From Labor Tribune: The Iron Workers Local 396 training school recently welcomed its youngest visitor yet – an eight-year-old Moscow Mills girl who’s been fascinated with welding since she was only five. Her father, Jeff Deane, welds on the side. His daughter Addi watched him weld for a year, and finally, when she was six, he […]
From Construction Dive: What is the next big thing in construction? What do precon teams need to be preparing for? Although inflation, material costs, supplies and the labor shortages are still predicted to be a big problem for contractors in 2023, there is light at the end of the tunnel. According to all the industry reports released […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Excellent early childhood education is critical to addressing the workforce challenges that employers face today. Statistics show a clear picture of an impending economic crisis. In the state of Missouri, the costs are high. The state loses $1.35 billion in economic growth and $280 million in tax revenue due to child […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $88.2 million contract with NGA, where some of the work will be done in the St. Louis area. Virginia-based General Dynamics will provide software development services to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency over the course of the five-year contract, according to a release. General Dynamics […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: The first steps are being taken in the creation of a shared-use path along Illinois Route 159 south of downtown. When it’s finished this summer, the 10-foot-wide, off-road path will connect Magnolia Street to Madison County Transit’s Goshen Trail. The city has brought on Stutz Excavating, which has begun clearing the area […]
Oculus Inc., an award-winning, WBE-certified architecture and interior design firm, announces the promotion of Jaime Merrill, NCDIQ, IIDA, to Hospitality Design Leader. In her new role, Merrill will help enhance the firm’s hospitality roster in Portland and the West Coast, while expanding hospitality design services to other markets Oculus serves. “Jaime has been instrumental in […]
Western Specialty Contractors would like to congratulate Peoria, IL Assistant Branch Manager Jared Osterman and St. Louis Concrete Branch Sales/Project Manager George Justice on graduating from the 2023 Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Four Western employees have graduated from the program over the past two years. Left to Right: Western Region […]
Design-build contractor Keystone Construction Company has kicked off construction on a new $6 million mixed-use building in Chesterfield Valley’s Spirit Valley Business Park. The building will feature 40,000 square feet of flexible space, which can be divided between one to four tenants, and accommodates a wide range of uses from warehouse, office, manufacturing, showroom and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â Three architects and an interior designer at the St. Louis-based firm Bond Architects have been elevated to principals of the company, after its founder stepped down from that role last year. As principals, Rebecca Kleba, Michelle Wells, Erik Wilson and Andrea Giovando now have ownership in the Clayton-based company, said […]
The Smith NMTC Associates team is thrilled to announce the closing of a $7M SLDC New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) supported loan to Tabernacle Community Development Corporation (CDC), a Missouri nonprofit organization, in partnership with St. Louis Development Corporation, through its Housing Access and Neighborhood Stabilization Revolving Loan Fund, and an investment from U.S. Bancorp […]
Woodward Lofts, a multifamily housing project from St. Louis-based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers was recently named a winner of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2023 Housing Awards. Now in its 23rd year, the 2023 Housing Awards recognize 10 exceptional residential designs throughout the United States. This year’s recipients were selected […]
S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, has promoted Brandon Groom to Project Manager. Groom, who has seven years of construction industry experience, joined S. M. Wilson as an Assistant Project Manager in 2022. In his new role as Project Manager, Groom is responsible for subcontractor procurement and management, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Recent news of major office landlords Brookfield Property Partners LP and Columbia Property Trust defaulting on loans for prominent U.S. office properties may’ve sent a shiver through an already anxious commercial real estate industry. But are they indicative of a looming threat? Some analysts who track the office market say it’s more […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has called out construction for its lack of diversity in its latest proposed strategic enforcement plan, the official operating roadmap that will guide the agency’s enforcement efforts through 2027. In a section focused on recruitment and hiring practices and policies that discriminate, the EEOC’s proposed […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: One of the region’s premier helpers of the homeless is looking to expand into far south city. But residents may not make room. Leaders at Peter & Paul Community Services say moving from a 60-bed basement in Soulard to a church in Carondelet will allow them to house up to 100 […]
From SLC3: Humans instinctively seek to avoid injury and pain. Yet, we often behave in a manner which is a threat to our well-being. As an example, have you ever done anything foolish, something that you know puts you at increased risk? When you realized how mindless you were, whether you got hurt or not, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis developer Lux Living’s bid for a review of a city board’s denial of a proposed apartment complex at Kingshighway Boulevard and Interstate 64 was rejected Wednesday by another city commission. In a unanimous vote, the St. Louis Planning Commission declined at its meeting Wednesday to review the St. Louis Preservation […]
From Citizens for Modern Transit: The transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) will host its next virtual “Talking Transit” event on Wednesday, April 26 at 8:30 am via Zoom. This event will highlight the value and impacts of placemaking and how transit stops are a natural fit for placemaking projects that can have a […]
From Leader Publications: A traffic study commissioned by the city of Herculaneum says the roundabout on the west side of the city can handle the additional traffic expected to be generated by a Love’s Travel Stop proposed for the area. On Monday, Herculaneum officials discussed the traffic study, which the CBB engineering firm completed. A small […]
From ReJournal: Poettker Construction Company of Breese, Illinois, in the St. Louis market ranked 105 on Associated Builders and Contractors’ fifth annual Top Performers publication, which lists its contractor members that build the country’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects, ranked by work hours. In addition to the Top 250 Performers list, Poettker also ranked 50 on the […]
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