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Missouri S&T Selects PARIC For Protoplex

2 years 11 months ago
Missouri University of Science and Technology, through a competitive selection process, has chosen PARIC Corp. as construction manager at risk for the new Protoplex building which will anchor the Manufacturing Technology and Innovation Campus on the west side of Interstate 44 at Rolla. The Missouri Protoplex will be the headquarters for a state-wide ecosystem where […]
Dede Hance

$2B in Area Infrastructure Investments to be Showcased on February 28

2 years 11 months ago
Officials from numerous St. Louis area government agencies, municipalities and utilities will showcase more than $2 billion in upcoming infrastructure spending plans for local construction contractors and other industry professionals at the 2023 Investment in Infrastructure Expo to be held February 28, 2023 at the St. Charles Convention Center.  The infrastructure project presenters will discuss […]
Dede Hance

Missouri Executes Amber McLaughlin, 49, for 2003 Slaying

2 years 11 months ago
This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund as part of its series Shadow of Death, which considers St. Louis County’s use of the death penalty. Tonight at a prison in Bonne Terre, the state of Missouri carried out the first execution of an openly transgender woman in the history of the United States. 
Ryan Krull

Golterman & Sabo Becomes 100 Percent Employee Owned

2 years 11 months ago
Employees at architectural products provider Golterman & Sabo (G&S) received an unforgettable holiday surprise. At a recent company meeting, the entire staff learned they would become owners of the more than 75-year-old business. Current owners and brothers, Herb and Ned Golterman, announced they sold the company to a newly formed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). […]
Dede Hance

Electrical Connection Supports “Shop with a Cop” Programs

2 years 11 months ago
Rural and urban “Shop with a Cop” holiday giving programs are again getting support from the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection partnership. The partnership has been supporting the St. Francois County “Shop with a Cop” for 27 years. In 2016, it supported the relaunch of a similar program in Ferguson, Mo. and has supported it ever since. […]
Dede Hance

School is in session with teacher and advice columnist Kem Smith

2 years 11 months ago
Educators today face a myriad of challenges that have affected teacher recruitment and retention. Ferguson-Florissant School District language arts teacher Kem Smith has responded by sharing advice to fellow educators — from how to accurately and appropriately teach U.S. history to how the pandemic has affected the ways students learn and teachers teach with her column, ‘After the Bell.’

Demetrious Johnson Remembered for Impact On and Off the Field

2 years 11 months ago
Editor’s Note: Former pro football player and nonprofit founder Demetrious Johnson was a stalwart supporter of inclusive workforce in the construction industry. A memorial service for Johnson, who died Christmas Eve, was held on Monday. From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Reggie Blackwell was just a kid when Demetrious Johnson, a professional football player with the Detroit […]
Dede Hance