This week Construction Forum drone pilot/photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC captures “Vande East,” which is Phase 2 of the City Foundry STL project. The second, $125 million phase will feature a 14-story tower with 272 apartments. Also planned are an 83,000-square-foot office building, 25,000 square feet of retail space and a 481-car parking […]
Two buildings in River City Business Park (RCBP) are scheduled to go online this month. Developed by Green Street Development, River City Business Park is a new mixed-use land development located at 220 Carondelet Commons Boulevard. The development is a 725,000-square-foot business park comprised of five buildings with built-to-suit light industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, distribution, and […]
From RiverBender: 30 years ago, the Great Flood of 1993 impacted several towns in the Riverbend area – including Grafton, where flooding was recorded for 195 days. Former Grafton Alderwoman and Mayor Bobbie Amburg recalled her experience with the flood, including commuting to and from work by boat, meeting a presidential candidate, and more. The […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: When the 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis opens next week following years of construction on the historic YMCA building in Downtown West, the new hotel will open alongside two new restaurants and a swim club with membership open to the public. The hotel at 1528 Locust St. is taking bookings […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: School districts and other taxing entities in St. Louis County would miss out on nearly $11 million a year in revenue if the County Council approves a proposed tax break for the Boeing Co., but economic development boosters say the region needs the deal to compete. If the council approves tax incentives for […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Green Street Real Estate Ventures by a former executive. Paul Giacoletto had alleged in a St. Louis County Circuit lawsuit filed in January that the St. Louis-based development company locked him out of lucrative contracts worth $2.3 million, while also directing his construction division […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Andy Kohl says he and his wife, Amy, for years had casually discussed the idea of trying to add more soccer fields in St. Charles County. The conversations got more serious as their three young children got more involved in the sport. “As they continued to get older, we realized […]
From WASHU’s The Source: Architecture shelters and protects. Yet too often, the built environment also perpetuates entrenched biases as well as a domineering and extractive view of the natural world. But what if architecture were rooted in a more holistic ethos? What if architecture tended not only to the needs of the body, but to […]
The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) St. Louis has announced officers and directors for 2023-2024. SMPS is a community of marketing and business development professionals working to secure profitable business relationships for their A/E/C companies. Through networking, business intelligence, and research, SMPS members gain a competitive advantage in positioning their firms successfully in the […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis Preservation Board will allow the owner of the historic Lemp Brewery building that partially collapsed three years ago to move forward with demolition to help stabilize the rest of the property. Shashi Palamand of Historic Lemp Brewery LLC told St. Louis officials on Monday that efforts were made […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer is seeking tax incentives for an $82 million plan to convert the historic Chemical Building in downtown St. Louis into a pair of dual-branded hotels. A joint development group of Beechwood Pinnacle Hotels of Little Rock, Arkansas; InterMountain Management of Monroe, Louisiana; and New Orleans-based architecture firm John […]
St. Louis Post- Dispatch: The owner of the local grocery store chain Fields Foods said he is in talks to sell all five locations to an employee ownership group. Owner Chris Goodson said the stores may not continue to be branded as Fields Foods. The news comes in the wake of Fields Foods’ Pagedale location […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Officials in the city of Brentwood agreed this week to a $436 million redevelopment of the busy Manchester Road commercial corridor, assisted with an estimated $88.4 million in tax incentives and possible eminent domain. The Brentwood Bound redevelopment consists of 77 acres along both sides of Manchester Road between Hanley Road […]
From Construction Equipment Guide.com: Drivers who use I-55 in Missouri can travel from the southeast corner of the state, the “boot heel,” drive parallel to the Mississippi River for about 200 miles eventually reaching a bustling section of St. Louis passing such iconic sites as the Anheuser Busch Brewery, the Gateway Arch and the home of […]
From EHS Today: It’s inevitable that you will have to deal with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As with most things in life, planning ahead for OSHA inspections will serve you well. It’s true you may still be cited, but having a current and well-practiced playbook will almost certainly guarantee a more favorable outcome […]
From Saint Louis Public Radio: Downtowns across the country have largely struggled to return to how they were before the COVID pandemic, and St. Louis is no exception. The business core of the region in downtown St. Louis has had a slew of companies announce they’re moving elsewhere in recent years, leaving vacant office buildings or ones that […]
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 Business Journal: by Kathleen Ratcliffe, Steve O’Loughlin, Brian Marsh, Jacob Hopper and Theona Simbrat While there has been considerable reporting on public safety concerns in downtown St. Louis, members of the conventions and tourism industry work every day to welcome guests from around the nation and world to power downtown’s largest economic […]
From MOXY Voice: The National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) has conducted interviews with 176 tradeswomen and analyzed 770 responses to a survey directed to women in the industry. The results have been compiled into a white paper, In Her Own Words: Improving Project Outcomes, which will assist employers with recruiting, hiring and […]
The St. Louis Chapter of IFMA (International Facility Management Association) announced officers and directors appointed to its board. Their terms run from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. Elected as officers on its board and their respective companies are: President, Gary Wood, Stryker Construction Immediate Past President, Michael Wright, CFM, Ameren Corp. Vice President, Patrick Breaux, Magellan […]
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