From Saint Louis Public Radio:Â This week is a milestone for transportation in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) blocked off the ramp from Riverview Drive in St. Louis to eastbound Interstate 270 to build a new interchange. The ramp will remain closed for more than a year. Why is that […]
Randy Bueckendorf, president and founder of BEX Construction Services, has been named to the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100. The national program recognizes a premier regional group of accomplished CEOs and C-level executives in both the public and private sectors who are noted for their exceptional leadership, vision and passion. Founded in 2014, BEX Construction […]
Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, welcomes Victoria Stanley as human resources director. Stanley, certified by the Society for Human Resource Management, brings several years of experience in the human resources industry to Tarlton, which includes talent acquisition, training and performance management and organizational development. In her new role, she […]
S. M. Wilson & Co.âs SKILLED construction career program is kicking off its fourth year by awarding $1,000 prizes to Missouri high schoolers. S. M. Wilsonâs Construction Career Education program SKILLED provides hands-on opportunities to integrate academic learning and focus on future employment in the A/E/C industry. SKILLEDâs mission is to âInspire the future of […]
Editorâs Note: This week, Forum Drone Pilot/Photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC provides an updated look at apartments being constructed on North Kirkwood Road. The 152-unit apartment building is to be called âThe Jamesâ. It is the first large-scale apartment project approved in the cityâs downtown historic district in two decades. High Street Residential […]
Kwame Building Group (KWAME) has completed the first portion of installation of a new public art exhibit that will eventually link a one-mile stretch of the Brickline Greenway from Harris-Stowe State University to St. Louis CITY SCâs CITYPARK Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The permanent exhibit features art that acknowledges the 1959 displacement of nearly […]
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that overall employment for construction occupations will grow 4 percent over the next eight years, generating nearly a quarter of a million new jobs. The demand for insulation workers is projected to grow 3 percent, and the construction management field anticipates 8 percent growth. This represents an ongoing […]
Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann are among the top Missouri and St. Louis area governmental leaders to publicly support the upcoming 2023 Investment in Infrastructure Expo being hosted by the SITE Improvement Association on February 28 at […]
From Fire Engineering: St. Louis officials hope to better manage the cityâs roughly 9,000 vacant buildings and 15,000 empty lots with a new strategy to prioritize buildings for demolition and rehabilitation. The St. Louis Community Development Administration earlier this month published a request for proposals for a citywide vacancy strategy. It contemplates spending as much as $500,000 […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Five low-income housing projects will receive direct grants from the cityâs allocation of pandemic aid money. The projects were chosen by the St. Louis Development Corp., which is administering $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act money for affordable housing production. SLDCâs board approved the allocations of between $500,000 and $750,000 Thursday. Some […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â The regionâs transit agency on Friday released a map revealing four new MetroLink expansion alternatives, all extending from north St. Louis into north St. Louis County. Each route would begin at Natural Bridge Avenue and North Grand Boulevard, the terminus of a planned route that would go to the new National […]
From The Hill: In his State of the Union address this month, President Biden hailed a new Intel semiconductor project in Ohio that will create 10,000 jobs. âJobs paying $130,000 a year,â he said, âand many donât require a college degree.â Can any American hope to earn $130,000 without a college degree? Education pays, as the federal Bureau of […]
From Bob Clark Beyond:Â The concept of working from home has been a hotly debated topic over the past few years, and some institutions have (falsely) claimed that remote work is the new normal. As someone with a long history of workplace strategy expertise and success, I can say without a doubt that moving from traditional […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Officials at the St. Louis Development Corp. hope a new team of 10 âneighborhood managersâ will better connect local organizations and residents with resources in the cityâs economic development office. SLDC has for years contemplated a team of place-oriented specialists meant to better understand and connect neighborhood associations, community development corporations, businesses […]
From St. Louis Housing Authority:Â A long-awaited transformation is on the horizon for the Near Southside. The St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) recently announced the selection of Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. (POAH) as the master developer of the historic Clinton-Peabody Apartments. âRedeveloping the Clinton-Peabody Apartments is a key priority for the St. Louis Housing Authority,â […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Scott Green first called the city about his broken sidewalk about a decade ago. Tree roots were pushing up some of the slabs and turning them into trip hazards, and he wanted it fixed. Every year since, heâs called the city to remind them of his request. And of his elderly […]
From PBS News Hour: Itâs been eight years since Doug Griffin lost his 20-year-old daughter Courtney to a fentanyl overdose. Her story, and Griffinâs loss, were featured during President Joe Bidenâs Feb. 7 State of the Union address as he spoke about the toll of the opioid crisis in the United States. Griffin, the president said, is not […]
From KMOV4:Â A $350 million development project in the heart of St. Charles is underway as the first major tenant of the Riverpointe development begins construction. Kansas City-based Chicken N Pickle, an expansive pickleball and restaurant entertainment complex, is currently under construction just east of Streets of St. Charles. The piece of land nestled between Streets […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  St. Louis County has already spent nearly $2 million to come up with ideas to replace or repair its aging government building. Now the county executiveâs administration wants to spend millions more on detailed plans. The county paid $300,000 in 2020 to a group of consultants tasked with developing ideas. It has […]
The St. Louis Chapter of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has appointed Susan Miller as its new Chapter Executive. SMACNA is an international trade association representing 3,500 signatory contracting firms with more than 100 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. A lifelong St. Louis resident, Susan graduated from […]
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