At a time when much of the industry is searching for a direction in terms of bringing on non-traditional talent and partners, transportation infrastructure giant Millstone Weber has an answer: “Onward.” “Onward” is both a direction and the name of a podcast that the company has just launched on the Spotify platform. Over a year […]
Historic Revitalization For Missouri (HRM) recently honored a select group of companies and individuals for their excellence in the preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings and communities across Missouri. HRM presented the 2025 Historic Revitalization Awards at a luncheon at the Angad Arts Hotel in St. Louis. Among highlights of the event was a […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Green Street on Monday agreed to a $266,422 judgment against it in state court. The case against the St. Louis developer had been filed in 2023 by Alper Audi Inc., a Creve Coeur structural engineer led by Andre Audi. The plaintiff and defendants Green Street, principal Phil Hulse and HDA […]
From RiverBender:Â The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, will host a meeting to provide additional information on the new 1,200-foot lock at Lock and Dam 25. The meeting will be held at Lock 25, 10 Sandy Slough Road, Winfield, Missouri, May 22, starting at 10 a.m. Project team members will have posters […]
From The Architect’s Newspaper: Last year, Louis Sullivan’s Wainwright Building was listed for sale, raising concerns among preservationists and historians about the fate of one of America’s earliest and most influential office buildings. Now, after acquiring the building for $8.25 million, a private equity firm is exploring potential uses for the site, prompting new questions about how the […]
From Leader Publications:Â LL Investments LLC will be allowed to construct an apartment complex near the intersection of Seckman Road and Old Lemay Ferry Road in Imperial after a nearly three-year-long legal battle with Jefferson County. Nathan Smith, owner of LL Investments LLC in St. Louis filed the lawsuit on July 13, 2022, in the […]
IMPACT Strategies, Inc., proudly announces the completion of its first design-build ambulatory care project for BJC HealthCare. This project is located on the Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital campus in St. Charles County. IMPACT Strategies served as the design-builder working closely with architecture firm, Archimages. This remodeling project within an operational medical office building included […]
Lily Volz joined Tarlton Corp., St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting, construction management and design-build firm, as a project engineer. Volz is a member of the Tarlton team working on construction of the Henry A. Jubel Foundation Destination Discovery at the Saint Louis Zoo. In summer 2024, she served as a Tarlton project engineer intern, […]
Weinand Park is now home to a new and improved Storybook Walk, a community-driven project celebrating literacy, creativity, and outdoor activity. Made possible by a collaborative effort between local organizations and students, the Storybook Walk features a rotating selection of stories and artwork displayed along a walking path. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on May […]
On behalf of the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority (LCRA), the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has issued bid invitations for the partial renovations to SLDC’s economic incubator “The Monarch on MLK”, located at 3940 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. (at the intersection of MLK and Vandeventer Ave.) SLDC has been working for several months with […]
From Missouri Independent: Blast waves from Friday’s explosive decision by Missouri House Republicans to kill a $517 million capital improvements bill echoed through the state Monday, with local officials picking up the shards of shattered plans and state senators furious as they recover from shell shock. The spending on new construction isn’t essential for the […]
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 […]
Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems, has broken ground on Mercy Hospital Wentzville, Missouri’s first brand-new, acute care hospital campus in nearly a decade. McCarthy Building Companies is overseeing construction of the 400,000-sq.-ft. hospital, which is expected to include 75 inpatient acute care beds and a 26-bed emergency department with two trauma areas […]
Weinand Park in Troy, MO is now home to a new and improved Storybook Walk, a community-driven project celebrating literacy, creativity, and outdoor activity. Made possible by a collaborative effort between local organizations and students, the Storybook Walk features a rotating selection of stories and artwork displayed along a walking path. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was […]
Avenir, a new luxury apartment community in University City, celebrated its official grand opening on May 8. The $90 million luxury apartment complex is design to combine tranquility and urban living in an elevated environment. Located at 8680 Delmar Blvd., Avenir is nestled between Ladue and Olivette, just minutes away from downtown Clayton. The community’s […]
by Joe Blanner, Co-Founder, Construction Forum Earlier this year, Construction Forum published a call to action to address the St. Louis region’s chronic population stagnation and decline. We highlighted the economic and demographic headwinds facing the 16-county, bi-state metropolitan area, and proposed a coordinated, regional response. Since then, momentum for this initiative has grown, with […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â Â A fight between McBride Homes and a Chesterfield contractor could cost homeowners thousands of dollars each if a judge determines the homebuilder violated state law, according to several new lawsuits filed in area courts. Construction company Builder’s Bloc says in court documents that McBride Homes fraudulently filed dozens of false real estate […]
From St. Louis Public Radio:Â The number of vacant buildings in the city of St. Louis is dwindling, based on an early look at a new report from the St. Louis Vacancy Initiative. The final report will be released this summer. But for now, officials on Wednesday invited the public to take a first look […]
The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) has awarded a record $92,800 in scholarships to 39 students across the Midwest. Included in the 2025 scholarship class are 11 trade apprentices, 11 graduating high school seniors, and 17 current college/university students. “We are particularly proud to be able to award the largest scholarship amount in AGCMO’s […]
From Construction Dive: While it’s too soon to know exactly how tariffs will impact the commercial real estate market, some early cracks are emerging in the retail and industrial sectors, according to Whitley Collins of CBRE, the commercial real estate services company. “If you just look at the tariffs…the biggest impact is on retailers and […]
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