make up less than 1 percent of all private developers nationwide. The organization’s research specifically determined that Black developers represent 0.40 percent of the commercial real estate industry, and Hispanic developers represent 0.16 percent. ULI’s Real Estate Diversity Initiative, or […]

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Dede Hance

St. Charles County Council Approves New Subdivision Off Highway N Despite Resident Concerns

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From KSDK: The St. Charles County Council voted Monday night to approve the final plan for a sprawling new subdivision and community improvement district for the area. It’s a move that authorizes a controversial development residents say will overwhelm local infrastructure, but officials argue it was legally unavoidable. The council’s decision clears the way for […]

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Dede Hance

Immigrants Will Make America Great Again Faster Than Natural-Born Citizens

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There’s not a single conservative left in the GOP. The ideals that were formerly considered “conservative” — small government, fiscal responsibility, etc. — have been replaced by white Christian nationalism, water-carrying for would-be autocrats, and immense amounts of deficit spending for the sole purpose of making America whiter. That’s not the same as making it […]
Tim Cushing

America’s One Trillion Dollar Deferred Maintenance Crisis and the Invisible Construction Boom it is Creating

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From Boston Business Journal: While headlines are dominated by megaprojects and marquee developments, a quieter and potentially more consequential transformation is reshaping America’s built environment. Across the country, decades of deferred maintenance to essential building systems are coming due all at once, triggering what many in the industry now describe as an invisible construction boom. […]

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Dede Hance

How a KC Suburb is Developing Tools for Faster, Less Expensive Housing

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From First Alert 4: First Alert Forward is exploring how other US cities are addressing increased construction and labor costs and higher interest rates. Recently, Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City, developed an online catalogue of free home plans in an effort to expedite the process of designing and approving building permits. According to […]

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Dede Hance

Triad High School Launches Major Construction Project

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From RiverBender: Triad Community Unit School District #2 recently broke ground on a construction project at Triad High School to add a performing arts center, additional classrooms, and renovated career and technical education spaces. The project includes construction of the Triad Center for the Performing Arts, which Triad Community Unit School District Superintendent Jason Henderson […]

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Dede Hance

Public Service Commission Approves Ameren’s Big Hollow Energy Center Project

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From Leader Publications: The Missouri Public Service Commission on Feb. 11 approved Ameren Missouri’s plan to build a new natural gas plant and battery storage facility on the site of its former coal-fired plant south of Festus. On June 27, the company filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission for the project, called […]

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Dede Hance