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IMPACT Strategies, Inc. is pleased to honor Bryce Reeves, Project Engineer, who recently completed the SIUE Construction Leadership Institute. The Institute was developed by the SIUE School of Business and Engineering with guidance from local construction industry executives. This program is designed to provide valuable knowledge and skills that can be used to tackle the […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The Sheldon Concert Hall is undergoing renovations that will add a new lobby, improvements to its art galleries and a new look from the street. Construction started in January with the project part of an $11 million master plan for the Sheldon, which houses a concert hall and art galleries […]

At IMPACT Strategies Inc., safety is always a top priority. Our commitment to safety is a daily state of mind with our record being recently recognized by the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO.) IMPACT Strategies recently received an AGC of Missouri Work Hours Category Safety Award. This selection was made based on our 2024 […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The largest homebuilder in the state of Missouri and one of its key contractors have ended their working relationship and are facing off in court, with competing claims of breach of contract and fraud. McBride Homes, the Chesterfield-based homebuilder that is the largest in both the St. Louis region and […]

by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]

Kenny Bassler, P.E., whose 13-year career in the electrical industry has included several award-winning projects, has joined Schaeffer Electric as project director. Bassler will manage large complex commercial and industrial projects for Schaeffer and he will have direct oversight of the project managers in the large project group. Bassler comes to Schaeffer from PayneCrest Electric […]

The City of Red Bud, IL announced it has been selected to receive a $932,041 Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery (RISE) Implementation grant. As part of the state-funded program, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will award a total of $10 million for community revitalization projects, […]

The “MEP Industry Trade Show” – formerly known as the Midwest HVAC Trade Show – brought the contractors and trades responsible for building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems together for the first time at one event on April 23 rd in the St. Charles Convention Center. The exhibition, hosted in collaboration with SMACNA St. Louis, […]

by Bob Clark, Founder and Executive Chairman, Clayco At Clayco, safety is personal. Every time an employee gets hurt on one of our jobs—whether it’s a scratch, a pinched finger, or something more serious—I treat it as if it happened to a member of my own family. In fact, everyone at Clayco is family. I […]

Jerseyville Public Library officials celebrated the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Grand opening of its new 7,500-square-foot addition, which was made possible through fundraising, a grant from the Illinois State Library, and a loan from the City of Jerseyville. S. M. Wilson & Co. is the Construction Manager at Risk, while Farnsworth Group is the architect. “Our […]

From The St. Louis Post Dispatch:  Ameren Missouri’s plans to build a 66-acre training complex here were approved Wednesday following lengthy discussion about unfinished sewer and traffic impact studies. The training complex, which Ameren officials say will draw thousands of utility workers each year, will be built near the intersection of Josephville and Mexico roads on […]

From Missouri University of Science and Technology:  Over 30 members of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers competed at the Mid-America Student Symposium this April in Nebraska. This year’s regional symposium was cohosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Missouri S&T’s students […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The city of St. Louis’ Preservation Board Monday gave approval to 30-story apartment tower proposed in the Central West End, a move that comes as the delayed project eyes the start of construction. The Preservation Board previously in 2022 gave preliminary approval to the apartment project, Albion West End at […]

From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer was elected this month on a campaign that stressed competent delivery of city services — something that has been visibly absent from the city’s leadership in recent years. As such, a proposal to create the position of city manager, to be filled by an apolitical […]

From Temple University:  Concrete is everywhere. As the world’s most widely used construction material, it forms bridges, buildings, roads and other infrastructure. But concrete, and its primary ingredient, cement, are responsible for roughly 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions. In fact, if the cement industry were a country, it would rank as the fourth largest greenhouse […]

From Construction Dive:  A foreign construction equipment maker is betting big on President Donald Trump’s trade policies even as developers cancel billions in clean energy and tech manufacturing projects. JCB, the U.K.-based construction equipment company, plans to double the size of its San Antonio, Texas, factory to 1 million square feet, said Anthony Bamford, JCB chairman, in […]

From New York Institute of Technology:  The Center for Offsite Construction (CfOC) at New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design and the Good Developments Group (GDG) have contracted to collaborate on advancing modular construction standardization and industry adoption. The cross-disciplinary agreement lays the foundation for a strategic partnership called Configure to Order […]

From Spectrum News:  Mercy Hospital’s new $650 million Wentzville campus is expected to complete construction in 2029. Community leaders and hospital officials broke ground on the 60-acre site Thursday. “We’re talking about a place where families don’t have to travel to get the healthcare that they need,” said Mike Elam, Chair of the St. Charles […]

From RiverBender:  Ameren Illinois’ new carbon-free assessment program aimed at helping public schools in the state reduce energy costs and improve sustainability has been very successful, Michael Pittman, manager of new clean energy programs, said. The program, which began in the first quarter of 2024, offers comprehensive energy assessments to public school districts within Ameren […]

by Ben Hilliker, Founding Principal, Hilliker Corporation Hilliker Corporation was established in March,1985. It was a very different era. Real estate agents couldn’t communicate with their clients, or with other agents, by e-mail, or texts, or even by fax. There were no cell phones. To my recollection, there were only three commercial agents who had […]