Poettker Construction, an award-winning, family-owned business, earned the No. 109 spot on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2025 Top Performers List, recognizing the association’s contractor members’ exemplary performance in safety, quality, merit, project excellence and special designations ranked by the number of hours worked. “This award is a testament to the preeminent employees we have […]
NorthPoint Development is adding a 933,656-square-foot distribution center to Gateway Tradeport in Pontoon Beach, Ill. Contegra Construction is building the facility and targeting completion in Spring 2026. It is the fifth distribution center built by Contegra at the 600-acre master planned Gateway Tradeport. The industrial development debuted in 2019 and will host more than 3.6 […]
The IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection team is again donating services and materials to wire a St. Charles County luxury home for a special cause – advancing research and treatment for children with life threatening illnesses. The St. Jude Dream Home, which carries a value of $650,000, will benefit children served by the St. Jude Children’s Research […]
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 Leader Publications: Father and daughter duo Justin and Joanna Bondurant want to bring a new, affordable housing style to Jefferson County. They hope to build 22 tiny cottage-style homes, ranging from 400-800 square feet, on approximately 2.7 acres off Miller Road just outside Arnold. The development would be called Scenic View Cottage Community. The […]
From Leader Publications: Jefferson College officials have agreed to spend nearly $900,000 on two construction projects at its Hillsboro campus. For one of the projects, an addition will be built at the new veterinary technology building, which opened Jan. 20. The other project calls for renovations to space inside the Career & Technical Education building, […]
From Waste Dive: The U.S. EPA announced 31 actions taken across the agency on Wednesday, potentially clearing away or limiting rules that affect the permitting and operation of thousands of industrial facilities across the country, including waste and recycling facilities. In a release published Wednesday, EPA said the proposed changes would “roll back trillions in regulatory costs.” […]
From Construction Dive: New bipartisan legislation with union backing could amend the National Labor Relations Act and force labor and employer parties to negotiate faster to create and ratify a collective bargaining agreement once workers vote to form a union. The legislation, introduced March 4 by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would require parties to begin negotiations within 10 […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: St. Louis architecture has a style all its own. You can look at many St. Louis houses and instantly know that they are from here. The deep red brick, sometimes accented with white glazed brick. The arches around the windows or doors. The long, narrow layouts — these are all […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: The U.S. DOT has rolled back a Biden-era policy that included environmental and social considerations in federally funded infrastructure projects, according to a Monday memo from the agency. The move rescinds two Federal Highway Administration memos, issued in 2021 and 2023, both titled “Policy on Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources to Build […]
From Human Resources Director: Nearly half of employees in the United States don’t trust their HR leaders to address toxic behaviour in the workplace, according to a new report. Findings from iHire showed that 45.9% of employees said ‘no’ when asked if they trust HR to address toxic behaviours within their current or most recent […]
From St. Louis MO-Gov: City of St. Louis’ Community Development Administration (CDA) is launching the third year of Neighborhood Transformation Grants, with more than $16 million in available funding for projects that support affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, and public space improvements. Since its inception, Neighborhood Transformation Grants have directed millions of dollars toward new housing construction, […]
From Missouri S&T: Conleigh Hardin, a senior in civil engineering from Austin, Texas, attended a large high school but was in a program with fewer than 200 students. She liked the scaled down, personal feeling of it, and when it was time to decide on a college, she chose Missouri S&T for its size relative […]
From TAO+LEE on Medium by Peter Tao, Principal, Tao+Lee: In our current times of being so divided, with blinders on and earplugs in place, not to mention so full of hatred, I felt I had to bring forth a Story……from, me. Just and Architect. A Moment of Awakening and Discovery on how to Think: When […]
From PBS News: As the average cost of college in the United States soars, more young people are being drawn to skilled trades. It’s part of a career rethink among members of Gen Z, who have been called the “toolbelt generation.” Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports. John Yang: As the average cost of college in […]
From PBS: As the average cost of college in the United States soars, more young people are being drawn to skilled trades. It’s part of a career rethink among members of Gen Z, who have been called the “toolbelt generation.” Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports. Thomas Stewart, Westchester Community College: There’s seven different types of […]
From ENR Midwest: Wieland, a supplier of copper and the copper alloys used in electric vehicles, has hired contractors Graycor and Helmkamp Construction Co., as the design-build contractor for construction of a $500-million expansion and modernization of its manufacturing facility in East Alton, Ill. Vestal Corp. will provide civil, structural, architectural, and building M/E/P design services […]
by Ali Wolf, Chief Economist, Zonda Where are people moving to? The South, still… We know this, thanks to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau tracking migration patterns nationwide. I love this data because where people move to gives us a sense of what they value (weather, taxes, affordability, job market, etc). It also […]
Architecture, engineering and design-build firms can now receive a financial incentive as compensation for time spent helping non-residential Ameren Illinois customers integrate energy efficiency into their new construction projects through the Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program. To be eligible, projects must include custom efficiency measures beyond standard lighting. The New Construction Design Team Incentive is […]
Exterior masonry site walls are often detailed and constructed poorly, leading to unsightly masonry failures such as stains, cracks, and spalling. While masonry site walls do not enclose occupied space, you still must follow masonry codes and industry standards to prevent deterioration and staining. The Masonry Institute is offering a free workshop, “Masonry Lessons Learned: […]
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