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The case is Lobo Painting, Inc. v. Lamb Construction\nCompany, 231 S.W.3d 256 (Mo. App. E.D. 2007).</p>\n<p>In reaching this result, a Missouri appellate court once again has\nemphasized that <a href=\"/test\">pay-if-paid clauses</a> may be enforceable, but they must\nbe clearly worded and unambiguous. Otherwise, the parties to the\ncontract can offer their competing interpretations about whether\npayment is due and ultimately will have to rely on a judge or jury to\ndecide who should prevail.</p>\n<p>Pay-if-paid clauses are common in construction subcontracts. They\nprovide in some fashion that the contractor is not required to pay the\nsubcontractor until the owner has paid the contractor. The assumption\nis that if the owner does not pay, then the contractor does not have to\npay out of its own pocket.</p>\n<p>In this case, Lamb Construction Company as the contractor, had a\npainting subcontract with Lobo Painting. The project was at a building\nfor West County EMS. Lamb Construction paid everything except for the\nretainage of $2,441, because the owner was withholding final payment\nfrom Lamb.</p>\n<p>At trial Lamb Construction\'s representative and sole member Kevin\nLamb testified that he did not know why the owner was withholding final\npayment. Lamb further testified that he believed under the subcontract\nthat he could withhold payment to his subcontractor until he received\nthe money from the owner.</p>\n<p>The subcontract provision in question read: Final payment,\nconstituting the entire unpaid balance of the Subcontract Sum, shall be\nmade by the Contractor to the Subcontractor when the Subcontractor\'s\nWork is fully performed in accordance with the requirements of the\nSubcontract Documents, the Architect has issued a certificate for\npayment covering the Subcontractor\'s completed Work and the Contractor\nhas received payment from the Owner. If, for any cause which is not the\nfault of the Subcontractor, a certificate for payment is not issued or\nthe Contractor does not receive timely payment or does not pay the\nSubcontractor within three working days after receipt of payment from\nthe Owner, final payment to the Subcontractor shall be made upon\ndemand.</p>\n<p>The Eastern District, contrary to the trial court, found this\nprovision to be ambiguous. Ambiguity exists where the words in the\ncontract \"are susceptible of more than one meaning so that reasonable\npersons may fairly and honestly differ in their construction of the\nterms.\"</p>\n<p>The second sentence, the appellate court found, can be read\ndifferent ways. On the one hand, it could be read that the clause \"for\nany cause which is not the fault of the Subcontractor\" only applies to\nthe next part of the sentence that a \"certificate for payment is not\nissued.\" In this case, if the reason for not issuing a certificate for\npayment was other than subcontractor fault, payment would be due three\ndays after a demand from the subcontractor, regardless of whether the\nowner had paid.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, the second sentence could condition the\ncontractor\'s payment on receiving the money from the owner. In that\ncase, if subcontractor fault caused the owner not to pay, then the\ncontractor would have a contractual reason to withhold payment from the\nsubcontractor.</p>\n<p>Naturally, at trial Lamb and Lobo had different understandings about\nwhat the contract meant and what was their true intent. \"The ambiguity\nin the contract cannot be resolved without first resolving the\nconflicting testimony, which requires determining the witnesses\'\ncredibility,\" the appellate court held. Credibility is decided by the\ntrial judge or jury, not the appellate court.</p>\n<p>The appellate court sent the case back to the trial court for it to\n\"determine the party\'s intent,\" meaning who is more believable. That\ncan be difficult when neither party may have actually read the\nprovision at the time they entered into the contract.</p>\n<p>Prior to this case, the Southern District Court of Appeals in\nMissouri held that a pay-if-paid provision is enforceable if clearly\nwritten and unambiguous. 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Public assistance\nfor mixed-use projects is often provided under one or more of the\nfollowing Missouri statutes: the Property Tax Increment Allocation\nRedevelopment Act (TIF), which authorizes the use of incremental real\nproperty and sales tax revenues to fund redevelopment project costs;\nthe Transportation Development District Act (TDD), which authorizes the\nimposition of sales taxes, property taxes and/or special assessments to\nfund transportation-related improvements; and the Community Improvement\nDistrict Act (CID), which authorizes the imposition of sales taxes,\nproperty taxes and/ or special assessments to fund community-related\npublic improvements and services. 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Residential,\nretail, and office users compete for parking; retailers complain about\nsupport columns that are essential in multistory buildings, but\ninterfere with their open store formats; and residents complain about\nnoise from delivery trucks. For a mixed-use project to succeed,\narchitectural controls must be adopted, and the responsibility for\nmaintaining and operating the common areas of the development must be\nequitably allocated amongst the users. Each must pay their respective\nshare. Further, each user must be reasonably assured that its use will\nnot be interrupted or adversely affected by the use or change in use of\nother parcels in the development.</p>\n<p>As a result of such complexities and challenges, mixed-use\ndevelopments take time and have significant front-end costs for site\ncontrol, market and feasibility studies, planning, design, engineering,\nlegal and other professional fees, all of which are at risk if the\nproject is not ultimately approved. 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I am skeptical of this stance only\nbecause the current scenario has a lot of significant disconnects\ninvolved.</p>\n<h2>There are disconnects with the truth:</h2>\n<p><img alt=\"Tom Finan, Publisher\" src=\"/tinymce/uploaded/tom-nd07.jpg\" />There have been allegations that the stop work orders on the project\nwere nothing more than thinly-veiled eff orts by the (union member)\nelectrical inspectors to carve out jurisdictional turf for their fellow\nunion brothers. The other side of the story says that the work\nstoppages were for clear code violations, one of them flagrant.\nAccording to some of our sources the motorized blinds are mandated by\nthe electrical code for installation by licensed electricians. An\nattempt by the carpenters to have the units modified at the factory did\nnot change that requirement. According to some sources, the furniture\nlighting fixtures were clearly marked with red labels stating that they\nwere not suitable for contact with wood. The installers were apprised\nof that fact, our sources said, but installed the light fixtures\nanyway, resulting in the stop work order. What is the truth?</p>\n<p>Terry Nelson of the Carpenters\' District Council told the IEC\ncontractors that he had the blessing and funding of his international\nunion. Representatives of the international have told some of our\nsources that Nelson had applied for a training grant and that the union\nhad not sanctioned the formation of a new carpenters\' local devoted to\nelectrical work. What is the truth?</p>\n<p>Is this an effort to modify the licensing requirements for certain\ntypes of work? If that effort is in the best interests of public safety\nand consumer value, wouldn\'t a straightforward, truthful approach be a\nbetter way to go?</p>\n<h2>There are disconnects with longstanding relationships:</h2>\n<p>The day I wrote this column I attended my 30th Electrical Board\nAnnual Christmas Mixer. In the room at the Chase Hotel were over 1,000\npersons &mdash; contractors, union representatives, designers, association\nexecutives, manufacturers\' reps &mdash; all connected by their working\npartnerships in an industry that dates in this town to the 1904 World\'s\nFair.</p>\n<p>Ours is an industry based on relationships. Our industry works\nbecause team members cover one another\'s backs. To suggest, as one\nassociation executive did, that what Terry Nelson has proposed is\nsimply one more alternative to IBEW and non-union electrical\ncontractors totally ignores the collateral damage that these sorts of\nturf grabs inflict.</p>\n<p>When I was growing up in the \'50s and \'60s my dad, the founder of\nthis magazine, was a subcontractor who installed and maintained powered\nentrance doors and parking gates. From almost the beginning of the\nbusiness in 1951 he ran composite crews of electricians and carpenters\nwho literally worked side by side with one another. Remember that these\nwere the \"bad old days\" of St. Louis unions. The guys who worked for my\ndad realized that having electricians and carpenters working\nside-by-side (frequently one of each would ride out on service calls in\nthe same truck. They worked that way because it was the only way that\nthe company could get the job done profitably and protect their future\nemployment. Our industry needs to resolve the current disconnects that\ndisregard truth and devalue relationships and reconnect with honoring\nthe common good and delivering value to the consumer.</p>','','5','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(14,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','Electronic Sales? Not So Fast','none','','none','<p>I\'m not overly old school or anti-technology by any means, so don\'t\nwrite me off before hearing me out. I must say though, there is a trend\ntaking place that gives a false sense of sales effectiveness. The\nemergence of e-commerce, personnel automation and use of e-mail as a\nprimary communication tool gives the impression that face-to-face human\ncontact isn\'t necessary any longer. I say, \"You\'re nuts!\"</p>\n<p>First, the cell phone began to replace face-to-face contact and now\ne-mail has even replaced voice-to-voice communication. The trend is\ndeveloping a generation of sales people that have difficulty with\npersonal meeting scenarios. More and more contractors use their\nBlackberries, laptops and fax machines as primary forms of\ncommunication. Now don\'t get me wrong, these are all viable\ncommunication sources in a support role. I just don\'t agree with using\nthem as your lead form of communication with a client or customer.</p>\n<p>How many times have you had an e-mail misinterpreted? Have you ever\nbeen questioned or confronted through e-mail? Ever had an e-mail\nforwarded without your consent? Are you faxing all your bids or price\nquotes? How about those automated receptionists? Tired of pressing 1\nfor \"English\"? Lastly, do you enjoy calling Pakistan to find out why\nyour PS3 is malfunctioning?</p>\n<p>Get ready folks. The backlash is coming. I\'m running into\ncontractors all over the country that are stepping back in time to get\nthe competitive edge. They\'re delivering their most desirable bids face\nto face; calling clients when it isn\'t related to a project just to say\n\"Hi\"; getting a true human receptionist to greet their calling\ncustomers; making time to pull away from their computers to get amongst\ntheir customer base. This is the wave of the future. I remember the\nday! Yes, the day when this was status quo. You cannot remove the human\nelement from the sales process. Machines do not invoke loyalty.\nTechnology neutralizes you as a source and pushes the issue towards\nprice. Your fax machine cannot handle objections.</p>\n<p>Contractors across the country whine about pricing pressure. When\nyou eliminate your uniqueness, when all bidders are faxing or e-mailing\nin quotes and you do business with people who can\'t pick you out in a\npolice line up, what do you expect? You bring far more to the sales\ndecision than you think. Have you ever bought a product because of a\nrelationship? Yup! How about your doctor, lawyer, barber, mechanic or\neven restaurateur? Firms pushing for more of a personal touch will\nbegin to unseat the price hawks driving prices down.</p>\n<p>I recently had a conversation with the president of a computer\ntechnologies firm. He couldn\'t understand why he was getting so much\nheat for his customer service reps. He wanted me to consider training\nthem. I was obviously interested and he said he could set up a webinar.\nA webinar! Why a webinar? He stated that all his customer service reps\nwere based in India. No wonder he was getting flack. Who likes calling\noverseas to talk to someone reading off a script. Some of you may not\nagree with me because you\'ve cut costs so much going to automation.\nHmmmm, how are those profit margins? Any decrease since you went\ntechno? Lose any long-term customers in the last year? It usually takes\nthat long before a good client gives up. Nope, all this technology is\nwonderful, except it was primarily developed by people who sit in a\ncubicle all day and never see the sun shine. Construction, of all\nindustries, is as outdoors as it gets. Technology can blind you to\nweaknesses.</p>\n<p>I\'m sure you love your website. Websites do play a role in directing\nyour customers to your sales effort. The problem is they can\'t sell for\nyou. You may say, \"We had 10 orders off our site this month!\" Well, how\nmany people chose not to do business with you after going to your site?\nNo idea eh? They may not find exactly what they\'re looking for there\nand move on. Hey, my job is to make you think and evaluate if you\'re\ndoing the best you can to reach your client base. How often are your\nsales contact people sitting in front of their computers? There\'s face\ntime right there. If you really want customer loyalty, higher margins,\nand new clients, put your sales people\'s faces in front of clients.\nSimply because technology progresses does not automatically warrant\ndispatch of traditional methodologies. If you incorporate true\nface-to-face contact in conjunction with technological support, the\nresults will be staggering. Take one step back to make two steps\nforward or press \"4\" if you\'re losing customers.</p>','','8','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(15,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','Ready for Growth -- St. Louis Industrial Market Seeks to Achieve Major Distribution Hub Status','none','','none','<p>As 2007 comes to a close, the St. Louis industrial real estate\npractitioner community stands poised for an anticipated influx of\ndistribution users. An abundance of newly constructed speculative\nwarehouse space and developers with significant land positions stand\nready, and eager to introduce prospects to the positive factors of the\nSt. Louis market for their operations.</p>\n<p>The key factors that make St. Louis attractive mirror many of the\nideals recited by logistics executives and site selection consultants\nacross the business spectrum &mdash; availability of quality labor, proximity\nto population centers and quality transportation infrastructure.\nNational and local developers have sought to capitalize on these\nfactors in recent years, building and planning on a scale unprecedented\nin St. Louis.</p>\n<p>Year to date in 2007, 1.6 million square feet of space has been\ndelivered here, with another 1 million square feet under construction.\nIn 2006, 3.1 million square feet was brought to the market. This\ncompares to the region\'s five-year market average of 1.3 million square\nfeet. The average building size for this new supply for 2006-2007 is 76\npercent larger than the five-year average. Measure these statistics\nagainst average annual net absorption (the amount of vacant or\navailable space consumed by the market after accounting for new\nconstruction deliveries) of 950,000 square feet over the last five\nyears, and it becomes clear that the supply stakes have been raised to\ncompete with other major distribution hubs.</p>\n<p>Some of the best known names in the industrial development business\nare betting on St. Louis in this competition &mdash; Duke Realty, Trammell\nCrow Co., Panattoni and First Industrial, to name a few. Duke has begun\ndevelopment of its 500-acre Premier 370 development in suburban St.\nCharles County and just completed Lindbergh Distribution Center, a\n528,000-square-foot speculative building in St. Louis County. Trammell\nCrow completed Westway I and Westway III in 2006-2007, speculative\nbuildings of 479,220 and 579,204 square feet, respectively, within the\nGateway Commerce Center development in Madison County. They control a\ntotal of 1,200 acres for development there. Panattoni completed\nLakeview Commerce Center II, a 540,000-square-foot building in Lakeview\nCommerce Center in Madison County, where they control a total of 600\nacres. First Industrial closed in August 2006 on 122 acres at Howard\nBend, a St. Louis County development.</p>\n<p>Expanding the user base necessary to support this scale of\ndevelopment brings formidable challenges, as evidenced by below average\nnet absorption for 2007 year-to-date. However, positive high-level\nindicators such as a steady stream of inquiries by site selection\nconsultants conducting multi-city comparison studies and increased\ninterest from national clients of large brokerage firms like Cushman\n&amp; Wakefield and CB Richard Ellis point toward increasing demand for\nSt. Louis locations. As we enter 2008, this practitioner is optimistic\nfor an active and exciting year &mdash;� and expects St. Louis to stretch\nthrough the growing pains inherent to becoming a major distribution\nhub.</p>','','9','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(16,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','Complimentary Geometry','none','','none','<p>Pinnacle Entertainment says that its newest casino and luxury resort,\nLumi&eacute;re Place Casino and Hotels, is inspired by the Gateway Arch. The\nhotel, which had a scheduled opening of Dec. 19, rises nearly 300 feet\ninto the St. Louis skyline.</p>\n<p>The 19-story hotel tower accommodates 200 luxury guest rooms within\nits glass and steel walls, which are framed by a dramatic, illuminated\nlight box. This architectural feature will have a unique presence in\nthe skyline and will compliment the geometry of the nearby Arch.</p>\n<p>Pinnacle tapped the Las Vegas architecture firm responsible for the\nMirage and Bellagio. Marnell Corrao Associates utilized a cutting-edge\nglazing system, creating the light box effect.</p>\n<p>The light box is made possible by literally \"stitching\" the glass to\nthe concrete structure of the hotel, creating a sparkling effect\nreflecting in the sun and a bookend to the Arch.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','Pinnacle Entertainment says that its newest casino and luxury resort, Lumiére Place Casino and Hotels, is inspired by the Gateway Arch. The hotel, which had a scheduled opening of Dec. 19, rises nearly 300 feet into the St. Louis skyline.','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(17,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Industry Leaders Reject Ban on Affirmative Action','none','','none','<p>St. Louis area construction industry leaders are distancing themselves\nfrom a controversial state ballot initiative in the wake of charges\nthat contractors are behind the effort to ban affirmative action in\nMissouri.</p>\n<p>\"That is not what we are about,\" AGC (Associated General\nContractors) of St. Louis Chairperson Tracy Hart said, referring the\nself-styled \"Missouri Civil Rights Initiative,\" an affirmative action\nban promoted by Californian Ward Connerly. \"We have to continue\ndiversity efforts,\" she said. \"We need more people in our industry.\"\nHart also is president of Tarlton Corp., one of the largest general\ncontracting companies in St. Louis.</p>\n<p>An expose in the winter issue of <em>Ms.</em> magazine alleged that\nlarge contracting companies are the driving force behind Connerly\'s\nefforts to ban affirmative action in Missouri, Arizona, Colorado,\nNebraska, and Oklahoma. The magazine\'s press release stated that\nConnerly has ties to \"the good ole boys network of big contractors that\nwant to shut out women- and minority-owned businesses from competing\nfor government contracts.\"</p>\n<p>Connerly first managed a successful state ballot initiative against\naffirmative action in California in 1996, and later followed that up\nwith successful campaigns in Washington state and Michigan. According\nto <em>Ms.</em> Executive Editor Katherine Spillar, early significant seed money for\nthe California campaign came from such construction-industry\norganizations as the Construction Industry Advancement Fund of the AGC\nof California and the California Construction Advancement Program.\nIndeed, at the time, Connerly actually administered those funds, said\nSpillar. Contractors and their organizations ended up contributing\nabout one-sixth of the money Connerly raised for the ballot initiative\nin California, Spillar said, \"but they were the big, early boosters.\"</p>\n<p>According to <em>Ms.</em>, California\'s passage of an affirmative\naction ban was devastating for women- and minority-owned contracting\ncompanies in that state. The article cites a study by the Thelton E.\nHenderson Center for Social Justice at the University of California,\nBerkeley School of Law that concluded that the affirmative action ban\nchopped the caused women- and minority-owned contractor\'s share of\nstate department of transportation contracts to fall from 27.7 percent\nto 8.2 percent. Spillar noted that Sacramento-based Granite\nConstruction Inc., which is the largest partner in the joint venture\nteam rebuilding I-64 in St. Louis, long has been active on the AGC\'s\nliaison committee with Caltrans, as California\'s transportation\ndepartment is called. She added that Granite Construction has ties to\nConnerly through the industry funds he used to run. A call to the\ncorporate communications director at Granite\'s Sacramento headquarters\ndid not net a response.</p>\n<p>It is the California experience that forms the basis for the\nmagazine\'s allegation that big contractors are behind the push to ban\naffirmative action in Missouri in order to shut out women- and\nminority-owned contractors. Spillar said that Connerly and his American\nCivil Rights Coalition corporation have not yet had to release the\nnames of any of the contributors the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative.\nThe honorary chairman of the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative, however,\nis John Uhlmann, a resident of Shawnee Mission, KS. Uhlmann owns a\ngrocery products company that is based in Kansas City, MO, and an\nadvertising company that specializes in producing ads for conservative\ncauses.</p>\n<p>Local construction leaders say Missouri in 2008 is not California in 1996.</p>\n<p>\"We are not involved\" in Connerly\'s petition, said Jay\nSchultehenrich, executive director of the SITE Improvement Association.\nSITE has a highway and bridge division that represents most of the\nmajor road and bridge contractors in eastern Missouri.</p>\n<p>\"We are not for that initiative at all,\" said Jim LaMantia,\nexecutive director of PRIDE of St. Louis, a tripartite group that\nincludes representatives of major construction companies, construction\nworker unions, and major users of construction services. The last group\nincludes public agencies and large corporations such as Anheuser-Busch\nand Monsanto. \"We know affirmative action is needed,\" he added. \"We\ndon\'t have a meeting without talking about it.\"</p>\n<p>LaMantia pointed out that PRIDE is in the second year of a four-year\ncontract with the Missouri Department of Transportation to provide a\ntraining and employment program for minorities in conjunction with the\nrebuilding of I-64. Spillar said such a program could become illegal if\nthe ban on affirmative action passed. The ban in California, she said,\nhas been interpreted to mean that government agencies may not even\nreport statistics by race and gender. \"Wherever this petition is coming\nfrom, it is not from any group in PRIDE,\" LaMantia said.</p>\n<p>Labor and corporate groups in general are lining up against the\nballot initiative to ban affirmation action. The Kansas City Chamber of\nCommerce issued a condemnation of the petition on February 11, 2008.\nTwo days later, the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association\nand the Greater St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council both\nannounced their membership in a statewide effort to defeat the\ninitiative petition and protect diversity, called the We Can Coalition</p>\n<p>Richard Fleming, president and CEO of the Regional Chamber and\nGrowth Association, said, \"The region\'s business leadership opposes\nattempts to weaken or ban proven policies that promote diversity.\" A\nban on affirmative action, he said, would weaken economic development\nefforts by sending the message to corporations and young workers that\n\"we do not welcome talent.\"</p>\n<p>Jerry Feldhaus, executive secretary-treasurer of the Building and\nConstruction Trades Council, said passage of the initiative petition\n\"would destroy all the efforts the building trades and contractors are\nmaking to create opportunities for minorities and women in the\nconstruction industry.\" He acknowledged that in the past the industry\nhad problems accepting women and minorities -- 40 years ago,\nconstruction unions went on strike against the federal government\'s\nfirst affirmative action order, which applied to the construction of\nthe Arch monument -- but those problems a re \"long gone,\" he said.\n\"With the dramatic need we face for construction workers in the future,\nall efforts to recruit workers are helpful, and affirmative action is\nan important part of that,\" he said. Terry Nelson, executive\nsecretary-treasurer of the Carpenters District Council of Greater St.\nLouis, which is not part of the AFL-CIO, also opposes the proposed ban.\n\"It is not good for our industry or for minorities or for women,\" he\nsaid.</p>\n<p>According to LaMantia, the widespread opposition to the ban is\nunderstandable. At a time when unions and contractors \"are bending over\nbackwards to do the right thing\" in order to attract women and\nminorities to an industry that desperately needs people, the proposal\nto ban affirmative action \"is not helpful,\" he said.</p>\n<p>\"Personally, I think this (the proposed ban) is really unfortunate,\"\nHart added, but she is hopeful that it will fail. \"I can\'t imagine this\ncommunity not wanting to stay the course (for diversity),\" she said.</p>','','17','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','St. Louis area construction industry leaders are distancing themselves from a controversial state ballot initiative in the wake of charges that contractors are behind the effort to ban affirmative action in Missouri...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(18,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Construction Starts Weaken Further in January','none','','none','<p>Reed Construction Data announced today that the value of construction\nstarts in January 2008, excluding residential contracts, totaled\n$21.347 billion, down 13.1 percent from January 2007 and 8.0 percent\nbelow December. Monthly starts totals have been ebbing since October of\nlast year, although starts increased 10.6 percent in full-year 2007\nversus full-year 2006.</p>\n<p>Reed Construction Data expects starts to be slightly lower into the\nsummer and then recover to keep the 2008 total close to the 2007 total.