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Refrigeration on the rise: Assessing the emerging potential of the cold storage market

3 months 1 week ago
The events of the past few years have significantly impacted the consumer experience, resulting in a positive operational shift for businesses in the cold storage market. As this specialized sector continues to grow, a trend report from Colliers anticipates cold storage real estate to experience an increase of 13.2% annually, boosting it to a $95 billion market by 2030. As consumer spending habits continue to evolve, cold storage distributors remain tasked with maintaining warehousing facilities…
Ryan Fuesting

Kansas City Kicks Off $1B Mixed-Use Riverfront District

3 months 1 week ago
From Construction Review:  A new chapter is beginning on the Missouri Riverfront as the KC Current, Palmer Square  Real Estate Management and Marquee Development officially break ground on a groundbreaking mixed-use district. The multi-phase, privately funded project will redevelop the waterfront and bring the vibrancy of downtown Kansas City to its riverbank. The $1 billion development comes on […]
Rachel Finan

Clayco’s Russ Burn’s Led at the Right Time

3 months 1 week ago
From Engineering News Record:  Russell “Russ” Burns, chairman and former CEO of Chicago-based design-build and real estate development firm Clayco, who was tapped to lead it at a critical time, died March 20 of cancer, the company said. He was 65. Burns, who had retired from Turner Construction in 2008 as an executive vice president […]
Rachel Finan

Brinkmann Completes “The Porter” Apartments at West Port

3 months 1 week ago
Brinkmann Constructors, in partnership with Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM), recently completed the construction of “The Porter,”  a multifamily community located within Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights. This 376,000-square-foot multifamily community includes five stories of wood-framed residential apartments with 255 units and two levels of garage parking. Offering one- and two-bedroom layouts, the luxury development features […]
Rachel Finan

City Purchases Railway Exchange Garage, Parking Lot

3 months 1 week ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  St. Louis’ Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority has formally purchased the vacant property on the city block directly south of the Railway Exchange Building. The LCRA paid about $2.6 million Friday for the 10 parcels that make up the vacant parking garage and surface lot that comprise the city block. The […]
Rachel Finan

City Q1 Building Permits Show Drop Over Previous Years

3 months 1 week ago
From Next STL:  Building permit data from the first three months of 2025 are concerning. The dollar amount and number of application are down. The dollar amount can be quite lumpy due to large projects dominating. For example there is the $400M Cardinal Glennon Hospital permit application yet to be issued. So analysis of or […]
Rachel Finan

East St. Louis Hotel Converted Into Senior Apartments

3 months 1 week ago
From Belleville News-Democrat:  The historic and now rehabbed Broadview Hotel in East St. Louis opened Friday as the “New Broadview” — a 110-unit apartment building for those over 55-years old. Local officials, developers and affordable housing advocates believe the former hotel’s $44.5 million restoration will serve as an anchor of economic development in the metro-east […]
Rachel Finan

Lawmakers Should Listen to Voters on Prop A Sick Leave Protections

3 months 1 week ago
From Kansas City Star:  Before trotting off to their legislative spring break, some members of the Missouri House felt it was important to thumb their noses at their constituents and voted to overturn Missouri’s Proposition A — something that more than 57% of us just passed last November. Their leader, Speaker Jon Patterson, felt compelled […]
Rachel Finan

Jones, James Corbett

3 months 1 week ago
SERVICES: Visitation will be at KUTIS AFFTON CHAPEL (10151 Gravois Rd., 63123) on Thursday, April 3rd, from 1:00 — 3:00 PM, with the service at 3:00 PM. Inurnment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Moss, James C. “Jim”

3 months 1 week ago
73, of Festus, MO, passed away March 29, 2025. Visitation Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 9:30 AM until 11:30 AM at Vinyard Funeral Home, Festus with Mass to follow at 12:00 PM at Our Lady Church, Festus. Interment Sacred Heart…