From Wired: Next time you find yourself in a new-ish US office building, scan the walls visible from the entryway. Within seconds, you are almost guaranteed to find a glittering circular plaque embossed with a leaf. It’ll be topped with the words LEED Platinum—or sometimes Gold, Silver, or just Certified. In the late ’90s and […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: The great-great-granddaughter of the settler whose property is involved in a major development dispute in St. Charles County claims the people already living around the site ruined it for her and her family. Residents of the subdivisions surrounding a proposed 452-home development along Hwy. DD and bordered by the August A. […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: In a deep, corner lot off Key West Avenue and Kuhlman Lane, yellow daylilies and pink roses are blooming, and elephant ears provide a vibrant green backdrop — standing in stark contrast to a vacant home that was condemned there after last summer’s historic flooding in Webster Groves. A year later, homeowner […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: With an eye on making rail travel safer, Missouri transportation officials are turning a historic $50 million earmark from the General Assembly into lights and safety gates at 27 unprotected road crossings on three Amtrak routes in the state. Another 17 mostly rural crossings will be closed to traffic, potentially drawing […]
S. M. Wilson & Co. has named Rebecca Cornatzer as Interim President following the departure of Amy Berg. Cornatzer has twenty years of management experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. She currently serves as the firm’s Chief Human Resources Officer and has been with S. M. Wilson since 2017. S. M. Wilson’s core […]
From FOX: It’s being called the flight path for the future at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport. So if you head to the airport anytime soon, don’t forget to pack your patience. Passengers can see flight activity on the runway by looking north from Concourses A and C, and the terminal ticketing levels. Two major construction […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: More details about the redevelopment of an industrial district south of the Gateway Arch, a centerpiece of a $1.3 billion proposed new construction innovation district, have been revealed in documents advertising for construction subcontractors. The first phase of the Gateway South redevelopment from St. Louis-based developer Good Developments Group centers […]
From Public News Service: Construction workers are more likely to die by suicide or of a drug overdose than workers in almost any other field, and a St. Louis-based peer support system and hotline want to change it. According to the American Addiction Centers, those who work in construction have nearly twice the rate of […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: One decision remains regarding an upcoming street project that will narrow part of North Kirkwood Road from four lanes to two — to add a center turn lane or not. Residents were invited to an open house on Tuesday, July 25, at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center to view drawings of the […]
From KSDK: When viewed through a wide lens, renters across the U.S. finally appear to be getting some relief, thanks in part to the biggest apartment construction boom in decades. Median rent rose just 0.5% in June, year over year, after falling in May for the first time since the pandemic hit the U.S. Some […]
Kelly A. King has been selected as senior vice president of human resources for St. Louis Development Corporation. In this role, she serves as an advisor to the president and CEO on all personnel related operations, including recruiting, procuring a progressive and inclusive culture, and management of a team of six interdepartmental team members. King […]
From Call Newspapers: The Green Park Board of Aldermen approved a final development plan July 17 for a credit union to redevelop the former Ari’s restaurant at 9992 Lin Ferry Drive. Gateway Metro Federal Credit Union is seeking to redevelop the former restaurant, which closed at the end of 2022, into a credit union with […]
From RiverBender: Upcoming construction near Glen Carbon will affect traffic on Illinois 162 and Illinois 157, but the Illinois Department of Transportation’s plans for traffic management have been generally well-received. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) hosted a meeting last month to speak with residents about the construction and how it will affect traffic. Cheryl […]
From The Wall Street Journal: On a sunny May morning four years ago, J Harmon was rousted out of bed by an emergency call: A 90-year-old dam near his home had failed, sending a torrent of water downstream and emptying the lake where he lived. That afternoon, he got a second shock when he learned […]
From The St. Louis American: St. Louis Community College will soon confer its first bachelor’s degree, which will be another breath of fresh air for the expanding institution. On July 19, 2023, STLCC celebrated the groundbreaking of the Center for Nursing and Health Sciences at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, 3400 Pershall Road, […]
Charlie Hinderliter, senior vice president of the St. Louis REALTORS® never thought achieving St. Louis County building code uniformity would be simple. But his steady hand is making progress on herding the building code cats into the corral. In August, two public-facing events are scheduled at the Masonry Institute offices 1429 Big Bend Blvd. in […]
From West Newsmagazine: The developer of The Villages at Brightleaf in Wildwood is looking to expand with a potential 34 homes in Town Center. A Development and Zoning Committee meeting was held on July 24 to review the concept plan for the northeast corner of highways 100 and 109. The site is currently zoned planned […]
From InPark Magazine: When Miral opened SeaWorld® Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, in May 2023, the stakes were high. It was the first international SeaWorld park, the first new SeaWorld park in 35 years, and the first SeaWorld park to be completely indoors. In order to achieve so many firsts – while also creating an experience that […]
From KMOV: After residents’ outcry, the St. Charles County Council voted to table a huge development project that would bring over 450 single-family homes to the county. For a third time, the county moved a meeting dealing with this development to Family Arena to fit all the opponents of the project. The council listened to […]
From NextSTL: Subtext is planning a mixed-use apartment building in The Delmar Loop in University City at Delmar and Leland. The site currently has the buildings formerly occupied by Commerce Bank, St. Louis Bread Co, and Craft Alliance. The property not including the former Craft Alliance building has been for sale for a few years listed […]
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