\nCommercial building starts will be the most impacted by the abrupt\nslowdown in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first half of 2008.</p>\n<p>The starts estimates are a summary from Reed Construction Data\'s\nproject database. Unreported contract values were estimated using\nRSMeans\' building cost models.</p>\n<p>The only significant increases in January were for military\nfacilities, parking garages and hotels. These are not expected to be\npersistent trends. Monthly starts are quite volatile in these three\nsmall markets. The surge in hotel starts follows three weak monthly\nstarts totals which are more indicative of 2008 trends. Both leisure\nand business travel are extremely sensitive to income and are expected\nto weaken more than the balance of the economy in the coming months.</p>\n<p>Commercial starts decreased 15 percent versus December, offsetting a\nlarge gain the previous month. January starts were marginally below the\nOctober-January average. However, office starts fell 34 percent from\nDecember to the lowest total in nearly two years. Developers have\nbecome nervous about 2008 space demand. The financial industry,\nentirely office-based, has shed 100,000 jobs since employment peaked in\nDecember 2006.</p>\n<p>Institutional building starts dropped 3 percent month to month in\nJanuary, but remained 8 percent above last January. However, the year\nto year change is 6 percent, ignoring the volatile military facilities\nmarket. The large education and health care sectors are both weakening.\nStarts of public safety buildings and cultural/religious facilities\nhave not declined.</p>\n<p>Construction starts for heavy/engineering projects declined 13\npercent from last January, including the 2 percent decline from\nDecember. An $800 million decline in miscellaneous projects was offset\nby a similar rise in new highway projects.</p>','','18','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Reed Construction Data announced today that the value of construction starts in January 2008, excluding residential contracts, totaled $21.347 billion, down 13.1 percent from January 2007 and 8.0 percent below December...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(19,1,3,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','Haughey','none','Jim','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(20,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','MHTC awards local projects at February meeting','none','','none','<p>The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) awarded\nseveral St. Louis project at its February 6 meeting. Approximately $\n7.5 million was awarded to contractors for various roadway improvement\nprojects. All contracts were awarded to the lowest bidder. The projects\ninclude:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Route 141 at Route 21:</strong> Repairing a landslide on Route 141 at\nRoute 21. This project was awarded to Jokerst Paving and Contracting\nCompany (Festus, MO) for $33,389.65. <em>This project is expected to begin in May 2008 and should be complete by August 2008.</em></li>\n<li><strong> Route 61 over Joachim Creek:</strong> Bridge improvements on Route\n61 over Joachim Creek. This project was awarded to Thomas Industrial\nCoatings (Pevely, MO) for $660,000. <em>This project is expected to begin in March 2008 and should be complete by July 2008.</em></li>\n<li><strong>Various sections of Route 100 and Route 50:</strong> Pavement\ntreatment on Route 100 from one mile west of St. Louis County line to\nRoute T and Route 50 from east of Gerald to Route 47 South in Union and\nRoute 47 from Miller Drive to Commercial Avenue in St. Clair. This\nproject was awarded to Pace Construction (St. Louis, MO) for\n$3,404,000. <em>This project is expected to begin in March 2008 and should be complete by November 2008.</em></li>\n<li><strong> Route 100 at 0.5 mile east of Route 185 at Little Boeuf Creek:</strong> Replacing the bridge on Route 100 east of Route 185. This project was\nawarded to Pace Construction (St. Louis, MO) for $910,000. <em>This project began in February 2008 and is should be complete by November 2008.</em></li>\n<li><strong>Route 30 at Little Brennan Road:</strong> Adding left turn lanes for\neastbound and westbound Route 30, and extending the box culvert and\nupgrading the signals. This project was awarded to L. Krupp\nConstruction (Ellisville, MO) for $1,079,561.79. <em>This project is expected to begin in March 2008 and should be complete by October 2008.</em></li>\n<li><strong>Various sections of Route 141 and Route 21:</strong> Pavement\ntreatment on Route 141 from north of Route 30 and north of Route HH to\nnorth of Ladue Farm Road and Route 21 from the Meramec River to 1 mile\nsouth of Route 141. This project was awarded to N.B. West Contracting\n(Brentwood, MO) for $1,263,993.15. <em>This project is expected to begin in March 2008 and should be complete by November 2008.</em></li>\n<li><strong>Various locations around St. Louis County:</strong> Mowing and\ntrimming right of way at Interstate 270 from Big Bend to Interstate 55\nto the Mississippi River, Interstate 44 from the Meramec River to the\nRiver Des Peres, and Interstate 55 from Butler Hill Road to Weber Road.\nThis project was awarded to Munie Outdoor Services (Caseyville, IL) for\n$121,772.30. <em>This project was awarded as a one-year contract.</em></li>\n<li><strong>Interstate 55 from Route 30 (Gravois Avenue) to Weber Road:</strong> Mowing and trimming of right of way. This project was awarded to A.U. Innovative Lawns (Mehlville, MO) for $43,860. <em>This project was awarded as a one-year contract.</em></li>\n</ul>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) awarded several St. Louis project at its February 6 meeting. Approximately $7.5 million was awarded to contractors for various roadway improvement projects...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(21,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Negwer Adds New Materials Division','none','','none','<p>Negwer Materials Inc. has created NM Specialties, a new division that\noffers a one-stop shop for CSI Division 10 specialty products such as\ntoilet compartments, bumper guards, protective wall coverings and fire\nprotection specialties.</p>\n<p>\"We are launching NM Specialties specifically to meet the product\nneeds of our clients,\" said Pete Wilhelms, vice president of marketing\nand product development. \"We now offer a complete list of products for\nan entire commercialbuilding project and continue to offer a\nknowledgeable staff that is available to help our clients every step of\nthe way.We\'ve also named Julie Davis as our lead for the division. With\nher 13 years of experience working with specialtyproducts, we are\nconfident she will be a knowledgeable resource for our clients.\"</p>\n<p>Based in St. Louis, Davis was an integral part of starting up NM\nSpecialties. She also is responsible for inventory,managing stock lists\nand bidding items for the new division. She previously served as the\nowner of A Perfect FiPromotional Products, where she handled the\nday-to-day operations, including sales, customer service,\npurchasing,bookkeeping and production.</p>\n<p>\"Julie is a great fit to manage NM Specialties,\" said Wilhelms. \"She\nknows the specialty products industry very well and has the commitment\nto customer service upon which our customers rely.\"</p>\n<p>For more information on the new division, visit www.negwer.com/Products/ or contact Julie Davis at 314.552.0579.</p>\n<p>Founded in 1924, Negwer Materials Inc. supplies building materials\nto general contractors, architects and specialty contractors. Products\ninclude acoustical systems; doors, frames and hardware; exterior wall\nsystems; fasteners and tools; interior wall systems and light gauge\nsteel trusses. Divisions include NMI Associates and Negwer Door\nSystems. Headquartered in St. Louis, Negwer operates 14 locations\nthroughout Missouri, central Illinois and Arkansas. For more\ninformation, visit <a href=\"http://www.negwer.com/\">www.negwer.com.</a></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Negwer Materials Inc. has created NM Specialties, a new division that offers a one-stop shop for CSI Division 10 specialty products...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(22,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Geotechnology Wins ACEC Award','none','','none','<p>Geotechnology Inc. has received a \"Grand Award\" from ACEC-Missouri\n(American Council of Engineering Companies) for its Subsurface Utility\nEngineering (SUE) program for MoDot\'s Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement\nProgram.</p>\n<p>Geotechnology implemented a complex Subsurface Utility Engineering\n(SUE) program as part of MoDOT\'s Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement\nProgram, one of the first design-build projects for MoDOT.</p>\n<p>The SUE project resulted in comprehensive utility maps for 226\nbridges located throughout 20 counties in Missouri -- all developed in\nonly 70 days from notice to proceed.</p>\n<p>The purpose of this project was two-fold: 1) To provide the two\nproposing design-build teams for the Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement\nProgram with comprehensive site utility information that affects\nestimating, scheduling and prioritizing sites for the bridge program;\nand 2) To provide the awarded team with the necessary utility\ninformation needed to design and construct around or incorporate into\ntheir rehabilitation plan, which will result in safer project execution\nand will likely result in lower overall budgets.</p>\n<p>The challenge of this project was the scheduling and maneuvering of\nfield crews in order to provide MoDOT with an immense amount of site\ninformation in a very short time. The proposal timeline and development\nwere dependent upon the utility map deliverable. To provide MoDOT with\ncomprehensive utility maps for each of the 226 bridge sites,\nGeotechnology applied Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), a\ncombination of techniques used for documenting the location of\nsubsurface utilities prior to construction. SUE is performed to various\nQuality Levels based on the amount of effort performed which can\ninclude a combination of record searches, geophysical surveys, and air\nexcavation. SUE can provide precise horizontal and vertical locations,\nthree dimensional data, and accuracy set to 15mm vertically to the top\nof the utility. Geotechnology implemented Quality Level B SUE services\nby performing geophysical surveying, designating and mapping of\nutilities at each of the 226 bridge sites.</p>\n<p>SUE is a significant tool for a construction project for a few reasons.\nSUE helps eliminate unexpected conflicts with utilities, because the\nexact location of virtually all utilities is known and accurately shown\non the construction plans. Unnecessary utility relocations are avoided,\nbecause accurate utility information is available to designers early\nenough in the development of a project to design around many potential\nconflicts. Safety is enhanced. When excavation or grading work can be\nshifted away from existing utilities, there is less possibility of\ndamage to a utility that might result in personal injury and property\ndamage.</p>\n<p>For this project, Geotechnology implemented a tactical approach,\ncoordinating six production geophysical crews, one quality control\ngeophysical crew, and six different land survey crews from three\ndifferent subcontractors. Due to logistical efforts, strong project\nmanagement, responsible field crews and quick-thinking support staff,\nthe field work was completed in just 12 days. All 226 utility maps were\nsubmitted by the February 1, 2007 deadline and MoDOT was enabled with\ncomprehensive site-specific information that helped keep the Safe and\nSound Bridge Program on track.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Geotechnology Inc. has received a \"Grand Award\" from ACEC-Missouri (American Council of Engineering Companies) for its Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) program for MoDot\'s Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(23,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Mitchell and Hugeback Architects Changes Name to M+H Architects, Announces Project Completions','none','','none','<p>Mitchell and Hugeback Architects, Inc., has changed its name to  M+H Architects and moved to Creve Coeur Corporate Center I.</p>\n<p>M+H has recently completed the following projects:</p>\n<h3>Churches/Schools:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A new church for First Christian Church of Washington, MO</li>\n<li>St. John Lutheran Church Next Generation Center, Ellisville, MO (children\'s ministry and day school addition)</li>\n<li>A new education building for Ballwin Baptist Church, Ballwin, MO</li>\n<li>Church building addition for Immacolata Church, Richmond Heights, MO. New school addition now underway.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Distribution Facilities:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New speculative distribution facilities: Westway I and Westway III,\nGateway Commerce Center, Edwardsville, IL. M+H has also been released\nto proceed with Phase II for Westway III.</li>\n<li>New distribution and retail facility for Musician\'s Friend, Kansas City, MO</li>\n<li>REI Distribution Facility in Bedford, PA (Certified Silver LEED)</li>\n<li>Crate &amp; Barrel Expansion in Cranbury Township, NJ.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Office Facilities:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New offices and operations facility for Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, Lake Saint Louis, MO</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Community Centers:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Renovations at the Jewish Community Center, Marilyn Fox Building.\nAlso, currently underway are renovations and additions to the Jewish\nCommunity Center\'s main campus facility.</li>\n</ul>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Mitchell and Hugeback Architects, Inc., has changed its name to M+H Architects and moved to Creve Coeur Corporate Center I...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(24,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','New Hires at Vessel Architecture','none','','none','<p><strong>Vessel Architecture</strong> has announced three new staff additions:</p>\n<p><strong>Roger Manwaring</strong> is assuming a prominent role as project manager.\nHis experience has primarily been in prototype retail architecture. He\nwill have responsibility for a host of projects including construction\nadministration for the ongoing phased masterplan in Las Cruces, NM.</p>\n<p><strong>Jason Goff</strong> will serve as a project architect. Goff\'s experience\nlies in site planning, space programming, and architectural design and\nillustratio.</p>\n<p><strong>Leslie Fisher</strong> has joined the company as executive administrator.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Vessel Architecture has announced three new staff additions...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(25,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Franquemont and Cochran Join Haberberger','none','','none','<p>Mechanical contracting firm Haberberger, Inc. today announced the\nrecent addition of Dan Franquemont and Jaime Cochran to the\nAffton-based company. Franquemont has been hired as purchasing manager,\nand Cochran joins as a dispatcher.</p>\n<p>Originally from North Carolina, Franquemont currently resides in\nChesterfield, Mo. and brings to Haberberger more than 20 years of\ncontracting experience. He has previously held a number of upper level\ncontracting positions at several companies in North Carolina, including\nAssociated Mechanical Constructors, Inc., Metric Constructors, Inc. and\nCentury Contractors, Inc., where he contributed to a 12-year company\ngrowth of $170 million. Most recently, Franquemont served as a senior\nestimator and contract administrator for Journey Construction\nManagement Services.</p>\n<p>Cochran, who resides in O\'Fallon, MO, has been hired to serve as the\ndispatcher for the service department. In this capacity, she processes\nservice requests and purchase orders, oversees the dispatching service\ntechnicians and updates maintenance contracts. Prior to her position at\nHaberberger, Cochran was employed by SystemAire as a dispatcher.</p>\n<p>Haberberger, Inc. is a 60-year-old, contracting company offering\ncomplete HVAC installation, customized maintenance programs, process\npiping, piping fabrication, refrigeration and energy management\nservices to a variety of industrial and commercial customers. For more\ninformation, visit them online at www.haberbergerinc.com.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Mechanical contracting firm Haberberger, Inc. today announced the recent addition of Dan Franquemont and Jaime Cochran to the Affton-based company...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(26,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Clayco Adds Bruns to Marketing and Communications Group','none','','none','<p>Allison Bruns has joined Clayco Inc. as a market research and development/communications specialist.</p>\n<p>In her new position, Bruns is responsible for developing market\nresearch, media monitoring and various forms of written communication\nfor Clayco\'s marketing and communications group.</p>\n<p>Bruns previously served as a senior specialist for Fleishman-Hillard\nInternational Communications, where she performed a variety of specific\nresearch tasks. She holds a bachelor\'s degree in political science,\nphilosophy and religion with a minor in international studies from\nTruman State University. She is a steering committee board member for\nUnited Way\'s Gen Next Program.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Allison Bruns has joined Clayco Inc. as a market research and development/communications specialist...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(27,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','NAWIC and MOWITT Host Activities to Celebrate Women in Construction Week','none','','none','<p>The St. Louis chapter of National Association of Women in Construction\n(NAWIC) is partnering with Missouri Women In Trades (MOWIT) to\ncelebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 2-8 with a variety of\nactivities.</p>\n<p>March 3, the Construction Careers Center (CCC) will host a speed\nnetworking forum for it\'s female students to learn more about the many\ncareers in the construction industry from women working in those\ncareers. After networking, guests will enjoy lunch while students model\nthe Carhartt for Women\'s clothing line. St. Louis City Mayor Francis\nSlay has been invited to attend the event.</p>\n<p>March 4 and 5, NAWIC and MOWIT members will provide information\nabout construction careers to the St. Louis Public Schools students at\nthe SLPS annual career fair.</p>\n<p>March 6 \"Women in Construction will Work Together to Stomp Out\nHunger\" by participating in the seventh annual \"St. Louis CANstruction\"\nevent at St. Louis Mills Mall.</p>\n<p>March 8, tradeswomen will help junior girl scouts earn their Ms Fix\nBadge at the Carpenter\'s Joint Apprenticeship Training School. The girl\nscouts will also build a stool that will be donated to Habitat for\nHumanity St. Louis\'s Women Build.</p>\n<p>The National Association of Women in Construction promotes Women in\nConstruction Week nationally to raise awareness of the possibilities\nthe construction industry holds for potential employees. The theme this\nyear is \"Building Pathways to Success.\" For 11 years, the focus of this\nweek has been to spotlight women in the construction industry and for\nmembers to reach out and give back to their community.</p>\n<p>\"NAWIC members and chapters are either implementing or helping with\nthe majority of successful programs aimed at enhancing the success of\nwomen in the construction industry,\" says Dede Hughes, NAWIC\'s EVP,\n\"that is our core purpose. On this week our members attempt to raise\nawareness of all women in construction.\"</p>\n<p>Anyone interested in participating in events with local chapters is\nwelcome to contact Teresa Willis at 314/680-1973 for more information.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>About the National Association of Women in Construction:</em> Founded\nin Fort Worth, Texas In 1955, NAWIC serves approximately 5,500 members\nin nearly 200 chapters in the United States. The Association has\ninternational affiliates in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia,\nCanada, and the United Kingdom. For more information please visit <a href=\"http://www.nawic.org/\"> www.nawic.org</a> . Questions can be directed to Marketing Director Ralph Gill at 817/877-5551.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>About Missouri Women In Trades:</em>Missouri Women In Trades promotes\neconomic empowerment for women through careers in the building trades.\nFor more information please visit <a href=\"http://www.mowit.org/\">www.mowit.org</a> or call Teresa Willis, 314/680-1973.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','The St. Louis chapter of National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is partnering with Missouri Women In Trades (MOWIT) to celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 2-8 with a variety of activities...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(28,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','ACI Soliciting Information on Notable Concrete Use in St. Louis Area','none','','none','<p>The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will hold its international\nconvention in St. Louis from Nov. 2-8. In preparation the local ACI\nCommittee 124 is preparing a compendium of notable concrete in the\nMetropolitan St. Louis area for distribution at the convention.</p>\n<p>The committee is soliticiting thumbnail images and brief\ndescriptions of notable concrete (cast-in-place, precast,\npost-tensioned, FRP, masonry, tilt-up, etc.) in all types of uses:\nbuildings, monuments, pavement, silos, bridges, crypts, furniture,\nretaining walls, utility poles, tanks, sculpture, culverts, plazas, and\nany other interesting use.</p>\n<p>Significance may be historical, aesthetic, functional, structural,\nconstruction-related, unusual use or application, or simply personal\naffection.</p>\n<p>Requirements for submission:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>name and location of submission (Location information should be sufficient to enable discovery by reader.);</li>\n<li>thumbnail image [photograph, drawing, or sketch] that is not copyrighted;</li>\n<li>one or two sentence description that establishes significance;</li>\n<li>submitter\'s name, title, organization, city and state, telephone, and e-mail.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Submit all information in electronic format (postcard-size image as JPEG or TIFF file, text in email or as MSWord document).</p>\n<p>Deadline: Submissions by May 1, 2008.</p>\n<p>Send to: Michael J. Paul, Duffield Associates, 211 North 13th Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107; tel. 215.545.7295.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will hold its international convention in St. Louis from Nov. 2-8. In preparation the local ACI Committee 124 is preparing a compendium of notable concrete in the Metropolitan St. Louis area...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(29,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Electrical Trends: Is It Getting Harder to Make A Profit?','none','profit, electrical, economy','none','<p>As the American economy becomes ever more reliant on electricity and\nelectrical appliances, the risks of electrical contracting are seeming\nto multiply.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Will the number and productivity of trained workers keep pace with the demand for their services? \" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/feature.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Will the number and productivity of trained workers keep pace with\nthe demand for their services? Can suppliers and material producers\nkeep up with demand without wildly increasing their prices? Will\naggressive schedules rush the design process so much as to produce\npoorer - or flawed - designs?</p>\n<p>Those are some of the risks that are coming to the fore with the\nescalating demand for electrical services, said Terry Simpson of\nNorthstar Management. Simpson led a panel on risk and reward trends on\nconstruction projects at the Electrical Board of Missouri and Illinois\'\nElectrical Expo at America\'s Center on March 19. Joining him on the\npanel were George Azanni, president of Kaiser Electric; Dave White, a\ncommodity analyst with A.G. Edwards; Jay Ellington, professional\nengineer with CDG Engineers, Architects, Planners; and Tom Finan,\npublisher of St. Louis Constructions News and Real Estate.</p>\n<p>\"In my opinion, the largest risk to a construction project is\nbeginning construction before all goals and objectives are clearly\ndefined and on paper in the form of specifications and drawings,\" said\nEllington. \"I have been involved in two projects out of state with\nconstruction costs topping $115 million that were begun this way and\nstill are not complete. Huge mistakes were made and tens of millions\nwere wasted because the contractor had no clear direction before work\nbegan. In the end, nobody will look good and everyone will part ways\nand there will be no repeat business,\" he said.</p>\n<p>From the contractor\'s point of view, Azanni said that failing to\nunderstand the full scope of the project was the contractor\'s number\none risk, which is a failing very easy to fall into if the project\'s\ngoals and objectives are not clearly defined. \"Too many times\nelectrical contractors, when deciding to bid a job, say &lsquo;yes\' when they\nshould say &lsquo;no\',\" he said. \"Sometimes &lsquo;no\' is the best answer, but it\nis a hard one to give, for all contractors.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Did You Catch the Price Today?<br /></h2>\n<p>Ellington said that the second largest risk he sees is the\nvolatility and inflation in the prices of electrical materials. \"From\nwhat I\'ve seen, from the time an estimate is put together for the bid\nuntil the time the material is ordered, the price will have increased\nupwards of 20 percent,\" he said.</p>\n<p>\"Many owners are sticking it to the contractors and that is not\nexactly fair. Owners have got to bend a little here and contractors\nneed to be smart with their contract writing. Electrical contractors\nneed to incorporate material cost escalation clauses into their\ncontract language that will cover the added cost and protect the owners\nfrom an unexpected change order,\" he said.</p>\n<p>\"Because of our global economy you don\'t know from week to week what\nyou\'re going to pay,\" Azanni agreed. \"By the time you purchase the wire\nyou could have easily used up not only what you used as a price in your\nbid, but all of your profit for the project as well. It\'s a serious\nissue with no easy solution for the contractor or owner.\"</p>\n<p>Before material prices ever become an issue for a contractor\'s\nprofit, however, price volatility could affect whether or not a\nproposed project is going to move forward and go out to bid.</p>\n<p>\"Engineers are in \"no-man\'s land\" when it comes putting a dollar\namount to a project,\" Ellington said.