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From The Source-WASHU: Ed Soltero has been appointed assistant vice chancellor and university architect for Facilities Planning & Management at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Shantay Bolton, executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer. In his position, Soltero will lead the planning and design team and manage initiatives for long-term campus planning, collaborate […]

From Yahoo:  PGAV announces Andy Struckhoff as the new President of PGAV Planners, LLC, the firm’s fast-growing urban planning practice subsidiary. Struckhoff, elevated from his role as Vice President, has led the group to achieve deeper regional partnerships; working with the City of St. Louis to develop the Economic Justice Action Plan, with the 24:1 Municipal Collaborative on a […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  South Side Spaces, a St. Louis-based property development and management company, is hosting a contest to give a small business six months of free rent at its latest renovation project. Located at 2616-20 Cherokee St., the mixed-use building in Gravois Park will have six apartments and three commercial units. Aldermen previously […]

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Five zoning requests were unanimously approved Tuesday by the Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals. The five include: • A request by Ana K. Flores Garcia and Gloria Flores Garcia for a special use permit to allow continued placement of a single-wide mobile home at 3214 Yale Avenue, Collinsville. • A […]

From Missouri Business Alert: The Federal Aviation Administration awarded $7 million to three Missouri airports for renovations and restructuring, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday. The Missouri airports were included in the administration’s nearly $1 billion in funding to 99 airports across the country. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and is part of the […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Dillard’s Inc. is alleging city officials “colluded” with developers behind a $3 billion effort to create a downtown Chesterfield that could cause the retailer to lose its store through eminent domain, according to a new lawsuit. The department store chain alleges Chesterfield officials did not follow state law when it approved […]

From Leader Publications:  A vacant factory and warehouse at 605 E. Outer 21 between Arnold and Fenton may get a new lease on life as a shingles distribution site. The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 on Feb. 9 to recommend approval of a rezoning request for the 1.7-acre property, which is just south […]

Western Specialty Contractors – St. Louis Masonry Branch has restored the façade of Southwestern Illinois College’s three-story main complex in Belleville, IL. Founded in 1946, Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City and Red Bud. Western contracted with project consultant Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. (WTI) in May […]

Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, is pleased to announce three new appointees to serve on the company’s Board of Advisors. Coming from a variety of industries and leadership positions, these new appointees bring years of experience to help Clayco pursue its organizational goals and navigate industry challenges as […]

From Gensler:  Lifelong learning can be transformative. It gives us a sense of progression and evolution, and a sense of direction and purpose. As a concept, the potential opportunity it brings is excellent, but as a process, lifelong learning hasn’t translated itself into our culture or manifested itself in our everyday lives. There is still […]

From West Newsmagazine:  A new development proposed on 66 acres at the northeast corner of Hwy. 100 and Melrose Road in Wildwood will have not only individual septic sewers but also community wells. Whalen Custom Homes is requesting approval of a preliminary plat for the development of 12 single-family homes with lots that are 3.4 […]

From Area Development:  Shifting policies and regulations, increased consumer spending, significant investments by leading automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), continued environmental concerns, high gas costs, decreasing battery prices, and charging system technology advancements are among the many components contributing to electric vehicles (EVs) record-setting sales in the second quarter of 2022. By 2030, automakers are anticipated to […]

From Gensler:  If innovating were as easy as telling employees to “be innovative” and “fail fast,” companies would be disrupting the market left and right — but we all know that’s not the case. Despite innovation being a strategic priority for businesses across industries, it’s not always well supported in daily work-life. What makes one […]

From Building Design+Constrcution:  Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen record-high construction costs and delays that have affected almost every industry across the country. And, with the most recent report from CBRE, it’s clear construction costs will continue to rise. The global real estate services firm has predicted a staggering 14.1% annual […]

From FOX:  There are new concerns about a long-time nature sanctuary that’s now surrounded by suburban development in St. Charles. Bangert Island is a 160-acre haven for hikers and bike riders just south of Interstate 70 along the Missouri River. The concerns have arisen over a change in who controls the island. The City of […]

From West Newsmagazine:  Property owners have been waiting 17 years for action to be taken on land near Town Center in Wildwood. Developers have been on hold for seven. But at its Feb. 13 meeting, the City Council said enough and gave final approval to  rezoning for The Reserve at Wildwood. The residential development from […]

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Considered by some a short-lived housing experiment, and by others an important piece of post-war innovation, an increasingly shrinking number of Lustron homes continue to capture the intrigue of many Americans. In Webster Groves, city officials  are currently working to have the community’s remaining Lustron homes designated as historic landmarks in the […]

From Area Development:  Amid increasing recession concerns and mounting pressure from key stakeholders to mitigate supply chain disruption risks, industrial products (IP) sector leaders continue to grapple with workforce issues, leaving social commitments like DEI initiatives to fall to the back burner. These initiatives involve strategies to attract and retain a diverse workforce, implementing programs […]

From Building Design+Construction:  Regenerative design examines how buildings and products can be designed to minimize their environmental impact and improve the health of ecosystems. It is the next step in sustainability and was the topic of a recent LinkedIn Live with Sean Quinn, HOK’s director of Regenerative Design, and Microsoft’s JoAnn Garbin, director of Innovation […]

From Building Design+Construction: Designers are responsible to clients in multiple ways. Maintaining a brand’s high aesthetic standards is key among them, but additional more pragmatic responsibilities such as budget and establishing client tools for successful future projects can be equally important. This is where the benefits of guidelines and standards enters the designer-client conversation. Defining standards […]