From Spectrum News: St. Louis County is soliciting bids to build a state-of-the-art public safety facility in Maryland Heights. The 49,309-square-foot building will house St. Louis County Precinct Number Two, a Police Intelligence Center and a Property Control Center, according to a press release. The state and county are receiving $46 in federal relief money […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: BJC Health has purchased the former headquarters of Panera Bread in south St. Louis County. The health care system bought the 116,300-square-foot building, at Watson and South Geyer roads in Sunset Hills, earlier this year for $9.9 million, according to a report from commercial real estate firm JLL. It’s not clear […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A measure that could force St. Louis taxpayers to pay off developer Paul McKee’s lender should the city acquire his property through eminent domain was roundly criticized at a state Senate committee hearing Tuesday. A tailor-made government bailout for one bank is how Peter Hoffman, managing attorney at Legal Services of […]
From ENR: When we need to reach a little higher, we strap extensions—stilts—on workers’ legs. When fearing a fall, we tie workers to buildings with a length of rope, and then we hope. We still use ladders developed 10,000 years ago to get from here to there and when materials are needed high up in […]
From Yahoo Finance: If you want to buy a house but the existing options on the market aren’t the right fit, you may want to take out a construction loan so you can build the type of home you want. A construction loan is a great way to build a new home according to your […]
From The Wall Street Journal: Railway Exchange Building was the heart of downtown St. Louis for a century. Every day, locals crowded into the sprawling, ornate 21-story office building to go to work, shop at the department store that filled its lower floors or dine on the famous French onion soup at its restaurant. Today, […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The owner of the Chemical Building is listing the vacant property for sale two years after acquiring it. But the president of the New Orleans-based company that owns the building said he’s still bullish on St. Louis. The 127-year-old property with bay windows and undulant red brick at North Eighth and […]
From ENR: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–in a joint effort with the Federal Emergency Management Agency–has issued draft guidelines aimed at improving the safety of levees around the country. The Corps is seeking comments by July 31. The draft document, which the Corps opened to public comment on April 1, says that “a better […]
From RFT: River barge magnate Mark Mestemacher has a rich history of establishing and supporting wrestling programs for young people around the region. That includes the East St. Louis Wrestling Club, which he founded in 2008 and housed in the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center. But just one year later, the JJK Center shut down due to […]
From Call Newspapers: The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen spent the majority of its four-hour long meeting March 12 discussing an ordinance that would allow for the construction of a new 88-room, five-story Hampton Inn Hotel on South Lindbergh Boulevard. The aldermen unanimously approved two ordinances at its March meeting: one for a planned development […]
This week, Louis Kelly, Forum drone photographer and owner of Drone Eagle LLC, captures progress on the new Clark Family Branch of the St. Louis County Library. The building is enclosed and work is nearing completion. It will replace the former headquarters building at 1640 S. Lindbergh Boulevard, which has been demolished. Designed by Lamar […]
NECA contractor Guarantee Electrical Co. tops the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual list of the largest electrical contractors – a list in which 14 of the 16 largest are Electrical Connection contractors. The rankings are by local billings in 2023. The Electrical Connection is a partnership of the St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical […]
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 […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: The immigrant share of the labor force reached a record high of 18.6 percent in 2023, according to an Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anti-immigration advocates have been out in full force, using this as a talking point […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The City Council here on Monday approved tax breaks for developers planning to redevelop half of Bayer’s former campus into a mixed-use “Main Street” concept. The council voted 6-1 to approve the incentive package for Olia Village, a $985 million project by Fireside Financial and Jack Matthews Development that calls for […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The vacant former AT&T tower downtown has sold again, nearly a year after an effort to develop it fell through. Real estate development firm The Goldman Group of Boston bought the 44-story office building last week, real estate records show. A sale price was not publicly available. The seller, New York-based […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A massive $22.1 million parks and recreation bond was passed in Webster Groves on Tuesday, giving the city the green light to begin the journey of myriad projects under the umbrella “Destination WG!” The funding will be used for what city leaders call a once-in-a-lifetime, transformational investment for the city — beginning […]
From Labor Tribune: North County Labor Legislative Club is preparing to host its 33rd Annual Golf Tournament May 4 at Florissant City Golf Club. The tournament will begin at 7 a.m. with registration and an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Florissant City Golf Club is located at 50 Country Club Lane, Florissant, Mo. 63033. The tournament’s […]
From Safe Start: Safety is one of the most reliable outcomes of employee engagement, which is really worker happiness in disguise. Happy employees are better at keeping themselves and their colleagues out of harm’s way for reasons both conscious and subconscious. Six aspects serve as examples of the mechanisms that translate happiness into incidents prevented. […]
From NPR: From an early age, business owner Mak had a love for architecture. The St. Louis native and CEO of Business 20 grew up admiring the homes and buildings on drives with her father. When she returned to St. Louis after some time away, Mak missed the vibrancy she remembered. Mak’s efforts to recapture […]
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