&nbsp;\"With the volatility of material\ncosts, we are forced to estimate higher than we may need to, and that\ncauses one of three things to happen: The owner puts the kibosh on the\nwhole project, cuts the scope, or digs deeper into his pockets. If the\nengineer is way too high, a viable project may get canceled and that\nhurts contractors and suppliers alike. If the engineer is too low,\ncontractors and suppliers spend huge numbers of man-hours putting\nestimates together for a project that does not have a prayer.\"</p>\n<p>The engineering community is really having a difficult time coming\nup with good estimates for owners, he added, because, \"We have to go to\ncost estimating publications like Means or Richardsons which are only\npublished annually. The information they publish is out of date before\nI even see it.\"</p>\n<p>Can anything be done about?</p>\n<p>\"Yes,\" said Simpson, \"teams.\" When contractors, designers, and\nowners form teams at the start of the project they can work through\ndesign and construction together to ensure best value. \"The team\nconcept can be set up as an opportunity to share risks, budget, and\nschedule rewards among team members,\" he said.</p>\n<h2>Teamwork + Business Sense<br /></h2>\n<p>\"I am a proponent of working closely with a construction team, in\nfact, of pre-selecting a contractor team and negotiating a fair price\nto provide what the owner wants,\" Ellington said. \"Identifying the\nproject stakeholders up front and getting their ideas and buy-in is\nabsolutely essential to success. That necessarily means the engineer\nneeds to produce a set of conceptual drawings that will allow for a\nreasonable conceptual estimate. Arriving at a reasonable estimate is\nwhere a contractor team member comes in handy,\" he said. Forming the\nteam early, he added, \"certainly reduces the number of surprises that\nthe traditional design-bid-build process offers.\"</p>\n<p>\"In the late &lsquo;80s early &lsquo;90s you could be a good field person, buy a\ntruck and become a contractor, and do okay with little business\nbackground. Today you absolutely need to be a partner with your bank\nand vendors. Today there is no play in your estimates, so every move\ncounts from pricing of material to how many men are on the job today\nversus yesterday,\" Azanni said. \"Having your material delivered exactly\nwhen you need it is critical. There simply isn\'t time to sit on your\nrear. If you can assemble a great staff and can do all the things above\nyou will see the rewards,\" he said. \"But be careful,\" he added, \"stay\nwithin your means; taking on more work than you can support has and\nalways will be a ticket to disaster.\"</p>\n<p>Although not part of the panel, Emily Aschinger Martin talked about\nthe similar issues when discussing her promotion to president of\nAschinger Electric (see sidebar):</p>\n<p>\"The imperative of the industry today is to move in a new\ndirection,\" she said. \"We are moving from reactive services to\nproactive: we are doing predictive and preventive maintenance, flash\nhazard analysis, and light maintenance services (changing light bulbs\nand ballasts),\" she said.</p>\n<p>\"There is an emphasis today on going green and saving energy that\nhas people going into lighting retrofit. Typically, you can pay for a\nlighting retrofit with the savings it generates in one to three years.\nWe have someone doing just retrofits: he is project manager. That is\nwhat I mean by being proactive: we can sell it. The biggest thing you\ncan do to save energy on the electric side is the lighting,\" she said.</p>','none','As the American economy becomes ever more reliant on electricity and electrical appliances, the risks of electrical contracting are seeming to multiply. Will the number and productivity of trained workers keep pace with the demand for their services?','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','/images/uploads/features/feature.jpg','none','Will the number and productivity of trained workers keep pace with the demand for their services? ','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(30,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','MoDOT releases 2008 construction map for St. Louis','none','','none','<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; color: #000000;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, \'San Serif\';\">The Missouri Department of Transportation has just released the St. Louis 2008 construction map. This map outlines the locations, impacts and timeframes for all the planned construction for the St. Louis area through 2008. It also includes construction in St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson counties.</p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, \'San Serif\';\">Drivers who would like a copy of the new map can stop by the District Office, 1590 Woodlake Drive in Chesterfield, or the Transportation Management Office, 14301 South Outer 40 Road in Chesterfield between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Additionally, drivers can call MoDOT customer service at 1-888-ASK-MODOT or online at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.modot.org/stlouis/links/contactus.htm\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, \'San Serif\'; color: red;\">www.modot.org/stlouis/links/contactus.htm.</a></p>\n</span></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','Missouri Department of Transportation will begin the first phase of construction on Route BB between Route 21 and Route 30 starting Wednesday, February 13 at 8:30 a.m...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(31,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','2007 Concrete Council Award Winners','none','','none','<h2><img height=\"264\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/2007_concrete_winners/concwinhd.jpg\" width=\"400\" /></h2>\n<h2>Casino Queen Black Jack Bar at Cardinals Stadium</h2>\n<p><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"79\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/2007_concrete_winners/casinoqueen.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"144\" /><strong>Project Owner: </strong>St. Louis Cardinals</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect: </strong>KAI Design &amp; Build</p>\n<p><strong>Contractor:</strong> Ahal Contracting Company</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Industrial Aid, Inc.</h2>\n<p><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"79\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/2007_concrete_winners/industrialaid.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"144\" /><strong>Project Owner:</strong> Industrial Aid, Inc.</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect:</strong> Arcturis</p>\n<p><strong>Project Engineer(s): </strong>Heideman + Associates, MEP/FP Engineers<br />Larson Engineering,Structural Engineers<br />Doering Engineering, Civil Engineer</p>\n<p><strong>General Contractor:</strong> Arcturis</p>\n<p><strong>Ready Mix Supplier: </strong>Breckenridge Material Company<strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractor: </strong>Ahal Contracting Co.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Central Underground Garage: Washington University</h2>\n<p><strong>Project Owner:</strong> Washington University</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect: </strong>Mackey Mitchell Associates</p>\n<p><strong>Project Engineer(s): </strong>Desmond</p>\n<p><strong>General Contractor:</strong> Clayco</p>\n<p><strong>Ready Mix Supplier: </strong>Metro/Kienstra</p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractor: </strong>Concrete Strategies, Rebar Specialists, Vee Jay</p>\n<p><strong>QC/QA Firm: </strong>PSI Testing</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Casino Queen</h2>\n<p><strong>Project Owner:</strong> Casino Queen</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect:</strong> Kuhlman Design Group</p>\n<p><strong>Project Engineer(s):</strong> Woolpert Inc. (civil); Manley Brothers (marine)</p>\n<p><strong>Tilt-Up: </strong>Alper - Audi</p>\n<p><strong>General Contractor: </strong>Clayco/Legacy LLC Joint Venture</p>\n<p><strong>Ready Mix Supplier:</strong> Upchurch</p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractor: </strong>JLR Concrete, Rebar Specialists</p>\n<p><strong>QC/QA Firm: </strong>SCI</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Hazelwood Middle Schools</h2>\n<p>(Central, North, Southeast, and West)</p>\n<p>Project Owner: Hazelwood School District</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Hazelwood Central: PB Americas, Inc. Hazelwood North and Southeast: Bond Wolfe Architects, Inc. Hazelwood West: TRi Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Hazelwood Central: Civil (PB Americas, Inc.), Structural (SSE, Inc.) Hazelwood North and Southeast: Civil (Civil Design Consultants,Inc.), Structural (McGinnis &amp; Associates) Hazelwood West: Civil (Civil Design, Inc.), Structural (KPFF Consulting Engineering) All four schools: M.E.P.FP. (ZAK Systems, Inc.), Landscape (PB Americas, Inc.), Food Service (The Geiger Group)</p>\n<p>Construction Manager: S.M. Wilson (all four schools)</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Hazelwood Central : Riley Ready Mix &amp; Materials, Inc. Hazelwood North and Southeast: Raneri Hazelwood West: Riley Ready Mix &amp; Materials, Inc.</p>\n<p>Tilt-Up Subcontractor: Hazelwood Central: Fenix Construction Company Hazelwood North and Southeast: Fenix Construction Company Hazelwood West: Fenix Construction Company</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Midwest Testing (all four schools)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>4545 Lindell</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Conrad Properties</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Saur &amp; Associates</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): KPFF</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Rainari B Decks and Five Star B Vertical Structure</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Horizontal Slabs: CECO Horizontal Flatwork: Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Company Vertical Structure: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>C/QA Firm: Midwest Testing</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Route 367, St. Louis County Freeway Conversion</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: MoDOT</p>\n<p>Project Architect: HDR Engineering, Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Crawford Murphy &amp; Tilly, Inc.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Fred Weber, Inc.</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Breckenridge Material Company</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Gerstner Electric, Collins &amp; Hermann Vertical Structure: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Fred Weber, Inc. (QC), CMT Engineering (QA)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Holcim Entrance Paving Project</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): TransSystems Corp.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: WashingtonGroup/Alberici Joint Venture</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Fred Weber, Inc.</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Fred Weber, Inc. - WGA/JV</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Moolah Parking Structure</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Moolah Parking, LLC Owner: Amrit &amp; Amy Gill</p>\n<p>Project Architect: HKW Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Bob D. Campbell &amp; Co., Inc.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: B.S.I. Constructors, Inc. Pre-Cast Supplier: Rinker Materials</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: B.S.I. Constructors, Inc.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Holcim (US) Silos</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): T.E. Ibberson</p>\n<p>General Contractor: MC-Industrial Inc.</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Metro Materials</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Professional Service Industries</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>St. Clare Catholic Church, O\'Fallon, Illinois</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: St. Clare Catholic Church</p>\n<p>Project Architect: BCDM Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): LJB Inc., Kirkham, Micheal and Associates</p>\n<p>General Contractor: The Korte Company</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Illini Concrete</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: CR Venier</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: SCI Engineering</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Logan College of Chiropractic:</h2>\n<p>Campus Upgrades and William D. Purser DC Center</p>\n<p>Project Owner: Logan University Programs College of Chiropractic</p>\n<p>Project Architect: TR,i Archtiects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): KPFF Consulting Engineers</p>\n<p>General Contractor: SM Wilson</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Kienstra Ready Mix Concrete</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Foundation: Heritage Concrete Flatwork: Ahal Contracting Co.</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: TR,i Architects</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>The Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center Improvements</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: The City of Chesterfield</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Kimley-Horn &amp; Assoc Architects</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Capri Pool &amp; Aquatics Flatwork</p>\n<p>Contractor: Vee-Jay Cement</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Ready Mix Supplier</p>','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(32,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','2007 Finishing Touch Award Winners','none','','none','<h2></h2>\n<h2>Casino Queen Black Jack Bar at Cardinals Stadium</h2>\n<p><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"79\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/2007_concrete_winners/casinoqueen.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"144\" /><strong>Project Owner: </strong>St. Louis Cardinals</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect: </strong>KAI Design &amp; Build</p>\n<p><strong>Contractor:</strong> Ahal Contracting Company</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Industrial Aid, Inc.</h2>\n<p><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"79\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/2007_concrete_winners/industrialaid.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"144\" /><strong>Project Owner:</strong> Industrial Aid, Inc.</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect:</strong> Arcturis</p>\n<p><strong>Project Engineer(s): </strong>Heideman + Associates, MEP/FP Engineers<br />Larson Engineering,Structural Engineers<br />Doering Engineering, Civil Engineer</p>\n<p><strong>General Contractor:</strong> Arcturis</p>\n<p><strong>Ready Mix Supplier: </strong>Breckenridge Material Company<strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractor: </strong>Ahal Contracting Co.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Central Underground Garage: Washington University</h2>\n<p><strong>Project Owner:</strong> Washington University</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect: </strong>Mackey Mitchell Associates</p>\n<p><strong>Project Engineer(s): </strong>Desmond</p>\n<p><strong>General Contractor:</strong> Clayco</p>\n<p><strong>Ready Mix Supplier: </strong>Metro/Kienstra</p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractor: </strong>Concrete Strategies, Rebar Specialists, Vee Jay</p>\n<p><strong>QC/QA Firm: </strong>PSI Testing</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Casino Queen</h2>\n<p><strong>Project Owner:</strong> Casino Queen</p>\n<p><strong>Project Architect:</strong> Kuhlman Design Group</p>\n<p><strong>Project Engineer(s):</strong> Woolpert Inc. (civil); Manley Brothers (marine)</p>\n<p><strong>Tilt-Up: </strong>Alper - Audi</p>\n<p><strong>General Contractor: </strong>Clayco/Legacy LLC Joint Venture</p>\n<p><strong>Ready Mix Supplier:</strong> Upchurch</p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractor: </strong>JLR Concrete, Rebar Specialists</p>\n<p><strong>QC/QA Firm: </strong>SCI</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Hazelwood Middle Schools</h2>\n<p>(Central, North, Southeast, and West)</p>\n<p>Project Owner: Hazelwood School District</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Hazelwood Central: PB Americas, Inc. Hazelwood North and Southeast: Bond Wolfe Architects, Inc. Hazelwood West: TRi Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Hazelwood Central: Civil (PB Americas, Inc.), Structural (SSE, Inc.) Hazelwood North and Southeast: Civil (Civil Design Consultants,Inc.), Structural (McGinnis &amp; Associates) Hazelwood West: Civil (Civil Design, Inc.), Structural (KPFF Consulting Engineering) All four schools: M.E.P.FP. (ZAK Systems, Inc.), Landscape (PB Americas, Inc.), Food Service (The Geiger Group)</p>\n<p>Construction Manager: S.M. Wilson (all four schools)</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Hazelwood Central : Riley Ready Mix &amp; Materials, Inc. Hazelwood North and Southeast: Raneri Hazelwood West: Riley Ready Mix &amp; Materials, Inc.</p>\n<p>Tilt-Up Subcontractor: Hazelwood Central: Fenix Construction Company Hazelwood North and Southeast: Fenix Construction Company Hazelwood West: Fenix Construction Company</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Midwest Testing (all four schools)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>4545 Lindell</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Conrad Properties</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Saur &amp; Associates</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): KPFF</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Rainari B Decks and Five Star B Vertical Structure</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Horizontal Slabs: CECO Horizontal Flatwork: Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Company Vertical Structure: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>C/QA Firm: Midwest Testing</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Route 367, St. Louis County Freeway Conversion</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: MoDOT</p>\n<p>Project Architect: HDR Engineering, Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Crawford Murphy &amp; Tilly, Inc.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Fred Weber, Inc.</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Breckenridge Material Company</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Gerstner Electric, Collins &amp; Hermann Vertical Structure: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Fred Weber, Inc. (QC), CMT Engineering (QA)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Holcim Entrance Paving Project</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): TransSystems Corp.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: WashingtonGroup/Alberici Joint Venture</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Fred Weber, Inc.</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Fred Weber, Inc. - WGA/JV</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Moolah Parking Structure</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Moolah Parking, LLC Owner: Amrit &amp; Amy Gill</p>\n<p>Project Architect: HKW Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Bob D. Campbell &amp; Co., Inc.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: B.S.I. Constructors, Inc. Pre-Cast Supplier: Rinker Materials</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: B.S.I. Constructors, Inc.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Holcim (US) Silos</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): T.E. 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(civil); Manley Brothers (marine)</p>\n<p><strong>Tilt-Up: </strong>Alper - Audi</p>\n<p><strong>General Contractor: </strong>Clayco/Legacy LLC Joint Venture</p>\n<p><strong>Ready Mix Supplier:</strong> Upchurch</p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractor: </strong>JLR Concrete, Rebar Specialists</p>\n<p><strong>QC/QA Firm: </strong>SCI</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Hazelwood Middle Schools</h2>\n<p>(Central, North, Southeast, and West)</p>\n<p>Project Owner: Hazelwood School District</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Hazelwood Central: PB Americas, Inc. Hazelwood North and Southeast: Bond Wolfe Architects, Inc. Hazelwood West: TRi Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Hazelwood Central: Civil (PB Americas, Inc.), Structural (SSE, Inc.) Hazelwood North and Southeast: Civil (Civil Design Consultants,Inc.), Structural (McGinnis &amp; Associates) Hazelwood West: Civil (Civil Design, Inc.), Structural (KPFF Consulting Engineering) All four schools: M.E.P.FP. (ZAK Systems, Inc.), Landscape (PB Americas, Inc.), Food Service (The Geiger Group)</p>\n<p>Construction Manager: S.M. Wilson (all four schools)</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Hazelwood Central : Riley Ready Mix &amp; Materials, Inc. Hazelwood North and Southeast: Raneri Hazelwood West: Riley Ready Mix &amp; Materials, Inc.</p>\n<p>Tilt-Up Subcontractor: Hazelwood Central: Fenix Construction Company Hazelwood North and Southeast: Fenix Construction Company Hazelwood West: Fenix Construction Company</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Midwest Testing (all four schools)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>4545 Lindell</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Conrad Properties</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Saur &amp; Associates</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): KPFF</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Rainari B Decks and Five Star B Vertical Structure</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Horizontal Slabs: CECO Horizontal Flatwork: Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Company Vertical Structure: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>C/QA Firm: Midwest Testing</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Route 367, St. Louis County Freeway Conversion</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: MoDOT</p>\n<p>Project Architect: HDR Engineering, Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Crawford Murphy &amp; Tilly, Inc.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Fred Weber, Inc.</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Breckenridge Material Company</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Gerstner Electric, Collins &amp; Hermann Vertical Structure: Alberici Constructors</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Fred Weber, Inc. (QC), CMT Engineering (QA)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Holcim Entrance Paving Project</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): TransSystems Corp.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: WashingtonGroup/Alberici Joint Venture</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Fred Weber, Inc.</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Fred Weber, Inc. - WGA/JV</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Moolah Parking Structure</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Moolah Parking, LLC Owner: Amrit &amp; Amy Gill</p>\n<p>Project Architect: HKW Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): Bob D. Campbell &amp; Co., Inc.</p>\n<p>General Contractor: B.S.I. Constructors, Inc. Pre-Cast Supplier: Rinker Materials</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: B.S.I. Constructors, Inc.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Holcim (US) Silos</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): T.E. Ibberson</p>\n<p>General Contractor: MC-Industrial Inc.</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Metro Materials</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: Professional Service Industries</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>St. Clare Catholic Church, O\'Fallon, Illinois</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: St. Clare Catholic Church</p>\n<p>Project Architect: BCDM Architects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): LJB Inc., Kirkham, Micheal and Associates</p>\n<p>General Contractor: The Korte Company</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Illini Concrete</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: CR Venier</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: SCI Engineering</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Logan College of Chiropractic:</h2>\n<p>Campus Upgrades and William D. Purser DC Center</p>\n<p>Project Owner: Logan University Programs College of Chiropractic</p>\n<p>Project Architect: TR,i Archtiects</p>\n<p>Project Engineer(s): KPFF Consulting Engineers</p>\n<p>General Contractor: SM Wilson</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Kienstra Ready Mix Concrete</p>\n<p>Subcontractor: Foundation: Heritage Concrete Flatwork: Ahal Contracting Co.</p>\n<p>QC/QA Firm: TR,i Architects</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>The Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center Improvements</h2>\n<p>Project Owner: The City of Chesterfield</p>\n<p>Project Architect: Kimley-Horn &amp; Assoc Architects</p>\n<p>General Contractor: Capri Pool &amp; Aquatics Flatwork</p>\n<p>Contractor: Vee-Jay Cement</p>\n<p>Ready Mix Supplier: Ready Mix Supplier</p>','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(34,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Kaiser Brothers Sell 70 Percent of Stock in Kaiser Electric Inc.','none','','none','<p>For more than 50 years, Kaiser Electric Inc. has been a family-owned\nand run business. But on January 1, the company\'s three owners,\nbrothers Robert, James and John Kaiser, sold 70 percent of their stock\nin the company to five long-time and trusted Kaiser employees.</p>\n<p>Robert B. Kaiser founded Kaiser Electric Inc. in 1952 and passed ownership of the company to his sons when he retired in 1988.</p>\n<p>\"Since the three Kaiser brothers are each beginning to reach\nretirement age, and there are no second generation Kaisers to take over\nthe company, we thought it was a good time to address succession in the\ncompany,\" said Robert Kaiser, 65. \"This stock deal was also important\nbecause it allowed us to keep the good employees that we had, while\nproviding them with a tremendous incentive.\"</p>\n<p>Executive Vice President of Operations Steve Giacin, 45, holds the\nmajority of the stock in Kaiser Electric at 30 percent. Four employee\nshareholders, and the three Kaiser brothers, now each own 10 percent of\nthe company\'s stock:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerry Dorhauer, 43, senior estimator, has been with Kaiser Electric for six years.</li>\n<li>Mike Lundry, 40, CFO (CPA), has been with Kaiser Electric for eight years.</li>\n<li>Mike Murphy, 44, vice-president/project manager, has been with Kaiser Electric for seven years.</li>\n<li>Ken Naumann, 43, vice-president/project manager (PE, RCDD), has been with Kaiser Electric for eight years.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\"The Kaiser family has owned this company for a long time and we\nhave enormous shoes to fill as new owners,\" Giacin said. \"We are very\naware of the responsibility that comes with maintaining the\nwell-respected image that Kaiser Electric has achieved in this\ncommunity.