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NGA Development in St. Louis Changes Name, Prepares to Open in 2026

2 years 1 month ago
From KMOV:  The 97-acre National Geospatial-Intelligence development in North St. Louis now has a new name. Moving forward, NGA St. Louis, under construction near the intersection of Jefferson and Cass, will look to house more than 3,000 staff by 2026. NGA Director Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth is in St. Louis this week for the U.S. […]
Dede Hance

$30,000 in College Scholarships Awarded By SITE Advancement Foundation

2 years 1 month ago
Six students planning to attend college in the Fall 2023 semester have each received a $5,000 scholarship from the SITE Advancement Foundation to help further their education. The $30,000 in total scholarships is double the amount awarded by the Foundation in the prior year. “Over the past several years we have increased the individual scholarship […]
Dede Hance

Wiegmann Begins Work on Wright City High School

2 years 1 month ago
Wiegmann Associates has begun mechanical contracting work on the new Wright City High School for Wright City R-II School District in Wright City, Missouri. Wiegmann is installing HVAC systems to serve the entire new high school including classrooms, science and computer laboratories, administration spaces, library, commons, cafeteria, practice gym and lockers. Wright Construction Services is […]
Dede Hance

Suffolk Calls on OSHA to Require Suicide Awareness Training

2 years 1 month ago
From Construction Dive:  Boston-based general contractor Suffolk Construction and military veteran mental health nonprofit Home Base penned an open letter to OSHA last week, calling attention to the construction industry’s mental health issues and advocating for suicide awareness and prevention training in basic OSHA certifications. The letter coincided with both Construction Safety Week and Mental Health Awareness […]
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New Senior Living Apartments in CWE Could Receive Tax Incentives

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A new $10.6 million senior living apartment complex in the Central West End is in line to receive tax incentives under plans being considered by a city board. Under the plans to be reviewed Tuesday, Independence Center senior living apartments would be built at 4221-4227 Forest Park Ave., on a […]
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Kingsway Development Envisions Hotel and More on Delmar

2 years 1 month ago
From Next STL:  Between Delmar Divine, the Delmar Maker District, Delmar Main Street, and the Kingsway Elevation District, there is consorted effort to bridge the Delmar Divide underway. There are some new tidbits on planned developments by Kingsway Development in the Kingsway Opportunity Zone, which encompasses Delmar from Kingshighway to Taylor as well as the […]
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Lawsuit Settled Over ‘Bogus’ St. Louis Neighborhood Group

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  The developer behind a major mixed-use project north of Forest Park said a settlement in a long-running lawsuit with a rival developer will keep controversial landlords Vic Alston and Sid Chakraverty from using a “bogus” neighborhood group to “bully” competitors. Reached on the eve of trial, the settlement ends a […]
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VIDEO: 10 Years of Construction Forum, in Five Minutes

2 years 1 month ago
For Construction Forum’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on May 18th Solstice Productions, official video producer for the Forum, prepared a “highlights reel”. The video, which clocks in at five minutes, condenses years of Forum program metrics, achievements and images into a brief clip with a driving rock guitar theme. “When we first started the Forum a […]
Tom Finan

VIDEO: Forum Anniversary Award Recipients

2 years 1 month ago
In conjunction with Construction Forum’s 10th Anniversary Awards last week, Construction Forum presented five special awards. Forum video producer Solstice Productions produced this special video for the event. Forum Deputy Executive Director/COO Diana Wilhold introduced winners of the Forum’s special anniversary awards. Recipients were Delmar DivINe, Dream Builders 4 Equity, Millstone Weber, Missouri Kansas Laborers’ […]
Tom Finan

Newly-Formed Partnership Between CMAA and NAWIC

2 years 1 month ago
The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) have signed a cooperating agreement. The newly-formed partnership is a win for both organizations as each has a goal of strengthening and amplifying the success of women in the construction industry. NAWIC will use this agreement to help continue […]
Dede Hance

Kadean Opening Philadelphia Office, $288M of Industrial Projects Underway

2 years 1 month ago
Kadean Construction has opened a new office in Philadelphia to support the design/build contractor’s fast-growing base of logistics and industrial construction projects in the Northeast Region of the country. The St. Louis-based contractor has completed 3.3 million square feet of distribution and manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Rhode Island since 2021 worth more than […]
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Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission Hands Out 3 Awards

2 years 1 month ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, three preservation and design awards from the city’s Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) were handed out Tuesday to residential and commercial properties in town. Jennifer Wilkins, commission chairperson, gave an overview. “The awards are aimed at recognizing property owners, contractors, architects and local organizations for […]
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Mixed-Use Development in Town Center Gets Mixed Reviews

2 years 1 month ago
From West News Magazine:  A mixed-use development proposed for Town Center in Wildwood has gotten mixed reviews. Greenberg Development Company has proposed 189 multi-family units and 11 single-family homes on an 11.8-acre tract of land at the intersection of Taylor and Manchester roads. The developer is seeking a request for the modification of the Town […]
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MODOT Prepares for One of the Busiest Construction Seasons in History

2 years 1 month ago
From Ozark Radio News:  The Missouri Department of Transportation’s road construction season is kicking into high gear. Ed Hassinger, MoDOT’s deputy director, said Missouri is prepping for one of its busiest road construction seasons in the history of the department. He said the agency has more than $3 billion of work under contract. Drivers can […]
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I-70, I-64 Bottleneck Relief Picking Up Speed

2 years 1 month ago
From Mid Rivers News Magazine:  Major road improvement projects often take years to go from idea to design to preparation to construction. The regionally significant “I-70 bottleneck” in Wentzville at the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge is one of those projects and is managed by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). After several years of discussion […]
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Lux Living Sues Developer Over Sale of KC Apartment Site

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis-based developer Lux Living has sued a Kansas City developer, arguing that it breached an agreement to timely sell properties in KC’s Crossroads Arts District for an apartment project. However, an attorney for 3D Development said it already was preparing to take Lux to court, citing the St. Louis […]
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State Questions $550,000 of St. Louis County Nonprofit Costs

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  A state agency is questioning invoices totaling more than half a million dollars submitted by a nonprofit group under contract to St. Louis County — an amount significantly larger than originally reported. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, which conducted a review of records from about 170 […]
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