From Labor Tribune: Construction safety is a top priority for most building contractors, and that is especially true for projects completed by qualified union members. “Contractors and unions want their employees and workers to be able to go home safely to their families,” Donna Richter, chief executive officer of the Southern Illinois Builders Association, said […]
From Gateway Arch Park:Â The Old Courthouse in Downtown St. Louis, part of Gateway Arch National Park, was built between 1839 and 1862. Some of the most pivotal court cases in American history were heard inside its courtrooms. It is where Dred and Harriet Scott sued for freedom, Virginia Minor fought for her right as […]
From Environmental Factor:Â A recent webinar series hosted by an NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) grantee focused on women in construction trades, highlighting hiring trends, barriers in retention, and future strategies for them to build careers and thrive. The Women in Construction webinar series, held Feb. 9 and March 8 and hosted by The Center […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A St. Louis firm is proposing a massive redevelopment of an aging shopping plaza in Creve Coeur it says would create a new “town center” at Olive Boulevard and Interstate 270. Green Street Real Estate Ventures plans a new apartment complex, hotel, retail space and a pedestrian plaza on a […]
From Labor Tribune:Â Matt Johnson, a Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 journeyman, has turned his dream of owning his own business into a reality. Johnson, a service fitter, recently opened Johnson Mechanical, a Local 562 signatory contractor near Fort Leonard Wood. The company offers service fitting to commercial and industrial businesses. GREAT PAY, OUTSTANDNG BENEFITS […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:Â As Mayor Tishaura O. Jones was extoling the progress of the city she leads, I was experiencing it at a restaurant with some new friends. It was Tuesday night, and my wife and I were sitting at The Pitch Athletic Club & Tavern, the new soccer-themed restaurant at Union Station. […]
From The Wall Street Journal: In “The Wealth of Nations,” the founding text of free-market economics, Adam Smith took it for granted that workers should be paid enough to cover the living costs of themselves and their dependents. “A man must always live by his work, and his wages must at least be sufficient to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Missouri’s largest homebuilder and one of the largest St. Louis mortgage lenders have joined forces to form a new mortgage company. McBride Homes and Golden Oak Lending have created a joint venture called HomeKey Mortgage LLC that will lend to buyers of new construction houses, and will also refinance mortgages […]
From KMOV: For people who live, work and drive through Brentwood, there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to construction, but MoDOT’s work will continue westward down Manchester Road. “It’s just been a lot, a lot to deal with, and it feels like it’s never-ending,” said Emily Cronin, a […]
The $47 million Residence Inn by Marriott is now open and is the first new hotel to debut in Clayton, Mo. in 30 years. The 12-story, 170-room upscale extended stay hotel was launched during the pandemic – one of the most challenging times for the hospitality industry. Midas Enterprises, along with its financing partners, deployed […]
CannonDesign is proud to share Interior Design magazine’s 2023 Top 100 Giants list includes CannonDesign at #7 overall and as the #1 design firm in both the health and education market sectors. Interior Design’s annual list is one of the most anticipated and revered in the design industry. It seeks to identify the most impactful […]
Kwame Building Group (KWAME) has completed construction of a $3.1 million, 0.53-mile segment of Great Rivers Greenway’s St. Vincent Greenway, from Trojan Park to Robert L. Powell Place in Wellston, MO. Work included demolishing existing sidewalks along the route and replacing them with a 10-foot-wide, multi-use paved path. A small pocket park, including a raised […]
S. M. Wilson & Co. has expanded its field operations team leadership by promoting Steve Williams, Craig Cox, Mike Ashley, Eric Baumgartner and Ryan Phipps from Project Superintendent to General Superintendent. A growing portfolio of work and backlog combined with the firm’s efforts to continuously improve and innovate led to the creation of the positions. […]
The lights had been flickering in Dennis Wisniewski’s Arnold home for quite some time. But the 64-year-old Army veteran had a lot on his plate, raising grandchildren and struggling with his lawn care business. Meanwhile, in Jennings, Mo., Army veteran Thomas Donelson is on disability with more than enough challenges in his life, including a […]
A memorial service will be held for R. David Volk, known as Dave Volk Sr., April 29th (Saturday) at Ladue Chapel, 9450 Clayton Rd. Mr. Volk, a respected statesman in the St. Louis construction industry, died on April 14, at the age of 97 in St. Louis. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey to Henry and […]
McClure Engineering, a St. Louis-based mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firm, hired Jamie Johnson as its new chief operating officer (COO). Johnson will lead, support and oversee the operational and financial health, human resources and talent development, marketing and regulatory compliance for McClure Engineering. She will be responsible for both supporting and executing the firm’s […]
Landmark Interior has become the first MBE firm to become a certified bleacher/seating contractor through Hussey Seating Company located in North Berwick, ME. Cardin Rackley, owner/operator, of Landmark Interior recently received his certification to install Hussey Seating bleachers and seats. Landmark Interior will cover the Midwest region ranging from Chicago to Kansas City. Cardin “Dean” […]
From Ladue News: In St. Charles, an interdisciplinary artist resides inside a piece of his own artwork – a house in which literal and metaphorical doors have opened for its entrepreneurial owners. Zack and Brie Smithey’s home is a multi-level structure made from eight recycled shipping containers that were retrofitted with brick, painted with blue […]
Raciel Ocampo, PE has joined Horner & Shifrin as Transportation Project Manager in the Chicago area. Â Raciel has 10 years of experience in transportation engineering design, with a particular focus on roadway geometrics and maintenance of traffic. Â He has experience as a project manager in Phase I and II work for the Illinois Department of […]
From West Magazine:Â The Chesterfield City Council approved the first portion of the redevelopment project area to utilize tax increment financing (TIF). For what is known as regional area RPA-2, developers are seeking to use up to $25 million in TIF that will include a parking garage at the northwest corner of Chesterfield Parkway West […]
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