\"</p>\n<p>Giacin, who has worked for Kaiser Electric for 10 years, will\nsucceed George Azzanni as president of the company in January 2009.\nAzzanni, 59, has been with Kaiser Electric for eight years, with more\nthan five years served in the president\'s seat.</p>\n<p>\"I have served in almost every role in the business other than being\npresident,\" Giacin said. \"I am very much looking forward to the\npresident\'s position with the team that we have in place. I have been\nvery fortunate throughout my career to observe and learn from some key\nindividuals. My goal in the top position will be to continue operating\nand growing the company in the manner it has been done for the past\n50-plus years.\"</p>\n<p>Kaiser praised the work that Azzanni has done for Kaiser Electric. Azzanni will remain with the company until his retirement.</p>\n<p>\"George\'s vision and his ability to assemble an excellent staff has\nbeen a large part of Kaiser\'s success and we are excited that he will\ncontinue on our management team after January 2009,\"Kaiser said.</p>\n<p>In 2007, Kaiser Electric Inc. generated sales of $34 million in\ncommercial, industrial and communications electrical projects. Major\nprojects have included:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lighting of the Gateway Arch</li>\n<li>Cardinal Glennon Children\'s Hospital addition/renovation</li>\n<li>Metropolitan Sewer District\'s Lower Meramec Lift Station in St. Louis County</li>\n<li>SSM St. Joseph\'s Hospital expansion in Lake St. Louis</li>\n<li>St. Charles Community College expansion</li>\n<li>BJC O\'Fallon (Progress West)</li>\n<li>Westar Headquarters in St. Charles</li>\n<li>St. Lukes OSB</li>\n<li>Vatterott College, North Park</li>\n<li>Emerson Auditorium</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Kaiser and his brother Jim, 61, will continue to be active in the company until their retirement.</p>\n<p>\"Kaiser Electric is fortunate to have a large group of veteran\nproject managers that are the back-bone of the company. Their expertise\nand relationships are invaluable. But, to bring long-term continuity to\nour company, I needed to build the company around our key, younger\nemployees,\" Kaiser said. \"These five are extraordinary individuals that\nhave great skills in this industry and have done a fabulous job for\nKaiser. I am convinced that this new leadership will enable Kaiser to\ngrow, continue to perform the excellent work that we do for our\ncustomers, and to carry on Kaiser\'s reputation for providing a great\nplace to work for its electricians and office staff.\"</p>\n<p>Kaiser Electric Inc., based in Fenton, MO, has been providing\nelectrical contracting and engineering services to the St. Louis metro\narea for more than 50 years. The company focuses primarily on\nindustrial, commercial and communications projects and employs about\n155 electricians and 34 staff members and has a fleet of 60 vehicles.\nFor more information visit <a href=\"http://www.kaiserelectric.com/\">www.kaiserelectric.com</a> or call 636/305-1515.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','For more than 50 years, Kaiser Electric Inc. has been a family-owned and run business. But on January 1, the company\'s three owners, brothers Robert, James and John Kaiser, sold 70 percent of their stock in the company to five long-time and trusted Kaiser employees...','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(35,1,1,'<p>St. Louis Construction News &amp; Review magazine contact information.</p>','none','<p>St. Louis Construction News &amp; Review magazine contacts:<br /><br /><strong>St. Louis Construction News &amp; Review</strong><br />P.O. 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The highway is expected to be open to traffic by 3:30 pm.</p>\n<p>The Route BB Bridge over Sand Creek (south of Regina Road) was built in approximately 1966 and needs to be repaired. There are many drainage pipes/box culverts along Route BB that are between 50 and 60 years old that need to be replaced. There is also a sharp curve on Route BB at Old Baker School Lane that needs to be straightened to improve safety and sight distance. Construction on this project is expected to be complete in summer 2008.</p>\n<p>For more information on the Route BB Bridge and Road Improvement project, visit the following link: <a href=\"http://www.modot.org/stlouis/major_projects/Rte.BBImprovementProject.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.modot.org/stlouis/major_projects/Rte.BBImprovementProject.htm.</span></a></p>','none','Missouri Department of Transportation will begin the first phase of construction on Route BB between Route 21 and Route 30 starting Wednesday, February 13 at 8:30 a.m. Crews will close Route BB south of Glade Chapel Road and north of Klondike Road on Wednesday. ','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(39,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Von Maur Department Store Selects The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis for its First Store In Missouri','none','','none','<h1 class=\"section\">\n<p class=\"date\"><sub></sub></p>\nVon Maur Department Store Selects The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis for its First Store In Missouri</h1>\n<p>Davenport, Iowa-based Von Maur Department Stores will build its first store in Missouri at Davis Street Land Company\'s The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis lifestyle center in Lake Saint Louis, MO.</p>\n<p>The Meadows, scheduled to open in August 2008, is being developed on a 64-acre site at Lake Saint Louis Boulevard and Interstate 64 (I-64).</p>\n<p>Privately owned Von Maur\'s first store in Missouri will be a two-level, 130,000-square-foot building anchoring the north portion of The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis property. It will employ 225 Von Maur associates.</p>\n<p>\"Our Midwestern roots make Missouri a natural market for us,\" said Jim von Maur, president of Von Maur. \"We look forward to bringing our long-standing commitment to quality, style, selection and service to the residents of St. Louis.\"</p>\n<p>\"We are pleased that Von Maur will be anchoring The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis,\" said Robert Perlmutter, managing partner with Davis Street Land Company, which is developing the center along with local partner, Bruce Johnston. \"Our goal is to create a lifestyle center that matches the style and sophistication of St. Louis. With Von Maur as our anchor, The Meadows at Lake St. Louis is poised to become a shopping destination of choice in St. Louis.\"</p>\n<p>The Von Maur family has operated its privately held department store chain since its 1872 founding in Davenport, Iowa, by C.J. von Maur. The family currently operates stores in nine states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Ohio.</p>\n<p><strong>Ferguson Properties to build hotel</strong></p>\n<p>The news of Von Maur\'s commitment comes on the heels of Kansas City-based Ferguson Properties\' decision to build a 110- to 120-room, Marriott- or a Hilton-flagged hotel at The Meadows.</p>\n<p>The hotel, to be designed as the next generation business traveler hotel, will be built on a three-acre site at the intersection of I-64 and Lake Saint Louis Boulevard.</p>\n<p>\"We evaluated roughly nine prospective development sites across St. Louis and concluded that The Meadows best fits our metric for the upscale, business traveler hotel that we envision,\" said Jewett \"Jay\" Ferguson, executive vice president of Ferguson Properties.</p>\n<p>The hotel is slated to open in spring 2009 and carries a projected completion value of more than $12 million. Ferguson estimates the new hotel will employ more than 20 people.</p>\n<p>Founded in 1983 by John Ferguson, Ferguson Properties is a commercial developer of retail, office and hospitality properties. The firm expanded into hotel development in 1990 and to date has developed seven hotels totaling nearly 500 rooms.</p>\n<p>Ferguson Properties is based in Kansas City, Mo. For more information, call 816-781-2520.</p>\n<p><strong>Bed, Bath Beyond Signs as Junior Anchor</strong></p>\n<p>Housewares giant Bed, Bath Beyond has announced it has signed on as a junior anchor with a 25,000-square-foot store, its second location in St. Charles County.</p>\n<p>\"We couldn\'t be more pleased with this newest series of events,\" said Johnston. \"It builds on the momentum we established in 2007 and is timely as we approach the grand opening of our 260,000-square-foot first phase this summer.\"</p>\n<p>To date, retailers committed to the center include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coldwater Creek </li>\n<li>Chico\'s </li>\n<li>White House/Black Market </li>\n<li>Banana Republic </li>\n<li>Ann Taylor </li>\n<li>Talbots </li>\n<li>Eddie Bauer </li>\n<li>Jos. A. Bank </li>\n<li>New Balance </li>\n<li>Lenscrafters Optique </li>\n<li>The Walking Company </li>\n<li>Victoria\'s Secret </li>\n<li>Ann Taylor Loft </li>\n<li>New York Co. </li>\n<li>Gymboree </li>\n<li>Bath Body Works </li>\n<li>Kay Jewelers </li>\n<li>Claire\'s </li>\n<li>Sunglass Hut </li>\n<li>Yankee Candle </li>\n<li>Select Comfort </li>\n<li>Christopher Banks </li>\n</ul>\n<p>The lifestyle center will ultimately host 500,000 square feet of shops woven in a pedestrian-friendly \"downtown\" grid marked by water features, landscaped boulevards and outdoor gathering spaces.</p>','none','Davenport, Iowa-based Von Maur Department Stores will build its first store in Missouri at Davis Street Land Company\'s The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis lifestyle center in Lake Saint Louis, MO.','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(40,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','MoDOT Starts Construction on Route BB in Jefferson County','none','','none','<h1 class=\"section\">MoDOT Starts Construction on Route BB in Jefferson County</h1>\n<p>Missouri Department of Transportation will begin the first phase of construction on Route BB between Route 21 and Route 30 starting Wednesday, February 13 at 8:30 a.m. Crews will close Route BB south of Glade Chapel Road and north of Klondike Road on Wednesday. The highway is expected to be open to traffic by 3:30 pm.</p>\n<p>The Route BB Bridge over Sand Creek (south of Regina Road) was built in approximately 1966 and needs to be repaired. There are many drainage pipes/box culverts along Route BB that are between 50 and 60 years old that need to be replaced. There is also a sharp curve on Route BB at Old Baker School Lane that needs to be straightened to improve safety and sight distance. Construction on this project is expected to be complete in summer 2008.</p>\n<p>For more information on the Route BB Bridge and Road Improvement project, visit the following link: <a href=\"http://www.modot.org/stlouis/major_projects/Rte.BBImprovementProject.htm\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">www.modot.org/stlouis/major_projects/Rte.BBImprovementProject.htm</span></a></p>','none','Missouri Department of Transportation will begin the first phase of construction on Route BB between Route 21 and Route 30 starting Wednesday, February 13 at 8:30 a.m. Crews will close Route BB south of Glade Chapel Road and north of Klondike Road on Wednesday. The highway is expected to be open to traffic by 3:30 pm. \n','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(43,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Engineers to take in-depth look at Blanchette, Daniel Boone, and Route 21 Bridges','none','','none','<h1 class=\"section\">Engineers to take in-depth look at Blanchette, Daniel Boone, and Route 21 Bridges</h1>\n<p>Three St. Louis bridges were identified as needing further analysis after bridge engineers completed a study of Missouri\'s 232 truss bridges. Truss bridges use steel beams joined together by steel gusset plates to support the structure.</p>\n<p>The three bridges -- the westbound Blanchette Bridge on I-70, the westbound Daniel Boone Bridge on Route 40, and the southbound Route 21 bridge over the Meramec River (near the border of St. Louis and Jefferson counties) -- will be evaluated further. The preliminary study was to determine if loads had significantly increased since the original construction of the bridge. This further analysis will make sure there were no errors in the original design of the gusset plates. Bridge engineers in Jefferson City will go over the plans for these three bridges, as well as any improvements, to verify the designs.</p>\n<p>\"So far we\'ve found no problems, and I fully expect these studies to confirm that all bridges on Missouri state highways are safe,\" said MoDOT Director Pete Rahn. \"Now that we\'ve narrowed down the list, we\'ll study those bridges further to make absolutely sure there are no problems.\"</p>\n<p>The westbound Blanchette Bridge was built in 1958, and carries approximately 70,000 vehicles a day. The westbound Daniel Boone bridge was built in 1935 and carries approximately 46,000 vehicles daily. The southbound Route 21 bridge was built in 1940 and carries approximately 21000 vehicles daily.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Three St. Louis bridges were identified as needing further analysis after bridge engineers completed a study of Missouri\'s 232 truss bridges. Truss bridges use steel beams joined together by steel gusset plates to support the structure.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(42,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Von Maur Department Store Selects The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis for its First Store In Missouri','none','','none','<p>Davenport, Iowa-based Von Maur Department Stores will build its first store in Missouri at Davis Street Land Company\'s The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis lifestyle center in Lake Saint Louis, MO.</p>\n<p>The Meadows, scheduled to open in August 2008, is being developed on a 64-acre site at Lake Saint Louis Boulevard and Interstate 64 (I-64).</p>\n<p>Privately owned Von Maur\'s first store in Missouri will be a two-level, 130,000-square-foot building anchoring the north portion of The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis property. It will employ 225 Von Maur associates.</p>\n<p>\"Our Midwestern roots make Missouri a natural market for us,\" said Jim von Maur, president of Von Maur. \"We look forward to bringing our long-standing commitment to quality, style, selection and service to the residents of St. Louis.\"</p>\n<p>\"We are pleased that Von Maur will be anchoring The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis,\" said Robert Perlmutter, managing partner with Davis Street Land Company, which is developing the center along with local partner, Bruce Johnston. \"Our goal is to create a lifestyle center that matches the style and sophistication of St. Louis. With Von Maur as our anchor, The Meadows at Lake St. Louis is poised to become a shopping destination of choice in St. Louis.\"</p>\n<p>The Von Maur family has operated its privately held department store chain since its 1872 founding in Davenport, Iowa, by C.J. von Maur. The family currently operates stores in nine states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Ohio.</p>\n<p><strong>Ferguson Properties to build hotel</strong></p>\n<p>The news of Von Maur\'s commitment comes on the heels of Kansas City-based Ferguson Properties\' decision to build a 110- to 120-room, Marriott- or a Hilton-flagged hotel at The Meadows.</p>\n<p>The hotel, to be designed as the next generation business traveler hotel, will be built on a three-acre site at the intersection of I-64 and Lake Saint Louis Boulevard.</p>\n<p>\"We evaluated roughly nine prospective development sites across St. Louis and concluded that The Meadows best fits our metric for the upscale, business traveler hotel that we envision,\" said Jewett \"Jay\" Ferguson, executive vice president of Ferguson Properties.</p>\n<p>The hotel is slated to open in spring 2009 and carries a projected completion value of more than $12 million. Ferguson estimates the new hotel will employ more than 20 people.</p>\n<p>Founded in 1983 by John Ferguson, Ferguson Properties is a commercial developer of retail, office and hospitality properties. The firm expanded into hotel development in 1990 and to date has developed seven hotels totaling nearly 500 rooms.</p>\n<p>Ferguson Properties is based in Kansas City, Mo. For more information, call 816-781-2520.</p>\n<p><strong>Bed, Bath Beyond Signs as Junior Anchor</strong></p>\n<p>Housewares giant Bed, Bath Beyond has announced it has signed on as a junior anchor with a 25,000-square-foot store, its second location in St. Charles County.</p>\n<p>\"We couldn\'t be more pleased with this newest series of events,\" said Johnston. \"It builds on the momentum we established in 2007 and is timely as we approach the grand opening of our 260,000-square-foot first phase this summer.\"</p>\n<p>To date, retailers committed to the center include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coldwater Creek </li>\n<li>Chico\'s </li>\n<li>White House/Black Market </li>\n<li>Banana Republic </li>\n<li>Ann Taylor </li>\n<li>Talbots </li>\n<li>Eddie Bauer </li>\n<li>Jos. A. Bank </li>\n<li>New Balance </li>\n<li>Lenscrafters Optique </li>\n<li>The Walking Company </li>\n<li>Victoria\'s Secret </li>\n<li>Ann Taylor Loft </li>\n<li>New York Co. </li>\n<li>Gymboree </li>\n<li>Bath Body Works </li>\n<li>Kay Jewelers </li>\n<li>Claire\'s </li>\n<li>Sunglass Hut </li>\n<li>Yankee Candle </li>\n<li>Select Comfort </li>\n<li>Christopher Banks </li>\n</ul>\n<p>The lifestyle center will ultimately host 500,000 square feet of shops woven in a pedestrian-friendly \"downtown\" grid marked by water features, landscaped boulevards and outdoor gathering spaces.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Davenport, Iowa-based Von Maur Department Stores will build its first store in Missouri at Davis Street Land Company\'s The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis lifestyle center in Lake Saint Louis, MO. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(44,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','MoDOT Schedules Public Open House for Route MM Environmental Impact Study','none','','none','<h3>MoDOT Schedules Public Open House for Route MM Environmental Impact Study</h3>\n<p>The Missouri Department of Transportation will host a public open house to kick-off the next phase of planning major safety improvements to Route MM between Route 30 on the west and Route 21 on the east. The event will be held on <strong>Thursday, February 7 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.</strong> at the House Springs Intermediate School, 6180 Highway MM, House Springs, MO.</p>\n<p>The purpose of the <em>Route MM Environmental Impact Study</em> is to examine the economic, social and environmental impacts associated with relocating or realigning this corridor. The study is the required next step when seeking federal funding for major transportation improvements.</p>\n<p>At the open house, attendees will learn what will occur during the study and provide input and share concerns about existing conditions along the corridor that could affect potential improvements. MoDOT officials and their consultants will be available to answer questions. There will be no formal presentation; therefore, citizens can stop by any time.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The Missouri Department of Transportation will host a public open house to kick-off the next phase of planning major safety improvements to Route MM between Route 30 on the west and Route 21 on the east. The event will be held on Thursday, February 7 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the House Springs Intermediate School, 6180 Highway MM, House Springs, MO','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(45,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Bruce Development Company Jumps into Clayton Office Market with $35 Million Purchase of Old Town Office Portfolio','none','','none','<h3>Bruce Development Company Jumps into Clayton Office Market with $35 Million Purchase of Old Town Office Portfolio</h3>\n<p>Bruce Development Company, a St. Louis-based development, investment and management company has purchased the 185,000 square foot Old Town Executive Center, a three building office complex located at 150,165 and 168 N. Meramec . The Seller was TA Associates, a Boston-based private equity investment firm with several holdings in the St. Louis area. The three buildings are 100% leased and major tenants include Enterprise Bank, NISA Investment Advisors and Stinson Morrison Hecker.</p>\n<p>The acquisition is Bruce Development\'s first in the Clayton market. \"We are primarily a multi-family developer, owner and manager however the purchase of these buildings provided a great opportunity to diversify our long term holdings\", said Brian L. Bruce President of Bruce Development. \"We are very bullish on the Clayton office market and are confident that rates will continue to rise as a result of the limited amount of available Class A space... The buildings are very unique in the sense that they are not high rises and offer tenants a quieter private atmosphere with all of the amenities, advantages and location of Clayton.\"</p>\n<p>Bruce Development Company currently owns and manages over 3,000 apartment units and approximately 250,000 square feet of commercial of space in the metropolitan area. Over the last several years they have primarily concentrated on historic mixed use redevelopments in the City, including the recently completed Washington Avenue Apartments, a 95 unit redevelopment of the former Days Inn building at Washington &amp; Tucker, the 220,000 square foot West End Lofts condo conversion in the Central West End, and the 264 unit University Heights Loft Apartments. Jay Holland &amp; Piers Pritchard of Colliers Turley Martin represented the purchasers and Kevin Bittmann of CB Richard Ellis represented the Seller.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Bruce Development Company, a St. Louis-based development, investment and management company has purchased the 185,000 square foot Old Town Executive Center, a three building office complex located at 150,165 and 168 N. Meramec','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(46,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Two Projects by S.M. Wilson Recognized in Midwest Construction Magazine\'s \'Best of 2007\' Awards','none','','none','<h3>Two Projects by S.M. Wilson Recognized in <em>Midwest Construction</em> Magazine\'s \'Best of 2007\' Awards</h3>\n<p>Two construction projects completed recently by S. M. Wilson &amp; Co. in the St. Louis area have earned recognition in <em>Midwest Construction</em> magazine\'s \'Best of 2007\' awards.</p>\n<p>The American Power Conversion Technology Center received the Award of Merit in the Commercial division, and the Dr. William D. Purser, D.C. Center at Logan College of Chiropractic was honored with the Award of Merit in the Higher Education/Research division.</p>\n<p>The two projects were chosen out of a record breaking number of 114 entries from the four states that Midwest Construction covers including, Eastern Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. The winning projects were chosen based on merit, complexity, challenges faced on the job, teamwork and the aesthetic quality of the finished project.</p>\n<p>S. M. Wilson is a full-service construction management and general contracting firm, with headquarters in St. Louis, a full-service office in Kansas City and Rollins Construction Company, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of S. M. Wilson, in Indianapolis. S. M. Wilson is one of the largest general construction and construction management contractors in the St. Louis area, and was named a \'2006 Business of the Year\' by St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. The company posted more than $450 million in 2007 revenues, and ranks 143rd in <em>Engineering News-Record\'s</em> 2007 list of Top 400 commercial contractors nationwide. The St. Louis and Kansas City offices have been publicly recognized as a \'Best Places To Work\' in their respective cities by The St. Louis and Kansas City Business Journals.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Two construction projects completed recently by S. M. Wilson & Co. in the St. Louis area have earned recognition in Midwest Construction magazine\'s \'Best of 2007\' awards.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(47,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Western Construction Group Acquires Peoria Roofing','none','','none','<h3>Western Construction Group Acquires Peoria Roofing</h3>\n<p>Western Construction Group acquired the assets of Peoria Roofing &amp; Sheet Metal located in Peoria, IL. The addition increases Western\'s presence in central Illinois and provides Peoria Roofing with expanded capabilities into restoration and preservation.</p>\n<p>The new branch will be known as Peoria Roofing and Restoration Company. Don Dingledine and Larry Karcher will continue to oversee sales and customer service. Mike Boyle, who has 22 years of experience at Western, will be relocating to Peoria as branch manager. Several additional Western restoration and preservation personnel will also be joining the Peoria office.</p>\n<p>In announcing the acquisition and new branch, Western Construction Group CEO Ben Bishop, Jr. remarked, \"Western Waterproofing has been serving customers in central Illinois from our Springfield branch since 1945. Peoria Roofing was founded in 1929 and is well known throughout central Illinois. Our diverse range of customers will gain the benefits from these years of combined expertise.\"</p>\n<p>Clayton Capital Partners, a St. Louis-based investment banking firm, provided investment banking advice to Western regarding this transaction.</p>\n<p>Western Construction Group, founded in 1915 in St. Louis, now has 40 offices nationwide. Family-owned and operated for three generations, the firm is ranked among the top 100 specialty contractors in the U.S. It ranks as the nation\'s largest specialty contractor in the field of masonry restoration.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Western Construction Group acquired the assets of Peoria Roofing & Sheet Metal located in Peoria, IL. The addition increases Western\'s presence in central Illinois and provides Peoria Roofing with expanded capabilities into restoration and preservation. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(48,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','ACI Soliciting Papers on Uplifting Concrete in Museums, Churches, and Civic Architecture','none','','none','<h3>ACI Soliciting Papers on Uplifting Concrete in Museums, Churches, and Civic Architecture</h3>\n<p>ACI Committee 124, Concrete Aesthetics is requesting presentations on the use of exposed concrete in buildings and other structures that engage, elevate, and enhance the human spirit. The papers will become part of a technical session during the Fall 2008 ACI Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 2-8, 2008.</p>\n<p>The session is cosponsored by the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis and supported by AIA St. Louis</p>\n<p>The exposed concrete may be of any type (cast-in-place, precast, post-tensioned, FRP, masonry, tilt-up, etc.) in any application in or on buildings, monuments, plazas, and other structures, especially those in or near St. Louis.