From West Newsmagazine: On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the city of Town & Country held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Military and First Responders Tribute, to be constructed in the Town Square. This memorial, honoring military veterans, active military members and first responders, is set to become a peaceful place for community reflection. “This […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Pangea Development has cut ties with the developer of the new Park North pickelball courts. The pickleball courts were announced earlier this year and were expected to be built on Park North. SmashHouse, LLC was one of the companies involved in the design and development of the courts. The decision was […]
Robert “Bob” G. Miller, former business manager of IBEW Local 1 died Nov. 4th. He was business manager of Local 1 from 1994 through 2001, ushering the organization into the information age. He partnered with Doug Martin, former executive director of the St. Louis Chapter National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) to facilitate new training focused […]
From Construction Dive: The Biden-Harris administration has made the first update to highway work zone safety rule in 20 years, the Federal Highway Administration announced Nov. 5. The changes, which will go into effect Dec. 2, seek to decrease the likelihood of work zone fatalities for workers and motorists by establishing minimum requirements and providing […]
From West Newsmagazine: At its Oct. 28 meeting, the Town & Country Board of Aldermen approved a site development plan for a McBride Home mixed-use project at Woods Mill Center, located at 14302 South Outer Forty Road. This decision comes after more than a year of community engagement and multiple revisions to the plan, ultimately […]
From Construction Dive: Nonresidential construction planning scaled back in October for the second consecutive month, according to Dodge Construction Network. The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that measures nonresidential construction planning, fell 5.3% in October due to a downturn in commercial and institutional projects, according to the report. Institutional planning, which includes education, life science […]
IMPACT Strategies, Inc. recently started construction on a new affordable housing community being developed by SIHF Healthcare named Vivian’s Village in Cahokia Heights, IL. The new development is located at 5708 Bond Avenue next to Touchette Regional Hospital and is named after Vivian Cash who lived in St. Clair County for 64 years and very […]
Brynnleigh Weaver joined Tarlton Corp., St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, as an estimator on the firm’s preconstruction and estimating team. In this role, she works closely with Greg Sweeso, Tarlton manager of preconstruction and estimating, and others on the critical stages of projects including compiling accurate, detailed budgets, scheduling, value […]
On November 7, the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) announced the winners of the 2024 Keystone construction industry awards at its Construction Awards gala at the River City Casino Hotel. Guy Phillips, former St. Louis Y98 radio personality, served as emcee for the program that showcased the work of Missouri’s construction industry. AGCMO also […]
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 […]
From Riverbender: Lewis and Clark Community College’s N.O. Nelson Campus in Edwardsville will hold an Industrial Careers Open House on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. This career fair/networking event is open to both potential students and L&C alumni who would like to learn more about the careers available to them with training from L&C’s Process Operations […]
From KSDK: Electrical company Ameren and the nonprofit Rebuilding Together St. Louis joined forces to support a woman who has struggled to get in and out of her house for years. Volunteers drilled and sawed wood outside of a home in St. John in north St. Louis County on Saturday. Construction manager Anthon Gartner said […]
From NPR: The documentary “Concrete Jungle Gym” chronicles the brilliant and complicated life of Bob Cassilly, the creator of City Museum. Premiering at the St. Louis International Film Festival this weekend, the film draws on decades of footage to create an intimate portrait of an artist driven to create something bold — and big — […]
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Engineering (SOE) held a room dedication and unveiling in honor of The Goley Companies. The family-owned company donated a $110,000 endowed gift to mark the company’s 50th anniversary. SOE students are often employed by the company during their first or second year of academic instruction in the construction management […]
From Leader Publications: Northwest R-1 School District officials recently agreed to spend nearly $100,000 to replace most of the asphalt parking lot at High Ridge Elementary. They also decided to spend almost $28,000 for a new digital sign for High Ridge Elementary, according to Board of Education documents. The school board voted 6-0 on Oct. […]
From Leader Publications: Eureka has put the long-awaited Allenton Bridge replacement project on hold due to higher-than-expected estimated construction costs. Mayor Sean Flower said in a statement on Oct. 29 that the city received one bid for the bridge replacement project the was significantly higher than the $9 million estimated cost by the design firm […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Council chambers in Webster Groves were packed Monday night as citizens voiced opinions on a divisive proposal for the development of a new mental health facility. The plan was unanimously green-lighted that same night by the Webster Groves Plan Commission and will now move to the city council for review. The project […]
From The Intelligencer: On Monday, Chairman and CEO Tom Hough announced that Carrollton Bank will be building a new 2-1/2 story bank building in downtown Edwardsville where the old Hardee’s/DaVita Dialysis building was on Buchanan Street, next to the bank’s drive-up facility at the intersection of Buchanan and Schwarz Street. When the new building is […]
From Fast Company: Although I have a good gig as a full professor at Iowa State University, I’ve daydreamed about learning a trade—something that required both my mind and my hands. So in 2018, I started night courses in welding at Des Moines Area Community College. For three years, I studied different types of welding […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum On December 5th you’ll have an opportunity to give back to the community and to gain some free insights on what it will take to uplift our local construction climate. We’ll be reprising our 2019 and 2023 programs “St. Louis vs. Anywhere Else” at the Touhill […]
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