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This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC captured progress on the Avenir apartments at Delmar and I-170. Located in University City, Avenir is a four-story luxury apartment complex with 262 units, varying from studio to three-bedroom apartments. Apartment amenities include an outdoor courtyard consisting of a swimming pool and a […]

St. Louis-based architecture firms Lawrence Group and KWK Architects proudly announce the merger of the two firms. KWK, a nationally recognized higher education expert, will merge with Lawrence Group to create a singular powerhouse in the higher education market, with more than 140 combined employees to serve colleges and universities nationwide. In addition, because Lawrence […]

Logistics Administrative Solutions (LAS) has announced senior leadership and organizational changes designed to enhance the specialized administrative support services it provides to its customers in the transportation and logistics industry. Steve Frein has been promoted to the newly created position of Executive Vice President at LAS reporting to the LAS Board of Directors. He will […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: After a year of renting, Emily Ladin couldn’t wait to buy a home. Ladin and her family relocated from North Carolina for her husband’s residency at Washington University and rented in Eureka while they got a better feel for the area. She wanted a four-bedroom house that would have good resell value […]

From Re Business Online:  The St. Louis Housing Authority has selected Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH) to lead the redevelopment of the Clinton-Peabody Apartments in St. Louis. Built in 1942, the property includes 358 units across 31 buildings. POAH says that an initial development phase could start by late 2024, but ultimately the site’s full […]

From St. Louis MO GOV: The Community Development Administration (CDA) released the Neighborhood Transformation Grants NOFA today to fund projects in Economic Justice Index priority areas and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) in the city. Non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit a wide range of proposals from gardens and green spaces on vacant land, construction projects, hiring staff, to […]

From abc St. Louis: Housing construction jumped last month after five consecutive monthly declines as higher interest rates, supply backlogs and a labor shortage have hurt the industry’s ability to start projects. Data released Thursday from the Census Bureau said housing starts rose by 9.8% in February compared to the month prior. Starts, which are a […]

From RiverBender:  U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with the CEO and President of Bi-State Development Taulby Roach to discuss MetroLink, the bistate transit system serving St. Louis and Metro East. During their meeting, the Senators heard from Mr. Roach about MetroLink’s new safety plan and […]

From WSIL TV:  Economic Development is the lifeblood of southern Illinois. That’s why leaders like Murphysboro mayor Will Stephens dedicate so much of their time to it. “I’d say 50 percent of my time is spent on economic development,” said Stephens. Continuing to grow and bring more quality to Murphysboro was a driving force that […]

From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis developer has dropped its plan for a $500 million redevelopment of footwear retailer Caleres’ Clayton headquarters, as a new company has the site under contract for a mixed-use plan. CRG, Clayco’s St. Louis-based development division, had planned to build a new headquarters for Caleres at the site, part […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Two low-income housing projects will receive $1.2 million in grants from St. Louis’ allocation of pandemic aid money. Landwide Development Corp. will receive the bulk of the grants for the two phases of its Cambridge Heights apartment project, located north of the convention center in downtown St. Louis. Another developer, Cornerstone, […]

From Odyssey: The common belief that a college degree is a prerequisite for a high-paying job is no longer as accurate as it once was. In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving world, many lucrative career opportunities do not require a traditional four-year degree. As an expert in career development and workforce trends. President Biden, in his State […]

From Gensler: Of the two buildings pictured above, one is brand new, one is repositioned, and both are occupied by large tech industry anchor tenants. But it is difficult to tell which is which, as new and repositioned buildings deploy similar strategies from the exterior. This begs the question: how do the architectural and spatial attributes […]

From Construction Digest:  The Missouri Department of Transportation’s $278 million Interstate 270 North Design Build Project will add lanes, replace bridges, update aging infrastructure and reconfigure interchanges to reduce crashes and increase reliability in the busy freight corridor. “Our primary goal is to improve safety by improving how vehicles move throughout the corridor,” says Eric Kopinski, I-270 […]

KMOV has new information about the Gateway South development. That is the massive billion-dollar project just south of the arch on the riverfront, promising to transform downtown St. Louis and the construction industry. Click here for the KMOV video. Today (Mar. 16), members of the Good Developments Group team hosted a panel discussion with Construction […]

A successful event aimed at helping women find paths into the skilled trades was held last Wednesday (March 8) at Teamsters 682 hall during Women in Construction Week. The event attracted over two dozen exhibitors, including union apprentice programs, contractors, and community agencies. It was a collaborative project of Missouri Women in Trades and the […]

S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, has added Bernie Burtch and promoted Matt Frank to the roles of Project Directors. Burtch and Frank provide leadership and operational oversight on a variety of construction projects. They are responsible for ensuring that the entire team has the resources necessary and […]

Students at Patrick Henry Elementary School were able to move with ease as they planted vegetables Friday during a ribbon cutting for concrete pathways made possible by Cement Masons Local 527 apprentices and the union’s signatory contractors. Total value of the project donation is approximately $50,000. In order to assure that the donation would not […]

This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, has captured progress on “NEO Vantage Pointe,” a 269-unit luxury apartment complex being constructed by ARCO. The project is located at 12401 Boulder Springs Parkway in the Southwest quadrant of the Page/I-270 interchange in Maryland Heights. The developer of the complex is […]

Chris Ruth, Controls Manager for Integrated Facility Services (IFS), has been selected as the 2023 Board Chair of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In this role, Ruth works to advance the organization’s mission to improve human health, support economies and protect the environment in the […]