</p>\n<p>Presentations should address issues in design, detailing, or construction through case studies, research, or the development of systems or methods.</p>\n<p>Presentations should address how the concrete is perceived and appreciated by users as well as how it was produced. Presentations having plentiful and engaging images will be favored.</p>\n<p>Requirements: 1) Presentation title; 2) speaker name, title, organization, mailing address, telephone, and e-mail; and 3) one page abstract.</p>\n<p>Deadlines: Abstract by March 1, 2008. Final presentation by August 15, 2008.</p>\n<p>Send to: Michael J. Paul, Duffield Associates, 211 North 13th Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107; tel. 215.545.7295; <a href=\"mailto:mpaul@duffnet.com&gt;mpaul@duffnet.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">.</span></a></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','ACI Committee 124, Concrete Aesthetics is requesting presentations on the use of exposed concrete in buildings and other structures that engage, elevate, and enhance the human spirit. The papers will become part of a technical session during the Fall 2008 ACI Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 2-8, 2008','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(49,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Court Rules Against City of O\'Fallon in Dispute With Public Water Supply District No. 2','none','','none','<h3>Court Rules Against City of O\'Fallon in Dispute With Public Water Supply District No. 2</h3>\n<p>On January 17, 2008 in Circuit Court of The County of St. Charles, Mo. (Division No. 2), Public Water Supply District No. 2 was awarded a judgment in its dispute with the City of O\'Fallon over the provision of sanitary service to district customers, including The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis shopping center.</p>\n<p>\"We are pleased that the circuit court has issued a judgment which affirms the obligation of the City of O\'Fallon to treat the sanitary flow from The Meadows. We look forward to opening The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis shopping center on schedule this August,\" said Robert Perlmutter, managing partner, Davis Street Land Company, which is developing the center along with local partner, Bruce Johnston.</p>\n<p>The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis, currently under construction, is being developed in phases with the first phase encompassing junior anchors, restaurants, and specialty retail stores totaling 260,000 square feet. Future phases will bring the total development to approximately 500,000 square feet.</p>\n<p>When the center opens it will include the country\'s leading lifestyle retailers and restaurants found throughout the portfolio of Chicago-based Davis Street Land Company. The privately held concern focuses on the ownership and development of upscale specialty and lifestyle centers. The principals of the company are responsible for unique retail properties such as Plaza Frontenac and The Shops at Clarkson Corner in St. Louis, Renaissance Place and Orland Park Crossing in Chicago, The Mall at Green Hills in Nashville, and The Gardens on El Paseo just outside Palm Springs. For additional information, please visit the company\'s website at <a href=\"http://www.dslandco.com/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.dslandco.com.</span></a></p>\n<p>A lifetime resident of St. Louis, Bruce Johnston brings more than 25 years of retail real estate experience to The Meadows team. He began his career with The May Department Stores Company as a real estate attorney in 1982. In 1985, Johnston moved into May\'s real estate group, eventually becoming president of May Realty in 1996. He served in that capacity until 2004, when he left to begin a career in real estate development. Johnston is a past trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and a member of the Missouri Bar Association.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','On January 17, 2008 in Circuit Court of The County of St. Charles, Mo. (Division No. 2), Public Water Supply District No. 2 was awarded a judgment in its dispute with the City of O\'Fallon over the provision of sanitary service to district customers, including The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis shopping center. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(50,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Lawrence Group, Austin Tao Associates Announce Merger','none','','none','<h3>Lawrence Group, Austin Tao Associates Announce Merger</h3>\n<p>Lawrence Group and Austin Tao Associates (ATA) have announced a merger of their two companies. The Lawrence Group board of directors approved the acquisition as a move to expand services both nationally and internationally.</p>\n<p>The merger combines two successful, well-respected St. Louis design practices that have teamed on national and international projects for many years. The integration of the two businesses is underway, and the headquarters will remain in downtown St. Louis. Both companies are celebrating 25th anniversaries in 2008.</p>\n<p>\"Austin Tao has a tremendous reputation in the St. Louis community, both for his civic contributions as well as his significant talent and quality landscape architecture,\" said Steve Smith, CEO of Lawrence Group. \"He has built a high-quality design practice with a very creative and talented staff. We are thrilled to have them join the Lawrence Group team to help us expand the services that we can provide to our clients.\"</p>\n<p>Austin Tao Associates will retain its name for the time being and will operate as a subsidiary of the Lawrence Group, responsible for landscape architecture. Austin Tao will join the Lawrence Group as a principal. Tao will continue as principal designer on ATA\'s projects. In addition to leading the landscape architectural practice, Tao will be responsible for the Lawrence Group\'s growing international work.</p>\n<p>\"We will be picking up Austin\'s Beijing, China, office as part of this acquisition,\" said Smith. \"The combination of our practices will allow us to more effectively grow our international business, where we both already have significant design assignments.\"</p>\n<p>\"ATA will continue to provide the high design standards in our work for our clients,\" said Austin Tao. \"They can continue to expect the same high level of services they have always received from us. We are excited to offer new and expanded resources as a result of the merger and anticipate that our clients will benefit from the added value of this partnership.\"</p>\n<p>ATA was founded in 1981 by Austin P. Tao, FASLA.</p>\n<p>ATA\'s annual gross revenues have averaged $700,000 for the past three years.</p>\n<p>The firm has designed more than a thousand projects throughout metro St. Louis, Illinois, and most recently in China. ATA has been a leader in sustainable design principles for two decades: long before its current popular acceptance. ATA\'s project designs have included the use of native plant materials, prairie landscape, constructed wetlands, bio-swale, roof-top gardens, water-sensitive design and LEED certified projects.</p>\n<p>Major St. Louis projects include a pedestrian mall and plaza at Saint Louis University; projects at the St. Louis History Museum, the Planetarium and Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park; Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park; stations and rights-of-way for MetroLink; and landscape design for the new Interstate 64/40 improvements.</p>\n<p>Austin Tao Associates, Inc. (ATA) is a landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm founded in 1981 by Austin P. Tao, FASLA, president. ATA is headquartered in St. Louis with a professional design staff of eight landscape designers, including two licensed landscape architects, offering planning and design of outdoor spaces for both public and private projects. A network office in Beijing, China, established in 2004 offers planning, architectural, and landscape architectural services, as well as a cutting-edge graphic rendering studio with a staff of 12. Austin Tao is a distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA). ATA is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), by the Bi-State Development Agency (BSDA), East West Gateway Coordinating Council (EWGCC), Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and St. Louis Airport Authority (SLAA), St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) - MBE#146/City of St. Louis.</p>\n<p>The Lawrence Group is one of the largest building design, planning, and project delivery firms in St. Louis with 200 employees in five states, including network offices in Austin, Texas; New York, New York; Denver, Colorado; and Davidson, North Carolina. Named in the \"Top 100 Giants\" by Interior Design magazine, the Lawrence Group offers architecture, interior design, a retail furniture showroom, graphic design, town planning, construction management, and real estate development services to health care, commercial and housing clients. Lawrence Group is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Green Building Council and the Urban Land Institute.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Lawrence Group and Austin Tao Associates (ATA) have announced a merger of their two companies. The Lawrence Group board of directors approved the acquisition as a move to expand services both nationally and internationally. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(51,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Hendricks & Partners Announces Sale of Village Green','none','','none','<h3>Hendricks &amp; Partners Announces Sale of Village Green</h3>\n<p>Hendricks &amp; Partners has announced the sale of Village Green, located at 14441 Village Green Parkway in Chesterfield, MO. The 252-unit apartment community was sold for an undisclosed amount.</p>\n<p>Constructed in 1972, Village Green consists of 15 three-story, garden buildings, housing six different floor plans of one-, two- and three-bedroom units on 22.34 acres. Amenities including a clubhouse, indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center, tennis courts, and computer / business center. Interior amenities include refrigerators, dishwashers, disposals, ceiling fans, mini-blinds and walk-in closets.</p>\n<p>Village Green is located in the highly-desirable Chesterfield / Town and Country area and is convenient to all major interstates, premier retail centers and restaurants. The property is located across from the newlydeveloped Town and Country Crossing, a 310,000 square foot \"life style\" shopping center.</p>\n<p>The Seller was Village Apartments, LLC of St. Louis, MO.</p>\n<p>The Buyer was Mills Village Green, LLC of St. Louis, MO.</p>\n<p>The transaction was negotiated by Ken Aston of the St. Louis office of Hendricks &amp; Partners, on behalf of both the Seller and the Buyer.</p>\n<p>\"Village Green was purchased by the Buyer as an investment with plans for renovations and updates. The property is located in a great high-income area and 10 offers for the property were fielded during the 90-day marketing period,\" said Ken Aston, Partner with Hendricks &amp; Partners.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Hendricks & Partners has announced the sale of Village Green, located at 14441 Village Green Parkway in Chesterfield, MO. The 252-unit apartment community was sold for an undisclosed amount. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(52,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','CB Richard Ellis Lease and Sale Transactions','none','','none','<h3>CB Richard Ellis Lease and Sale Transactions</h3>\n<p><strong>David Randolph, SIOR, of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented RREEF America REIT II Corp. YYY in a 24,445-square-foot lease extension at 2130 Kratky Road, Overland, with the lessee, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri.</p>\n<p><strong>Marc Cacciarelli, SIOR, and Brian Bush of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Eastern Industrial Capital LP in leasing 103,317 square feet of industrial space at 1601-1609 Park 370 Court, Hazelwood, to Potter Electric Signal Company, represented by <strong>Mike Statter of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker</strong> and <strong>Kevin Gallagher of Gateway Commercial.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Mark McNulty of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented RB in the sale of a 34,742-square-foot retail building at 9300-9320 Lewis and Clark Blvd., North St. Louis County, to Dale Crawford.</p>\n<p><strong>Allen Klippel, SIOR, of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Associated Materials, Inc., in leasing 23,400 square feet of industrial space at 1900 West Sunset, Springfield, from Kansas Plaza, LLC, represented by <strong>David Murray of R.B. Murray Co.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Brian Bush of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Cellnet Technology, Inc., in leasing 21,332 square feet of service center space at 8610 Page Avenue in mid-county St. Louis from Page Business Center, LLC, represented by <strong>Phil Hulse of Gateway Commercial.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Lynn Schenck, SIOR, and David Steinbach of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Black\'s Ridge, LLC, in leasing 2,374 square feet of office space at 16253 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, to Intuition &amp; Logic, Inc., represented by <strong>Peter Pfeifer of Equis Corp.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Jeff Kaiser of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented CS Gateway, LLC, in a 6,318-square-foot office lease renewal at One Memorial Drive, with the lessee, Goldstein and Price, LC.</p>\n<p><strong>Jeff Kaiser of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Hertz Broadway Tower, LLC, in leasing 22,130 square feet of office space at 100 N. Broadway, to Herzog Crebs, LLP, represented by <strong>Mike Wolken of Coldwell Banker Commercial.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Lynn Schenck, SIOR, and David Steinbach of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Maune Development Company in the sale of a 1,651-square-foot office condo in The Equity in Clayton, 7711 Bonhomme Ave., to Wolfe Properties, LLC.</p>\n<p><strong>Mark Hinchey and Jeff Kaiser of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Direct Impact, Inc., in leasing 5,336 square feet of office space at 12747 Olive Blvd., West St. Louis County, from BSP Golub Creve Coeur, LLC, represented by <strong>Tom Ray and Ann Dulle of CB Richard Ellis.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Mark Palmer of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented Affina, LLC, in a 5,912-square-foot office lease expansion at 622 Emerson Road, Creve Coeur, with the lessor, I &amp; G Direct Real Estate 18, LP, represented by <strong>Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Tom Ray and Jeff Kaiser of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented NW Plaza Owners, LLC, in leasing 2,952 square feet of office space at 500 Northwest Plaza Drive, St. Ann, to UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., represented by <strong>Mark Hinchey of CB Richard Ellis.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Ann Dulle and Tom Ray of CB Richard Ellis</strong> represented WPP Holdings, LLC, in leasing 7,069 square feet of office space at 621 West Port Plaza Drive, Maryland Heights, to F &amp; N, LLC.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','CB Richard Ellis Lease and Sale Transactions','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(53,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning and Restoration Named BOMA Member of the Year','none','','none','<h3>Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning and Restoration Named BOMA Member of the Year</h3>\n<p>The Building Owners and Managers Association of St. Louis (BOMA) recently presented its annual \"Todd Arnold Member of the Year\" Award to Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning &amp; Restoration.</p>\n<p>Selected by the BOMA Board of Directors and Past Presidents Council, Daniels was recognized for her active participation in several BOMA committees and her help in the development of the annual Real Estate Trade Expo, in addition to her ongoing commitment to the organization as a whole.</p>\n<p>As an account manager with Woodard Cleaning &amp; Restoration, Daniels is responsible for seeking prospective clients and ensuring customer satisfaction with Woodard\'s services.</p>\n<p>\"Mary is an asset not only to BOMA, but to Woodard as well,\" said Ann Bueler, Co-President of Woodard. \"Her ability to build professional working relationships with her clients is exceptional, and she works tirelessly on their behalf to guarantee our services exceed expectations. Mary brings the same level of dedication to all of her endeavors, and we are very proud of her accomplishments both here and with BOMA.\"</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>Woodard Cleaning &amp; Restoration Services was founded in 1946 as St. Louis\' first in-home rug and carpet cleaning company, and is now the area\'s largest commercial and residential cleaning company for carpets, rugs and furniture. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.woodardcleaning.com/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.woodardcleaning.com</span></a> or call 314-961-4055. </em></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The Building Owners and Managers Association of St. Louis (BOMA) recently presented its annual \"Todd Arnold Member of the Year\" Award to Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning & Restoration. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(54,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Sandza Promoted To Associate','none','','none','<h3>Sandza Promoted To Associate</h3>\n<p>Ottolino Winters Huebner (OWH) has announced that <strong>Jerry Sandza</strong> has been promoted to Associate. OWH has also announced that <strong>Ryan King</strong> has passed the Architect Registration Exam. OWH is a full-service architectural firm specializing in healthcare, corporate, commercial and educational projects. For more information visit <a href=\"http://owh-inc.com/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">owh-inc.com</span></a></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Ottolino Winters Huebner (OWH) has announced that Jerry Sandza has been promoted to Associate. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(55,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Groves Joins Byrne Jones Construction as Project Manager/Estimator','none','','none','<h3>Groves Joins Byrne Jones Construction as Project Manager/Estimator</h3>\n<p><strong>Matthew Groves</strong> has been named project manager/estimator for <strong>Byrne Jones Construction,</strong> the largest commercial asphalt paving company in metro St. Louis.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>In his new position, Groves will provide paving estimates including materials assessment, and oversee projects.</p>\n<p>Groves holds a bachelor\'s degree in computer aided drafting (CAD) and architectural design from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Matthew Groves has been named project manager/estimator for Byrne Jones Construction, the largest commercial asphalt paving company in metro St. Louis.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(56,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Hanneke Nails \"Golden Hammer\"','none','','none','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong>Hanneke Nails \"Golden Hammer\"</strong></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">St. Louis\' Hanneke Hardware will receive national recognition May 6 at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas.</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Hanneke is one of four retailers nationally that will be honored at the \"Golden Hammer Awards,\" which are presented by Home Channel News magazine.</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">In addition to the four retailers, the awards recognize 32 retail Golden Hammer winners and 32 Silver Circle winners. The winners are selected by a panel of executives from top hardware industry companies, such as Sears, True Value, ACE, and Westlake.</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Tony Miller, president of Hanneke, which has three locations in the St. Louis area, said that his organization was singled out as the \"most innovative\" hardware retailer. Last year Miller\'s company built a kitchen, bath, and flooring center directed at both consumers and contractors in its Afton location on Gravois near Tesson Ferry.</span></span></span></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','St. Louis\' Hanneke Hardware will receive national recognition May 6 at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(57,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','\"Meet the Machines\" Attracts 12,000 ','none','','none','<p><img alt=\"Meet the machines.\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"299\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/machines/meet-the-machines-3.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"250\" />Nearly\n12,000 adults and kids were on hand to &ldquo;Meet the Machines&rdquo; at Budrovich\nExcavating &amp; Contracting Headquarters on April 26.&nbsp; The fourth\nannual event, co-hosted by Fabick CAT, welcomed a record number of\nnearly 4,500 children ranging in age from three to 16. The event was\nheld at Budrovich&rsquo;s headquarters, which is in an old quarry in south\nSt. Louis County.</p>\n<p>The day began at 10 a.m. and 1,500 hard hats were distributed by\n10:45 am.&nbsp; Each child also received an event site map, developed by Bax\nEngineering, as well as a goodie bag upon entry to the event.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Attendees were able to visit many different themed stations\ninvolving some aspect of construction or just all around fun.&nbsp; Visitors\nfirst experienced one of the largest quarry trucks, a 773 CAT off\nhighway truck.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Other stations included, &ldquo;Rock City&rdquo; where the young constructors\nwere able to play Guitar Hero&reg; and Wii&trade; games.&nbsp; Additionally visitors\ncould decorate hard hats at &ldquo;Sticker City,&rdquo; hosted by the Magic House.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Multitudes of equipment were in &ldquo;The Boneyard&rdquo; for the young\nconstructors to climb into the seat and imagine working on a\nconstruction site.&nbsp; Children three&nbsp; to&nbsp; five years old had a chance to\n&ldquo;dig for gold&rdquo; in a giant sandbox while sitting on CAT kids&rsquo; diggers.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cosmic Bowling&rdquo; allowed children to operate a mini excavator in\norder to knock over florescent colored bowling pins.&nbsp; At the &ldquo;Picture\nThis!&rdquo; station kids enjoyed an opportunity to have their photo taken in\na CAT mini excavator or get their photo taken with Izzy the Grizzlie\nfrom the Gateway Grizzlies.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>The highlight of the day for many kids was the &ldquo;Bucket Bullseye&rdquo;\narea where they had the opportunity to ride in a 90&rsquo; JLG man-lift and\ntry to win a Wii&trade; by dropping a Nerf football into a bullseye the size\nof a 5 gallon bucket.&nbsp; They could enter trivia contests, view the CAT\ntop fuel dragster and Manitowoc OCC Chopper, autograph a dozer blade\npainted in a &ldquo;Pirates of the Caribbean&rdquo; theme, climb up to see the\ncockpit of the largest mobile hydraulic crane in Missouri (Grove GMK\n7550&mdash;550 ton crane), go for a 60-foot ride in a man-basket, operate a\nCAT motor grader via the M-Series training simulator, or operate a\ncrane in the Manitowoc 2250 crane simulator.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&ldquo;What a great day for my two-year-old son Michael&nbsp; and my family.&nbsp;\nYou can tell that the work put into the event was heartfelt and a team\neffort.&rdquo; JoAnn Gray-Adams of Granite City, IL said.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Meet the machines.\" height=\"265\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/machines/meet-the-machines-2.jpg\" width=\"400\" /></p>\n<p>Ben and Luke Neider, ages four and two, confirmed that sentiment.&nbsp;\n&ldquo;We had a very fun day,&rdquo; Ben said.&nbsp; &ldquo;We really liked Cosmic Bowling and\nthanks for lunch.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>A.J. Ford, vice president of marketing for Budrovich, said &ldquo;We\nstarted this event four years ago as a way to introduce young kids to\nthe heavy side of the equipment industry mostly as a grassroots\ncampaign with the construction industry. This event has generated more\ninterest and excitement than we ever would have imagined.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Meet the machines.\" height=\"268\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/machines/meet-the-machines_1.jpg\" width=\"400\" /></p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have people coming from as far away as Kansas City now to\nattend.&nbsp; We wanted to make year four more exciting and larger than last\nand with the help of KTRS &lsquo;The Big 550&rsquo; radio station and all of our\nvendor partners, I believe we have accomplished it.&nbsp; The St. Louis\ncounty police helicopter landing and taking off is always exciting.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&ldquo;It\nis amazing to see the overwhelming interest in construction equipment\nby children of all ages. Fabick CAT is proud to be a part of such an\namazing event. The volunteers should also be commended for their\ntremendous support,&rdquo; commented Renee Famula Marketing for Fabick CAT.</p>\n<p>The Budrovich Companies specialize in site utility excavation,\ngrading, crane rental, and residential, commercial and industrial land\ndevelopment. Headquartered in Fenton, Fabick CAT is the authorized\ndealer of Caterpillar equipment, prime and stand-by power systems,\nparts and service, compact construction, and rental equipment for 99\ncounties in mid and southern Missouri and southern Illinois.</p>','none','Nearly 12,000 adults and kids were on hand to \"Meet the Machines\" at Budrovich Excavating & Contracting Headquarters on April 26.  The fourth annual event, co-hosted by Fabick CAT, welcomed a record number of nearly 4,500 children ranging in age from three to 16. The event was held at Budrovich\'s headquarters, which is in an old quarry in south St. Louis County.','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/features/machines/machines_feature_1.jpg','none','Meet the Machines','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(58,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Green Building/Sustainability Conference Comes Here','none','Greening the Heartland, sustainability','none','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Greening the Heartland, the premier annual conference on green building and sustainability in the Midwest, will be held June 22-24 at America&rsquo;s Center in downtown St. Louis,. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) &ndash; St. Louis Regional Chapter will host this fifth annual event, which is geared toward people interested in greening their town, business, college campus or building.