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From Construction Dive: Federal support through programs like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is essential to maintaining resilient municipal infrastructure, according to a recent National League of Cities report. Programs like the IIJA “provided municipalities with historic funding opportunities, empowering them to advance transformative infrastructure projects that would otherwise be difficult to finance,” NLC’s […]

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The Masonry Institute of St. Louis (MISL) will host a continuing education seminar on Quality Assurance: Special Masonry Inspections on Wednesday, October 29, from noon to 1:00PM at The Masonry Centre, 1429 S. Big Bend Blvd. Bruce Augustin, PE, SE, will lead the session, examining the critical role of masonry special inspections in ensuring structural […]

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From CNBC: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will immediately pause, and consider canceling, over $11 billion in projects due to the government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought said Friday. “The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers’ ability to manage billions of dollars in projects,” Vought, the director of the […]

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Incident occurred Friday in East Alton, authorities say.

A $2.5 million road improvement project has St. Charles drivers frustrated, saying that the new road is bumpier than before. But city officials say there is a good reason for that.

From Construction Dive: The artificial intelligence revolution has completely changed so many aspects of virtually every industry today. Organizations have already achieved game-changing, permanent improvements and continue to envision more innovations and benefits. At the same time, AI is so transformative that it also presents new questions as many companies must develop strategies to take […]

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Monique Buchanan says she's using her faith and what little she has left financially to keep the project alive.

Plans to build the Brickline Greenway pedestrian and bike bridge over Interstate 64/40 in Midtown are moving forward — even as the future of the adjacent Armory St. Louis site remains unclear. The Great Rivers Greenway project will create a signature connection linking the Grand MetroLink Station, the Armory District, and City Foundry STL. The […]

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As of Monday, Oct. 20 the city of Wood River no longer accepts pennies.

From KOMU: University of Missouri leaders are moving forward with plans to redevelop portions of campus property. “As discussed at the September Board of Curators meeting, the university is seeking to activate university land to provide meaningful revenue to the university,” MU spokesperson Christopher Ave said. “The project, or projects, should enhance the experience for […]

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Behind closed doors in federal court, nine restaurant workers faced a judge in the ongoing St. Charles restaurant case.

From St. Louis Public Radio: The director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development flipped through a slideshow at an October meeting about the future of power in the state. She landed on a slide showing large business projects the department is trying to attract to Missouri. “I think this is the money slide, right?” […]

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The Elsberry Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory in relation to a 6-year-old boy after he was taken from home by a non-custodial parent.

St. Louis REALTORS® has released Reimagining St. Louis: Increasing Black Homeownership, a data-driven plan aimed at closing the region’s persistent racial homeownership gap and creating a more equitable housing landscape. Developed in partnership with the Center for Civic Research & Implementation (CCRI), the 70-page report analyzes nearly 75,000 home purchases from 2017 to 2022. It […]

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Just days after we wrote about the EU’s renewed push for chat control, Germany has delivered a very important “no” vote. During discussions with EU countries last Wednesday, Germany’s opposition was decisive enough to kill the proposal’s momentum and remove it from this week’s agenda for EU justice ministers. But it wasn’t just a procedural […]