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Dardenne Greenway Connections Continue to Grow in O’Fallon

1 year 1 month ago
From MRN:  The city of O’Fallon has been working for years with Great Rivers Greenway, St. Charles County and neighboring cities to increase connections to the Dardenne Greenway. The trail winds along Dardenne Creek in St. Charles County, and links together hundreds of acres of parks as well as neighborhoods, communities, businesses and schools. At […]
Kacey Crawley

June 10 Hearing On 19 New Houses Targeting Des Peres

1 year 1 month ago
From Webster-Kirkwoood Times:  The Des Peres Board of Aldermen on May 13 introduced three bills involving a proposed 6.97-acre development by Novus Corporation at the southeast corner of Dougherty Ferry Road and Highland Avenue. The proposed development would consist of nine two-family luxury units and one standalone dwelling making 19 homes altogether. The first bill […]
Kacey Crawley

Statewide Show-Me Careers Educator Experience Returns to St. Louis

1 year 1 month ago
On June 3-7, St. Louis businesses will open their doors to dozens of teachers, counselors and administrators for Show-Me Careers – a hands-on learning experience that provides a deeper understanding of the skills students need to pursue in-demand careers. Educators will visit the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis Community College Center for Plant […]
Dede Hance

Ryan Fuesting Joins Brinkmann Constructors as Director of Business Development – Cold Storage

1 year 1 month ago
Brinkmann Constructors has hired Ryan Fuesting as Director of Business Development – Cold Storage in the St. Louis office. With over 10 years working in commercial real estate, Fuesting has extensive experience driving growth in the industrial cold storage, senior living, multifamily and retail sectors. In his role, he will source new cold storage opportunities, […]
Dede Hance

Engraphix Architectural Signage Names New President

1 year 1 month ago
Engraphix Architectural Signage has appointed Richard Goering as president to lead its employee owners. Goering brings a client-centric focus developed at two top management consultancies. He was selected for his broad range of experiences, from shop-floor improvements to production planning and marketing optimization. He is excited to engage more deeply with the St. Louis architectural […]
Dede Hance

HOK Commits to Downtown St. Louis In Exploring New Office Lease

1 year 1 month ago
HOK plans to keep its St. Louis office in downtown once its lease expires next August (2025). The design firm and its 170 St. Louis-based staff currently work out of a 39,000-sq.-ft. workplace on the first and second floors of the Equitable Building at 10 S. Broadway. HOK is now exploring other downtown office locations […]
Dede Hance

Freight Infrastructure Investment to Drive $10 Billion in Economic Impact for St. Louis Region

1 year 1 month ago
Infrastructure investment is vital to support a thriving region and is critical for moving freight to, from and through regions like St. Louis, the nation, and around the world. It also is a proven catalyst for additional economic impact, with every dollar invested in transportation infrastructure improvements delivering a return on investment of $4 in […]
Dede Hance

AGC of Missouri Endorses Lincoln Hough for Lieutenant Governor

1 year 1 month ago
The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) announced today that it is endorsing Lincoln Hough, Missouri State Senator (R-District 30), for Lieutenant Governor in the upcoming Republican Primary race. This is only the second time in the association’s 99-year history that it has endorsed a candidate for statewide office. In May 2022 AGCMO endorsed Missouri’s […]
Dede Hance

SITE Awards $30,000 in College Scholarships to Six Deserving Students

1 year 1 month ago
Six deserving students planning to start or continue their college education in the Fall 2024 semester have each received a $5,000 scholarship from the SITE Advancement Foundation to help further their education. High school graduates, college, and trade school students with a parent employed by one of the 250 SITE Improvement Association member companies are […]
Dede Hance

Forum, AFL-CIO, Aetna Offer Suicide Prevention Tools at July 31 Mental Health Program

1 year 1 month ago
By now it’s well known that workers in the construction industry have one of the highest suicide rates among occupational groups. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that male construction workers had a suicide rate approximately four times higher than the national average. Contributing factors include work environment, mental health stigma, substance […]
Tom Finan

Growth Signals and Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2024

1 year 1 month ago
Denver Business Journal:  While the backlog of construction projects has begun to ease, builders and contractors continue to expect the industry to grow over the next six months. Associated Builders and Contractors surveyed its members in late February/early March and reported a Construction Backlog Indicator of 8.1 months in February, a decrease of 1.1 months […]
Kacey Crawley

Air Products Expands Maryland Heights Operations

1 year 1 month ago
From Area Development:  Air Products, a global industrial gases company, plans to expand manufacturing and logistics operations in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The more than $70 million project is expected to create 30 jobs. The investment will allow the company to meet growing product demand in biogas and hydrogen recovery applications, in addition to customer needs […]
Kacey Crawley

HUD Lends HOPE a Hand for Housing Counseling

1 year 1 month ago
From St. Louis American:  The Department of Housing and Urban Development is helping build HOPE throughout the St. Louis area. Housing Options Provided for the Elderly (HOPE) in University City, Mo., is a recipient of $123,264 as part of $11 million being granted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of […]
Kacey Crawley

Overhaul of Kinloch Park Was Promised 2 Years Ago. What Happened?

1 year 1 month ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  On a recent warm day outside Second Missionary Baptist Church, churchgoer Will Ferguson wondered when St. Louis County would finally fix up Kinloch Park. St. Louis County officials promised the multimillion-dollar redo nearly two years ago. “I haven’t seen anything done,” said Ferguson, who has attended church in the historic Black […]
Kacey Crawley

Edwardsville District 7 Updates Public on Construction at Local Schools

1 year 1 month ago
From The Intelligencer:  As the school year ends, construction and projects related to the $100 million bond referendum, passed in April 2023, will continue and, in some cases, ramp up. Additionally, the city of Edwardsville will be working on projects near Lincoln Middle School. The new addition at Lincoln Middle School has started to take […]
Kacey Crawley

Parts of St. Louis Saw Recent Population Growth

1 year 1 month ago
From First Alert 4:  Several neighborhoods in St. Louis saw population growth despite overall population loss again for the city. The latest data shows roughly 280,000 residents live in the City of St. Louis. Down from roughly 300,000 in 2020. In 2020, roughly 26,000 people lived in the Central West End, Midtown, Downtown West and […]
Kacey Crawley

Old State and Other Roads Will Finally See Improvements

1 year 1 month ago
From West Newsmagazine:  Residents are going to see some road improvements in Wildwood. Ryan Pearcy, area engineer with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), attended a Wildwood work session on May 13 to discuss plans for upcoming projects. One of these is the resurfacing of Hwy. 100, from Route OO to 0.8 miles east of […]
Kacey Crawley