</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">&ldquo;We are honored to have this prestigious conference in the Gateway City,&rdquo; says Pat Justis, board chair of the USGBC&rsquo;s St. Louis chapter. &ldquo;Greening the Heartland 2008 will be an opportunity not only to highlight the latest in green building techniques but also to discuss how the public and private sectors can work together to promote sustainable design and construction strategies.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Greening the Heartland will demonstrate how green buildings promote the &lsquo;triple bottom</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">line&rsquo; of profitability, people and the environment &ndash; without compromising resources for</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">future generations. It will feature international sustainability leaders in four</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">content areas: corporate; community; education; and government. </span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">These leaders include:</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Ray Anderson, the founder of Interface, who revolutionized the commercial floor covering industry by producing America&rsquo;s first free-lay carpet tiles; </span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Jaime Lerner, an architect and urban planner responsible for creating and structuring the Institute of Urban Planning and Research of Curitiba in Brazil; </span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Leith Sharp, who established the Harvard Green Campus Initiative; and Grand Rapids, Michigan </span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Mayor George Heartwell, whose city of Grand Rapids, MI has &ldquo;gone green&rdquo; by implementing a variety of environmental measures.</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; color: #000000; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">&ldquo;We have some of the top leaders in sustainability speaking at this conference,&rdquo; says</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Brandyn Jones, conference co-chair. &ldquo;In addition, we will have nearly 50 sessions,</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">numerous tours showcasing St. Louis&rsquo; most innovative buildings and sites and an extensive<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>exposition featuring the latest in sustainable building products and services.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">The sessions will focus on such topics as how to transform communities through green</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">development, staying green and staying competitive, state-of-the-art energy technologies</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">and new construction innovations. Before and after the conference, there will be</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">professional workshops, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design</span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;\">(LEED&trade;) training where attendees can earn continuing education credits.</span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"></span></span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">St. Louis</span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">&rsquo; greening efforts will be highlighted during bus and bike tours. One bus tour will include a visit to Alberici headquarters, which has been certified Platinum under the LEED for New Construction rating system at 60 points, the world&rsquo;s second highest credit level achieved to date. Another will visit St. Louis Community College&rsquo;s new state-of-the-art<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>Wildwood campus. This &ldquo;green&rdquo; campus is the first of its kind in Missouri built with<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; </span>environmentally friendly materials and architecture.</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">The Honorary Chairs for Greening the Heartland are: Corporate &ndash; David Kemper,</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Chairman, Commerce Bank; Education &ndash; Dr. Paul Ferguson, Provost, Southern Illinois</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">University Edwardsville; Government &ndash; Honorable Linda Goldstein, Mayor of Clayton,</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">Missouri</span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">; and Community &ndash; Glenda Abney, Manager, Earthways Center.</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">The USGBC &ndash; St. Louis Regional Chapter was founded in January 2001.The chapter seeks to transform the built environment by: increasing LEED-registered and certified buildings; facilitating professional development and accreditation; and promoting practical green building standards.</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">There are eleven other heartland regional chapters plus two affiliates partnering with</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">USGBC &ndash; St. Louis Regional Chapter on Greening the Heartland. They are: Central</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">Illinois</span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">; Chicago; Cincinnati Regional; Detroit Regional; Flatwater; Greater Kansas City;</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">Indiana</span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">; Mississippi Headwaters; Missouri Heartland; West Michigan; Iowa; Cleveland</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">Green</span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"> Building Coalition; and the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance.</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">Conference registration is now open at </span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: blue;\">www.greeningtheheartland.org </span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">For more</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">information about the conference, sponsorships and/or being an exhibitor, call 1-866-933-</span></span></span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\"><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: black;\">4GRN or email to </span><span style=\"font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; color: blue;\">info@greeningtheheartland.org</span></span></span></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Greening the Heartland, the premier annual conference on green building and sustainability in the Midwest, will be held June 22-24 at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(157,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','In the \"Green\"  World, Old is New','none','Greening the Heartland, America\'s Center, sustainability, conference','none','<p>Who knew? Linoleum and pile drilling are hot, new sustainable technologies.</p>\n<p>At the \"Greening the Heartland\" Conference, it sometimes seems as if everything old is not only new again - it\'s often environmentally sustainable.&nbsp; Greening the Heartland, a regional conference on green building and sustainability in the Midwest, is being held through tomorrow at America\'s Center in downtown St. Louis,. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) - St. Louis Regional Chapter is hosting this fifth annual event, which is geared toward people interested in greening their town, business, college campus or building.<br /><br /><img alt=\"Roger Gooch of Forbo Flooring\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"270\" src=\"/images/uploads/forbo.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Roger Gooch  of  Forbo Flooring\" width=\"180\" />In the event\'s exposition hall, Roger Gooch, south central regional manager for Forbo Flooring Systems, explained that his company has been making its \"new\" sustainable product since the middle of the 19th century. Linoleum is manufactured using linseed oil and wood \"flour\". It used to be made with cork, but the shortage of good cork is one reason why your favorite wine now has a screwtop. Another name for linseed oil - at least the kind extracted without the use of solvents is flaxseed, which you can buy at any health food store and put on your salad. The primary difference between today\'s linoleum and the product that readers of a certain age may remember, Gooch said, is the addition of UV coating, which seals the surface and improves durability and sheen. <br /><br />At St. Louis\' Subsurface Constructors, Inc. exhibit the sustainable product was \"vibrostone columns\".&nbsp; Subsurface has built a solid foundation (sorry about that) for a national business in the sustainable construction industry by combining a drilled, compacted piling system which reuses the onsite material and additions such as recycled railroad ballast. This system displaces minimal dirt on the site itself and piles on the points when an owner is seeking LEED certification. <br /><br />Dropping in at the many presentations by national and local speakers and talking with exhibitors and sponsors produced a reporter\'s notebook full of information:<br /><br /><strong>Rep. Russ Carnahan</strong> opened the conference and announced that he and another<br />representative had just formed the High Performance Buildings Caucus in the<br />U.S. House of Representatives to advance legislation for&nbsp; high performing<br />(\"green\") buildings.<br /><strong><br /></strong><strong>Ray Anderson</strong>, founder of Interface Flor, said his company has reduced<br />greenhouse gas emissions by 82 percent since 1996, reduced water use by 75<br /><img alt=\"Subsurface Constructors exhibit\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"225\" src=\"/images/uploads/subsurface.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Subsurface Constructors exhibit\" width=\"260\" />percent, and reduced fossil fuel use by 62 percent while doubling its sales<br />and profits. \"If Interface, a petro intensive manufacturer can do it, anyone<br />in construction can do it,\" he said.<br /><br /><strong>Ecos Materials</strong>, based in Rock Hill, MO, is sells an interior/exterior<br />sheathing board made from rice hulls and wheat husks that is being used in<br />multi-family housing in Louisville, KY.<br /><br /><strong>Over 110 employees at McCarthy</strong> have completed the qualifications for their LEED professional certification in the last two years.<br /><strong><br /></strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p><img alt=\"Greening the Heartland seminar session\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"184\" src=\"/images/uploads/greening-seminar.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Greening the Heartland seminar session\" width=\"260\" /><strong>The facilities managers for the state of Missouri</strong> are using software to<br />better maintain buildings and slash heating, cooling, and lighting bills.<br /><br /><strong>Pay as you go:</strong> Leith Sharp, sustainability director for Harvard University,<br />explained that the university\'s sustainability office is funded out of the<br />savings that its projects realize for the university. Turns out that is not<br />unique. Cleveland\'s sustainability office is funded the same way - from<br />savings it can find in city operations. Ditto Grand Rapids.<br /><br /><strong>As general manager of CI Select Flooring, Linda Goldstein</strong> has been in the<br />forefront of carpet recycling and green flooring in St. Louis. As mayor of<br />Clayton, she finds herself in the forefront of greening municipal government<br />in eastern Missouri. Clayton now lists LEED certification as a public<br />benefit that can help a develop get a special public use development (PUD)<br />zoning classification. The city is now considering regulation to allow<br />windmills atop highrise roofs.<br /><br /><strong>Chris Klehm</strong>, president of E2, said plumbing codes are all so antiquated they<br />encourage waste and poor performance and block efficiency and<br />sustainability.<br /><br /><strong>Pheadra Svec</strong>, a consultant to KC government, said \"We kept hearing&nbsp; stories that<br />building codes prohibited green practices, so we took at look at the code<br />paragraph by paragraph and we found that there was no code nor ordinance<br />that prohibited anything in LEED. Permit applications for green projects<br />were getting rejected, but the barrier was not the code.\"<br /><br /><strong>Solutia</strong> is marketing sunglasses for your windows.<br /><br />More information on attending the conference can be found at www.greentheheartland.com</p>','none','Who knew? Linoleum and pile drilling are hot, new sustainable technologies. At the \"Greening the Heartland\" Conference, it sometimes seems as if everything old is not only new again - it\'s often environmentally sustainable. ','none','','none','','none','','none',147,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/greening.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(158,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Bartnett-Bothmann Joins Woolpert as Business Developer','none','Bartnett-Bothman','none','<p>Sally-Bartnett Bothmann has joined the St. Louis office of Woolpert, Inc., a national engineering, architecture, planning, and enterprise firm,&nbsp; as a business developer. Bartnett-Bothmann has 14 years of experience in the commercial and industrial construction and real estate field. She will focus on Missouri and Southern Illinois clients</p>\n<p>\"Sally\'s enthusiasm, combined with her reputation as a strategic thinker with comprehensive industry knowledge, will be an valued addition to our sales and marketing efforts in this region,\" said Tim Racke, Woolpert private market leader.</p>\n<p>Bartnett-Bothmann is a member of the minority and membership committees of the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers and the St. Louis chapter, American Society of Professional Estimators.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Sally Bartnett-Bothman has joined  the St. Louis office of Woolpert, Inc. as a business developer. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(159,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','EDM Adds Tillit, Berry','none','Tillit, Berry, EDM','none','<p>Kristine Tillit and Rick Berry have joined EDM Incorporated.</p>\n<p>Tillit is a recent graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardswille, where she received a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. She will&nbsp; focus on marketing and accounting&nbsp; at EDM.</p>\n<p>Berry has joined EDM as a business development specialist. He is trained as a structural engineer and formerly worked at Booker Associates and CH2M HILL Lockwood Greene.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Kristine Tillit and Rick Berry have joined EDM Incorporated. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(160,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','The St. Louis Shriners Hospital is Moving - Into the City','none','Shriners, Washington  University, City, hospital','none','<p>The St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children is returning to its roots. National leaders of the Shriners, in town for a national convention in early&nbsp; July, will celebrate plans for a new 247,000-square-foot hospital at Clayton and Newstead Avenues on the Washington University School of Medicine campus with a ceremonial groundbreaking on July 3, 2008. The new facility will be built just two blocks from the site of the original St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children, which was built at Clayton and Euclid Avenues in 1924.<br /><br /><img alt=\"Shiners Hospital location\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"208\" src=\"/images/uploads/map.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Shriners Hospital location\" width=\"260\" />The new 40-bed facility will feature an expanded research center, a largeroutpatient area, a motion analysis lab, four surgical suites, 30 clinic examination rooms, and more space for orthotics and prosthetics. There will be 12 private rooms for children waiting for same-day surgery; 10 beds in a Center for Metabolic Bone Disease and Molecular Research; and six rooms for parents. The research center will take up an entire floor of the six-story structure and include a DNA lab.</p>\n<p>Construction at the new $170 million hospital actually will begin in early 2009 with completion slated for 2011. The project also includes construction of a 260-space parking garage. The hospital and parking garage will rise up on the site of a former Pepsi Bottling Co. plant and parking lot. The new facility will replace the current Shriners Hospital for Children on Lindbergh Boulevard in Frontenac, MO. Tammy Robbins, director of public relations for the St. Louis Shriners hospital, said the hospital moved from its original St. Louis city location to the suburban Frontenac facility in 1963. Once the new facility is completed, the Shriners intend to sell the hospital on Lindbergh.<br /><br />\"This is an exciting time for the Shriners Hospitals for Children in St. Louis,\" Ralph Semb, president and chairman of the board of trustees said in a report to the Shriners Fraternity. \"We expect that this new hospital wil ultimately set the industry standard for quality and attract the best and brightest physicians and clinical staff in pediatric specialty care,\" he added.<br /><br />Most of the medical staff at the Shriners Hospital for Children are on the faculty at Washington University. Semb said that moving the hospital closer to the university and St. Louis Children\'s Hospital would improve patient care, research, and education.<br /><br />Paric Corp. is the general contractor. Gresham Smith &amp; Partners is the architect.</p>','none','The St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children is returning to its roots. National leaders of the Shriners, in town for a national convention in early\nJuly, will celebrate plans for a new 247,000-square-foot hospital at Clayton and Newstead Avenues on the Washington University School of Medicine campus','none','','none','','none','','none',137,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/shriners.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(59,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','St. Louis Architecture Firm Growing With China','none','','none','<p><img alt=\"Glenn Wing, vice president and director of interior design of HOK Hong Kong\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/china_feature_photo.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />The Olympics this year are expected to showcase the &ldquo;new China&rdquo; that is fairly vibrating with innovation and energy. Many companies in mature Western markets want in on that sizzling economy, and one Western design company that is well placed to the sizzle is St. Louis-based HOK.<br /><br />China&rsquo;s government, as reported in the China Daily News, says that its economy grew 65 percent in the last five years, for an average annual growth rate of 10.6 percent. The United States Central Intelligence Agency ranks the Chinese economy as the second largest national economy in the world, and The Economist magazine projects that China will move ahead of the United States into first place within 12 years.<br /><br />&ldquo;It is amazing how fast things move,&rdquo; said Glenn Wing, vice president and director of interior design of HOK Hong Kong, and president of the Hong Kong chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He recently stopped in St. Louis for a couple of days and spoke to CNR about working in China. Wing spent 20 years working in New York City after getting his graduate degree from Columbia University, and then he was recruited by a Chinese company and moved to Hong Kong in 2002.<br /><br />&ldquo;I thought Manhattan was as fast as life gets, but it is faster in Hong Kong. Clients come at you faster, they want the property faster, and they want the product faster,&rdquo; he said. It is not that regulation is any less &ndash; it actually is similar, he said &ndash; &ldquo;there is just a vibe and an energy there to get things done.&rdquo;<br /><br />Wing joined HOK in 2005, shortly after the company had begun what would turn into a major growth spurt in Asia. HOK opened its office in Hong Kong in 1984 when it was designing the Hong Kong stadium and master planning the new airport. In 2003 HOK opened a second Asian office in Beijing, following that with new offices in Shanghai in 2005, Singapore in 2006 and Ho Chi Minh City in 2007. The last office puts the company in a good position to enjoy Vietnam&rsquo;s economic ascent, which some analysts predict will be the world&rsquo;s fastest over the next decade.<br /><br />&ldquo;We have 5 offices and 150 people, offering full planning and design services in all locations,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />Although many of HOK&rsquo;s clients in Asia are multinational corporations with global standards for all their offices, there still are cultural differences that anyone practicing design in Asia has to be aware of, he said.<br /><br />&nbsp;&ldquo;Whether you are in Hong Kong, Taipei, or Singapore, you have to pay attention to feng shui, which literally means wind and water,&rdquo; Wing said. &ldquo;It is a form of geomancy. The idea is to balance out energy, called &ldquo;chi,&rdquo; which has to flow smoothly through the building interior or your company&rsquo;s fortunes will fall. This comes into play even with multinational companies because the locals strongly believe in it. Even if you are designing for solar orientation, you have to take feng shui into account. <br /><br />&ldquo;You call in a feng shui priest. Taking into account personal details of the company director and the company business, he will say things like, &lsquo;the financial person has to sit in this corner,&rsquo; and you can&rsquo;t fight it,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />One US-based financial reporting company, for example, has a fish tank in most of its offices in Asia, he said, because &ldquo; a fish tank brings good feng shui.&rdquo;<br /><br />Another difference is in the use of &ldquo;green&rdquo; or sustainable products.<br /><br />&ldquo;One sustainable product we use in America is bamboo. In Hong Kong it has a bad reputation. Hong Kong is one of the last places where construction scaffolding is built out of bamboo. You&rsquo;ll see 60-story scaffolding built of bamboo and what are basically zip strips tying it together. So, bamboo there has a connotation of being a construction material. At first I couldn&rsquo;t get it, and then I realized that asking a Chinese company to put bamboo on their floors or walls was like asking a corporate client here to cover their board room walls with strand board.&rdquo;<br /><br />Even global standards for workplace planning have to bend a little for Asia. <br /><br />&ldquo;Real estate is much, much more expensive in Asia, so work stations, offices, etc., are all smaller,&rdquo; he said, but at the same time hoteling, which is a popular space-saver with many western corporations, &ldquo;is not easily transferred to Asia because people don&rsquo;t have the space to work at home,&rdquo; he said.<br /><br />In addition to corporate work, HOK was involved in the master planning for the Olympics and the company&rsquo;s Sports Group consults with the Olympic committee and the Hong Kong Jockey Club on the games&rsquo; equestrian events. <br /><br />&ldquo;Some of our biggest interiors projects are the interior design of government offices in Hong Kong and for Beijing offices for the fourth largest insurance company in the world,&rdquo; Wing added. &ldquo;A large portion of our projects are in India right now, and we also approached for projects in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.&rdquo;<br /><br />Wing&rsquo;s advice to anyone going to work in Asia: &ldquo;fasten your seat belt.&rdquo;</p>','none','The Olympics this year are expected to showcase the \"new China\" that is fairly vibrating with innovation and energy. Many companies in mature Western markets want in on that sizzling economy, and one Western design company that is well placed to the sizzle is St. Louis-based HOK.','none','','none','','none','','none',24,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/features/china_feature_photo.jpg','none','Glenn Wing, vice president and director of interior design of HOK Hong Kong.','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(60,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Regional Excellence Goes Green','none','Regional Excellence, awards, green, judges','none','<p><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/green-building.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />\"Green construction\" was a theme among the projects selected by judges for recognition in the 2008 CNR Regional Excellence Awards. Seven of the eight projects incorporated major commitments to sustainable, energy-conserving construction and operation in their building programs. <br /><br />The winners of the Regional Excellence Awards for this year are: Cardinal Glennon Children\'s Expansion; <br />Doisy Research Center at St. Louis University; Express Scripts; Frieze Harley Davidson; Kerr Foundation; Monsanto Data Center; Moosylvania Marketing; and St. Louis Community College at Wildwood. <br /><br />The judges were Sarah Tetley of PGAV Architects, president, St. Louis Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Price Marr, manager, strategic sourcing, Ameren; George Azzani, president, Kaiser Electric; Stephen Bannes, professor and program director, graduate studies in construction management, Washington University; Rick Lodewyck, president, CDG Engineers; and Terry Simpson, senior project manager, Northstar Management Co.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"2008 Regional Excellence judging at the offices of CNR\" class=\"image-right\" height=\"177\" src=\"/images/uploads/reg-ex-judge1.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"judging\" width=\"266\" />The stated purpose of the awards, now in their 19th year, is to recognize projects completed in the last year that \"in sum, demonstrate excellence in design, excellence in construction, and a positive contribution to the St. Louis community.\" Awards are presented to the designer the general contractor/construction manager, and the owner for each project. Each year 150-200 persons attend the awards which are presented at a dinner ceremony, held in cooperation with the St. Louis Chapter, National Association of Women in Construction. This year\'s presentation will be held June 19 at the Randall Gallery.&nbsp; For more information on attending the awards event, e-mail tom@stlouiscnr.com.<br /><br /><strong>Cardinal Glennon Children\'s Hospital Expansion</strong> is the first project completed under the integrated project delivery agreement of \"lean construction\".&nbsp; As such it has become a national model for a new way of delivering construction to minimize and drive out waste. The project was completed six weeks early and under budget. Because hospital intensive care rooms a are very complex the team built a mockup of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) inside a team member\'s warehouse, discovering that it was impossible to build as drawn. The lessons learned in reconfiguring the mockup were transferred to the construction of the 60-room NICU.