| Nominations Wanted for Forum's 'Building Tomorrow Awards' |
Online nominations are now being accepted for the third annual Construction Forum STL Building Tomorrow Awards.
The awards recognize individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions in the core areas which the Forum was founded to address:
- Diversity
- Workforce Development
- Regional Unity
- Working Relationships
Nominations are due by September 29th. The awards will be presented at a luncheon event at The MOTO Museum on Wednesday, October 25th. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
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| Small W/MBE Claim at BJC North Campus Morphs to $150M Lawsuit |
by Tom Finan, Executive Director,
Construction Forum STL
A dispute over a few hundred thousand dollars that a W/MBE roofing contractor claims is owed her firm because of project delays on the BJC Kingshighway North Campus project has grown this week into a $150M civil rights lawsuit.
Longtime activist and construction gadfly Eric Vickers originally filed suit in federal court, requesting $5 million on behalf of CMT Roofing. Yesterday he filed an amended the suit adding an African American contractor association as plaintiff and increasing the requested damages to $150 million.
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| Economic Partnership Memes Amazon's "Two-Pizza" Rule |
by Tom Finan, Executive Director,
Construction Forum STL
Much has been made of Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezo's "two pizza rule". Bezo won't call or participate in meetings where two pizzas wouldn't serve the entire gathering. He has applied that small, innovative team approach across Amazon's culture.
The St. Louis Economic Partnership, which is throwing the region's hat in the ring for Amazon's HQ2 has built a similar, tight-knit, innovative, risk-taking approach to bring business to the region, Janet Wilding, vice president for major projects at SLEDP said.
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| Which Cities are Well Positioned to Land Amazon's HQ2? |
From The Brookings Institution: Amazon-the world's largest online retailer and fourth largest company as measured by market capitalization-is soliciting North American regions in a competitive selection process for a second corporate headquarters, or HQ2.
In the world of economic development-of which business attraction is a core function-bringing an Amazon headquarters to town is a huge deal, likely the most significant corporate decision in recent memory.
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| S.M. Wilson Adds Three New Hires |
S. M. Wilson & Co. has hired Eva Chapin as Assistant Project Manager, Richard Young as a Project Superintendent and Lindsey Roellig as Project Assistant/Job Accountant.
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| St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers Event - Sept. 28 |
Owner Roundtables
Interactive Discussions with Owners on Their Issues
Thursday, September 28, 2017
7:00am - 9:30am
Each Roundtable will address a different topic. Roundtable facilitators will introduce the scope with a brief introduction offering views and experiencs. Then each will seek your experiences and opinions in open discussion.
Connect with others in the industry,
Learn from your peers,
Share your expertise.
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| Ittner-Designed Clark School to Become 44 Apartments |
From NextSTL: William B. Ittner's historic Clark School on Union Blvd is slated to become 44 market rate apartments. Helix Realty of St. Louis is the developer doing business as Clark Union LLC. The sale of the property at 1020 Union Blvd. closed last November for $500,000. An initial building permit for $1.1 million dollars was applied for last month, though the final cost is expected to be much higher.
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| Construction Forum St. Louis BLOG |
For St. Louis, the Defining Issue of Our Time
by Joe Reagan, President & CEO, St. Louis Regional Chamber
and Gisele Marcus, Executive Vice President, St. Louis Regional Chamber
We're reminded of a speech by Teddy Roosevelt, which was recently popularized by author Brene Brown: "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena." It's our time for teamwork and action. It's not a time to be paralyzed by the fear of failing.
This is a critical time for St. Louis, and for metropolitan regions across the country. Economic development in this day and age is about developing equity and opportunity for all of our fellow citizens regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, who they love, or their station in life. True economic development depends on an "abundance mentality," a belief that with growth, everyone can succeed.
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| Tarlton Promotes Mehaffy to Workforce Manager |
Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Becky Mehaffy to workforce manager.
In her role, Mehaffy will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of Tarlton's field workforce. This includes the staffing of projects, working with superintendents and project managers on project startup and execution needs, developing future field leaders, and extending Tarlton's community outreach in the area of workforce development.
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| BJC Sold Former Mineral Area Regional Medical Center for $13 |
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Sharo Shirshekan has purchased the former Mineral Area Regional Medical Center for $13.
Shirshekan, who operates nursing homes throughout the state, plans to turn the former hospital into a mental health complex that will serve adults, children and seniors.
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| KWK Architects Adds Cindy Hausler as Director of Marketing |
KWK Architects announces the addition of Cindy Hausler, CPSM as director of marketing. In this position, Cindy is responsible for leading marketing strategy, business development, public relations, and overall marketing activities for the firm.
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| Topgolf Beginning Construction on Chesterfield Golf Venue |
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Topgolf has broken ground on a new entertainment complex in Chesterfield, with construction set to begin soon on the Dallas-based company's first Missouri location.
The three-story, 65,000-square-foot venue at 16851 N. Outer 40 Road is slated to open toward the end of 2018, the company said Tuesday.
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| Stenger Donors Get a Sweet Deal in Wellston |
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: For more than a decade, St. Louis County has waited for the right proposal to redevelop two industrial properties it owned in Wellston, hoping to bring some jobs to the downtrodden inner ring suburb.
It has taken even longer than that to get the sites prepared for redevelopment. For 30 years the county has owned the vacant 15-acre Wagner Electric site near Wellston's MetroLink stop, now known as the Plymouth Industrial Park.
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| McGrath & Associates Hires Jacob Morten as Project Estimator |
McGrath & Associates has hired Jacob Morten of Bethalto, IL, as project estimator. Morten, who previously worked at McGrath as an intern in estimating, has a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and an OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety and Health certification.
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