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Proposal Would Give Another $15M to Convention Center Expansion

2 years 4 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  More money is needed to cover expansion costs at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, and a new bill introduced at a Board of Aldermen meeting Friday could provide an additional $15 million from pandemic relief funds to help cover costs. Kitty Ratcliffe, president of Explore St. Louis, sought help […]
Kacey Crawley

AOH to honor St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council’s John Stiffler

2 years 4 months ago
From Labor Tribune:  John Stiffler, executive secretary-treasurer of the St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council, will be honored as a Distinguished Labor Leader at the Ancient Order of Hibernians 22nd Annual “Hoses, Handcuffs and Hard Hats” Judge James Dailey Wahl Memorial gala March 7, at IBEW Local 1 hall, 5850 Elizabeth Ave., St. Louis, […]
Kacey Crawley

Infamous vacant lot in the Grove for sale

2 years 4 months ago

Another sore thumb property in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood is showing signs coming unstuck. 4101 Manchester at Sarah near the eastern end of the Grove commercial strip owned by Spencer Development LLC is listed for $2.2M by CBRE. The land was a surface parking lot owned by the city’s land bank, the LRA, until […]

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Richard Bose

Worker Wellness Blog: RAND Study on Effects of Overdose Crisis

2 years 4 months ago
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Dede Hance

US Senate Dems to try to push through legislation protecting in vitro fertilization

2 years 4 months ago

WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats will attempt to pass a bill in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday protecting access to in vitro fertilization, saying its availability should not be restricted. Their push to quickly approve the health care legislation comes shortly after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that fertilized eggs are children under […]

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Jennifer Shutt

America’s Urgent Call for Skilled Welders Amidst a Growing Labor Shortage

2 years 4 months ago
From BNN:  In the heart of America’s bustling manufacturing sector, an urgent call echoes for skilled hands ready to shape the future. Welders, those architects of metal, find themselves at the center of a critical shortage threatening to hinder the nation’s industrial heartbeat. Despite the allure of substantial earnings and the promise of a debt-free […]
Kacey Crawley

Italy’s ‘Piracy Shield’ Creating Real Problems As VPNs Start Turning Away Italian Users

2 years 4 months ago
Back in October, Walled Culture wrote about the grandly named “Piracy Shield”. This is Italy’s new Internet blocking system, which assumes people are guilty until innocent, and gives the copyright industry a disproportionate power to control what is available online, no court orders required. Piracy Shield went live in December, and has just issued its first blocking […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The Ultimate PHP Training Bundle

2 years 4 months ago
PHP is an invaluable tool to help web developers build powerful websites. The beginner-to-advanced Ultimate PHP Training Bundle will teach you all things PHP so you’ll be able to build seamless, interactive sites before you know it. It’s on sale for $20. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Modular Construction Combats the Affordable Housing Crisis

2 years 4 months ago
From Contractor:  The housing crisis is among this country’s major problems, spawning a host of negative issues that include homelessness, overcrowding and rent-burdened communities. Fueling these challenges has been a stagnant housing market that has barely grown since 1980. The combination of rising demand with a static housing supply that does not support a growing […]
Kacey Crawley

The Marsalis Brothers Reunited in St. Louis and It Was Magical

2 years 4 months ago
Thursday was an historic night in St. Louis, as jazz giants Wynton and Branford Marsalis, playing together for the first time in many years, performed to a capacity audience at the Chase Park Plaza. The previous evening, the Marsalis brothers played to a more intimate crowd at the Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz, home of Jazz St. Louis, in Grand Center. The two-night event, Swing for Tomorrow’s Stars, was a fundraising gala benefiting Jazz St. Louis and its educational programs. 
Steve Leftridge

Myths About Green Roofs

2 years 4 months ago
From Facilitiesnet:  Because green roofs are relatively new and present different challenges than other types of roofs, managers can come across false or misleading information about the systems. “It can be a myth or misconception that a green roof system can go on every single roofing type,” Stacy says. “You have to consider what the […]
Kacey Crawley

How Does Architecture Impact the Daily Lives of People

2 years 4 months ago
From Rethinking The Future:  The world is architecture and architecture is the world. It is a reality that often gets overlooked in the growing hustle and bustle of cities today. The true essence and the intricacies of architecture often get neglected. Imagine a world with no built forms and plains of land to long distances, […]
Kacey Crawley