by Joe Blanner and Chip Casteel Problem Statement Considerable attention has been paid to the stagnation of regionwide population growth in the St. Louis Metro area (MSA) since the 2020 census. But considerably less attention has been paid to a much more fundamental problem: the St. Louis region has lagged dramatically behind the population growth […]
by Jarrad Holst, Partner at Riezman Berger P.C. & Founder/President of 1904Group Take notes St. Louis leaders; we could learn a lot from the rebirth of Detroit’s downtown. Detroit’s resurgence from its bankruptcy only a decade ago is a result of a purpose-driven partnership between government, developers and community leaders. As a result, billions of […]
This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captured progress on the new St. Louis Community College (STLCC) Center for Health Sciences and Technology at its Wildwood campus. The 132,900-square-foot center is projected to cost $84.5 million. KWAME Building Group is the construction manager. Christner is the architect and BSI […]
IMPACT Strategies, Inc. announces the completion of its work on the new U-Haul® U-Box® Warehouse Facility in Springfield, Illinois at 3653 Octavius Via. Despite recent inclement winter weather, IMPACT was able to complete the building for occupancy as of the end of January – the required time for move in by U-Haul. With this completion, […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum At an event last Spring, Vivian Martain, Civil Rights Compliance Officer for Millstone Weber was asked for three words describing what is needed to bring about successful DEI in our industry. “Intentionality, Intentionality, Intentionality,” she replied. Intentionality has carried Ms. Martain through a quarter century of changing people’s […]
A 20-year partnership between the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection and Rebuilding Together St. Louis is being saluted by the St. Louis Business Journal in its Innovation in Philanthropy Awards. Now in its fifth year, “the award celebrates local partnerships for going above and beyond standard philanthropic practices in new and creative ways,” according to the St. […]
Brandon Anderson, vice president of safety for the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO), has been recognized by Milwaukee Tool with its prestigious Pillar Award. The presentation took place at Milwaukee Tool’s Health and Safety Summit held Feb. 6 in Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee Tool headquarters – an invitation-only event for selected elite safety professionals […]
From Leader Publications:Â The Festus City Council recently approved a $454,827 change order to have more water main pipe replacement work completed as part of the street improvement project already underway along West Main Street from Park Avenue to North Mill Street. Late last year the council agreed to spend $1,233,710 on the West Main […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Plans to build a shelter for unhoused pregnant women in West County will move forward, ending a three-year fight by nearby residents who sought to stop the project. Our Lady’s Inn, a Catholic charity, wants to build the shelter on a 7-acre property at 13205 Big Bend Road, but nearby homeowners […]
From WorkRise:Â Since emancipation more than a century and a half ago, the racial wealth gap in the United States has persisted across the ensuing decades for families of color. Structural inequities, reinforced by how structural racism shapes racially disparate policies and practices, continue to severely limit wealth-building mechanisms for Black and Latinx families of […]
From CNN: The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk. Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in […]
The future of construction engineering would benefit from more women – especially minority women – being inspired to join the field and share their perspectives, according to Remy Haire, a student at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Remy Haire is a junior at Missouri S&T. Haire, a civil engineering student from East St. Louis, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A new amusement ride could open at Union Station next year. Developers behind the tourist attractions at the site behind the Union Station hotel, 1820 Market St., are seeking permission from the St. Louis Preservation Board, which meets Monday, to add the new ride. The specific details and design of […]
From RiverFront Times: The city’s Preservation Board will again weigh allowing a developer to demolish City Museum founder and St. Louis sculptor Bob Cassilly’s workshop. This isn’t the first time a demolition permit has been requested for the workshop at 2645 Lafayette Avenue in the city’s Gate District. In 2023 the board denied a previous […]
From News Tribune:Â Window renovations for Robert Hyder Apartments are moving at a fast pace, leaders with the Jefferson City Housing Authority said this week. JCHA Executive Director Michelle Wessler told members of the organization’s board Tuesday morning that so far, contractors had replaced windows in 74 units out of 116, all along Wayne Avenue. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: One of St. Louis’ largest accounting firms has downsized and modernized its existing office. Armanino LLP, which was created from a 2021 merger of St. Louis-based Brown Smith Wallace with the San Ramon, California-based firm Armanino, was able to shift where it worked for seven months last year so that […]
From MSN:Â Housing starts fell 14.8% to a five-month low in January, Census Bureau data shows. Single-family starts dropped 4.7% following a 6.4% drop in December, the sharpest consecutive decline since the summer of 2022. Economist David Rosenberg said it’s hard to blame winter weather, as declines were seen across the US. Housing starts collapsed […]
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 Post-Dispatch:Â A row of vacant, dilapidated houses on South Kingshighway that St. Louis officials had once wanted to preserve instead saw the wrecking ball on Monday. City Hall determined they were a threat to public safety. By midafternoon Monday, the crew from St. Louis-based Bellon Wrecking had flattened one of the seven […]
From REjournals:Â The City of Olivette, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, officially cut the ribbon Nov. 5 on its new Five Oaks on Warson community center and a park maintenance facility designed by St. Louis-based KAI. Voter passage of Proposition C enabled the city to partially fund its 2018 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan for […]
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