NGA West Construction Update and Outreach Event for Small, Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses
Tuesday, October 29, 8:30-11:30 am McCarthy HITT will host a special outreach event for small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses interested in working on the Next NGA West construction project. The Next NGA West project, located on a 97-acre site in the historic St. Louis Place neighborhood at the intersection of Jefferson and Cass avenues, will… Keep Reading
Ameren Missouri Charges Ahead with Electric Car Infrastructure
New program to bring electric car charging stations across Missouri There will soon be more places to recharge your car batteries around Missouri. Today, Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE), received Missouri Public Service Commission approval for the program that will bring more electric vehicle charging stations to the Ameren Missouri service territory.… Keep Reading
J West Electric Founder and President Sabrina Westfall Earns 2019 Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) Award
Sabrina Westfall’s journey from IBEW Local 1 electrician to entrepreneur has earned her the 2019 Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) Award from St. Louis County. The award honors “outstanding business acumen, industry leadership and community service.” Westfall founded J West Electrical Contracting in 2014 and is a member of the Electrical Connection, a partnership of with… 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. SWT Design Welcomes Chantal Block, P.E. to the Team! SWT Design is pleased to announce Chantal Block, P.E. has joined our team. She brings with her a robust background in Civil Engineering. Our… Keep Reading
Wiegmann Associates Begins Renovation Project at St. Louis VA Medical Center-Jefferson Barracks
Wiegmann Associates has begun work on the $8 million renovation at the St. Louis VA Medical Center-Jefferson Barracks to replace outdated heating and cooling systems. Wiegmann Associates is the mechanical contractor and Trine/Poettker joint venture is the general contractor. The plan/spec project involves removing the 50-year-old HVAC systems from Buildings 1, 51 and 52 and installing new, more energy-efficient… Keep Reading
Ross & Baruzzini Creates World’s Largest Medical Equipment Planning Firm with Acquisition of Texas-based Genesis Planning
International technology consulting and engineering firm Ross & Baruzzini says it has created the largest medical equipment planning firm in the world with the acquisition of Houston, Texas-based Genesis Planning, an eminent medical equipment planning and consulting concern based in Houston, Texas. Financial terms were not disclosed. The strategic acquisition is the sixth consummated by Ross & Baruzzini since… Keep Reading
Poettker Construction Opens New 40,000-Square-Foot Headquarters
Breese, Illinois-based firm honors heritage, employees in modern office space Poettker Construction Company, a second-generation family-owned construction company and one of the top 75 largest general contractors in the Midwest, announces the opening of its new, 40,000-square-foot headquarters, located at 400 S. Germantown Rd. Breese, IL 62230. This new construction consolidates five separate facilities into… Keep Reading
Landco Construction introduces PRONTO! a new commercial handyman service
Property and facility managers breathe collective sigh of relief as ‘to do’ lists become suddenly manageable Landco Construction, a leading St. Louis interior construction company, has introduced a new commercial handyman service to help property and facility managers tackle time-consuming repairs and maintenance. Landco CEO Linda Bernhard says, “Pronto! was created in response to a… Keep Reading
Metro Construction Career Expo To Provide Students With A Hands-On Look At Careers In The Construction Trades
WHO: Southern Illinois Builders Association, Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program, approximately 1,000 students from schools throughout Southwestern Illinois interested in the trade industries and representatives of the various trades, including: painters, carpenters, cement masons, electricians, plumbers, pipefitters, laborers, ironworkers, sheet metal workers, operating engineers, roofers and plasterers. WHAT: Metro Construction Career Expo to provide students with… Keep Reading
ASCC Safety Awards
Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2018 were recognized by the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., at the association’s Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on September 19. W. Burr Bennett Awards for Safety Excellence were given to specialty contractor Largo Concrete, Inc.,… Keep Reading