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St. Louis Man’s Burglary Spree Was Busted by His Accomplice's GPS Monitor

2 years 2 months ago
A second person is now facing charges stemming from a burglary spree that occurred over two nights in April involving smash and grabs at 11 south St. Louis businesses.  Glenn Ray, 21, was hit with 31 felony and misdemeanor charges on Friday. His alleged co-conspirator in the burglaries, Leslie James, 18, was charged two weeks ago, done in by the fact that he allegedly committed the crimes while wearing an ankle monitor.
Ryan Krull

Riverview Gardens School District is holding a career fair

2 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- There is a new view on the horizon in the Riverview Gardens School District. Discover new career and growth opportunities while helping to educate the next generation of leaders. Riverview Gardens School District is hosting a Career Fair on Wednesday, May 8th and 22nd, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Riverview Gardens [...]
Joe Millitzer

Raging Ignorantly At The Internet Fixes Nothing

2 years 2 months ago
Jann Wenner, the creator of Rolling Stone magazine, was certainly an early supporter of free speech. But he seems to have reached grumpy old man status, that allows him to whine about free speech online, mostly by not knowing shit about anything. Writing for Air Mail, a publication by Graydon Carter (another Grumpy Old Man […]
Mike Masnick

Green Concrete Initiatives Fight Climate Change

2 years 2 months ago
From Area Development:  The cement industry generates about eight percent of global carbon emissions every year. Cement is the binding agent in concrete. Although cement is only about 10 percent of concrete by volume, its production consumes a tremendous amount of thermal energy to break down limestone into lime, the key ingredient in cement, with […]
Kacey Crawley

A Recipe for More Women in Construction

2 years 2 months ago
From Builder Online:  As associate dean of Construction Sciences and Building Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology, Heather Stafford Gay has personal experience as a woman in the construction industry beginning in her teen years. With personal perspective and professional experience to back it, Gay is passionate about recruiting women into the industry through educational […]
Kacey Crawley

5 Strategies for Hiring and Retaining Gen Z Construction Talent

2 years 2 months ago
From Construction Next:  With the labor shortage no end in sight, construction companies need to put considerable thought and effort into hiring and retaining talent—especially from the younger generations. According to data from the Associated Builders and Contractors, the construction industry will need an estimated 501,000 additional workers on top of normal hiring in 2024 […]
Kacey Crawley

The Designer’s Role Amidst A Climate Crisis

2 years 2 months ago
From Work Design Magazine:  As workplace designers we are “agents of impact”—curators of space and corporate culture that have influence well beyond the office building itself. Understanding our role and best practices in this transformational time of collective action amidst a climate crisis are not only key to our success as designers, but also our responsibility […]
Kacey Crawley

The Evolution and Revolution of Cold-Formed Steel Framing

2 years 2 months ago
From Build Steel:  The development of two major building materials in the early 20th century — steel framing and gypsum panels — “marked a major departure from typical practices that dated back hundreds and thousands of years,” says Larry Williams, executive director of the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA), in a recent Walls & Ceilings […]
Kacey Crawley

Designing Schools for the Digital Age

2 years 2 months ago
From Building Design + Construction:  In a world where technology’s rapid pace has reshaped how we live, work, and communicate, it should be no surprise that it’s also changing the PreK-12 education landscape. This digital transformation in education has brought about a new era of learning that extends beyond the traditional classroom setting. Technology integration […]
Kacey Crawley