TJ Wies Contracting Presented with Safety and Quality Excellence Awards
TJ Wies Contracting was recently presented with Safety and Quality Excellence Awards at the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s (AWCI) Annual Convention in National Harbor, Maryland. The Awards Brunch was held on April 25th. AWCI is an international association with over 2,400 members. The membership consists of manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and contractors throughout… Keep Reading
Ryan Freeman Named President of PayneCrest Electric, Inc.
Ryan Freeman has joined PayneCrest Electric, Inc. to serve as president. PayneCrest is one of the St. Louis area’s largest electrical contractors serving a variety of industries locally and nationally. David Payne, who has served as PayneCrest’s president for 34 years, will remain chief executive officer of the firm. Freeman has 18 years of experience in construction management and… Keep Reading
IBEW Local 1 Electrician Wins 2018 IBEW Apprentice of the Year
Deaf apprentice Cory Davis pursues his dream despite language barrier Submitted by SHERI GASSAWAY IBEW LOCAL 1 PROUD: Cory Davis, a fifth-year IBEW Local 1 apprentice who has been deaf since birth, was named the 2018 IBEW Apprentice of the Year at the IBEW Construction and Maintenance Conference in Washington last month, making his IBEW Local… Keep Reading
Metro Electric Supply Awarded Two Honors from Annual Ameren Awards Program
Metro receives the Regional Electrical Distributor Award and Trade Ally of the Year Metro Electric Supply, a locally-owned and family operated wholesale residential, commercial and industrial electrical distributor, received the Trade Ally of the Year Award for the second year, and the Most Outstanding Regional Electrical Distributor of the Year Award at the 2019 Ameren… Keep Reading
Building Careers
The latest People in the News highlighting new hires, promotions, honors & recognition of the men and women in the St. Louis building community. Murphy Company Adds Personnel Lisa Feldhaus has been appointed as dispatch coordinator for Murphy Company. The announcement was made by Stephanie Oberle, service dispatch supervisor. Feldhaus has more than 25 years’ experience in customer… Keep Reading
Key Employees Take Ownership Positions in Remiger Design
Firm looks toward the future with buy in from Principal Architect and CFO Vern Remiger, president of Remiger Design, announced that Denny Crain and Mike Favazza Jr. have taken an ownership position in the architectural, planning and interior design firm. “Denny and Mike have been key leaders at our firm,” Remiger noted. “This enables us… Keep Reading
Trio of Construction Firms Acquire St. Louis-Based Leonard Masonry, Inc.
Firm Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary by Adding Restoration and Preservation Services Alberici Corporation, Byrne & Jones Construction and Central Building & Preservation, L.P. have jointly acquired the assets of the venerable St. Louis construction firm Leonard Masonry, Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1959 by Donald Leonard, the two-generation, family-owned company… Keep Reading
Ameren Missouri Plans Third In-State Wind Generation Facility
Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire, after construction, a third wind generation facility in Missouri. The facility, developed by Tradewind Energy, an Enel Green Power company, will be located in Atchison County. In the past eight months, Ameren Missouri has entered into… Keep Reading
Business Growth Prompts Castle Stone Products Relocation to Accommodate Larger Showroom and Production Capability
Castle Stone Products, a local manufacturer of a wide variety of stone veneer, announces it has moved its headquarters to a new, larger stand-alone facility in Hazelwood, MO to accommodate its continued growth. As a business-to-business manufacturer, the new location will offer a wider assortment of stone style & color options along with mantle, hearth… Keep Reading
Poettker Construction Sponsors Boy Scouts Safety Clinic
Second annual safety center to help Scouts achieve merit badge in safety Poettker Construction, a second-generation family-owned construction company, recently sponsored a safety merit badge center at its new headquarters and warehouse in Breese, Ill. for the Boy Scouts of America Greater St. Louis Area Council on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Twenty-two Scouts from the… Keep Reading