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From Leader Publications: A longtime Arnold piping company is looking to expand and bring new businesses to the city, but it is asking for help to make it happen. Acid Piping Technology wants to have a new building constructed next to its current facility and is working with the city of Arnold to secure a […]

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From Call Newspapers: Visitors of the Sunset Hills website can expect to be greeted by a small pop-up that reads, “We need your input to shape the future of the Parks + Recreation Department!” This is the city’s master plan survey, which city staff has released in the hopes of garnering feedback from parkgoers about […]

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From RiverBender: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Joshua Ackles and Trent Griffith found themselves at a loss: There was nothing for them to do in town with their kids. The day inspired Ackles and Griffith to open Tee Shots, a new entertainment complex in Jerseyville that will offer golf simulator bays, games, and more […]

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From The New Republic: On May 16, a mile-wide tornado with winds up to 152 miles per hour ripped through the city of St. Louis, its worst damage leaving parts of the city’s already disinvested northern neighborhoods in rubble. Missouri’s only statue of Martin Luther King Jr. was toppled. Century-old trees were uprooted. Homes were […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: Roofing contractor Amigo Roofing has sued the principals of Lux Living, claiming nonpayment for repairs to the developers’ apartment properties affected by the May 16 tornado. St. Peters-based Amigo Roofing in a suit filed July 28 in St. Louis County Circuit Court alleges $517,272 is owed from contracts signed with […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A homebuilder has acquired property on The Hill with plans to submit a proposal for 80 townhouses. McBride Homes, based in Chesterfield, plans to submit a proposal for zoning to the city of St. Louis in the next few weeks for the project, said McBride CEO Jake Eilermann. The long-vacant […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: About 1,000 construction workers in the U.S. died as a result of work injuries in 2022. That same year, there were 5,200 deaths by suicide and 17,100 from overdoses among construction workers. The peer support group and 24/7 hotline LEAN-STL was launched in 2023 to bring those numbers down. Since then, utilization of […]

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Up to $480 million has been approved for use in a project with Universal Music to revitalize a historic area of Downtown Kansas City. Port KC announced on Monday, July 28, that the Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to issue bonds and authorize a new development in the 800 block of Grand Blvd. “It’s […]

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From McCarthy: McCarthy Building Companies has been awarded the next major phase of Reno Tahoe International Airport’s (RNO) historic MoreRNO Infrastructure Program—the construction of the airport’s New Gen A & B Concourses. This transformative work is the largest capital project in the airport’s history and marks a critical step in preparing RNO to meet the […]

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Lawrence Group’s hospitality team has designed what may be the Midwest’s first dual-branded hotel — connecting the existing St. Louis Airport Hilton built in the 1960s with a brand-new 78,957-square-foot Hampton Inn, the firm said in a news release. The $20 million, dual-branded hotel is located at 10300 Natural Bridge Road and serves nearby St. […]

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From New York Times: The plumber, the mason, the electrician and the carpenter arrived a full hour early to collect their blueprints. They had two days in June to build an eight-foot by 10-foot tiny home inside the convention center in downtown Atlanta. They knew little else about their assignment, but they were anxious to […]

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From Derek Thompson on Substack: The sharpest criticisms of the book Abundance have sometimes come from the antitrust movement. This group, mostly on the left, insists that the biggest problems in America typically come from monopolies and the corruption of big business. In housing, for example, Ezra Klein and I write that a key bottleneck to homebuilding […]

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From KSDK: St. Louis will no longer issue city construction contracts under its Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise goals due to threats to take back or eliminate federal grant funds to cities that support such programs, Mayor Cara Spencer said in a letter to city residents that was dated Friday. Spencer said a pause […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum The Trump Administration’s claw back of grant funds for contracts demonstrated to have ties to DEI has prompted the City of St. Louis to take drastic action. Last Friday, in response to escalating changes in federal guidance putting at risk federal funds received by the City of St. […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum There is a solid business model for devoting organizational resources and time to employee mental health. That was the message shared by experts with 81 attendees at a presentation Tuesday morning. The presentation, “Psychological Safety and and a Culture of Care” was presented at SMART Sheet Metal Workers […]

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Holland Construction Services announced the promotion of Miranda Stevens to project director. Since joining Holland in 2015, Stevens has led a diverse portfolio of work across the education, multifamily, and nonprofit sectors. Projects she directed included: The latter project held special meaning for Stevens as a passionate dog lover and longtime animal welfare advocate. “Miranda […]

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Helmkamp Construction Company has announced a strategic enhancement to its operational leadership structure. General Superintendent Brandon Howard recently unveiled a new superintendent framework designed to foster professional growth and success among field management. “This updated structure reflects Helmkamp’s continued commitment to investing in its people and building clear pathways for career advancement,” the company said […]

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The national June 2025 not-seasonally-adjusted construction unemployment rate was 3.4%, a 0.1% increase from June 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released July 30th by Associated Builders and Contractors. The analysis found that 18 states had lower estimated construction unemployment rates over the same period, 28 had higher […]

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ULI St. Louis will convene a panel of developers at the center of the action in Downtown St. Louis on Aug. 28 from 8-9:30AM at the Ballpark Village Hilton. The program is the launch of “Developing Downtown” ULI St. Louis’ new coffee speaker series. Questions addressed will include why these developers are investing in Downtown; […]

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From Construction Dive: Contractors hoping for relief from the Federal Reserve will have to wait a while longer. The central bank held its benchmark federal funds interest rate steady Wednesday afternoon in the range of 4.25% to 4.5%. The decision disappointed builders that had hoped for a jolt to jumpstart stalled projects. The pause also […]

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