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Transit Stop Transformation in Fairview Heights Opens to the Public

10 months 2 weeks ago
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), AARP in St. Louis, St. Clair County Transit District and Metro Transit – in partnership with the City of Fairview Heights and other partners – today unveiled the Transit Stop Transformation Project at the Fairview Heights Center, located at 9720 W Route 161 in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Key representatives of […]
Dede Hance

The Builders Home & Remodeling Show Returns September 20-22

10 months 2 weeks ago
From Cision:  St. Louisans can find what they need for their homes, inside and out, including kitchen and bath designs and fixtures, flooring, window treatments, decks, fencing, windows, siding, doors and so much more. Visiting the Show is also a great opportunity to have a fun family day out, with a little something for everyone. People […]
Kacey Crawley

Six Design Trends for the Legal Workplace

10 months 2 weeks ago
From Building Design + Construction:  Law firms differ from many professional organizations in their need for private offices to meet confidentiality with clients and write and review legal documents in quiet, focused environments. Yet the legal profession also is not immune to the challenges many industries are experiencing in adapting to hybrid work, attracting and […]
Kacey Crawley

Why You Should Consider an ESOP When Preparing for a Business Transition

10 months 2 weeks ago
From Construction Business Owner:  Independence drives the construction industry. Builders and skilled tradespeople constantly go out on their own and take big chances, because they believe there is a better way to get things done. Rugged individualism helps create better processes, more ambitious projects and durable businesses. Why do many firms bury that independent streak […]
Kacey Crawley

Birch Creek Energy Opens Its First Solar Farm in Missouri

10 months 2 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis-based Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and full operation of Altona Solar, a 42-megawatt solar project in Audrain County, Missouri, that generates enough electricity to power more than 6,300 homes. “We cannot thank our financing partners enough for their invaluable support as we complete our first project in […]
Kacey Crawley

How AI Is Shaping the Future of Infrastructure Construction

10 months 2 weeks ago
From Blue Beam:  It’s not a question whether the artificial intelligence revolution will continue. It’s a matter of how AI trends will shape the future of the infrastructure industry. With it comes many questions about job security, data security and how to capitalize on this emerging technology while protecting your business interests. Roads & Bridges’ […]
Kacey Crawley

Massive 3D Printer Provides Affordable Housing Hope in Cairo, IL

10 months 2 weeks ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  A massive 12-ton 3D printer has arrived in Cairo to construct a duplex on vacant land behind the town’s city hall. The towering gantry system stretches into the sky as the machine, guided by a computer rendering, layers a specialty concrete mix like toothpaste squeezed from a tube. Hundreds gathered […]
Kacey Crawley

Wildwood Proceeding With J-Turn Plans for Two Hwy. 100 Intersections

10 months 2 weeks ago
From West Newsmagazine:  Wildwood’s Public Works Department has been working to implement improvements on several intersections along the western part of Hwy. 100 at Pond Road and Route T. At a City Council work session on Aug. 12, the city reviewed the plans, which include the implementation of several J-turns at those intersections. Last year, […]
Kacey Crawley

County Council Approves Fenton-Area Villas Development

10 months 3 weeks ago
From Leader Publications:  The Jefferson County Council recently approved a rezoning request and final plans for a new housing development in the Fenton area, with reservations. The development, called Hillcrest, will include 40 housing units with duplexes, triplexes and one quadplex on nearly 9 acres of land at 801 Romaine Creek Road near Hwy. 141. […]
Dede Hance

$8.5M Shopping Center is ‘Investment’ in Ferguson/Dellwood’s Future

10 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis on Friday, the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.’s death, said a new $8.5 million shopping plaza is designed to promote economic growth in Dellwood, Ferguson and the surrounding communities. “Built on the ashes of division, discord, frustration, and pain, the Urban League […]
Dede Hance

Opposition Rises To KVC Mental Health Hospital

10 months 3 weeks ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  A major new development proposed for the Webster Groves campus of KVC Missouri, formerly Great Circle, was met with strong opposition from residents at a Monday, Aug. 5, plan commission public hearing. Despite assurances from project officials, residents’ concerns over a proposed pediatric mental health campus prompted St. Louis Children’s Hospital and […]
Dede Hance

Big Homebuilder Names 1st Female President

10 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  One of the St. Louis region’s largest private companies and its largest homebuilder has appointed its first female president. Builder McBride Homes has promoted its general counsel, Jeannie Aumiller, to the position of president, effective immediately, the company said Monday in a news release. The role of president was previously […]
Dede Hance

Midas Hospitality Celebrates Opening of Element Hotel in Charlotte, N.C.

10 months 3 weeks ago
The 173-room Element Charlotte Uptown Hotel is the latest addition to the Charlotte, N.C. arts, entertainment and cultural district. The developer, St. Louis-based Midas Hospitality, celebrated the grand opening of the nine-story, extended-stay hotel in July. Midas partnered with American Bank of Freedom and Twain Financial to finance the project. Midas is also managing the […]
Dede Hance

Poettker Raises $59,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois

10 months 3 weeks ago
The Poettker Annual Golf Classic, presented by Poettker Construction and Poettker Industrial, raised $59,000 at its annual golf classic, benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois (BBBSIL). The golf classic was held on Friday, July 26, 2024, at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville, Ill. Now in its tenth year, Poettker’s annual golf […]
Dede Hance

Clayco Companies to Develop 440-Acre Quantum Computing R&D Hub in South Chicago

10 months 3 weeks ago
Clayco’s design, construction, and real estate companies are providing the construction processing power to complete the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), a massive development devoted to commercial deployment of quantum computing. The new Quantum Campus, anchored by PsiQuantum, at the former US Steel site on Chicago’s South Side marks a significant milestone in establishing […]
Tom Finan

$150M Redevelopment of Public Housing Complex to Begin in 2025

10 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The developer of a $150 million project to overhaul the city of St. Louis’ oldest public housing complex said Wednesday it’s seeking to begin construction on the project in 2025. The $31.1 million first phase of the redevelopment project, led by nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH) of Boston, […]
Kacey Crawley

Major Project Will Improve Sidewalks, Bring Apartments to Downtown Edwardsville

10 months 3 weeks ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  A revitalization project will bring everything from sidewalk improvements to new apartments to part of downtown Edwardsville. The project, led by Pfund Construction, will also restore an important piece of the city’s history that’s been unused for almost a century. The work is taking place in the 200 block of North […]
Kacey Crawley

Forum Drone: New Basketball Courts Are First in Forest Park

10 months 3 weeks ago
This week Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC captures the completed Nicholas J. Booker basketball courts in Forest Park. The courts are located just east of the Missouri History Museum and north of  the park visitors center, overlooking Lindell Boulevard. Dedication ceremonies and initial events were held in July for the […]
Tom Finan