From Webster-Kirkwood Times: After more than two years of discussions, reviews and revisions, Des Peres’ first multi-family development, Magnolia Ridge, was approved by the Des Peres Board of Aldermen. The complex is on 6.45 acres at 13431 Manchester Road, east of Sam’s Club. The five-story building will have 182 units with 4,000 square feet of […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Registration is now open for the 14th annual Tradeswomen Build Nations conference scheduled for Sept. 27-29 in New Orleans. The convention, sponsored in part by the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), is the largest yearly event of its kind for women of all ages and skill levels who […]
From First Alert 4: The St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit showed a study of the projected economic growth of the St. Louis MetroLink Green Line. Officials say that construction will have an overall economic impact of $2.9 billion and an additional $58.5 million in statewide economic activity will be generated within […]
From Leader Publications: It looks like the owner of a lawfully nonconforming mobile home community in Cedar Hill will get to expand and improve the development following a recent Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission decision. On July 11, the commission decided to recommend that the Jefferson County Council approve a request from Paradise Estates, […]
From West Newsmagazine: Another phase of the Villages at Brightleaf in Wildwood was approved at the City Council meeting July 15. Developer Fischer & Frichtel Custom Homes had proposed up to 34, single-family detached dwellings on an 8.3-acre tract located on the west side of Taylor Road extension, north of Hwy. 100, and east of […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Peters city officials passed a bill at the July 25 Board of Alderman meeting authorizing the funding, planning and other necessary actions to improve Lot 5 of the Premier 370 Business Park Plat 5 utilizing $6 million in taxable industrial revenue bonds. The lot spans 36.5 acres and hosts a 487,000-square-foot […]
From Call Newspapers: The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen again discussed a proposed World War II Veterans memorial at its July 9 meeting. Spearheaded by petitioner George Despotis, the proposed memorial is set to sit at the corner of West Watson and Lindbergh Boulevard. The location is the future site of a previously-approved bank, also […]
From Labor Tribune: Missouri Women in Trades is seeking nominations and sponsorships for its 6th Annual Blue Collar/Black Tie Tradeswomen Awards Gala on Friday, Oct. 4. The event will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the LIUNA Event Center at 4532 S. Lindbergh Blvd. in Sunset Hills. It will include dinner, an open […]
From West Newsmagazine: One of Chesterfield’s established goals for 2024 is to create a proposed strategy for the replacement of the 27-year-old aquatic facility on Lydia Hill Drive. The city previously funded a survey to assess the community’s desires and expectations regarding the future disposition of the facility. That study was conducted by Waters Edge […]
St. Louis-based developer Mia Rose Holdings has begun construction of The Prairie Encore, a uniquely designed, upscale mixed-use community in Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, a city in western St. Charles County. Located at the intersection of Bryan Road and Feise Road, the development will feature a 190-unit luxury living multifamily development, a 3,000-square-foot, stand-alone Sugarfire Smokehouse […]
BW Design Group, one of the largest system integrators in the U.S., announces that former employees of Velta Technology, a leading provider of digital safety and cybersecurity solutions, have joined the firm. Already a leader in digital transformation and cybersecurity for the food and beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology markets, the addition of […]
After working for 61 years, 40 of them at them at the firm he founded, Brinkmann Constructors Founder and Chairman of the Board Bob Brinkmann is retiring to enjoy farming and travel. Bob Brinkmann, Founder and Chairman of the Board “I started working at age 13, delivering prescriptions for 39th Street Pharmacy on my bicycle. […]
The St. Louis area’s largest and only provider of free health equipment – regardless of income — has expanded service through charitable real estate partnerships with six organizations to create a network of distribution hubs. Karen Lanter, executive director, St. Louis HELP Since 2008, the nonprofit St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program (St. Louis HELP) […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A lawsuit challenging University City’s up to $27 million plan to renovate its annex and Trinity buildings has been dropped. The suit, from Shelley Welsch, former mayor, and Stephen Kraft, former council member, was brought last month. It alleged that a bond deal to finance the work violates a charter […]
From Forbes: As expected, today’s “New Residential Sales” report matched the other weak measures: The pessimistic home builder survey results, the declining real (inflation-adjusted) median sales prices, the low lumber prices. The only bright spot is the home builder stock price run-ups to new all-time highs. Or is that mismatch a sign of excess investor […]
From Construction Dive: The Environmental Protection Agency has announced grants for 38 recipients across the country, totaling nearly $160 million, to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products, it announced July 16. The money, which comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, will help the construction industry […]
From Call Newspapers: Wellspring Family Church in Sappington, 5293 S. Lindbergh Blvd., held a groundbreaking ceremony June 23, to mark the beginning of renovation work on its campus, including facilities for children and the construction of a new sanctuary. The church plans to raise $1.6 million through donations to fund the renovation project. Per a […]
From STL Partnership: In Dellwood, Mo., a new childcare establishment has officially been unveiled. This past week, the Brilliant Angel Academy, located at 10148-10208 West Florissant Avenue, had its ribbon cutting ceremony. The center is a pillar of Refuge and Restoration (R&R), a nonprofit organization committed to the cultivation of innovation and brilliance on the […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City development officials on Tuesday approved a $500,000 contract to form a design plan for a northside jobs hub. The board of the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority signed off on the contract with St. Louis-based Christner Architects for the second phase of The Monarch on MLK, a city-backed workforce training […]
From Riverbender: Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman, joined by state and local officials, marked the beginning of construction on the $19.9 million Air Mobility Drive extension in St. Clair County today. This project is part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program, aiming to improve infrastructure statewide. The extension will add approximately a mile […]
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