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Jamestown Mall Site Hits the Market. Sale Could ‘Redefine’ Area, Broker Says.

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The 145-acre site that once was home to Jamestown Mall in North County is up for sale. The land at Old Jamestown Road and Lindbergh Boulevard is vacant after contractors finished demolition last year. The site is being offered as “development ready,” according to marketing materials from commercial real estate firm […]

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Debunking Self-Perform Services Myths

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From McCarthy: Self-perform construction services offered by general contractors are often undervalued due to common misconceptions. Unlike a traditional construction services broker, a self-performing general contractor is a builder that uses its own labor force to perform a portion of a construction project. To address misconceptions and promote better understanding, we’ve highlighted some of the […]

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CyberUp and TechSTL Anchor STL’s Emerging Innovation District with Move to Downtown North

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CyberUp and TechSTL have announced their relocation to The Post Building in Downtown North, marking a significant investment in St. Louis’ growing innovation economy and reinforcing the city’s expanding leadership in technology, cybersecurity, data, and intelligence-driven industries. The move builds on the region’s long-standing global strength in medical research, biomedical science, and advanced manufacturing, signaling […]

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Greater St. Louis Inc. Took Public Officials to Tour Huge Data Centers With Ameren

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From St. Louis Public Radio: As public pushback against data center proposals raged, a nonprofit seeking to grow economic development in the St. Louis area took public officials and Ameren employees on multiple trips to visit hyperscale data centers. One such trip took place in December, when officials from Greater St. Louis Inc. and Ameren […]

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PERSPECTIVE: Missouri’s Income Growth Signals Workforce and Population Challenges Ahead

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum A new analysis from the Urban Institute shows Missouri’s median household income has increased over the past five decades but at a slower pace than the nation overall, reflecting long-term workforce, education, and demographic changes. The report, Is Your State Better Off Now Than It Was Fifty Years […]

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5 Numbers That Explain America’s Engineering Shortage

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From Engineering Inc: The United States faces an annual shortage of 18,000 engineers, according to new research from the ACEC Research Institute. This crisis threatens the nation’s ability to maintain and modernize critical infrastructure. Here are five key statistics that illuminate the scope of this challenge: Read more.

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Missouri Senate Considers Bills to Halt Solar Development on Farmland

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From Missouri Independent: The conversion of Missouri farm land from food to solar power production creates feuds among neighbors, pits residents against developers and raises questions about property rights. Those tensions were on full display Tuesday in the Missouri Senate Commerce Committee, which held hearings on two bills aimed at halting solar power development and […]

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Orchid Show

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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Jose Gomez Sworn in to Executive Board Position on St. Louis Labor Council AFL-CIO

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Jose R. Gomez has been sworn in as the new Vice President of the St. Louis Labor Council AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), marking the first Hispanic leader to hold an executive rank with the labor organization. The Business Manager for Laborers’ Local 110 since February 2024, Gomez’s career is […]

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