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St. Louis Cites Lack of Community Engagement in Clayco Pitch It Rejected

1 year 5 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis’ development chief said Tuesday that Clayco’s pitch to consolidate a concrete operation and headquarters at a North City site not only didn’t fulfill the requirements of a request for proposals, but didn’t show evidence of community engagement, which is also mentioned in the document. “That was not presented […]
Kacey Crawley

AHM’s Transformative Downtown West Project is Moving Forward

1 year 5 months ago
From CityScene STL:  Just one block north of St. Louis City SC’s CityPark, on some grave lots on Washington and Locust, AHM Group is moving ahead with their series of developments. The first phases are up for review at the City’s Preservation Board next week and will be the first new-construction residential projects in Downtown […]
Kacey Crawley

Final Plan for Prairie Encore Development Passes in Dardenne Prairie

1 year 5 months ago
From MRN:  The final plan for the Prairie Encore multi-use development passed at the Jan. 17 Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen meeting, along with the deposit agreement between the city and KaLeco LLC. This large development has drawn the attention of residents and officials from neighboring cities as it included road expansion agreements with the […]
Kacey Crawley

Worker Wellness Blog: Addiction, Epidemics, and Advances

1 year 5 months ago
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 […]
Dede Hance

Spiegelglass Construction Changes Hands

1 year 5 months ago
On the 120th year of the company’s founding, Spiegelglass Construction Company announces a new president. Tim Spiegelglass – the great grandson of founder Joe Spiegelglass – was named president this month, following his father Barry Spiegelglass’s move last year into an advisory role. After 50+ Year Tenure, Barry Remains Confidant to Region’s Small Business Leaders […]
Dede Hance

Tarlton Promotes Michael Trettel to Vice President

1 year 5 months ago
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, has promoted Michael Trettel to vice president. In his new role, Trettel, an experienced leader with 20 years of service in the construction industry, will oversee Tarlton’s general contracting, construction management and design-build projects and work in key market sectors including energy, industrial, civil […]
Dede Hance

OSHA Offers Worker Mental Health Fact Sheets in English and Spanish

1 year 5 months ago
OSHA has announced the publication of the OSHA Workplace Mental Health Fact Sheet – available in English and Spanish: Click to download sheets: English Workplace Mental Health (osha.gov) Spanish Salud Mental en el Lugar de Trabajo (osha.gov) Recognizing the importance of mental health well-being in the work environment, the fact sheet is designed to equip […]
Tom Finan

PGAV Welcomes New CFO

1 year 5 months ago
From PGAV Destinations:  PGAV is pleased to announce the appointment of Paula Johnson as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO.) With an extensive financial management and strategic planning background, Johnson will play a crucial role as PGAV continues to grow. As CFO, Johnson will oversee the financial operations of PGAV, including budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and […]
Kacey Crawley

NorthSide Regeneration Says Bill Would Subject ‘All its Holdings’ to Eminent Domain

1 year 5 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis is hatching a plan to subject all of NorthSide Regeneration’s “combined holdings” in a large area to eminent domain, the developer acknowledged Monday, in what would be a stark escalation in the conflict between the government and Paul McKee’s firm, which controls large swaths of struggling North City. […]
Kacey Crawley

DOL Rule Would Promote Apprenticeships, Tighten Program Labor Standards

1 year 5 months ago
From Labor Tribune:  The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule Dec. 14 that seeks to modernize the registered apprenticeship program. The rule intends to strengthen Labor standards and worker protections as well as better promote apprenticeship pathways, among other things. The rule also includes a program called the “registered career and technical education apprenticeship” […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Louis Developer Eyes New Office Complex in Midtown

1 year 5 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A bus terminal was the best use for the six acres Hany Abounader bought nearly 20 years ago at Gratiot Street and Spring Avenue. Today, as entertainment and apartments have replaced the area’s warehouses, the St. Louis developer sees a modern office building as the next fit for Midtown. Abounader and […]
Kacey Crawley

McCarthy Continues Executive Buildout With New COO

1 year 5 months ago
From Construction Dive:  St. Louis-based McCarthy has tapped Joe Jouvenal as its next COO, the contractor announced on Jan. 10. He will replace current executive Scott Wittkop, who is retiring in April. Jouvenal joined McCarthy in 1998 as a project engineer, and became the company’s first chief administrative officer in 2022, per the release. As […]
Kacey Crawley

HOK Announces New Leadership in Kansas City Studio and Sports Practice

1 year 5 months ago
From HOK:  Chris DeVolder, AIA, LEED AP, currently managing principal in Kansas City, will shift to a new role as a director of HOK’s Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice with an emphasis on the soccer market. DeVolder brings more than two decades of experience leading project teams on complex professional and collegiate sports facilities. […]
Kacey Crawley

Was a Disney Theme Park Almost Built in St. Louis?

1 year 5 months ago
From Notes From Neverland:  Disneyland and Walt Disney World are two of the most popular theme park destinations in the world. But, did you know Florida wasn’t the only spot Disney looked at when planning to expand its theme park presence outside of California? Walt Disney looked to St. Louis, Missouri as a candidate for […]
Kacey Crawley

Is the St. Louis Office Market in a ‘Doom Loop’?

1 year 5 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The company redeveloping the former MetLife campus, a sprawling corporate park in suburban south St. Louis County, is jettisoning the office market and turning the land into a housing and retail neighborhood. Earlier this month, Energizer Holdings announced that it would move its headquarters from Town and Country to Clayton — […]
Kacey Crawley

Voters to Weigh in on Crestwood’s $33M Proposition A This April

1 year 5 months ago
From Call Newspaper:  The City of Crestwood held an informational town hall Jan. 18 at the city community center, 9245 Whitecliff Park Lane, featuring the mayor and all eight aldermen. Though anything relating to the city could be discussed, one topic was particularly popular amongst residents: the newly-proposed $33 million bond issue known as Proposition […]
Kacey Crawley

Construction Starts Jump 20%

1 year 5 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Total construction starts surged 20% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.12 trillion after three months of falling activity in September, October and November, according to Dodge Construction Network. Despite the big bounceback during the last month of the year, total construction activity remained 4% lower compared to 2022, […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission Triples Annual Awards

1 year 5 months ago
From St. Louis-MO.Gov:  This year, the Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) announces it has tripled its annual awards supporting the construction and preservation of affordable housing in the City of St. Louis. Totaling $15,747,128 million in grants and loans, this year’s allocation will support a record-breaking 46 affordable housing programs and fourteen (14) housing developments in […]
Kacey Crawley