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From The Fabricator:  When my editor asked me to write a column on the three biggest challenges facing manufacturers this year, I said sure. However, when I put pen to paper, it became very difficult to narrow it to three. I own a small manufacturing company with my husband—12 employees—and I consult a handful of […]

From Probuilder:  The construction industry has long been recognized as a male-dominated field where women face numerous challenges and barriers to entry and advancement. Gender bias, stereotypes, and underrepresentation are prevalent and can hinder a woman’s career progress and overall job satisfaction in the construction sector. A study by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) […]

From CMT:  Metro Transit recently released an update on the progress of the Secure Platform Plan. When the Secure Platform Plan was initiated, it was divided into six packages to ensure progress across the system could be seen as individual packages reached completion. The following outlines the status of each of the six packages. Package […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Union Station is planning a huge expansion with new amusement rides to hopefully open next summer. While some of the best attractions remain at Union Station, the National Historic Landmark keeps reinventing itself. “From what it was 20 years ago, it’s unrecognizable. It really is. And I think that’s part […]

The Black Crowes brought their Happiness Bastards tour to London’s Eventim Apollo on Wednesday, May 15, where they were joined by a very special guest: Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.Tyler came out for…

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The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says it has launched an internal investigation after an officer was caught on video lighting a cigar during an arrest.

From Illinois Business Journal:  S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction management and general contracting firm, has promoted Greg Kutz to director of Preconstruction. Since joining the company in 2010, Kutz has been integral to S. M. Wilson’s success. During his time in estimating, he has exemplified true leadership in both the general […]

Police have located the last suspect wanted for the murders of two teenagers and have taken him into custody as of Thursday morning.

From KSDK:  The city of St. Louis is working to change dangerous intersections with traffic safety upgrades through a new project called the ‘Principal Arterial Traffic Safety Enhancement Project’. The project will include improvements like pavement resurfacing, lane reconfigurations/reductions, restriping, various ADA improvements, traffic signal retimings and additional shared/protected bicycle facilities. The city says the […]

From Probuilder:  As wages stagnate and housing prices climb, Americans are struggling to purchase homes. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), 103.5 million households are unable to afford a median priced home. Additionally, 106,031 households would be priced out if costs were to go up by $1,000. To determine how much Americans […]

From Smart Cities Dive:  Ambitious climate goals are bringing cities and counties face-to-face with a serious reality: the need for carbon dioxide removal. Years ago, those concerned about the impacts of climate change were optimistic that reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide would be enough to address the problem. That era has passed. We’ve reached a […]

The $40 million rehabilitation facility is the fourth in the St. Louis region operated by The Rehabilitation Institute, a partnership between Encompass Health and BJC HealthCare.

Marc. O. Gardner, 28, is facing three charges in connection with the death of Derek Pratt, 44, at the intersection of South Broadway and River City Casino Boulevard in May 2022.

From Leader Publications:  The replacement of a bridge in Herculaneum and the rehabilitation of a bridge in the Arnold area are among the proposed projects included in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s five-year plan for improvements to roads and bridges maintained by the state, according to a draft MoDOT recently released. According to the draft […]

From Construction Dive:  Construction input prices increased 0.5% in April due to inflation and energy costs, according to a new Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data released Tuesday. The jump in April marks an increase in input prices for every month of 2024 so far. Both […]

The new figures underscore the challenge faced by a government that has emphasized rebuilding North City and expressed a desire for significant numbers of new residents.

The two Republican candidates running for Missouri attorney general agreed this week that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, parroting claims spread by Donald Trump and his allies that have been widely debunked. Appearing at a candidate forum in Springfield on Tuesday, Attorney General Andrew Bailey and former federal prosecutor Will Scharf laid out their […]

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