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The St. Louis-based manufacturer of batteries and car care products said it will lay off 172 workers with closure of one of two battery factories it plans to shutter in the state.

Someone hit the jackpot over the weekend.

Claytiana Bolar, 23, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of 24-year-old Brittany Gregory, who was found shot to death behind the wheel of an SUV in the 5100 block of Greer Avenue, according to a news release from…

This week, Forum drone videographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle, LLC documented progress on the new headquarters of First Bank in Creve Coeur. The bank is building the new headquarters, scheduled for completion in the  first quarter of 2024. The 175,000 SF complex, designed by architect Lamar Johnson Collaborative be LEED certified. It is comprised […]

WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River High junior Isaac Thornton is quite an athlete for his school. Thornton has become a star of the football team as an offensive and defensive lineman. Thornton is also a straight-A student for East Alton-Wood River. During his freshman year, Thornton played golf for the Oilers boys squad. Thornton said he would like to thank Garry Herron and Kraig Daniels for giving him a chance and transforming him into the athlete he has become. The Oilers junior is a Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete of Month for East Alton-Wood River High. He feels his best attributes are his hard work and being an example to his teammates, as well as his good grades. "This will be my second year playing football," he said. "I love the team I’m a part of, watching myself as well as my friends grow to be good players and people is very rewarding. Football has taught me how to fight through tough situations and how to be selfless." Thornton is also involved in the

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ST. LOUIS -- Pi Pizzeria's Central West End location was robbed Monday night. The armed suspect surprised an employee while she was counting the cash from that evening's sales. Officers were called to the 400 block of North Euclid at around 9 p.m. to check on a hold-up. An employee told them that she was [...]

From Business Facilities:  In recent decades, many local and regional economies across the United States have transformed with the rise of emerging industries — coupled with the decline of traditional sectors that have been the lifeblood of growth for many years. Post-pandemic shifts have also had well-documented impacts on the economy, and the workforce that […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A St. Louis-based homebuilder hopes to build 190 new houses in the $350 million Riverpointe project in St. Charles, which seeks to redevelop the riverfront there. McBride Berra Land Co., a joint venture between Chesterfield-based McBride Homes and Oakville-based J.H. Berra Construction Co., filed a zoning request with the city […]

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County Treasurer Chris Slusser recently announced the third installment of property tax payments will be due soon on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. “With the due date quickly approaching, I want to remind everyone that the third of four tax installments will be due Fri, Oct 6,” Slusser said. “The Treasurer’s office is open for business Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but will be closed the Monday after the due date in observance of Columbus Day on Oct 9.” Taxpayers have several payment options available. Payments can be made: At a participating collector bank or credit union in Madison County Through your financial institution’s online bill pay service On the Treasurer’s website at www.madcotreasurer.org By mail (letters must be postmarked on or before Oct. 6) By phone at 1-844-919-4300 In-person at the Treasurer’s Office, located at 157 N. Main St., Suite #125 in Edwardsville “No

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Officials say a training flight ended with a "hard helicopter landing" Monday at the St. Louis Downtown Airport.

These are the San Jacinto mountains at the start of spring. I took this picture near the middle of a loop off I10 that goes from Banning to Idyllwild and then out to Palm Desert.

From Leader Publications:  The Winding Bluffs subdivision in the Springdale area may get a little bigger, and it may have a new neighbor as well. The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Sept. 14 to recommend approval of a rezoning request and development plan for Winding Bluffs Second Addition. McBride Berra Land Co. […]

To hear Texas legislators (and the 5th Circuit) view the world, it is apparently wholly unconstitutional to share information from the government with websites in any manner that might pressure them in how they moderate, yet at the same time, the government is absolutely free to compel companies to post messages that they want on […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Lawmakers here plan to trade a chunk of park land to a major housing developer in exchange for hiking terrain along the Missouri River. The city says it’s a win-win. A 32-acre field in Koch Park is mostly empty, and McBride Homes wants to build 108 new houses there in the […]

National Night Out promotes police and community partnerships along with neighborhood camaraderie. The goal is to make neighborhoods safer.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Federal prosecutors are seeking records involving public subsidies used to help construct a St. Louis apartment complex, a subpoena released Monday shows. A federal subpoena sent to St. Louis Development Corp. told the city development agency to turn over records Aug. 23 related to “sales and use tax exemption relative […]

Design-build contractor Keystone Construction Company has begun construction on the new $5 million corporate headquarters for SourceOne Solutions, LLC, which produces design, construction, maintenance and renovation of commercial lighting solutions. The 37,500 square-foot building, which is being constructed on a 6.45-acre site in O’Fallon, Missouri at 6800 Keaton Corporate Parkway, is scheduled to complete Fall […]

From Construction Dive:  The Biden administration’s recent changes to the Davis-Bacon Act are the most dramatic in a generation. They restore the Labor Department’s definition of prevailing wage that was used until 1983, thereby increasing construction workers’ pay on federally funded projects. The new rule, which goes into effect Oct. 23, also expands types of […]

Dubbed Roll In & Out, the store will use Amazon One – a payment system based on biometrics that works by reading a user's palm print — and Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, which allows customers to enter a store, grab what they want and walk out without waiting in line at a checkout.

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 […]