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160-Acre Parking Lot Frustrates Lincoln County Residents
From Lincoln News Now: Construction of a potential 30,000-car parking lot over 162 acres of farmland has several Lincoln County residents frustrated, concerned and lobbying for the return of planning and zoning regulations. Quarry Land LLC, a subsidiary of Keusel Excavating in O’Fallon, purchased the tract of land at 484 Linns Mill Road May 22 […]
Worker Wellness Blog: The “Graying” of America
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 will be carrying the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular […]
St. Louis Riverfront Cruise
The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline. Narrated by the captain
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Messenger: Missouri man’s jail case leads to help for other detainees who are mistreated
The poor health care for Bilal Hill while he was in jail resulted in an $8.5 million verdict. A law firm will now pursue more cases like his across the country.
Natives coming back home
Power restortation efforts continue in the bi-state region
Power is returning to many homes in our area.
Frustration, grief over child's death following delayed emergency response
RJ Thomas had just graduated kindergarten from Fairview Elementary School. His mother, LaWanda, described him as the shining light of her life.
Trees and shallow root beds
Who needs an expired temp tag when you can just do this?
St. Louis Metro Shows Second Largest One-Year Job Drop of all MSAs in New BLS Report
The St. Louis Metropolitan area (MO/IL) showed the second largest construction employment drop of any metro nationwide from May 2022 through 2023, the Associated General Contractors of America reported. The St. Louis MSA showed a drop of 5,100 jobs year-t0-year, second only behind Houston-The Wood Lands-Sugar Land, TX, which showed a drop of 5,400 jobs. […]
Overwhelmed 911 call system may have cost storm victim her life
As a storm victim sat dying in her car under a tree, neighbors tried unsuccessfully to reach the 911 call center for help.
Swimming on the 4th?
Which nurseries sell Orchids around here? I have plenty of phals(the main ones at the stores), but my partner and I are looking for more "unique" species
KTVI, KPLR and other Nexstar programming removed from DirecTV
The companies failed to reach a distribution agreement.
Ameren notification system
Six Flags opening delayed due to power outage
Opening day for the 2023 summer season at Six Flags St. Louis was delayed a few hours on Sunday because of Saturday’s rain and wind.
Parson Directs Another $20M for UMSL Campus Master Plan Transformational Projects
From UMSL Daily: The University of Missouri–St. Louis will receive an additional $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the state of Missouri to support its ongoing efforts to build a cohesive academic experience that will meet the needs of students and the greater St. Louis region and state today and into […]