From St. Louis Magazine: Last week, 34 staffers from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Great Rivers Greenway, and Forest ReLeaf convened to clear out the trees uprooted and broken by the May 16 tornado in two North City parks. It’s a tough job that’s even harder when you really love trees. “It’s just heartbreaking because, as […]
From AARP:  Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise, increasing by 72 percent between 2010 and 2021. Among the 42,939 people killed in traffic crashes in 2021, 7,388 (17 percent) were pedestrians. And pedestrians 65 and older face a higher risk of death from traffic crashes. This report reviews data from the AARP Livability Index™ […]
From The Webster-Kirkwood Times: Bulejski, James “Jim” Michael, 64, of Webster Groves, passed away on May 21, 2025, after a courageous fight with cancer. Jim grew up in Florissant, Missouri, and graduated from McCluer North High School in 1979. He went on to attend Kansas State University to study architecture. After graduating, he began a successful […]
From NextSTL: DeSales Community Development plans a mixed-use development at Virginia and Eiler in the Carondelet neighborhood called Virginia Plaza. It aims to provide mixed-income housing, commercial space, and amenities for the community. It is a combination of rehabs and new construction. The architect is Naismith-Allen Inc. The general contractor is Roanoke Construction. Project website. DeSales submitted a zoning-only […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: The ever-curious and witty husband, father, attorney, and community leader SHERWOOD JEROME PRATTER (Jerry) passed away in St. Louis on May 20 after a long illness. He was 83. Jerry was born in Buffalo, NY. He was the first son of a hard-working immigrant father, Carl, a pharmacist and founder […]
From Missouri University of Science and Technology: Robert “Bob” Clark, founder of Clayco, offered Missouri University of Science and Technology graduates some inspiration from his story, his life and his career, along with some of his successes and failures, during two commencement ceremonies at Missouri S&T. Clark spoke during Missouri S&T commencement ceremonies held at […]
Bond Architects announced that Natalie Shepherd has joined the Bond team full-time as an architectural associate. Shepherd spent the past two years working and studying at Bond Architects as an architectural intern. She recently graduated from Ranken Technical College St. Louis, with a degree in architectural technology. Before going back to school to study architecture, […]
From Construction Dive The DOT has agreed to settle a case challenging the constitutionality of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, effectively barring women- and minority-owned companies from automatic inclusion in the initiative. In a joint motion filed May 28 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky that still needs a judge’s approval, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â St. Louis Lambert International Airport is seeking help creating new passenger boarding bridges for gates and moving others as it looks to shift airlines around the facility amid work on the $3 billion single-terminal redevelopment. It wants a contractor to procure and install 10 new passenger boarding bridges and walkways, […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A lack of revenue and piles of deferred maintenance spell an uncertain future for downtown’s domed arena, according to a state audit of the agency that oversees the facility. The Dome at America’s Center needs $155 million in repairs over the next decade, according to a draft of the audit obtained […]
Triad Bank is pleased to announce it has provided a commercial construction loan to finance the development of WOW Entertainment!, a 26,900-square-foot family entertainment center currently under construction at 130 Fiedler Lane in Fenton, Missouri. This financing reflects Triad Bank’s deep commitment to fueling commercial development across the region and helping innovative business leaders bring […]
The SITE Advancement Foundation is proud to announce the six recipients of its 2025 scholarship program. Each student has been awarded $5,000 to support their college education. Now in its 25th year, the program has provided more than $400,000 in scholarships to students whose families are connected to the construction industry through SITE member companies. […]
Last week, the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF) contributed $100,000 for tornado relief to the St. Louis Community Foundation’s St. Louis Disaster Relief Fund. The funds donated by HBCF will be used for emergency shelter needs for those displaced by the tornado, as well as for the immediate and/or long-term clean-up, repair, and rebuilding needs […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Members of the IBEW Local 1 Veterans Committee recently volunteered their time and efforts toward making VFW Post 5077 a little brighter by retrofitting the older building’s lights. A group of about 10 IBEW Local 1 volunteers teamed up at the hall at 8500 Veterans Memorial Parkway on May […]
From West Newsmagazine: Gateway Studios & Production Services has officially opened its studio complex in Chesterfield. The 32-acre facility at 900 Spirit of Saint Louis Blvd. is designed to meet the demands of the complex touring productions, television and film projects and high-end corporate events. “We set out to build a space that solves real […]
From Fox2: Since the devastating tornado struck, some of the biggest names in construction have come together to clean up storm debris and move forward in the recovery. Enter the Greater St. Louis Tornado Recovery Effort. “There’s a lot going on,” Rick Moeckel, Clayco executive vice president, said. “This right here is the path. Over […]
From Leader Publications:Â Renovations to the De Soto Junior High and De Soto High schools are expected to begin next month, paving the way for the district to move sixth graders from the two elementary schools to the Junior High and some special education classrooms to the High School. Those renovations will cost $487,081, according […]
From AIA:Â The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dropped to 43.2 in April, down from 44.1 in March. This decline reflects an accelerated decrease in billing activity. Billings have decreased in 28 out of the past 31 months, following their initial drop into negative territory after the post-pandemic boom. New project inquiries decreased for the […]
From Brookings:Â In this episode of Metro Blueprint, experts take a deep dive into how St. Louis is using office-to-residential conversions to build affordable housing and a vibrant downtown. Tracy Hadden Loh, a fellow at Brookings, and Kurt Weigle, senior vice president and chief downtown officer at Greater St. Louis, explain how cities can look […]
The St. Louis Regional Freightway has added more than 300 additional acres spread across four properties in Southwestern Illinois to its growing pipeline of rail-accessible industrial real estate sites: Madison Yard Farm Field in Venice; Wiggins Industrial Lead and Wiggins 5, both in East St. Louis; and Wiggins 2 Yard, which encompasses land in both […]
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