A recently published study on work:life balance for construction apprentices concludes that apprentices should be provided with tools like trainings on stress management and self-care habits such as meditation, yoga, and proper sleep and diet. It further suggested that community mental health workers and directed efforts by management and labor organizations to impact worker mental […]
by Jeremy Bennett, SITE Improvement Association The $2.3 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress last October promises $621 billion in new transportation infrastructure construction work and $689 billion for buildings and utilities projects for contractors across the country. While the exact amount coming to Missouri may not be known for at […]
Gray Design Group, named one of the Midwest Top Design Firms by Engineering News-Record, welcomes Brie Ray (project associate) to their architecture studio and Joe Kohnen (senior graphic designer) to their Branding + Graphic Design studio. A recent graduate from the University of Missouri – Columbia, Brie utilizes her strong organizational skills and […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum I can’t think about Greg Rhomberg without thinking about the rodeo clowns, the tomatoes, the neon signs, and the friendships that he built. Greg Rhomberg, 57, CEO of NuWay, the concrete form and rental company that his grandfather Adolph and Adolph’s brother founded in 1955, died Wednesday morning. […]
From Construction Dive: Construction needs to find more workers, and there are no easy-to-fill jobs in the industry. In fact, according to an Associated General Contractors of America survey of its members, 91% of contractors had trouble filling positions last year, and experts say the labor crunch for these positions isn’t going to let up anytime […]
From Utility Dive: The U.S. Department of Energy is relaunching a mapping tool designed to help identify areas of the country that are ideal for uses such as wind and solar farms, and has updated it to allow users to specify the type of project they’re siting. The Geospatial Energy Mapper, or GEM, launched in 2013 […]
From Construction Dive: COVID-19 claimed more construction worker lives in its first year than any other cause, according to a data analysis by Silver Spring, Maryland-based CPWR, the Center for Construction Research and Training. Based on first-of-its-kind Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, the research looked at 2020’s 224,400 construction worker deaths, both on […]
From Leader Publications: After three hours of public comments and discussions, the Herculaneum Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to recommend approval of two requests from the Love’s Travel Stops company to build a truck stop west of I-55 and north of McNutt Street and Providence Way. The P&Z Commission advises the Herculaneum Board of Aldermen […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Cahokia Heights has not yet received the funding promised by state and federal leaders to fix failing infrastructure that causes raw sewage to back up in some residents’ homes and yards and stormwater to flood their streets. Officials have been working to find funding since media coverage and lawsuits starting in 2020 detailed the […]
From the New Yorker: Before Jason Ballard became an entrepreneur, he considered becoming a priest. His speech is still peppered with the idiom of faith—wicked, angels, sacred—and, when he latches on to a subject he cares about, he assumes a rousing, propulsive cadence. These days, the topic he is most evangelical about is our broken […]
From Leader Publications: Jefferson County officials learned last week that they will receive another $7 million-plus to help cover infrastructure costs for the James Hardie Industries manufacturing plant in Crystal City. On Jan. 4, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved $75 million in grants for projects statewide through the Governor’s Transportation Cost-Share Program, which includes […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Anheuser-Busch InBev’s new St. Louis training center, which is under construction and on track to open in full by the end of next year, is a showcase of how the brewing giant is evolving its manufacturing systems in a way that’s designed to shave costs from the process. Dubbed the Technical […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â In September 1957, William and Dorothy Cunningham moved their young family from Detroit to St. Louis, and nine months later into a new house in the Paddock Hills subdivision of Florissant, joining thousands of others who moved to north St. Louis County during the postwar housing boom. William, an aerospace engineer, […]
From Saint Louis Public Radio:Â Tower Grove Park revived a stream buried for more than 120 years to reduce flooding in the nearby Shaw neighborhood. The restored stream on the east side of the park now contains rain gardens that capture and redistribute stormwater to prevent flooding. It will also be the site where people in […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  It’s not the total makeover that many motorists desire, but Republican Gov. Mike Parson wants to begin widening parts of traffic-choked Interstate 70. In a 50-minute address to lawmakers Wednesday, Parson called on the GOP-controlled House and Senate to approve $859 million to add lanes on the highway from Wentzville to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new apartment complex and subdivision are being proposed at an existing retail-focused development in west St. Louis County. Developer Greenberg Development Co. has submitted plans to rezone 11.8 acres at 16720, 16780 and 16700 Main St., along with 16795 and 16727 Manchester Road, at the Town Center development in Wildwood. A public […]
From River Bender: Construction is now complete on Illinois American Water’s new 16,000-square-foot operations center, consolidating field operations, administrative, and operations support staff in a single location. The new center, located at 502 Mound Street in Jerseyville, was celebrated with a ribbon cutting to signify the grand opening. Joining on the momentous occasion was the Jersey […]
From npr:Â 3D printing is taking home construction to new heights. In Houston, a giant printer is building what designers say is the first 3D-printed two-story house in the U.S. The machine has been pouring a concrete mix from a nozzle, one layer at a time, in hot weather and cold, alongside a sparse on-site workforce, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis restauranteur Ben Poremba is gearing up to open his latest concept, a New York-style Jewish deli called Deli Divine and located at the Delmar Divine project in the West End neighborhood. Construction is underway, and Poremba is targeting a March 1 opening for the business, 5501 Delmar Blvd. Costs totaled $600,000, and construction […]
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – the St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization – has announced plans for its next virtual “Talking Transit” event, which is set for Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 8:30 a.m. via ZOOM. This event will highlight the trajectory of transit in the St. Louis region in 2023. The event is free […]
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