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PERSPECTIVE: How Simple Fix to EB-3 Visas Could be Answer Construction Needs

1 week 3 days ago

From Construction Dive: John Dorer is CEO of New York City-based EB3.work, a staffing consultancy that helps employers fill positions when they can’t hire locally. Opinions are the author’s own. The labor shortage in the construction industry is nothing new. It’s been a top challenge for employers for well over a decade. Associated Builders and […]

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Tom Finan

New Sports Amenities Coming to Chesterfield Athletic Complex

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From West Newsmagazine: Sports enthusiasts will reap the benefits of the more than $2 million in improvements planned for the Chesterfield First Community Athletic Complex, the new moniker for the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex. Projects include construction of 16 new bullpens, replacement of two dugouts, resurfacing of pickleball courts and the construction of two new […]

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Dede Hance

Prep Begins on Herculaneum Bridge Replacement

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From Leader Publications: Prep work to replace the Hwy. 61-67 bridge over Joachim Creek in Herculaneum has begun, the Missouri Department of Transportation reported. MoDOT awarded a $17.9 million contract to the KCI Construction Co. to replace the bridge built in 1933 with a new one and to raise the bridge to reduce the frequency […]

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Tom Finan

Jefferson County P&Z Narrowly Approves Eureka Townhome Development

1 week 3 days ago

From Leader Publications: The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a townhome development called Rockwood Meadows to be built near the intersection of Hwy. 109 and Hwy. W in the Jefferson County portion of Eureka. The commission voted to recommend denial of two previous development proposals on the 6-acre property over […]

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Dede Hance

Metro East Group Offers Free Breastfeeding Support

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MARYVILLE/FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Parents have the opportunity to receive free breastfeeding support. St. Louis Metro East La Leche League offers free support groups for prospective parents and nursing families. They meet in various locations across the Metro East and also have an online Facebook group . Dee, a breastfeeding counselor and La Leche League volunteer, explained that the group’s goal is to help parents feel more comfortable feeding and caring for their children. “When

VIDEO: In Extended Interview Mayor Spencer Calls for Eminent Domain Against NGA-Area Properties

1 week 3 days ago

From KMOV: First Alert 4’s Nathan Vickers sat down with Mayor Cara Spencer to talk about last week’s developing story about the city restarting the eminent domain process to seize properties connected to Northside Regeneration Group. As part of First Alert 4’s new nightly series, “Forward,” the discussion also covered Spencer’s larger vision for the […]

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Tom Finan

Franklin County to Review Proposal for Data Center Near Shaw Nature Reserve

1 week 3 days ago

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Franklin County officials on Tuesday are slated to review a local bank leader’s request to prime more than 600 acres of land for a possible data center near Shaw Nature Reserve. L.B. Eckelkamp Jr., owner of Diamond Farms and Diamond 66 LLC and CEO of the Franklin County-based Bank of Washington, […]

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Dede Hance

St. Louis Alderman Says Municipal Consolidation Should Be Back on Region’s Agenda

1 week 3 days ago

From St. Louis Public Radio: Every time there’s a mayoral election in the city of St. Louis, Alderman Shane Cohn finds himself having the same thought. Folks in his 3rd Ward who are super invested in that race couldn’t tell you the name of the mayor of Clayton or Chesterfield, he said recently on the Politically […]

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Tom Finan

Can You Trust Mark Meador?

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The FTC remains politicized. One commissioner is leading the way—when it suits him. The Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan was not a well-run institution. I wrote about this at the time, often and at length, and I regret nothing. But wow—wow—would you be forgiven for thinking that the goal of new management is to […]
Corbin Barthold

Emery Sapp & Sons Acquires the Equipment of the Highway Services Group

1 week 3 days ago

Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) announced today that it has acquired the equipment of the Highway Services Group from Penhall Company, expanding its pavement maintenance and preservation capabilities nationwide. With this equipment asset purchase, ESS now owns the largest diamond grinding and grooving fleet in the United States, with more than 242 pieces of equipment. […]

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Dede Hance

Trivers Marks Half-Century With Book Chronicling Architectural Legacy

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To mark its 50th anniversary, St. Louis–based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers has published its first book, A Legacy of Positive Consequence, documenting the people, projects and ideas that have shaped the firm since its founding in 1975. The publication traces Trivers’ evolution over five decades, highlighting major projects, long-standing client relationships […]

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Tom Finan