Orchard Farm High School Kicks off Football Home Opener with a New Scoreboard Donated by the Electrical Connection
The Electrical Connection has donated another new digital scoreboard, including its installation, to an area high school. The Orchard Farm High School Eagles dedicated its new scoreboard before its Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 home opener. The scoreboard was installed by Schaeffer Electric and electricians from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1. IBEW… Keep Reading
Hillsboro Harvest Market To Be Highlighted By First-Ever Monster Building Competition
Main Street in historic downtown Hillsboro is gearing up for the popular Harvest Market, sponsored by Imagine Hillsboro, and this year’s event – set for Saturday, Oct. 5 – is shaping up to be spooktacular. Now in its fifth year, the treasured community tradition will feature “Chalk of the Town”, where visitors can enjoy turning… Keep Reading
People On The Move In The Local Construction Industry
The latest People in the News highlighting new hires, promotions, honors & recognition of the men and women in the St. Louis building community. JLL expands brokerage team JLL today announced Christopher Taff and Stephen Lordo have joined the commercial real estate brokerage firm’s St. Louis office. Taff is a vice president with JLL specializing in… Keep Reading
KWK Architects/TKDA Design Team Transforms University of Minnesota’s Historic Pioneer Hall into Contemporary Space for Today’s Students
The University of Minnesota’s 90-year-old Pioneer Hall opened its doors to incoming freshmen following a much-needed expansion and renovation. KWK Architects led the design effort on the project, partnered with architecture/engineering firm-of-record TKDA of St. Paul, MN. The decision by the University’s Board of Regents in 2016 to preserve a significant amount of the residence… Keep Reading
Construction Underway on $22 Million Dallas County South Government Center Designed by KAI
Construction got underway on a new 73,000-square-foot Dallas County South Government Center (DCSGC) at the southern edge of Dallas County at Interstate 20 and South Polk Street. KAI Design served as the Architect-of-Record on the project, plus integrated its in-house MEP engineering group into the project and assisted with master planning the overall site for… Keep Reading
Western Specialty Contractors Offers Tips on Protecting Parking Structures from Damage During Winter
Chemical deicers and snow plows are commonly used in winter to eliminate hazardous ice and snow from parking decks and structures. While deicers are doing their job melting away snow and ice, some may actually be corroding the parking structure’s concrete and reinforcing steel, and some snow removal techniques may actually be doing more damage… Keep Reading
Geotechnology Launches New Mining and Underground Development Consultation Services
Long associated with applied earth, environmental and geotechnical engineering and construction services “from the ground up,” Geotechnology is now assisting clients with mining and underground development consultation and inspection services. These new “ground down” services identify, rectify and/or mitigate issues involving mines, tunnels, caves, and karst, and also assist with new development opportunities within and… Keep Reading
Trades Outreach Recruiter Educating, Guiding Entrants into Construction Careers
By KERRY SMITH, EDITOR, ST. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION NEWS AND REVIEW MAGAZINE The Associated General Contractors of Missouri and other St. Louis organizational partners are serious about recruiting more individuals into its construction training schools and into the construction trades. Evidence of this is the AGCMO Education Foundation’s own recruitment of a former union laborer and… Keep Reading
Kadean Selected To Construct New $17.7 Million Warehouse And Distribution Facility At KCI Intermodal Businesscentre
Kadean Construction has been awarded a $17.7 million contract by developer Trammell Crow Company to construct a 542,640 square foot warehouse/distribution building known as LogisticsCentre V at KCI Intermodal BusinessCentre. LogisticsCentre V will be a modern, cross dock warehouse/distribution facility with three separate storefront entrances for multiple tenants that incorporates sustainable design and construction features. … Keep Reading
5300 Centre Apartments in St. Peters, Mo Debuts As Lifestyle Catalyst for the Newly Named Town Centre
The St. Peters Town Centre is blossoming with the debut of 5300 Centre Apartments – a 265-unit new luxury apartment community. Developed by Propper Construction Services, 5300 Centre is an amenity-rich, four-story, two-building apartment community at Mexico Road and St. Peters Centre Boulevard. It fully capitalizes on its proximity to the St. Peters City Centre Park and its 78 acres of green space, athletic fields,… Keep Reading