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CEC St. Louis is pleased to welcome Austin DeSain, P.L.S., as a Principal in our Survey/Geospatial practice. Austin is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Missouri with more than 25 years of experience in survey operations, construction management, and technology implementation. His background includes leading survey teams and managing a wide range of civil and […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Sixteen students recently graduated from the Missouri Works Initiative’s (MWI) Apprentice Ready in Construction (ARC) program preparing them for a lifelong, rewarding career in the St. Louis building trades. The students celebrated their graduation at the IBEW Local 1 union hall Aug. 29 along with state officials, including Representative […]

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Holland Construction Services is proud to announce the promotion of Nathan Munie to Director of Preconstruction. In this role, Nathan oversees all preconstruction efforts, including budgeting, estimating, trade partner relationships, and design-build strategy for Holland’s growing portfolio of commercial, multifamily, and institutional projects. Nathan brings more than 15 years of industry experience to the position, […]

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Holland Construction Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Greg Goette to Project Executive. In this role, Greg leads Holland’s Ops teams through project development, operational guidance and execution for the firm’s education and municipal market sectors, providing strategic guidance in preconstruction, value engineering, and risk mitigation. Greg brings more than two decades of […]

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Holland Construction Services is proud to announce the promotion of Ryan Castello to IT Director, recognizing his leadership and innovation in advancing the company’s technology capabilities over the past six years. Since joining Holland, Castello has played a pivotal role in transforming the company’s IT operations. He spearheaded the transition from outsourced IT to an […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: While the dust has yet to settle along Big Bend Boulevard in Kirkwood, St. Louis Community College paused last week to celebrate the grand opening of two new buildings on its Meramec campus. Both the new Emerging Technology Center and Financial Services Education Center are now “open for business,” STLCC leaders say, […]

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The Missouri Gateway Green Building Council will host GPRO Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Essentials Training on October 1–2, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily at the Commerce Bank Education Center (CBEC) 4651 Shaw Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. This in-person course is designed for building professionals—including facility managers, superintendents, operators, engineers, and property staff—in both […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Luke’s Hospital has received a $25 million gift it says will aid construction of a new emergency department. The money includes $15 million from the Crawford Taylor Foundation, launched in 1997 by the late Enterprise Mobility founder Jack Taylor, and $5 million from members of the Taylor and Kindle […]

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The City of St. Louis continues an ambitious new chapter in community planning with a heavy focus on tornado-impacted neighborhoods, and residents are at the heart of it. Through the PlanSTL Neighborhood Planning Program, led by the Planning and Urban Design Agency in partnership with the Office of Recovery, the City is launching neighborhood planning […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Work on improving safety along Route 100 in St. Louis has started. The six-mile stretch of road that runs between Broadway and the St. Louis city limits along Chouteau and Manchester avenues has seen over 1,500 crashes in the past five years. This rate is four times higher than other […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Demolition equipment started appearing in St. Louis neighborhoods just days after a tornado ripped through parts of the city on May 16. Since then, houses and commercial properties determined to be beyond salvation have been coming down across the worst-hit neighborhoods, mostly in wards north of Delmar, the city’s historical […]

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From ABC: When a professional football career was no longer on the horizon for 19-year-old Simon Tyler, he turned to construction work. “A lot of my mates were doing it … and the industry had that kind of camaraderie, team mateship, that I really enjoyed at the footy club,” explains Dr Tyler, now 37. While […]

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From West Newsmagazine: An agreement has been approved for the next phase of the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail – an 11-mile trail that encompasses the majority of commercial, industrial and recreational land uses in Chesterfield Valley. The Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District will facilitate construction of phase 6 of the levee trail and restoration associated with the project. […]

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A new article by Dr. John S. Gaal, published in the International Journal of Vocational Education and Training (Summer 2025 edition), examines how peer support models can address the construction industry’s mental health crisis. With deaths from overdoses and suicides far outpacing on-the-job fatalities, Gaal highlights how unions and contractors are adopting innovative approaches to […]

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From Virginia Tech: A group of Virginia Tech researchers just got a boost toward bulldozing the construction industry’s biggest challenges. The Coalition for Smart Construction recently announced the recipients of its first seed grants. Created to build on the university’s transdisciplinary strengths and collaborative culture, the coalition helps faculty make connections with each other, industry, […]

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September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, with Sept. 8–12 recognized as Construction Suicide Prevention Week and Sept. 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day. To honor these observances, the U.S. Department of Labor released a new video message from Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling and a blog post by OSHA Acting Assistant Secretary Amanda Wood Laihow, urging […]

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The SLATE Missouri Job Center will host its Apprenticeships & Trades Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at 1520 Market Street, bringing together more than 30 employers, training providers, and unions to connect job seekers with pathways to stable, long-term careers. Construction will be a major focus, with opportunities through […]

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SSC Engineering has promoted three of its owners to expanded leadership positions as the firm enters its 34th year. Michael Vande Velde has been named senior associate, Jeremy Schuette has advanced to director, and Corey Bryant has been elevated to principal. Bryant joins Chris Cornett, Rich Kwiatkowski, and Brian Scott on the firm’s principal team […]

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The City of St. Louis is accepting applications for its next Director of Streets, a cabinet-level position overseeing the City’s Streets, Refuse, Traffic & Lighting, and Towing divisions. The position plays a critical leadership role in shaping transportation infrastructure, service delivery, and mobility throughout the city. The City Administration sought insight from key stakeholders in […]

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From City Scene STL: Back in January, Keeley Properties proposed a 7-story apartment building on the site of the Boy Scouts office at 4568 West Pine before cancelling the project towards the end of February. That plan contemplated 170-180 apartments and no retail space. ESG Architects of Minneapolis was connected to that proposal as the […]

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