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'Suspected impaired driver' hits Frontenac Police vehicle

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Frontenac Police vehicle was hit by a "suspected impaired driver" Saturday night. The Frontenac Police Department said in a Facebook post that an officer was "participating in a saturation patrol looking for impaired drivers." The officer was conducting a traffic stop when their vehicle was hit. Everyone involved had [...]
Monica Ryan

IMPACT Strategies Begins Renovations for Proper Cannabis – Bridgeton

2 years 10 months ago
IMPACT Strategies will begin work as Construction Manager this month on renovations to create a new medical marijuana dispensary for Proper Cannabis. The project will convert a former Bank of America building in Bridgeton, MO to a new, 2,500 square foot retail location. The project features design details in a modern apothecary feel, with high […]
Dede Hance

Gray Design Group Welcomes Two New Hires to their Architecture + Interior Design Team

2 years 10 months ago
Gray Design Group, named one of the Midwest Top Design Firms by Engineering News-Record, recently hired two new team members to their design studio as a result of continued firm growth. Gray welcomes associate project manager Ashley James and project associate Marcus Harvey.   An enthusiastic team player, Ashley’s passion for problem-solving with creative solutions […]
Dede Hance

Sunset Hills Aldermen Hear Gates Manor Proposal

2 years 10 months ago
From Call Newspapers:  The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen heard the first reading of five ordinances related to a development named Gates Manor Aug. 9. Gates Manor is 4.85 acres and currently features 11 lots. The proposed new development would see the demolition of all existing structures, with the end result being 21 new lots […]
Shruthi Beedu

City Gives Tax Abatement to 400 Acres in North St. Louis

2 years 10 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  In a bid to encourage future development in north St. Louis, the city’s urban renewal board voted Tuesday to give the city’s maximum possible tax incentives to another 400 acres in north St. Louis. Revitalizing north St. Louis is a cornerstone of Mayor Tishaura Jones’ economic justice plan, fueled by $150 […]
Shruthi Beedu

Women are Smashing the Construction Industry’s Concrete Ceiling as Labor Shortages Leave a Void

2 years 10 months ago
From Bloomberg:  Andi Dirkschneider negotiates multimillion-dollar land purchase loans for her family’s homebuilding business. Sellers sometimes call her “honey” and ask to speak to the man in charge. “I tell them, ‘I am the man in charge,’ ” says Dirkschneider, 32, who’s president of Brookline Homes in Charlotte. “To have a young, blond girl doing this throws […]
Shruthi Beedu

Healthcare Construction Spending Surges Despite Soaring Expenses

2 years 10 months ago
From Construction Dive: Healthcare construction remains strong despite surging costs, with spending in the sector near all-time highs, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis healthcare construction report. Examples abound: St. Louis Veterans Administration Health is planning a $1 billion renovation at John Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis. The University of California, San […]
Shruthi Beedu

Amazon Warehouse in Edwardsville is Being Rebuilt Without Storm Shelter

2 years 10 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  Reconstruction is underway on the Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville where six workers died when a tornado tore through part of the building in December. The rebuilding plans do not include a storm shelter, according to city officials. In the wake of the storm, warehouse employees and supporters of labor said the […]
Shruthi Beedu

Clayton PNC Bank Branch to Become M1 Bank’s New Headquarters

2 years 10 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal: Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is closing its branch in downtown Clayton in November because M1 Bank, the building’s owner, will renovate the exterior and interior of the three-story building as its new headquarters. Work is expected to start in January at 7801 Forsyth Blvd. and take about a year. M1 said […]
Shruthi Beedu

Age Verification Providers Say Don’t Worry About California Design Code; You’ll Just Have To Scan Your Face For Every Website You Visit

2 years 10 months ago
If you thought cookie pop-ups were an annoying nuisance, just wait until you have to scan your face for some third party to “verify your age” after California’s new design code becomes law. On Friday, I wrote about the companies and organizations most likely to benefit from California’s AB 2273, the “Age Appropriate Design Code” […]
Mike Masnick