From Rebusiness Online:  WENTZVILLE, MO. — A Block & Co. Inc. Realtors-headed investment group comprised of investors from Kansas City and St. Louis has purchased 18 acres of land at Wentzville Parkway and Will Ron Drive in Wentzville, a suburb of St. Louis. Wentzville Parkway serves as a major commercial corridor and is located near General […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: JEFFERSON CITY — Although it won’t replace the estimated 600 state employees who are departing St. Louis for Chesterfield, Gov. Mike Kehoe is set to open a new office in the city’s downtown core. Kehoe has scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Old Post Office in […]
From Press Release:  Woods Fort Golf Club is proud to reveal its newly redesigned and rebuilt clubhouse, pro shop, and Horizon Center, a special event space. The development marks a significant milestone for the golf club following a devastating electrical fire that destroyed the original clubhouse nearly a year ago. The new clubhouse is expected to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The Victor was a victory for downtown St. Louis. The $130 million project from Memphis, Tennessee-based Development Services Group (DSG) filled one of downtown’s largest vacancies. The conversion of the eight-story, 718,660-square-foot Butler Brothers building, which spans a full city block at 1717 Olive St. in Downtown West, created 384 […]
From The Southeast Missourian:Â NextEra Energy plans a 1,000-acre solar farm in Stoddard County, Missouri, aiming for completion by 2028. The project, still in early stages, will connect to Ameren’s network, with further developments expected by year-end. Stoddard County commissioners were informed Tuesday that NextEra Energy Resources LLC plans to build a solar farm on […]
To celebrate the grand opening of its new 626-seat Jubel Center for the Arts, Lutheran South High School hosted a musical event, “Luzopalooza” on Feb. 27. “We broke ground in May of 2023, so our current freshmen and sophomores have only known our campus under construction,” Lutheran South Head of School Jonathan Butterfield said. “They […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Cara Spencer said she’d look to remove Neal Richardson from leadership of St. Louis’ development agency, while Michael Butler said he’d evaluate his performance, while keeping the top official on a “short leash.” The comments from the St. Louis mayoral candidates came in interviews with the Business Journal. Spencer is an […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: More than a year after rejecting a plan from Clayco founder Bob Clark, the St. Louis Development Corp. has still not received a proposal that would bring its desired retail to a long-vacant former manufacturing site in north St. Louis. The request for proposals (RPF) for the 16.45-acre site at […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â A $1.2 billion plan to revitalize a neglected industrial strip south of downtown has hit a second delay, leading to concerns from city development officials on the project’s future. St. Louis-based Good Developments Group told the city that, by December 2023, it would have purchased all of the land for the […]
The City of Kirkwood last week approved a $5 million contract with Integrate Construction Partners for major renovations to the Kirkwood Community Center ice rink. The ice rink seats 311 people and gets around 100,000 visitors in a year for public skating, hockey games, figure skating and other activities. NAVIGATE Building Solutions is managing 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 […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Jennifer Torr was at a coffee shop next door to the the Critical Mineral Recovery battery recycling plant when it caught fire in October, sending a tower of smoke into the air. She had no idea when she and her husband, Darin, bought their blueberry farm a few miles north of […]
From Inpark Magazine: The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) announced the recipient of this year’s Building Museums™ Symposium’s Buildy Award: The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition, three outstanding projects have received Honorable Mentions: University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art building in Iowa City, Iowa; the Mattatuck Museum expansion project […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:Â The St. Louis Board of Alderman has unanimously approved a bill that adds prevailing wage requirements to incentivized projects such as TIFs and tax abatement projects and includes apprenticeship healthcare requirements to those projects. The legislation, Board Bill 155 (BB 155), sponsored by Alderman Bret Narayan (Ward 4), received […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â The Saint Louis Development Corporation’s (SLDC) Board of Directors approved giving $1 million to Annie Malone Children and Family Services Thursday. The money is to be used for building repairs at its more than 100-year-old building at 2612 Annie Malone Drive in north St. Louis. Annie Malone announced on Tuesday […]
From West Newsmagazine: On Monday, Feb. 10, the Town & Country Board of Alderman reviewed a pair of bills that look to improve city infrastructure. The first, the municipal center carport rehabilitation project, will cost $77,296 and will repair 27 rusted posts that support the police department’s covered parking. The current posts compromise the integrity […]
If you’re interested in the future of our industry Construction Forum Emerging Leaders event on March 25th offers a prelude to Cardinals’ Opening Day that’s a home run. The event is being held from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Wies Offsite in Maryland Heights. It is free to attend but registration is required. Click here […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Last October, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones took the stage at the city’s annual event celebrating the local business community projecting confidence about the region’s trajectory. She also issued a warning to those who, in her eyes, have held St. Louis back, namely by holding onto swaths of land in the city […]
From West Newsmagazine: Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS) plans to open its rehearsal and production studio complex in May and is already accepting bookings for the rehearsal destination. Located at the intersection of Chesterfield Airport Road and Spirit of St. Louis Boulevard, the 32-acre campus is designed to provide facilities and services for touring professionals […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Lawrence Group, one of St. Louis’ largest architecture and design firms, has added a fifth office, in Tampa, Florida. Earlier this month, the company opened its new office in Suite 960 of downtown Tampa’s Rivergate Tower, at 400 N. Ashley Drive. The 31-story limestone building, known locally as the Beer […]
stLouIST