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Missouri: At The Ready For Industry

2 years 3 months ago
From Business Facilities:  As Missouri continues to attract investment from a diverse range of industries, economic developers and other stakeholders are working toward having sites ready for these new and expanding businesses. Since May 2022, the state has attracted projects totaling $2.3 billion of investment over a period of 12 months. The MacArthur Bridge rail […]
Dede Hance

How to Avoid Skyrocketing Dispute Costs

2 years 3 months ago
From Construction Dive:  This feature is a part of (Construction Dive’s) “The Dotted Line” series, which takes an in-depth look at the complex legal landscape of the construction industry. To view the entire series, click here. It’s no secret that construction has gotten more expensive since the pandemic, with material and labor costs ballooning and […]
Dede Hance

How St. Louis Could Become America’s Comeback City

2 years 3 months ago
From Beyond Housing’s Once and For All:  To be clear, St. Louis is not America’s comeback city at the moment. If we can get enough of the right heads together on the same page, however, then it’s not out of the realm of possibility in the not-too-distant future. I believe the story of how it […]
Dede Hance

Burning Man’s climate reckoning has begun

2 years 3 months ago
Protesters highlighted the festival’s carbon footprint, but the biggest issue may be Burning Man’s opposition to renewable energy in its own backyard.
Zoya Teirstein

Students Learn Trade Skills at L&C’s Construction Camp

2 years 3 months ago
From RiverBender:  Students got the chance this summer to spend a week working in the shop at Lewis and Clark Community College’s Scott Bibb Center during Construction Camp. Camper Oscar Crockett, left, works with YouthBuild AmeriCorps student Vaughn Kuykendall to build a washers set during Construction Camp at L&C’s Scott Bibb Center. During the camp, […]
Dede Hance

One Airlifted After Jet Ski Accident In Grafton Area

2 years 3 months ago
GRAFTON - A Saturday jet ski collision left a person with a serious leg injury and they were airlifted to a St. Louis area hospital from the Grafton area. Gerry New, the QEM fire chief, said when they arrived, the individual involved in the jet ski crash was out of the water and they were directed to a boat ramp area to set up a landing zone. “We helped set up the air transport,” he said. “It was by the lighthouse and boat ramp.” New was uncertain of the details of what happened in the jet ski crash but he knew it was a collision and said the person appeared to suffer a broken leg. Right after that incident, he said they were called to another motorcycle incident on Illinois Route 100 close to Elsah and a motorcyclist had to be airlifted from that scene.

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PERSPECTIVE: Northside Redevelopment: Why? How? What Will It Take?

2 years 3 months ago
Editor’s Note: On Oct. 4th from 7:30-9:30AM at the Sheldon Concert Hall, Construction Forum will present its next quarterly program. The program, titled DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH ST. LOUIS: WHY? HOW? We will address the reasons, the challenges, and potential rewards faced in investing in the Northside.  Last Monday I did a drive-around looking at new […]
Tom Finan

Northside Trap Run returns to the Ville with more DJs to get the body moving

2 years 3 months ago
The Ville neighborhood in St. Louis’ northside has birthed heroes from librarian Julia Davis to queen of rock ‘n’ roll Tina Turner. But even the Ville couldn’t avoid higher vacancy, empty land and crime — due in large part to disinvestment in the once bustling community. The Northside Trap Run seeks to bring the neighborhood back to its heyday and remind the community how much it has to be proud of. In this episode, race ambassador and St. Louis Run Crew founder Ricky Hughes talks about this Saturday’s race.

Developer to Add to Apartment Complex in Imperial

2 years 3 months ago
From Leader Publications:  The developer of an apartment complex in Imperial has gotten the go-ahead to expand. The Jefferson County Council voted 5-1 Aug. 14 to approve a rezoning request and development plan from G’Sell Contracting Inc. of Imperial that will allow the developer to add two more buildings with a total of 20 more […]
Dede Hance

Attorney General Raoul Charges Swansea 18-Year-Old With Child Porn Possession, Dissemination

2 years 3 months ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the Attorney General’s office has charged a St. Clair County man with alleged possession and dissemination of child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Raoul’s office charged Elijah I. Ames, 18, of Swansea, in St. Clair County Circuit Court with four counts of dissemination of child pornography, Class X felonies each punishable by up to 30 years in prison, and 11 counts of possession of child pornography, Class 2 felonies each punishable by up to seven years in prison. Ames’ bond was set at $350,000, and his next court date is scheduled for Sept. 8. “Survivors of child abuse and exploitation are revictimized each and every time an individual trades or downloads one of these heinous images o

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Fed Grant Aims to Boost Women’s Presence in IL Construction

2 years 3 months ago
From KHQA:  Illinois lands a $1.35 million federal grant from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) and Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) accepted the grant Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 at a Press Conference alongside Governor JB Pritzker and Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su. The federal grant hopes to […]
Dede Hance

Hidden bee rocks turn St. Louis greenways into an outdoor scavenger hunt

2 years 3 months ago
Greenway Quest is an outdoor scavenger hunt created to get folks of all ages to seek hand-painted bee rocks hidden along the greenways of St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County. Dallas Adams, communications manager at Great Rivers Greenway, shares fun facts about the event and how their recent projects center community engagement.