From For Construction Pros: With the management of stormwater, the demand for pervious concrete has increased and demand will likely continue. Thankfully, modern pervious concrete mixes have dramatically improved in terms of placeability and speed of placement. Pervious concrete has come a long way in the last 20 years, with several significant developments along the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Construction on The Pitch Athletic Club & Tavern, the latest venture by St. Louis-based hotel and hospitality firm Lodging Hospitality Management, is well underway. The sports and soccer bar, located in the former Senior Julio’s space in Union Station at 1820 Market St., kitty-corner across from CityPark Stadium. It’s set […]
From Labor Tribune: Tile Setters Local 18’s Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Apprenticeship school was recently contacted by an estimator from one of their signatory contractors. A friend of his, Heather Edmiston, was involved in a car accident and is facing the possibility of being in a wheelchair indefinitely. Her father, Rick Edmiston, needed to make […]
From For Construction Pros: Drones help reduce unplanned costs and rework throughout a project by providing a steady stream of jobsite progress data. Drones – the aerial eye of the jobsite – have become a very versatile tool for earthmoving operations. Among the benefits, increasing efficiency, productivity, and accuracy on jobsites. In addition, drones help […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: As Memphis-based commercial real estate firm Development Services Group weighed whether to invest in downtown St. Louis by renovating the historic Butler Brothers building into apartments, the developer’s first look at the data behind that $140 million decision wasn’t very convincing. The high-level numbers, such as vacancy rates and growth projections, […]
From FOX2now: The City of St. Charles shut down its largest water well due to contamination on Monday. A spokesperson for the City of St. Charles said the Public Works Department closed the well in Elm Point Wellfield. The city has now shut down five of the seven wells. FOX 2 reported that when the city […]
From Call Newspapers: The Sunset Hills Bass Pro Shops currently under construction is expanding from its original proposal to include boat sales, rentals and servicing. The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen approved a conditional use permit Nov. 8 for a change in use at the site at 3600 S. Lindbergh Blvd. for the yet-to-be-opened outdoor sporting […]
From For Construction Pros: Ballmann Earthworks owner/operator Jon Ballmann started his St. Louis, Missouri-area business in his 20s, and his rise to success was paved with great ideas that were also well-executed. Ballmann Earthworks owner/operator Jon Ballmann started his St. Louis, Missouri-area business in his 20s, and his rise to success was paved with great […]
From The Center for Construction Research and Training: Men in construction are dying from suicide at roughly twice the rate of workers in all industries. Episode 10 explores the contributing factors, signs and symptoms, and actions that can be taken by individuals, companies, and communities to destigmatize the issue and help one another. Dr. John […]
This week, Construction Forum Photographer/Videographer and Drone Eagle, LLC owner Louis Kelly’s drone camera updates us on progress for a combined apartment complex and 70,000-square-foot Target store that will sit along Grand Boulevard between Gratiot and Papin Streets, near the Saint Louis University campus. The new Target will anchor a $60 million mixed-use development dubbed […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Apartment developer Lux Living is trying again with a plan to transform the Central West End’s historic Engineers’ Club Building into apartments after a St. Louis board rejected its proposal last year. On Monday, the St. Louis Preservation Board will review Lux Living’s plan to build a six-story apartment building around […]
S. M. Wilson & Co. has completed construction of a new $1.7 million, state-of-the-art community clinic for Hermann Area District Hospital in Hermann, Missouri. The project included the interior remodel of the west portion of the Alco building into a 10,000-square-foot-clinic to serve area residents. S. M. Wilson served as the General Contractor. SOA Architecture […]
The directors from five busy airports in the St. Louis region say the collaboration that takes place amongst their airports is unique in the aviation industry and a model for success — accounting for more than 36,500 jobs (between airport operations and tenants) and generating a collective annual economic impact that exceeds $10 billion and […]
Wiegmann Associates, a top St. Louis-based mechanical contractor and national leader in design/build HVAC projects, has been recognized by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly as a 2022 Winning Workplace. Just thirteen St. Louis employers were recognized for creating a work culture where employees thrive and grow personally and professionally. “The biggest reason for our […]
From WBRC: Imagine being 24 years old, finding your own company and designing something that’s in demand for women in the workforce. That fits the description of Morgan Dawson. Dawson founded Dawson Workwear that launched in July of 2020, using her own personal experience, to create workwear for working women. Dawson Workwear currently designs and […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Missouri Department of Transportation will brief the public Wednesday on a two-year project to upgrade Manchester Road between Interstate 270 and Highway 141. The “open house”-style session will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Des Peres Lodge, 1050 Des Peres Road. MoDOT engineers will be on hand to […]
From Construction Dive: Nonresidential spending totaled $898.4 billion in October on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, a decrease of 0.3%, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis. The drop in nonresidential spending follows ABC’s backlog report in October that also indicated weakness in the nonresidential construction sector. The analysis suggests slower nonresidential construction activity, […]
From Construction Dive: Struck-by hazards kill. Transportation incidents were the second leading cause of death in construction and contact with objects or equipment the fourth from 2018 to 2020, according to the Center for Construction Research and Training. Those deaths happen despite the well-known dangers of struck-bys — which OSHA describes as an injury or death produced by […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Between April 29 and July 5, 2019, St. Charles County was inundated by floodwater. Approximately 90,000 acres across the county and hundreds of residents were affected. To aid those residents, the county was offered a grant agreement by the Missouri Department of Economic Development under its federal disaster action plan. But […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Drivers on Interstate 70 at Cave Springs may experience temporary delays overnight Wednesday, Dec. 7 and Thursday, Dec. 8. Crews will be placing girders over I-70 from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Motorists can expect a two-lane closure approaching the bridge construction and then 15-minute intermittent full closures of the interstate […]
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