From West Newsmagazine: While Olive Street Road is a main east-west commercial thoroughfare in Creve Coeur, Ladue Road likely takes that prize as a prime residential route, and it was the latter that was the focus of major improvements at the Oct. 14 City Council meeting. A bill authorizing the submittal of a Surface Transportation […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The St. Louis metro area is positioned “as well or better” than other regions in the country to end the old conversation pitting downtown redevelopment against neighborhood improvements, a policy expert at the Brookings Institution said Wednesday. Xavier de Souza Briggs, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro, said St. Louis […]
From Bloomberg: Soon after it opened in 2001 as part of a massive waterfront development on the River Clyde, Glasgow’s Science Centre became a top attraction. Queen Elizabeth opened the sleek crescent-shaped complex, which featured a titanium-clad IMAX theater and exhibits that promised to unlock the mysteries of science and the promise of emerging technologies. […]
From Ladue News: The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis will soon impress with a new look and slate of experiences for visitors and locals to enjoy. In summer of 2024, Cohen Equities, local developer Jeff Parrish and the City of Lake Saint Louis broke ground on a public-private partnership to construct a multimillion-dollar city park […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Embattled St. Louis developer Green Street is no longer involved in a massive plan to remake Brentwood. The $436 million Brentwood Bound mixed-use redevelopment, proposed by Green Street, has been taken over by a real estate firm created by ex-Green Street employees, Halo Real Estate Ventures, Halo CEO Joel Oliver […]
From St. Louis-mo.gov: The City of St. Louis Community Development Administration (CDA) announced today the allocation of over $18 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $3.1 million in HOME funds for 2025. These resources will foster the city’s ongoing commitment to addressing pressing social services, affordable housing, and infrastructure needs. The wide-ranging […]
Speed to market drives the growing need for prefabrication in the healthcare industry. TJ Wies Prefab prefabricated and installed panels which enclosed the 30,000-square-foot BJC Parkland Medical Offices (MOB) in Farmington, MO in just five days. “Recognizing BJC Hospital as a leader in construction efficiency in the Midwest, we were eager to collaborate with Impact […]
St. Louis Downtown Airport has been awarded $4,740,328 in funding through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Grant Program to help cover the cost of completing the third phase of construction for its taxiway reconstruction project. The work on Taxiway Bravo will be completed under an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation […]
Alberici proudly marks the 25th anniversary of Alberici University, a transformative initiative that has fostered the success of small and diverse businesses since 1999. Through this program, minority-, women-, and veteran-owned firms gain the skills and mentorship necessary to thrive, drive innovation, and grow in the construction industry. “Alberici’s commitment to a culture of success […]
When Tony Thompson was one of the few Black engineers at Anheuser Busch back in the ’80s he pulled together a cadre of his fellow Black professionals to do side projects on Saturdays. That weekend gathering of friends eventually evolved into the pure fee construction management firm that Thompson has lead for the next three […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Replacing thousands of lead pipes in the city within the next decade, as required by a new federal mandate, will cost tens of millions of dollars, according to early estimates. And City Hall doesn’t know how it will pay for all of it. “We’re still reviewing exactly what’s going to need […]
From St. Louis American: Donning a white construction helmet, Neal Richardson, president and CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), ended his presentation with an enthusiastic call & response challenge to the capacity-filled auditorium. “St. Louis, are you ready to build?” “St. Louis, are you ready to build a future where every young person, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: John Simmons was once stationed in Savannah, Georgia, while serving in the U.S. Army. He returned two decades later as a part-time resident and owner of the Savannah Sand Gnats minor-league baseball team and noticed significant change in the port city. Once marked by urban decay, Savannah had become a […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Construction on a new 911 dispatch call center, mulled by St. Louis leaders for nearly two decades, will finally begin next week, city officials said Wednesday. The city issued a $28 million building permit last week for the site at 2741 Thomas Street, just west of the Fire Department headquarters on […]
From NPR: After nearly 50 years, it really is the beginning of the end for the Chesterfield Mall. Demolition crews began taking down parts of the shuttered mall Tuesday morning, launching what will be a yearslong process to transform the site into a 90-acre, high-density hub in west St. Louis County. The Staenberg Group has […]
Heartland Regional Investment Fund, LLC (HRIF), a subsidiary of St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership), was recently awarded $30 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) through the U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Funds (CDFI Fund). Through the NMTC Program, the CDFI Fund allocates tax credit authority to Community Development […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Owners in a Clayton condominium building contend that the $250 million office tower complex next to them isn’t finished. Residents of the Maryland Walk condominiums, at 8025 Maryland Ave., sent a letter earlier this year to US Capital Development, the Clayton-based developer of the downtown Clayton office tower development previously […]
From West Newsmagazine: When the inaugural Burgerfest kicks off at The District in Chesterfield on Oct. 27, organizers are hoping the event will yield big results in the form of tiny houses. Funds raised during the Burgerfest will support the local nonprofit Veterans Community Project (VPC)’s tiny house village, which aims to provide St. Louis’s […]
From Construction Dive: Construction has an open secret when it comes to the number of workers lacking permanent legal status on jobsites. Immigrants entering the country illegally make up about 23% of the construction laborer workforce in the United States, according to a 2021 report from the Center for American Progress. A Pew Research Center […]
From NPR: An inclusive playground is coming to Queeny Park in St. Louis County next spring. The $2.4 million playground is designed to be accessible for kids and guardians who have a disability. The Teddy and Friends Unlimited Play Playground will feature soft rubber floors, ramps and special equipment like saucer swings so children with […]
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