From Construction Dive: The Department of Energy announced Wednesday that it will award a total of $5.1 million in cash prizes to contest participants who innovate technologies for recycling the fiber-reinforced composites and rare earth elements in wind turbines. Around 85% to 90% of the mass of a wind turbine can already be commercially recycled, but the […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Employees working on solar projects that receive renewable energy credits from the state of Illinois will be paid the prevailing wage under a new law spearheaded by State Senator Cristina Castro. “During my time in the Senate, I have been an outspoken advocate for fair wages and wage equality […]
St. Louis County has released sale details for the property and vacant lot it sold to a developer, which has proposed a high-rise apartment tower at the site.
From Contractor: The National Institute of Building Sciences has released its 2023 Built Environment Workforce Survey. The new report, which was completed in partnership with Avenue M Group, takes the pulse on where things stand, with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It covers more ground, including a breakdown of the definition of diversity. More than seven […]
At the Homer G. Phillips Nurses Alumni, Inc., copyright infringement lawsuit against developer Paul McKee moves toward a possible trial in January 2024, the group announced at a Monday rally both parties participated in a mediation session on June 21,…
ASHRAE has published its pioneering consensus-based, code enforceable standard, developed to reduce the risk of infectious aerosol transmission in buildings. ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols can be purchased at ashrae.org/241. Standard 241 establishes minimum requirements to reduce the risk of airborne disease transmission, such as SARS-COV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, the flu virus […]
Slash fans can look forward to another solo album from the rocker. In an interview with Yahoo! Music, the Guns N’ Roses guitarist reveals he’s been working on a second solo record, which he describes…
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum A lot of Brian Hoelscher’s long term success in management of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District might be put in perspective by two things. The first is his affinity for battles and tactics related to post-Napoleonic European military history. More on that later. The second is his […]
“The outcome of this week’s inspections of the ride necessitated us to immediately secure it as evidence," Antioch Police Chief Geoffrey Guttschow said in a release.
Because cops are the frailest of creatures and are actively harmed by people, you know, looking at them, legislators have made sure they’re ultra-protected by enacting super shitty laws that elevate cops above the people they serve. “Blue Lives” laws insist cops’ lives are worth more than anyone else’s lives. They add years to sentences […]
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From Construction Dive: OSHA is proposing a new rule in order to clarify its personal protective equipment requirements for construction. The revision, published Thursday, explicitly requires that PPE fit workers properly. The agency said it proposed the rule to increase clarity. Currently, it requires construction employers to provide and maintain PPE and ensure employee-owned equipment is […]
Leaders of the initiative to build an advanced manufacturing center in north St. Louis have hired an official from the region’s lead economic development agency as chief operating officer and deputy executive director.
GRANITE CITY/EAST ST. LOUIS - Joshua Amos is a 32-year-old Granite City man who was last seen on March 19, 2023, in East St. Louis. Four months after his disappearance, his family is asking the community to help bring him home. “It’s just left such a hole in our family. He’s got two beautiful girls. They miss him so much,” Karin Ahart, Amos’s aunt, said. “He’s the one where all the nieces and nephews want to ride with Josh, want to spend the night with Josh, want to get picked up with him. He is the fun one. He’s silly, sarcastic, funny. He’s a sweetheart. He’s that guy of the family. He’s pretty much the one that ties us all together.” Ahart said the circumstances of Amos’s sudden and inexplicable disappearance have been incredibly painful. The family regularly shares updates on the “#BringJoshHome; Joshua Amos - Missing Person” Facebook page. They post pictures and stories of Amos and
HDA Architects, one of the nation’s leading architectural, interiors and master planning firms, recently completed a new 457,000 SF Class-A speculative industrial facility with immediate access to the strategic I-75 corridor in Ocala, Florida. Featuring a cross-dock layout, a 36′ clear height with 95 dock doors and four drive-in doors, Topline Logistics Center offers tenants […]
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