<br />Owner: Cardinal Glennon Children\'s Hospital<br />Designer: Christner and McGrath<br />General Contractor: Alberici Constructors<br /><br /><strong>Doisy Research Center</strong> is the new front door for the St. Louis University Medical Campus and host to modern facilities to generate new research involving vaccine development, molecular biology, virology, immunology and epidemiology. It is a major component of the largest building project in St. Louis University history. The signature triangular shape reflects the highly efficient relationship of research space to support space within the building. Although delayed by unexpected conditions, such as a previously-unknown quarry beneath the site, and delays in getting the necessary funding approvals from the National Institutes of Health the project was completed safely and within budget. <br />Owner: St. Louis University<br />Designer: Cannon Design<br />General Contractor: Clayco<br /><br /><strong>Express Scripts\' </strong>decision to move to the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus led to a major revival in north St. Louis County. It was the first time a Fortune 500 company has located on a public university campus. The 320,000 square foot building was designed to meet LEED certification standards. The 16-month project was completed ahead of schedule and within budget. <br />Owner: Express Scripts<br />Designer: Christner, Inc. <br />General Contractor: Clayco<br /><br /><strong>Frieze Harley-Davidson</strong> brought innovative design and green construction to the retailing of a product not generally associated with either design or environmentalism, while contributing to the economic growth of O\'Fallon. The 34,000 square foot dealership, incorporates such features as solatubes to bring light inside, a radiant heat/hot water system powered by motorcycle waste oil, bamboo flooring in the customer area, and 60-foot-tall wind turbine.<br />Owner: Frieze Harley-Davidson<br />Designer: Karasek Architects<br />General Contractor: Trumpet Builders<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Kerr Foundation\'s</strong> renovation of 21 O\'Fallon St., just north of the President Casino on the riverfront, was designed as an educational showcase for sustainable building - and building renovation - strategies. The 58 points earned on the LEED rating system is only one less than the number earned by the renowned Alberici headquarters building - which has been billed as one of the \"greenest\" buildings in the world. Features include everything from rain barrels to collect water used to irrigate the building\'s \"green roof\" roof deck&nbsp; to both photovoltaic and&nbsp; wind turbine power generation. <br />Owner: William A. Kerr Family Foundation<br />Designer: TMA&nbsp; Architects<br />General Contractor: Trumpet Builders<br /><br /><strong>Moosylvania Marketing</strong> renovated an 80-year-old Baptist church and 1950s era school into a modern and memorable office setting, booting the revival of downtown Maplewood. Tarlton converted the church into four levels open workspace. The scope of work invluded maintaining the building\'s historical significance and eligibility for tax credits while applying state-of-the-art technology and modern amenities. Tarlton won a 2008 \"Build America\" award, sponsored by the Aon, from the Construction Services Group of the Associated General Contractors of America for the project. <br />Owner: Moosylvania Marketing<br />Designer: Klitzing Wetsch Associates,Inc.<br />General Contractor: Tarlton<br /><br /><br /><strong>Monsanto Data Center</strong> takes the idea of data center as a concrete bunker and turns it on its head. Faced with a wall of fritted glass that provides 60 percent sun shading and is also a security feature, the center addresses the human needs of the IT staff working within its walls. The inside of the center is warm and well-lit, with inviting work areas. The project is registered for LEED certification. The new data center factored in Monsanto\'s ranking as one of 12 green IT companies in Computerworld magazine\'s&nbsp; top Green-IT Companies for 2008.&nbsp; <br />Owner: Monsanto<br />Designer: Fox Architects<br />General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.<br /><br /><strong>St. Louis Community College</strong> (SLCC) at Wildwood is the first green college campus in Missouri. This year SLCC was awarded a LEED gold certification. SLCC blends green design elements with traditional Gothic motifs. The structure is designed to be 30 percent more energy efficient than a typical code-compliant building of its size.&nbsp; The sustainability features had a number of challenges, including reinforcing the \"green roof\" to hold the weight of 1,000 plant trays,&nbsp; building a \"floating\" ceiling in the center of the room to accommodate air flow needs, and recycling 95 percent of the construction waste material. <br />Owner: St. Louis Community College<br />Designer: William B. Ittner, Inc.<br />Construction Manager: Kwame Building Group<br />General Contractor: L.A. Schaefer Construction Co.</p>','none','\"Green construction\" was a theme among the projects selected by judges for recognition in the 2008 CNR Regional Excellence Awards. Six of the eight projects incorporated major commitments to sustainable, energy-conserving construction and operation in their building programs.','none','','none','','none','','none',124,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/green-building.jpg','none','Six of eight CNR Regional Excellence winners featured sustainable construction.','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(61,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Aschinger Electric Company Names Martin As President','none','Aschinger, electrical, contractor, Emily, Martin ','none','<p><br /><br />Aschinger Electric Company, one of the largest electrical contracting firms in St. Louis, is making an unusual transition to a fourth generation of family management.</p>\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" class=\"table-left\" style=\"height: 44px;\" width=\"76\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img alt=\"Emily Aschinger-Martin\" height=\"373\" src=\"/images/uploads/emily-aschinger.jpg\" width=\"266\" /></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Emily Aschinger Martin</strong></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Emily Aschinger Martin has been promoted to president, a position formerly held by her father Eric Aschinger. Scott Aschinger, Martin\'s cousin, was named vice president of operations. Eric remains with Aschinger Electric as chairman and chief executive officer. His brothers, Jack Aschinger and Keith Aschinger, also remain officers of the company. Jack serves as the senior vice president, and Keith is the administrative vice president and corporate secretary. Scott Aschinger is Jack\'s son. Scott will continue to serve as president of Aschinger Electric Communications, Inc., a business unit of Aschinger Electric Company that designs, installs and maintains communication systems, such as telephone and voice-over internet protocol (VOIP).<br /><br />According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, only 12 percent of family-owned businesses make it into the third generation. It is even rarer for a woman to become president.<br /><br />\"This transition is part of a carefully planned, multi-year process designed to provide seamless leadership,\" Eric Aschinger said.<br /><br />\"My father had two heart attacks within a week of each other in 2001, and that made him think seriously about transition,\" said Martin. \"Their father, Francis, died suddenly in \'78 and they had to learn to read financial statements on the fly,\" she said.<br /><br />In contrast to the way he and his brothers took over the business thirty years ago, Eric Aschinger said that they did not want this transition \"to be an event, we wanted it to be a process.\" Francis Aschinger died within three weeks of being diagnosed with cancer in 1978. His three sons all were in the business, but Eric became president because he had already gotten his own electrical contractor\'s license in addition to his electrical engineering license. \"I already had the licenses, so I seemed to be the right one even though I was the youngest,\" Eric said. \"Both my brothers bought in on that and we shared responsibility.\" Eric said he did not want the new generation to make the same mistakes he made. \"I was good at running jobs, but that is different from running a business,\" he said.<br /><br />So, seven years ago, the Aschinger family began a process of transferring the family business to a new generation. It was a process that they thought would take seven to 10 years to complete. \"We studied failures,\" Eric said. \"We went to FMI seminars, heard horror stories, and decided what to do.\"<br /><br />The first major decision was to do something about the increasing division of ownership of the company. Francis\' widow owned stock in the company. Eric, Jack, and Keith had stock, and so did their sisters. All of Francis\' grandchildren, 17 in total, owned stock. \"We decided that only those who were in the business should have stock,\" Eric said. \"Too many of the horror stories were about people outside the family business owning stock in it and not understanding what it takes to run the business, he said. So, the three brothers started the transition process by first buying out everyone else so that when they passed management of the company on they were actually passing control of the company on as well.<br /><br />Eric had four children, but only daughter Emily is in the business. Jack had three children, but only son Scott is in the business. Keith also had three children, and his son Craig is the only one in the business. None of the sisters\' children went into the business. Emily is a lawyer; Scott is an electrical engineer with an MBA; and Craig has a psychology degree and taught English in Japan before entering the electrician\'s apprenticeship program. Craig is working for the company as a journeyman electrician.<br /><br />Two years into the transition process, the family still was not certain that the company would stay in the family. \"Someone else was interested in taking over the business,\" Eric said. The family had Emily, Scott, and Craig tested \"to see if there was an heir apparent,\" he said, and also had Eric, Jack, and Keith tested.<br /><br />\"Both Emily and Scott fit the profile for business leaders,\" Eric said. \"They both were in the 99th percentile and between the business side and the construction side they complement each other well,\" he said.<br /><br />How did the family decide which of the two of them would become president? \"We didn\'t,\" Eric said. \"We let them decide. We told them that if there was going to be a problem, it was not going to be our problem; it was going to be theirs. They sat down with the consultant and came up with a set of guidelines as to what decision they each would make independently and what decisions they would make together,\" he said.<br /><br />Emily said that their model is the relationship that Tracy Hart and Dirk Elsperman have a Tarlton Corporation. \"Scott and I sat down with Tracy and Dirk to discuss how they work together,\" Martin said. \"Our relationship is very similar: We are a partnership. He is very much on the operation side; I am on the sales and administrative side.\"<br /><br />That is not to say that Eric and his brothers were not keeping an unobtrusive eye on their offspring. \"We watched to see who people went to naturally when they had a problem,\" Eric said, \"and they went to Emily.\"<br /><br />After the settling the succession, there began the long process of preparation. \"I made them both join business owners groups to learn the business of running a business,\" Eric said. \"We sent them to FMI training and NECA training. I would meet with them once a month and talk about business, teach them how to read statements, and take them to the bank with me to get line of credit or to the bonding company with me. And I showed them what I look for when I look at job reports, the things that might raise a red flag, which is something nobody showed me.\"<br /><br />Emily Martin and Scott Aschinger represent the fourth generation of the family in electrical contracting, going back almost a century to their great-grandfather, Otto Aschinger, who began replacing gas lights and oil lamps with electric wiring in 1912. He left St. Louis during the Great Depression in the 1930s for opportunities in the California shipyards. His son Francis founded Aschinger Electric in St. Louis in 1940.<br /><br />Eric said that when Emily was a child, he used to bring templates home from work and make his children lay them out for parking lot wiring. When she was 10, he made her wire all the receptacles in a house he was building. Emily recalls visiting potential job sites with her father and counting light fixtures for estimates. Nonetheless, Eric said he did not expect her to enter the family business.<br /><br />As an adult, Emily had gone off in her own direction, Eric recalled. \"She became a lawyer and went into private practice,\" he said. \'Then after she had practiced law for nearly five years, she called and said she wanted to come to work me. I remember my first thought was, \"What do I need a lawyer for\",\' he said. That was in 1998.<br /><br />Eric said he made Emily estimate jobs, run jobs, and close jobs. \"She did 100 percent of what it takes to be a project manager so that she could relate to the issues that others face,\" he said. She then added sales and marketing roles and in 2004 she was named vice president of business development.<br /><br />Scott Aschinger joined Aschinger Electric Company in the early 1980s as a draftsman and project engineer. He has since earned an MBA as well as registration as a professional engineer and communications distribution designer, and he started and runs Aschinger\'s communications division.<br /><br />With annual billings of more than $44 million, Aschinger Electric Company is one of the largest electrical firms in St. Louis. The firm employs more than 200 people, including more than 170 electricians, communication technicians and lighting technicians.<br /><br />Emily intends to continue the company\'s reputation for innovation. \"The imperative of the industry today is to move in a new direction,\" she said. \"We are moving from reactive services to proactive: we are doing predictive and preventive maintenance, flash hazard analysis, and light maintenance services (changing light bulbs and ballasts),\" she said.<br /><br />\"There is an emphasis today on going green and saving energy that has people going into lighting retrofit. We have someone doing just retrofits: he is project manager. That is what I mean by being proactive: we can sell it,\" she said.<br /><br />\"I would always rather sell the work as opposed to bidding the work,\" Eric said. \"We would get information about the future directions of the industry from NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association) meetings and we would try to be a one stop solution for the customer,\" he said. \"Some things work and some don\'t, but we\'ve always looked for something different,\" he added.<br /><br />What is next for Eric, Jack, and Keith? \"I said that I would stay as CEO for two years,\" Eric said. \"There is always some fallout in a transition and we wanted to avoid that, so we are going slowly.... Jack takes care of the trucks, because that is what he likes to do, and Keith is still into computers.\"<br /><br />&nbsp;</p>','','53','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Aschinger Electric Company, one of the largest electrical contracting firms in St. Louis, is making an unusual transition to a fourth generation of family management.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(62,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','First Quarter Commercial Real Estate: Vacancy rate decreases in office market, but increases in industrial market','none','CBRE, Richard Ellis, vacancy, industrial, commercial, real estate, St. Louis','none','<p><br />First Quarter Market Report: Vacancy rate decreases in office market, but increases in industrial market<br /><br />CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has released its first-quarter 2008<br />market analysis for the St. Louis area, which shows availability rates on the rise in the<br />industrial market but vacancy rates decreasing in the office sector.<br /><br />The first-quarter 2008 industrial availability rate for the St. Louis area was 11.37%, up from<br />10.89% in the fourth quarter of 2007. Availability rates were lowest in the Fenton<br />sub-market, at 5.38%, and highest in the Metro East market, at 19.82%.<br /><br />The high availability rate in Metro East was the direct result of a huge construction boom in<br />that submarket over the last several quarters, according to CBRE &ndash; St. Louis industrial<br />brokers. This boom is continuing, with more than 1.2 million square feet of industrial space<br />under construction during the first quarter in the submarket, which had positive absorption<br />of more than 950,000 square feet during the quarter, easily outpacing every other<br />submarket. Absorption is defined as the change in occupied space from one period to the<br />next, including new leases and companies that leave space. The availability rate measures<br />space being marketed for lease, including both vacant space and space where leases are<br />due to expire. The figures include both direct and sublease space available.<br /><br />&ldquo;The Metro East is the clear leader for industrial space,&rdquo; Allen Klippel, SIOR, first vice<br />president in CBRE&rsquo;s St. Louis office, said. &ldquo;The built-out of speculative space has caused a higher availability rate temporarily, but the positives of the Metro East for industrial tenants, including proximity to interstates, are such that we believe much of that space will lease up or be sold very quickly.&rdquo;<br /><br />On the office side, overall vacancy was 14.54%, which represented an improvement from<br />the fourth-quarter 2007 vacancy rate of 14.99%. The South County submarket had the<br />lowest vacancy rate, at 8.87%, including an exceptionally low 4.24% vacancy rate in the<br />Class A, or high-end, sector of the market. Downtown had the highest vacancy rate, at nearly 21%. The office report also shows that average asking lease rates are slowly creeping upward, to<br />$19.99 per square foot in the first quarter.<br /><br />Despite the national economic slowdown, caused in large part by the problems with the<br />subprime mortgage crisis, CBRE reported that the St. Louis market continues to show strong fundamentals.<br /><br />&ldquo;On the office side, we&rsquo;re seeing very little new speculative construction,&rdquo; said Lynn<br />Schenck, SIOR, senior vice president of CBRE &ndash; St. Louis. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s certainly helping with<br />vacancy rates. It&rsquo;s good to see that the market is holding steady, and even improving, in a<br />tough economic time nationally.&rdquo;<br /><br />CB Richard Ellis also has released its national report for the first quarter, covering both the<br />industrial and office markets. Nationally, the office vacancy rate was 13.2%, up from 12.8% in the fourth quarter of 2007. The industrial availability rate was 10.5%, up from 10.2%.<br /><br />CB Richard Ellis&rsquo; Industrial MarketView tracks all competitive industrial buildings 10,000<br />square feet or greater in size. The Office MarketView tracks buildings of 10,000 square feet<br />or greater, with the exception of medical offices, owner-occupied buildings and<br />government-leased or government-owned facilities. <br /><br />The quarterly reports also include lists<br />of the largest sale and lease transactions that took place during the quarter.<br /></p>','','29','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','\nCB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has released its first-quarter 2008\nmarket analysis for the St. Louis area, which shows availability rates on the rise in the\nindustrial market but vacancy rates decreasing in the office secto','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(63,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','Get Motivated and Win It','none','Woodcock, sales, motivation','none','<p>Get Motivated and Win It<br /><br />By Tom Woodcock<br /><br />It&rsquo;s 6 a.m. and you&rsquo;re supposed to be dragging your lazy behind out of bed. You smack that snooze button, and again, again, and again. No use, you have to get going. Today is going to be tough. There are problems with customers concerning job issues, pricing issues, change orders, and no show workers. How on earth does one stay motivated to perform at top levels everyday under these circumstances? <br /><br />We&rsquo;ve all been there and suffered through those times.&nbsp; Staying motivated to perform for customers, secure business, and market oneself relies on two sources, internal and external drivers. Both combine to shape our frame of mind. They can vary somewhat for each of us but there are some that are common to most.<br /><br />Internal drivers are those items that are very close to our heart. God, family, and self are the bigger players with peace of mind being a close fourth. Not to be over spiritual but we all have those moments when we ponder what lies ahead for us after they put us in the pine box.&nbsp; That can really determine how hard you work and play. People with a sense of eternal destiny have a bit of extra responsibility. Though this can backfire if they get too far into fate thinking and just go with the flow. It happens.&nbsp; Believe it or not the next big internal driver is self. We really do all want to be happy, even though on the outside some folks act like they could care less! We cannot excel if we don&rsquo;t want to stretch, grow and prove ourselves. Success follows those who strive to develop in these areas. Success in business is absolutely a byproduct of this. Anyone telling you otherwise is blinding themselves to what&rsquo;s really motivating them to succeed. Proving you can win certain projects, raise job margins, and retain your current customers can bring a great degree of satisfaction.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />The next internal factor is family. Some of us have big families full of kids, dogs and SUV&rsquo;s. We want the best for them and hope to provide a stable, fun life. This can pop us out of bed in the morning and push us to the next level.&nbsp; Adding this to the first two drivers can really turn into a powerful engine. Throw in the desire to have peace of mind by not losing sleep worrying about a customer or project and you have rocket fuel.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ll look at how to keep these in the forefront of your mind after we hit a couple external drivers.<br /><br />External drivers are numerous. These are the things outside our intimate lives that shape our days.&nbsp; The easiest target is money!&nbsp; If you have it, you&rsquo;re in position to provide for yourself and others in a grand (Bad pun!) way.&nbsp; If you don&rsquo;t you have to hustle to try and get more. Aaaaaah, what a rat race. It can literally wear you out.&nbsp; The problem most have with money is the level of importance people give it. When it&rsquo;s tight it causes stress, when it&rsquo;s plentiful it can mask the simple things of life. In business and sales it&rsquo;s the measuring device. Success is in the bottom line. Discipline is the winner here.&nbsp; Keeping a good perspective of what&rsquo;s important but understanding the need for finances is the balance.<br /><br />Another external driver is supervision. The people that manage us, direct us or if you own the business, measure us, ie: the bank, industry peers&hellip;&nbsp; Positive management is always more profitable than negative. Though I&rsquo;d say there are far more negative managers than positive. Many managers think yelling, cussing, and belittling will get them the results they want. Though I agree there are situations to be firm, disrespect typically backfires in the end. If you&rsquo;re people don&rsquo;t like you because they&rsquo;ve been treated poorly, they enentually will throw you under the bus.&nbsp; <br /><br />Well, how do you keep motivated? Simple; use a reminder system to keep the important things in front of you. We&rsquo;re all different. It could be pictures, a daily phone call from home, inspirational reading material, vacations planned well in advance, see where I&rsquo;m going here? It&rsquo;s important to do something that pulls your thoughts back to those internal drivers. Then you can deal with the external.&nbsp; This is all so very important when dealing with your customers and clients.&nbsp; They&rsquo;ll sense when your motivation is low or gone. They&rsquo;ll be less inclined to do business with you. It&rsquo;s easy to stay more motivated when business is good, but how about when it&rsquo;s slow? You need to pick yourself up by the bootstraps and kick it in gear! If you are already a motivated person then I challenge you: How high can you reach?&nbsp; How many new customers can you gain? How much can you grow your business? How many other people can you motivate in your company? Go get &lsquo;em! <br /><br />Tom Woodcock is a sales consultant to contractors and contractor suppliers, who speaks to and trains contractors locally and nationwide. He can be reached via his website www.tomwoodcocksealthedeal.com</p>','','30','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','Staying motivated to perform for customers, secure business, and market oneself relies on two sources, internal and external drivers. Both combine to shape our frame of mind.','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(64,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','Put on Your Ears...','none','Riverfront, Disney, region, St. Louis','none','<p>When we began talking about the cover story for this issue - an examination of St. Louis\' love/hate relationship with its riverfront real estate - our creative director Alex Paradowski said that he was sure that Walt Disney had once wanted to build a theme venue on the St. Louis riverfront.</p>\n<p>Sure enough, the entire sordid episode is spelled out in the book, <em>Walt Disney\'s Missouri: The Roots of a Creative Genius</em>. In 1963 Downtown St. Louis Inc. began a dialogue with Walt and Roy Disney for a development on the riverfront that was dubbed \"Riverfront Square.\"</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Tom and Balloons\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"363\" src=\"/images/uploads/3Z8E7299_1.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"150\" />In a chapter titled \"Walt Disney\'s Vision for Downtown St. Louis,\" the book\'s authors wrote, \"Dozens of cities had invited Walt Disney to build another Disneyland Park. He showed no serious interest in any such undertaking until business and civic leaders from St. Louis approached him...\"</p>\n<p>Actually, the book states, Disney was first approached about producing a film about the 200th anniversary of St. Louis. If you\'re old enough you remember the St. Louis bicentennial fl ags and license plates and other hoopla of the time. Walt Disney demurred, suggesting that the area would be better served by the construction of something permanent where St. Louisans and visitors could gather and enjoy the riverfront. Actually, it sounds a lot like today\'s lakefront in Chicago.