From NCCER: A career in the construction industry can be highly rewarding, but construction professionals risk burning out if they don’t take care of themselves. Every job has its fair share of stress, but construction workers face a particularly high amount of physical and mental strain. Even at a fun work site, long days on […]
From Construction Briefing: A body representing contractors in the United States (US) has warned that incoming regulations on the provenance of construction products and materials could lead to further price rises in the sector. Provisions in the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: From the $8,000 set aside so the Lone Jack Police Department could buy rifles to $46 million for an allied health building at St. Louis Community College, Gov. Mike Parson’s veto ax fell heavily on earmarked spending as he finished work on the coming year’s Missouri budget. Parson announced his […]
ARCO recently completed their new office headquarters in St. Louis. The 52,486 SF, 2-floor state-of-the-art space features 88 private offices, 7 conference rooms, and a 156-person training facility. The office also includes several amenities for associates to enjoy such as a 5,000 SF gym, 3 break rooms/kitchens, a canteen with fresh food and snacks, and […]
From Data Center Knowledge: The construction industry has seen a record number of women taking trade jobs. The industry’s skilled labor shortage and a shift in diversity hiring goals, focusing on the safety and inclusion of women, are the reasons behind this change. However, Vicki O’Leary, Ironworkers International’s director of diversity and an ironworker herself […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: When Robbie Montgomery passes the intersection of West Florissant Avenue and Goodfellow Boulevard, memories of singing backup for Ike and Tina Turner at Club Imperial resurface. But there’s been no music performed in the stately brick building at the southwest corner of the intersection for decades. Even the tattoo parlor and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: An abrasives manufacturer has finished its expansion of its St. Charles County factory, its second expansion in three years. VSM Abrasives, the O’Fallon, Missouri-headquartered U.S. subsidiary of a German abrasives manufacturer, has completed a $6 million, 50,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing plant at 1012 E. Wabash St., the company said […]
From Contractor Magazine: The number of companies conducting major layoffs is rising. However, the skilled trades industry can’t get enough workers. Baby boomers are leaving the industry at alarming rates in what’s being called The Great Retirement, and there are simply not enough young people stepping in to fill their shoes. The skilled trades are […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Holes at the bottom of concrete highway barriers could help small animals find safer passage across Missouri roadways. State road crews have already installed the 7.5 inch by 15 inch openings on one section of a Missouri highway: along the newly constructed Interstate 49 in southwest Missouri, which contains 70 modified […]
From Construction Dive: It’s no secret — demand for tech solutions is rising, as contractors feel the pinch of the continued labor crisis and look for programs that can give them an edge over their competitors while saving money and time. For contech firms, it has led to higher interest, as investors see value. Last year, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Structural repairs to shore up a deteriorating downtown parking garage could start as soon as this fall, officials said Tuesday while hiring an engineering firm to determine the scope of work needed. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, the city board that owns the 1,500-space parking garage near the America’s […]
From KSDK: Firefighters battled heat while fighting massive flames Wednesday night into Thursday morning at a former church in north St. Louis. St. Liborius Church, is a historic landmark. Built in the 1800s, the vacated church was given new life a few years ago when it was transformed into a skate park, art studio and […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A changing climate poses considerable threats to many communities, and those along the country’s major rivers are no exception, especially during floods. The floods of today are carrying more water and lasting longer than they once did, experts say. “All rivers naturally pulse, but we’re seeing higher peak flows, and […]
Editor’s Note: This week Construction Forum Drone Photographer/Videographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captured demolition underway on two office buildings in Downtown West at Jefferson and Market. The office buildings, formerly owned by Wells Fargo, will make way for two hotels and an apartment building. Green Street Estate Ventures acquired the buildings from […]
When COVID hit Civil Life Brewery, a very successful craft brewer in Tower Grove South, it took a devastating hit to its business. But the owner, Jake Hafner, decided to take advantage of that pause to double down on his business in St. Louis and proceed with his plans for a major expansion of Civil […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A mixed-use development planned in north St. Louis would add a new grocery store and affordable housing to vacant buildings and properties in the Greater Ville neighborhood. The first phase of the Fields Place project, to be built at the north side of the intersection of Lexington and Clarence avenues, […]
From Construction Dive: The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers revealed new standards dedicated to preventing and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases in existing, new and retrofit buildings, the trade group announced last week. ASHRAE’s Standard 241, called “Control of Infectious Aerosols,” broadly applies to building owners, and will also apply to […]
From Lincoln News Now: Construction of a potential 30,000-car parking lot over 162 acres of farmland has several Lincoln County residents frustrated, concerned and lobbying for the return of planning and zoning regulations. Quarry Land LLC, a subsidiary of Keusel Excavating in O’Fallon, purchased the tract of land at 484 Linns Mill Road May 22 […]
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum will be carrying the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular […]
The St. Louis Metropolitan area (MO/IL) showed the second largest construction employment drop of any metro nationwide from May 2022 through 2023, the Associated General Contractors of America reported. The St. Louis MSA showed a drop of 5,100 jobs year-t0-year, second only behind Houston-The Wood Lands-Sugar Land, TX, which showed a drop of 5,400 jobs. […]
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