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Wentzville Approves 66-Acre Ameren Training Facility

2 months ago
From The St. Louis Post Dispatch:  Ameren Missouri’s plans to build a 66-acre training complex here were approved Wednesday following lengthy discussion about unfinished sewer and traffic impact studies. The training complex, which Ameren officials say will draw thousands of utility workers each year, will be built near the intersection of Josephville and Mexico roads on […]
Rachel Finan

MO S&T Teams Win Civil Engineering Symposium Competition

2 months ago
From Missouri University of Science and Technology:  Over 30 members of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers competed at the Mid-America Student Symposium this April in Nebraska. This year’s regional symposium was cohosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Missouri S&T’s students […]
Rachel Finan

Delayed 30-Story CWE Apartments Must Again Get City Approval

2 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The city of St. Louis’ Preservation Board Monday gave approval to 30-story apartment tower proposed in the Central West End, a move that comes as the delayed project eyes the start of construction. The Preservation Board previously in 2022 gave preliminary approval to the apartment project, Albion West End at […]
Rachel Finan

Prof Proposes Use Pathway for Large-Scale Eco-Friendly Concrete Use

2 months ago
From Temple University:  Concrete is everywhere. As the world’s most widely used construction material, it forms bridges, buildings, roads and other infrastructure. But concrete, and its primary ingredient, cement, are responsible for roughly 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions. In fact, if the cement industry were a country, it would rank as the fourth largest greenhouse […]
Rachel Finan

Chaos Delays Billions of Dollars of Construction Starts

2 months ago
From Construction Dive:  A foreign construction equipment maker is betting big on President Donald Trump’s trade policies even as developers cancel billions in clean energy and tech manufacturing projects. JCB, the U.K.-based construction equipment company, plans to double the size of its San Antonio, Texas, factory to 1 million square feet, said Anthony Bamford, JCB chairman, in […]
Rachel Finan

Gateway South Team Inks Deal with NYC School on Configure-to-Order Housing

2 months 1 week ago
From New York Institute of Technology:  The Center for Offsite Construction (CfOC) at New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design and the Good Developments Group (GDG) have contracted to collaborate on advancing modular construction standardization and industry adoption. The cross-disciplinary agreement lays the foundation for a strategic partnership called Configure to Order […]
Dede Hance

Mercy Hospital’s New $650M Wentzville Campus Breaks Ground

2 months 1 week ago
From Spectrum News:  Mercy Hospital’s new $650 million Wentzville campus is expected to complete construction in 2029. Community leaders and hospital officials broke ground on the 60-acre site Thursday. “We’re talking about a place where families don’t have to travel to get the healthcare that they need,” said Mike Elam, Chair of the St. Charles […]
Dede Hance

Ameren Illinois Launches Carbon-Free Energy Program

2 months 1 week ago
From RiverBender:  Ameren Illinois’ new carbon-free assessment program aimed at helping public schools in the state reduce energy costs and improve sustainability has been very successful, Michael Pittman, manager of new clean energy programs, said. The program, which began in the first quarter of 2024, offers comprehensive energy assessments to public school districts within Ameren […]
Dede Hance

Realtor Ben Hilliker Reflects on Past As His Company Celebrates 40 Years

2 months 1 week ago
by Ben Hilliker, Founding Principal, Hilliker Corporation Hilliker Corporation was established in March,1985. It was a very different era. Real estate agents couldn’t communicate with their clients, or with other agents, by e-mail, or texts, or even by fax. There were no cell phones. To my recollection, there were only three commercial agents who had […]
Tom Finan

Grove District Project to Add Pickleball Facility, Residential Units

2 months 1 week ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A $3.8 million project planned in the Grove district would add a pickleball facility and residential units. The mixed-use development, called the Drop In, is being pursued by Jill Dierberg Clark and would be located at 1083 Newstead Ave., at the intersection of Newstead and Oakland avenues in the city’s […]
Dede Hance

Work to Begin on Delmar DivINe Phase 2 This Summer

2 months 1 week ago
In a social media post Wednesday (April 22) Maxine Clark, former CEO of Build a Bear and developer of the Delmar DivINe announced that work on Phase 2 of the Delmar DivINe development, located at 5505-5535 Delmar is going to begin this summer. Maxine Clark told Construction Forum in an online message that PARIC Corporation […]
Rachel Finan

VIDEO: Work Begins for St. Charles City Centre Complex

2 months 1 week ago
From Spectrum News:  A groundbreaking ceremony on the construction of St. Charles’ approximate $85 million City Centre Complex took place Tuesday. Voters recently passed a no tax-increase bond issue to pay for the project. The former American Car Foundry (ACF) is the site of the City Centre Complex, or known as C3, which will include a […]
Rachel Finan

Old Courthouse Revamp Featured in New York Times

2 months 1 week ago
From New York Times:  The Gateway Arch dominates the skyline of downtown St. Louis, its gleaming legs standing as a monument to the nation’s history of exploration and westward expansion. Centered firmly under those legs is another symbol: the domed Old Courthouse. After a $27.5 million renovation, the site and its museum are set to […]
Rachel Finan

Inside a Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired, Modular, 720-SF Tiny Home

2 months 1 week ago
From Builder:  If tiny houses can grow up, The Ultimate from ESCAPE Homes surely has. Sprawling 720 square feet with an option of three- to four-bedrooms and one- to two-bathrooms, the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home maximizes tiny living. ESCAPE just launched the newest design, which achieved its size by stretching the height and width to […]
Rachel Finan

City Authorizes Additional Repairs on Downtown Parking Garage

2 months 1 week ago
On Tuesday (April 22) the St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority voted to authorized an increase in the contract cap from $2.85M to $6.9M for work on a Downtown parking structure. The increase will pay for in additional work by Western Specialty Contracting and CDG Engineers on a parking structure 400 N. Sixth Street. […]
Rachel Finan

Federal Cuts Hit Illinois City Plagued by Sewage

2 months 1 week ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  Federal spending cuts have put some Metro East infrastructure projects in a state of uncertainty, including plans to address sewage spilling out of city pipes in Cahokia Heights. The Republican-controlled Congress eliminated all local project funding from a temporary spending bill passed in March to prevent a government shutdown and […]
Dede Hance

Newly Expanded Jerseyville Public Library Plans Grand Opening

2 months 1 week ago
From RiverBender:  The highly anticipated expansion of the Jerseyville Public Library is just days away from its official public debut. From food trucks to live music, library tours, kids’ activities and much more, JPL staff have a jam-packed weekend of events planned to celebrate the expansion’s Grand Opening this Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April […]
Dede Hance

Lawrence Group Hires Rob Gazke as NYC Principal

2 months 1 week ago
From Lawrence Group: Lawrence Group proudly welcomes Rob Gatzke, AIA as a Principal in its New York office. With more than 30 years of architectural experience, Gatzke is a proven leader known for inspiring teams, fostering collaboration and driving innovation. His deep expertise in the hospitality industry, combined with a passion for mentorship and client relationships, […]
Rachel Finan