From St. Louis Business Journal: A local developer has purchased 95 acres of the Bayer campus in Creve Coeur, with plans for a mixed-use development. Edwardsville-based private equity firm Fireside Financial bought the property at 10300 Olive Blvd. in September from Bayer, which said in February it would offer the western part of its campus for sale. The […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â One of two indisputable facts about the Coldwater Creek saga is Ashley Bernaugh takes her position as president of the Jana Elementary School PTA very seriously. The other is that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in an often thankless effort to remediate lingering radioactive waste, resists sharing detailed information with […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Missouri Senator Doug Beck (D-Affton), president of the Missouri State Building Trades Council, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the St. Louis County Police Department’s new Affton-Southwest (Third) Precinct. The event took place Oct. 19 at the site of the new 15,000 square-foot precinct at 11520 Gravois Road in Affton. […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:Â Glen Carbon’s Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a request from Walmart to add on to its site in Cottonwood Plaza. The retail colossus requested a variance to reduce the number of parking spaces at its facility, located at 400 Junction Drive, because it seeks to expand its building footprint by […]
From The Hill:  One of the long-standing public policy disagreements between Republicans and Democrats is over when government intervention in the economy is warranted.  Republicans are prone to criticize government programs as being wasteful and inefficient, while Democrats maintain they can help to fill gaps that the private sector cannot or will not address. The Infrastructure Investment […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Representatives of St. Louis, St. Louis County and the authority that owns The Dome at America’s Center have reached a tentative agreement dividing up the $519 million remaining in settlement money from the lawsuit over the NFL Rams’ relocation. A copy of the two-page tentative agreement was released by Mayor Tishaura […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:Â The Edwardsville City Council unanimously approved a plan for rezoning two parcels on East Schwarz Street. This comes despite a 2-1 vote at the Nov. 26 Administrative and Community Service (ACS) committee meeting. Alderman SJ Morrison initially voted against the request last month. At ACS, petitioner Keith Moran unveiled a plan […]
From Construction Dive:Â Plan for market conditions to get worse before they get better. Despite battling supply chain issues since late 2020, the construction industry will see continued material price escalation over the next couple of years, according to industry sources. The forecast for year-over-year price escalation in 2022 remains between 9% to 12%, said Michael […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:Â Even with the colder temperatures and a dusting of snow, construction continues in Glen Carbon. Work continues unabated at Orchard Town Center, Meridian Plaza and at Magnolia Commons.Orchard Town Center’s first tenant to likely open will be the Chick-fil-A restaurant on the Troy Road side of the development, across from the Steak […]
From Construction Dive: Whether it’s a cry of frustration or an angry complaint, the phrase “people don’t want to work anymore” seems to have permeated social media as businesses of all types and sizes lament the great resignation. Construction is no stranger to labor shortages. Over several decades, funding that advocates for higher education as the […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A local developer is seeking approval to demolish a former Wells Fargo office in Midtown to make way for two hotels. 2601 Market Hotel Investors LLC — an entity affiliated with St. Louis-based Green Street Real Estate Ventures — is scheduled to go before the St. Louis Preservation Board on Dec. […]
From Construction Dive: It looks like all the talk of recession is finally being reflected on architects’ planning boards. After 20 months of positive growth, the Architecture Billings Index faltered significantly in October, posting a score of 47.7, its first fall since January 2021, according to a release from the American Institute of Architects. Any number below […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer’s plan to build apartments at a high-profile intersection has been rejected by city of St. Louis staff. St. Louis-based developer Lux Living last year pitched a seven-story mixed-use apartment building at the intersection of Kingshighway and Highway 40. Lux’s plan for 1070-1092 S. Kingshighway Blvd., which is owned by Lux-affiliated entities, […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:Â Local apartment developer Lux Living is petitioning to have a city board overturn a decision that has kept the company from moving forward with a new project on South Kingshighway near Highway 40 (Interstate 64). Lux Living wants the St. Louis Preservation Board to reverse a decision by the Cultural Resources […]
From KMOV4: A billion-dollar development project is promising to transform downtown St. Louis, the Mississippi riverfront, and the global construction industry. In an exclusive story with News 4, the development group shared new details, including what companies are expanding to St. Louis to be a part of the project. “Right now, it’s a desolate, vacant area. […]
Ron Unterreiner, founder of PEOPLE of Construction received a lifetime achievement award from MOKAN St. Louis Contractors Assistance Center at that organization’s 48th anniversary celebration and awards dinner on Nov. 18. MOKAN provides training for minority and women preapprentices and business services for M/WBE contractors. Unterreiner founded PEOPLE of Construction in 2014 with the objective […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Since the middle of 2021 Construction Forum has been working on a programming series “Building Tomorrow’s Construction Workforce: Six Steps to Inclusive Employment.” The thesis of the series is that in order to effect truly inclusive employment and economic growth we need basic changes in our Region’s systems. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Â Dan Buck envisioned baseball fields and volleyball courts where weeds and dilapidated concrete stand now. A giant sports complex, with entertainment, restaurants and retail, would have drawn thousands of youth athletes and their families to the site of the former Mills Mall, he argued. Buck still envisions a sports complex. But […]
The PURE Springdale multi-family community in the Northwest Arkansas city of Springdale is now complete and welcoming residents. The community, which was developed by Mia Rose Holding and ERC Holdings, includes 163 one-bedroom units and 71 two-bedroom units spread across 16 three-story buildings. Located next to the Arvest Ballpark, the 13-acre site is visible from […]
Wiegmann Associates has completed HVAC work for the Union At The Grove, a new $42 million, 168-unit multi-family residential development in St. Louis, Missouri. Wiegmann was the installing mechanical contractor and provided design-assist services to M/E1 Engineering, the Engineer of Record, to reduce equipment costs and develop a cost-effective system that provides optimal comfort for […]
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