From Construction Dive: President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose widespread tariffs when he takes office in January. For commercial builders and their clients, that could spell major price hikes. While much about the plan remains uncertain, industry leaders are already bracing for its potential impact. The scale of the tariffs — and how rigorously […]
From Stanford Social Innovation Review:Â As of 2023, nearly 20 million people are employed by the government at the state and local level. State and local government employees play a significant role in supporting and uplifting their local communities by making a direct impact through the essential services they provide such as policing, engineering, maintenance, […]
From NY Times: Laying the foundations for a more sustainable world is one of the construction industry’s greatest challenges. Buildings are responsible for 39 percent of energy-related carbon emissions, yet at the same time a worldwide housing shortage sees millions of people in need of adequate accommodation. The construction industry has recognized the urgent need […]
From West Newsmagazine:Â Two public hearings will be held open until the January Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission meeting as they were not timely publicized. Through no fault of the city’s, public hearings for two developments proposed for Town Center were inadvertently left out of the intended publication necessary to alert affected residents. One was […]
From Construction Business Owner: BuiltWorlds’ recently released 2024 Offsite Construction Annual Benchmarking Report paints the sector as one in the midst of an evolution, revealing widespread internal prioritization of off-site construction as well as increasingly diversified facilities and methods. “Off-site construction, particularly prefabrication and modularization, is experiencing rapid growth and innovation across residential and commercial […]
From Construction Dive:Â The U.S. has invested heavily in registered apprenticeships in a range of industries and as a primary method of growing the construction workforce. But the number of workers those programs produce are far from what the industry needs, according to a new report. In 2024, the federal government poured $244 million into […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â A Democratic state representative on Tuesday pre-filed legislation to put a constitutional amendment before voters merging the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County. The move, by Ian Mackey, D-Richmond Heights, could reignite debate around the idea in the 2025 legislative session after it was dropped in 2019 as […]
The Beige Book is a Federal Reserve System publication about current economic conditions across the 12 Federal Reserve Districts. It characterizes regional economic conditions and prospects based on a variety of mostly qualitative information, gathered directly from District sources. The St. Louis region is part of the Eighth District. Economic activity across the Eighth District […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Construction Forum As a database developer who started out in IT three decades ago as a recent Wash U. psych grad Chris Marshall, founder of Verified Backups (VBU), applied basic human nature and common sense to his IT work: If data has value, people will try to steal […]
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 […]
McCarthy Holdings, Inc. (McCarthy) is proud to once again be included in an organization named one of the 2024 Healthiest 100™ Workplaces in America. The Heathiest 100 honors the “best of the best” in corporate health and wellness. McCarthy, comprised of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and Castle Contracting LLC, is the oldest privately held national […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum When the leadership of the architectural giant HOK announced last month that the firm was signing a new lease signifying a continuing commitment to Downtown St. Louis it added another chapter to a worldwide story that had its beginnings here. Even though has HOK now has […]
From Builder Online: While the build-to-rent (BTR) market has experienced a softening recently as the higher cost of capital has discouraged deals, the general state of the market is “good and getting better,” according to Callum Parrott, president and head of single-family rental (SFR) and BTR for Mill Creek Residential. On the supply side, rate […]
From Area Development:Â Industrial automation and robotics offer huge benefits to manufacturing and warehouse distribution and fulfilment operations. This is not a new concept; articles going back decades have explained how these applications can improve quality and consistency, optimize productivity and throughput, increase worker safety, and reduce direct labor cost. The topic has gained currency […]
Peter & Paul Community Services (PPCS) has more than $100,000 in NAP Missouri state tax credits available for business partners and owners who would be interested in donating over the holidays. Donors would receive 50 cents on the dollar in tax credits for their donations, plus the standard federal and state deductions. Peter & Paul […]
From RiverBender:Â Over $11,000 has been added to the grand total of more than $1 million allocated so far towards improving a section of Milton Road in Alton. Alton City Council members on Wednesday gave their unanimous approval to an agreement with Sheppard, Morgan and Schwaab, Inc. (SMS) under which the city will provide the […]
From St. Louis Business Journal:Â The denial of a south St. Louis apartment project will get another look. St. Louis developer AHM Group asked the St. Louis Planning Commission to review a city board’s denial of its proposed $11.4 million apartment complex in Tower Grove South. The Planning Commission in a 4-2 vote Wednesday decided […]
From St. Louis Public Radio:  Muny visitors who park in the Forest Park theater’s accessible lots should have a smoother trip from their vehicles to the inside of the venue starting in 2027, thanks to a $3 million gift from the arts-focused William R. Orthwein Jr. and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation. A construction project set […]
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