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St. Louis’ Fight Against Vacancy is More of a Long War Than a Single Battle

5 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  Last October, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones took the stage at the city’s annual event celebrating the local business community projecting confidence about the region’s trajectory. She also issued a warning to those who, in her eyes, have held St. Louis back, namely by holding onto swaths of land in the city […]
Rachel Finan

Gateway Studios Plans to Open in May

5 months 3 weeks ago
From West Newsmagazine: Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS) plans to open its rehearsal and production studio complex in May and is already accepting bookings for the rehearsal destination. Located at the intersection of Chesterfield Airport Road and Spirit of St. Louis Boulevard, the 32-acre campus is designed to provide facilities and services for touring professionals […]
Tom Finan

Lawrence Group Adds Tampa Office

6 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal: Lawrence Group, one of St. Louis’ largest architecture and design firms, has added a fifth office, in Tampa, Florida. Earlier this month, the company opened its new office in Suite 960 of downtown Tampa’s Rivergate Tower, at 400 N. Ashley Drive. The 31-story limestone building, known locally as the Beer […]
Tom Finan

Mayor Jones Administration Launches Interactive Map of Neighborhood Transformation Investments

6 months ago
From St. Louis MO-Gov:  Today, Mayor Jones, along with the Community Development Administration (CDA), shared a new, interactive Neighborhood Transformation Investment Map to highlight over $250 million of investment in the City’s Economic Justice Action Plan [www.economicjusticestl.org] (EJAP) over the last four years. The map offers residents a transparent look at these efforts, which include substantial progress in housing, business […]
Rachel Finan

Ballpark Village Developer Chosen to Remake St. Louis’ Millennium Hotel

6 months ago
From The St. Louis Post Dispatch:  ST. LOUIS — Downtown’s long-vacant Millennium Hotel will be demolished to make way for luxury housing, offices, an amphitheater, food hall and other amenities in a project officials say will transform the St. Louis skyline. The Cordish Cos., the firm that developed Ballpark Village with the St. Louis Cardinals, […]
Rachel Finan

St. Louis Attorney and McGurk’s Pub Founder Jim Holloran Dies

6 months ago
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  Longtime St. Louis attorney and founder of Soulard’s John D. McGurk’s pub James “Jim” Holloran died Wednesday. He was 81. Holloran grew up in St. Louis’s Tower Grove Park with nine siblings. He obtained both an engineering degree in 1964 and a law degree in 1968 from St. Louis University. […]
Rachel Finan

Impact of Federal Employee Cuts On St. Louis Is Unclear. NGA Construction Continues.

6 months ago
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: ST. LOUIS — Federal agencies with employees in the St. Louis region had few answers Monday on what impacts — if any — they’ll face after the White House tasked its Department of Government Efficiency to curb waste. Renovation of the Old Courthouse, downtown, across from the Gateway Arch National […]
Rachel Finan

SIU-E Works to Engage Women in Engineering

6 months ago
From The Intelligencer: One-fourth of all engineering degrees are currently awarded to women at the nation’s colleges and universities, and a Feb. 22 event in Edwardsville aimed to improve upon that number. Dozens of teenage girls interested in one of the most in-demand career fields attended Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at the Southern Illinois […]
Rachel Finan

“World of Asphalt” Conference Here Through Thursday

6 months ago
From World of Asphalt:  MILWAUKEE – Registration is now open for the World of Asphalt Show & Conference and the AGG1 Academy and Expo, running March 25-27 in St. Louis, MO. Following the unprecedented success of the 2024 show, which saw a record-breaking 38 percent surge in attendance, the 2025 World of Asphalt and AGG1 Academy & […]
Rachel Finan

Missouri 9th Annual Labor Women’s Lobby Day

6 months ago
From AFL-CIO: In recognition of the profound significance of International Women’s Day, the Missouri AFL-CIO will host the Missouri 9th Annual Labor Women’s Lobby Day on March 5, 2025, at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. Women’s Lobby Day provides a tremendous opportunity to bring the issues that matter to all working women to Missouri Legislators. […]
Rachel Finan

PGAV Destinations Adds Four to Owners Group

6 months ago
From PGAV Destinations: PGAV, a global leader in the planning and design of unique destinations, has announced the expansion of its ownership team, effective as of 14 January. Joining Mike Konzen and Mike Schaadt, who have been leading the firm since 2010, are Steve Cramer, Chris Davis, Ashley Edelbrock, Emily Howard, John Kasman, Diane Lochner, and Tom Marschner. This leadership team reflects the distinctive […]
Rachel Finan

ICS Founder Greg Zavaglia, 86, Dies

6 months ago
From Bopp Chapel:  Zavaglia, Gregory J., 86, of St. Louis, Missouri, died peacefully at home in the presence of his family on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Greg was born in Collinsville, Illinois to Italian immigrants Angelo and Theresa Zavaglia, the third of eight children, and grew to epitomize the American Dream. Greg graduated from Collinsville […]
Rachel Finan

The Sheldon Plans $11M Renovation Program

6 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  The historic building housing much of the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in Grand Center opened in 1912 as the home of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. The performance space is lauded for its perfect acoustics and adorned with beautiful stained glass. Even the adjacent building into which the Sheldon […]
Rachel Finan

Progress Edwardsville Golf Center Despite Weather

6 months ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Despite the snowy and cold conditions, construction at Park North Golf Club has continued. According to Brad Fry, the director of sales and marketing for Park North Golf Club, Plocher Construction has been working through the winter. “The winter did now slow these guys down at all. They went straight through,” Fry […]
Rachel Finan

Traffic Evaporation: What Really Happens When Road Space is Reallocated from Cars?

6 months ago
From The City Fix: Road development throughout the 20th century was based primarily on the premise that more infrastructure eases traffic. But evidence shows that road building, instead of reducing congestion, actually increases traffic. When travel time by car is reduced and convenience increased, coupled with the appeal of the private vehicle as a continued indicator of […]
Rachel Finan

Missouri Mass Transit Funding Trending Downward

6 months ago
From Citizens for Modern Transit: The Green Line Would Transform St. Louis By City of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, St. Louis American, October 10, 2024 Proposed Green Line Would Move St. Louis Forward by D’Andre Braddix, Chair of CMT Board of Directors, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 25, 2024 Negative Impacts of Allowing Concealed Weapons on Transit […]
Rachel Finan

Gray Promotes Five Studio Team Members

6 months ago
From Gray Design Group:  Gray is proud to announce the growth of our team with the promotion of five exceptional team members to Studio Lead and Studio Director positions. The leadership changes reflect our firm’s growth, dedication to investing in leadership, mentorship and cultivating strong client relationships while continuing to shape dynamic, innovative spaces. The leadership […]
Rachel Finan

Parsons Names Justin Schmeltz Rising Star

6 months ago
Justin Schmeltz, PE, M.S., senior bridge engineer at Parsons Corporation, has been named one of Parsons’ “Rising Stars” in its 2025 Engineering and Technical Excellence Awards. Schmeltz serves as co-chair of Construction Forum’s Emerging Leaders. He has been a dedicated volunteer in the Forum’s outreach to youth for almost a decade. The Engineering and Technical […]
Tom Finan

O’Fallon Seeking County Funding for Three Road Projects

6 months ago
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  At its meeting on Feb. 13, the O’Fallon City Council proposed three bills that would obtain funding from St. Charles County for a trio of road projects. Design work has already started on all three projects. One project – for improvements to Tom Ginnever Avenue and N. Cool Springs – includes […]
Dede Hance