<br /><br />Walt Disney presented his concept at a press conference at the old Bel Air Hilton at Fourth Street and Washington Avenue. The civic fathers couldn\'t get past the notions that Disney wanted to own and develop \"Riverfront Square\" himself and that he wanted it to be a booze-free zone. <br /><br />Afterwards at a private gathering for Disney and civic leaders August Busch Jr. made a remark in a very loud voice to the effect that, \"Any man who would build something like that and not serve beer and liquor inside is crazy.\"<br /><br />If you\'ve been to Laclede\'s Landing or Soulard recently, you might argue that maybe Walt had something on the ball. In any event, he packed his Mickey Mouse ears and left town to devote his energies to a little project he had begun in Orlando, FL.<br /><br />The history of our riverfront is very much a reflection of St. Louis\' many abortive efforts to develop a regional identity. I would argue that when it comes to such issues as the riverfront we need to fi nd a way to get over ourselves, get behind our leadership, and get moving.<br /><br />I love the reaction of the British public to the idea, recentlyfloated by their government, of creating a national motto. In short, they refuse to take the idea seriously. The winner of a contest sponsored by a British newspaper was \"No Motto Please, We\'re British.\"<br /><br />The British have a sense of who they are -- and who they are not. St. Louis, by contrast is still searching for its identity after almost three centuries. The closest we\'ve come so far in my opinion has been critic Joe Pollack\'s \"St. Louis is where trends come to die.\" Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan points out that St. Louis is probably the hub of the universe when it comes to unrealized studies and plans for revitalizing the area.<br /><br />What would it take for us to begin identifying ourselves by what we AREas a region, instead of what we are not? Probably we\'d have to start by facing the truth. We\'d have to acknowledge that we are politically and racially divided, that we often appear to be genetically resistant to change.<br /><br />Admitting the negatives and letting our leaders lead is the first step to defining what it is that we find positive about our hometown.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','','439','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','The history of our riverfront is very much a reflection of St. Louis’ many abortive efforts to develop a regional identity.','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(66,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Coldwell Banker Commercial Announces Sales and Leases','none','Coldwell Banker, commercial, transactions','none','<p><br />&nbsp;<br />Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA LLC has announced the following new transactions:<br />&nbsp;<br />G. Timothy Lawlor of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Gerald T. Lawlor Trust in the lease of 30,000 square feet of industrial space at 1585-1599 Fenpark Drive, Fenton, MO 63026, to Wal-Mart Stores East LP, represented by Kevin McKeon and Dan Hayes of NAI DESCO. <br />&nbsp;<br />Michael J. Wolken, SIOR, of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Wolken Dental, DDS, P.C. in the lease of 4,989 square feet of office space at 8888 Ladue Road, St. Louis, MO 63124, from Plaza Members I LLC, represented by Matt Hirsch of Solon Gershman Inc. <br />&nbsp;<br />G. Timothy Lawlor of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Brentwood Auto Care Plaza LLC in the lease of 4,000 square feet of retail space at 8925 Manchester Road, St. Louis, MO 63144, to Franklin Group and Associates LLC, represented by Mark Brennan of Solon Gershman Inc. <br />&nbsp;<br />Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Emerald 1 LLC in the lease of 1,487 square feet of office space at Emerald Point, 16141 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017, to Aegis Corp. <br />&nbsp;<br />Jaimie Lance of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Maple Tree Center LLC in the extension of Progressive Decorating Inc.&rsquo;s lease of 2,700 square feet of retail space at Maple Tree Shopping Center, 15878 Clayton Road, Ellisville, MO 63011.<br />&nbsp;<br />Jaimie Lance of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Pendentive Properties LLC in the renewal of the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO&rsquo;s lease for 1,529 square feet of office space at 2029 Woodland Parkway, St. Louis, MO 63146.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA LLC has announced the following new transactions:','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(65,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','An Uplifting Connection With Union Labor','none','NECA, IBEW, Electrical Connection, Habitat for Humanity','none','<p><br /><br />No other organization in St. Louis, and few in the country, enjoys the same record as Habitat for Humanity for matching needy families with stable, affordable, high-quality housing, and that record would not have been possible without the support of the unionized electrical construction industry.<br /><br />Out of 1600 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity nationwide, Habitat for Humanity St. Louis builds more houses every year than all except for 31 other affiliates - 25 houses last year and more than 230 in all. The local affiliate stands out for other reasons, as well. Unlike other affiliates, it builds houses with full basements instead of on a slab. Last year, Habitat for Humanity St. Louis began putting the utilities to its houses underground, and starting this year its new houses all will be <img alt=\"IBEW electrician  on Habitat for Humanity build\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/habitat_1.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Kyle Hunsberger, director of construction for Habitat for Humanity St. Louis, said the local affiliate\'s goals and record of accomplishments would not be so impressive were it not for the support of the Electrical Connection, which is a cooperative partnership of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local One and the St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association.<br /><br />For the last two years, the Electrical Connection\'s donations of labor and materials have placed it in Habitat for Humanity\'s largest category of sponsors, Neighborhood Sponsors. Last year, the Electrical Connection wired a record 25 Habitat homes - using nearly 20 miles of wiring - which represented a $125,000 donation in materials and services.<br /><br />It all started in 2002 when Mills Mall sponsored the construction of a house inside the mall. The house later was moved to a site in Hillsdale, MO. Habitat for Humanity St. Louis had worked with different electrical contractors on different houses, but had never established a relationship with the electrician\'s union until Bathe Electric\'s Martin Bathe told Hunsberger that he should talk to Matt Lampe at the IBEW. \"Lampe organized electricians from a few different companies to rough in the electrical work while the house was at the mall, and when it was moved and set into its final location they came out and finished up the work,\" Hunsberger said.<br /><br />The relationship between Habitat and the Electrical Connection leaped forward in 2004 when the Electrical Connection wired all of Habitat\'s houses in Hillsdale for free and worked alongside Habitat volunteers in a blitz build in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of St. Louis. <br /><br />\"That is really what sealed the deal,\" Hunsberger said. \"They became another part of the Habitat puzzle. From that point on they committed to taking on each project of ours. In 2006 we were back in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood with 20 homes; and in 2007 we did 25 homes in Mark Twain neighborhood, which is the first year we went with underground services, Ameren donated the conduit and the IBEW worked with us to put all services underground. They are committed to providing us with underground services, rough in, and with setting fixtures,\" he said.<br /><br />Every year since 2004, the Electrical Connection has mobilized an army of 150 to 300 IBEW Local 1 electricians and union electrical contractors to safely wire homes to advance Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis\' mission of providing homes for the disadvantaged.&nbsp; The total investment of donated time and materials now stands in excess of $500,000 and has provided for safely wiring in over 140 homes. Since that first house in Mills Mall in 2002, over 850 union electricians and electrical contractors have donated time on weekends and evenings help Habitat for Humanity St. Louis fulfill its mission of eliminating poverty housing and homelessness.<br /><br />This year, the Electrical Connection has committed to provide the electrical work to help Habitat for Humanity St. Louis reach its goal of building 27 homes in St. Louis. The organization is hoping to gradually build its capacity until it is able to build 50 homes a year starting in 2015.<br /><br />\"They are one of our largest sponsors and they have been wonderful to work with,\" said Kimberly McKinney, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity St. Louis. \"When you can have a partnership with union labor and contractors, it just makes sense,\" she added.<br /><br />An ancillary benefit of the partnership is that Habitat \"can focus on other areas,\" Hunsberger said. \"It helps us on our fundraising knowing that the Electrical Connection is going to come in at $100,000-plus every year to take care of the electrical work. That allows us to build more houses and to add other things, like LEED certification,\" he said.<br /><br />The benefits of the partnership to the families that will own the homes also are very real. Not only to they get safe wiring; not only does the donation of the electrical installation lower the purchase price for the family; but, \"the Electrical Connection gives an additional five year labor warranty on all their projects on top of the contractor\'s one year warranty,\" Hunsberger said. \"That is an added incentive that we weren\'t counting on.\"<br /><br /></p>','none','For the last two years, the Electrical Connection\'s donations of labor and materials have placed it in Habitat for Humanity\'s largest category of sponsors, Neighborhood Sponsors. Last year, the Electrical Connection wired a record 25 Habitat homes - using nearly 20 miles of wiring - which represented a $125,000 donation in materials and services.','none','','none','','none','','none',193,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/habitat_1.jpg','none','IBEW Local 1 electrician Scott Johnson wires a box as part of the  Electrical Connection\'s contribution to Habitat for Humanity.','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(67,1,3,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','Ruzicka','none','Len','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','Partner in the Business Litigation Division of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP.','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(68,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','The Pros and Cons of the New ConsensusDOCS','none','ConsensusDOCS, contracts, contract terms','none','<p><br /><em>By Leonard R. Ruzicka, Jr.</em><br /><br />In today&rsquo;s marketplace, all the standard forms for the construction industry are commonly biased in favor of the party who initiates the forms. However, a new set of contract documents, ConsensusDOCS, is unique because in many respects the forms are favorable and fair to all parties. In some respects, they are more favorable to owners and subcontractors and not always favorable to the sponsoring general contractors. <br /><br />ConsensusDOCS consists of about 70 documents divided into six separate categories intended to cover the various methods of project delivery employed in the industry today: general contracting, collaborative, design-build, construction management, subcontracting, and program management.&nbsp; <br /><br />More than 20 trade associations participated in the negotiations and drafting of the ConsensusDOCS, including various owner, subcontractor and surety associations.&nbsp; Notably absent from participation in the process, however, were associations representing design professionals.&nbsp; The American Institute of Architects (AIA) refused to participate and the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC), although in attendance at some meetings, took no active role in the process. Because of this lack of participation by design professionals, we expect there will be resistance to use ConsensusDOCS by their organizations.<br />This article provides a brief overview of the provisions common to all of the ConsensusDOCS, and some of the benefits and potential problems of these provisions.&nbsp; <br /><strong><br />Indemnity&nbsp; </strong><br />All of the agreements require each of the parties to indemnify the other party or parties, but only to the extent of the indemnifying party&rsquo;s negligence.&nbsp; The indemnity provisions only cover the insurable risks of personal injury and property damage.&nbsp; Because these indemnification provisions are based on a comparative negligence standard, there is no duty to defend.&nbsp; However, all of the agreements provide that a party who is liable under an indemnity clause must reimburse the indemnified party&rsquo;s legal fees paid above that party&rsquo;s percentage of liability for the underlying claim.&nbsp; This is certainly a beneficial provision for those providing design and construction services. But owners, who typically refuse to provide indemnification, may object to this provision.&nbsp; <br /><strong><br />Insurance&nbsp; </strong><br />The insurance requirements are fairly standard, except for the Builder&rsquo;s Risk Policy to be obtained by the owner.&nbsp; The requirements for that coverage are extremely broad and could only be satisfied by endorsements.&nbsp; This should be a concern not only for the owner, but also the contractor, because the contractor is responsible for any loss not covered by insurance.&nbsp; In addition, the parties can choose to have the contractor provide additional insurance coverage primary to the owner&rsquo;s coverage.&nbsp; If the additional insured election is made, the insurance provided is limited to covering the owner &ldquo;&hellip;to the extent caused by the negligent acts or omissions of contractor&hellip;&rdquo; This limitation is significant because a party could, through additional insurance coverage, expand its liability beyond the indemnity provision.&nbsp; Overall, this provision is beneficial and fair to all parties since the coverage mirrors the contract obligations.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><strong>Consequential Damages</strong> <br />All of the agreements provide for a mutual waiver of consequential damages.&nbsp; Under these provisions, the parties to the various agreements agree to waive all claims against each other for any consequential damages arising out of or related to the agreement.&nbsp; This is certainly beneficial to those providing the design and construction services.&nbsp; In the event that an owner wants to recover damages because of a delay, there is an elective provision for liquidated damages.&nbsp; <strong><br /><br />Owner&rsquo;s Ability to Pay</strong>&nbsp; <br />ConsensusDOCS contain very broad provisions requiring the owner to provide financial information to the contractor and subcontractors.&nbsp; This responsibility of the owner to demonstrate its ability to pay is continuing and the party requesting the information does not have to provide a reason or basis for the request.&nbsp; This is especially beneficial to subcontractors.&nbsp; However, some owners will strongly oppose this clause, especially non-public companies that may have other reasons for not wanting to grant such a broad and pervasive right to its financial information.<br /><strong><br />Dispute Resolution</strong>&nbsp; <br />The ConsensusDOCS include a number of steps to resolve disputes.&nbsp; If the parties involved in the dispute cannot work things out, the agreement requires a meeting of &ldquo;senior representatives&rdquo; within five business days to reach resolution.&nbsp; If the dispute remains unresolved after 15 days of the first discussion, then the selected dispute mitigation and resolution procedures come into play.&nbsp; One of the selections is to designate a Project Neutral or a Dispute Review Board.&nbsp; This device has been used extensively on large government projects with mixed reviews.&nbsp; If the parties do not elect a Project Neutral or Dispute Review Board, or if the dispute remains unresolved after five business days of a finding by the Project Neutral or Dispute Review Board, the parties then agree to submit the dispute to mediation within 30 business days and conclude within 45 business days of the matter first being discussed.<br /><br />The parties also must make a binding selection of either arbitration or litigation in order to resolve disputes.&nbsp; The intent of these clauses is to put in place a process to reduce the need for costly, third-party resolution when disputes arise.&nbsp; However, if this process does not result in settlement, the claimant would have unsuccessfully spent a lot of time and effort on an unsatisfactory outcome &ndash; in addition to potentially providing free discovery to the other side.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Working with ConsensusDOCS will naturally require you to modify the forms to fit your risk profile and specific project. But, because of the comprehensive nature of this family of forms and the focus on allocation of risk to the party that can best control the risk, the forms are certainly worth your consideration. <br /><br /><em>Leonard R. Ruzicka is a partner in the Business Litigation Division of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP.</em></p>','','46','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','In today’s marketplace, all the standard forms for the construction industry are commonly biased in favor of the party who initiates the forms. However, a new set of contract documents, ConsensusDOCS, is unique because in many respects the forms are favorable and fair to all parties. In some respects, they are more favorable to owners and subcontractors and not always favorable to the sponsoring general contractors.','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(69,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','No Good Deed Goes Unpunished*','none','abbey, owners, unsolicited assistance','none','<p><em>By James R. Keller</em><br /><br />An injured employee of a contractor can proceed to trial against a monk and an abbey when they, in trying to help the employee do his job, may have caused his injuries.&nbsp; The case is <em>Griffith v. Dominic and Assumption Abbey</em>, Case No. 28617, decided April 8 by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District.<br /><br />This case demonstrates the legal problems that can ensue when good-intentioned owners provide unsolicited assistance to a contractor during construction.&nbsp; Often the most legally safe action an owner can take is to stay out of the way.<br /><br />Assumption Abbey in Ava, Missouri hired Friga Construction Company to renovate the roofs and to remodel the &ldquo;chapter room&rdquo; of the Abbey.&nbsp; Alvin Griffith worked as a laborer for Friga. &nbsp;<br /><br />While working in the chapter room, Griffith began prying with a small block of wood a stack of drywall that was leaning against a wall.&nbsp; The sheets of drywall were about four feet wide, twelve feet long and 5/8 inches thick.<br /><br />Griffith was moving the drywall to make room to fit a piece of plywood behind the drywall and next to the wall.&nbsp; At some point, Brother Dominic, a monk who resided at the Abbey, joined Griffith in moving the drywall.&nbsp; According to the court opinion, Brother Dominic and the other monks at the Abbey were not supposed to work on the construction site.&nbsp; Griffith had not asked for help.<br /><br />Brother Dominic had no special training or experience in construction in general or in moving drywall in particular.&nbsp; After moving several sheets, Brother Dominic and/or Griffith lost control of the drywall; the entire stack of drywall fell on Griffith, injuring his legs.<br /><br />Griffith sued Brother Dominic and the Abbey for negligence for the injuries.&nbsp; Griffith claimed that Brother Dominic caused the accident and that the Abbey, under the theory of respondeat superior, was responsible for Brother Dominic&rsquo;s actions.<br /><br />Griffith also pursued a separate claim against Friga with the Division of Workers&rsquo; Compensation.&nbsp; This resulted in the payment to Griffith of workers&rsquo; compensation benefits for his injuries, including payment of his medical bills, temporary total disability payments and a lump sum settlement.<br /><br />Brother Dominic and the Abbey moved the trial court for an order of summary judgment, which requires the court to conclude there are no important facts in dispute and the law is clearly in favor of the defendants.<br /><br />Their theory was that under the doctrine of premises liability they had relinquished control of the Abbey to Friga, who as an independent contractor, assumed control of the area during construction.&nbsp; If true, this shifted the duty inherent in any owner to use ordinary care for safeguarding its premises from the Abbey to Friga.<br /><br />To establish a claim for premises liability under Missouri law, Griffith had to show that there was a dangerous condition that existed on the premises that created an unreasonable risk, that the Abbey knew or by using ordinary care should have known of the condition, that the Abbey failed to use ordinary care in removing or warning of the danger, and that as a result of all of this, Griffith was injured.<br /><br />The trial court applied this theory of premises liability to the motion for summary judgment.&nbsp; The court found the facts to be similar to the earlier case of <em>Logan v. Sho-Me Power Electric</em> <em>Coop.</em>, 122 S.W.3d 670 (Mo. App. 2003). <br /><br />In this case, an employee of an independent contractor construction company was fatally electrocuted while installing fiber optic cable for the electric company.&nbsp; The Logan court concluded that the electric company had not retained substantial control over the construction site and thus the duty of care remained with the contractor.<br /><br />More recently, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District considered a similar issue in Daoukas v. City of St. Louis, 228 S.W.3d 30 (Mo. App. E.D. 2007).&nbsp; In this case, an employee of an independent contractor electric company was seriously injured while performing electrical work at an airport under a contract with the City of St. Louis. &nbsp;<br /><br />Apparently, an airport electrician was in charge of de-energizing the source of power while the employee for the independent contractor worked in the area.&nbsp; The airport electrician dismantled the safety mechanism and left it on the floor.&nbsp; An explosion occurred when the employee began working on the feeder because it was still energized, thereby injuring the employee.<br /><br />The Daoukas court held that the airport electrician, by the nature of what he was doing, had control of the work area.&nbsp; The injured worker could maintain a claim against the owner.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br />Retuning to our case, the appellate court in Griffith decided the facts were more like the ones in Daoukas than the facts in Logan.&nbsp; Thus, the trial court erred by granting the motion for summary judgment.<br /><br />The appellate court concluded that Brother Dominic&rsquo;s actions put the drywall in motion and this may be what caused or contributed to cause Griffith&rsquo;s injuries.&nbsp; Thus, Griffith can proceed to trial on a general theory of negligence.&nbsp; A jury will be deciding what percentage, if any, of the fault for this accident rests with Brother Dominic and the Abbey. &nbsp;<br /><br /><em>*Clare Booth Luce, in H. Faber, The Book of Laws, 1980</em><br /><em><br />James R. Keller is a partner at Herzog Crebs LLP where he concentrates his practice on construction law, complex business disputes, real estate and ADR.&nbsp; He also is an arbitrator and a mediator</em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;</p>','','48','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','Legal problems can ensue when good-intentioned owners provide unsolicited assistance to a contractor during construction.  Often the most legally safe action an owner can take is to stay out of the way','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(70,1,3,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','Pound','none','John E.','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','John E. Pound, SIOR, is principal of Commercial Realty Associates, and serves as the 2008 president for SIOR St. Louis.','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(71,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','Let\'s Keep Our Perspective','none','SIOR, pound, economy, downturn','none','<p><em>By John E. Pound</em><br /><br />As we read the headlines and listen to the news reports of the economic slowdown, it is important to keep these reports in perspective.&nbsp; This is especially true in the politically charged environment prior to a national election.&nbsp; While there is no question the economy has slowed down and as President Bush says, is going through a &ldquo;rough patch,&rdquo; I believe the St. Louis area is very fortunate in many respects.&nbsp; The sky is not falling and our &ldquo;cup&rdquo; is more than half full.&nbsp; Of course, this does not bring any comfort to someone who has lost his job or may be faced with foreclosure on his home.<br /><br />It is often said St. Louis doesn&rsquo;t experience the economic boom times some other areas do, but neither do we suffer the &ldquo;busts&rdquo; during slower times.&nbsp; This has certainly proved to be the case during the past several months.&nbsp; The St. Louis economy is very diverse, much more so than it was during the recession of the early 1990s or after the tech bubble burst and terrorist attacks 10 years later.&nbsp; Our economy is not dominated by any single industry or even several large companies.&nbsp; At one time not long ago, St. Louis was the single largest automobile assembly point other than Detroit.&nbsp; That is certainly not the case today and while that is unfortunate in some respects, overall we are probably better off not being tied so closely to that industry today.&nbsp; The same applies to the aircraft industry where McDonnell Douglas once employed over 30,000 people.<br /><br />The overall level of employment in St. Louis is quite high and is above the national average for the country as a whole.&nbsp; Many of our fine local companies are expanding, not contracting, with Edward Jones, Brown Shoe, and Express Scripts as shining examples.&nbsp; The homebuilding industry has slowed down, but fortunately, we did not have much sub-prime lending and are not experiencing many home foreclosures.<br /><br />The commercial real estate industry remains quite healthy overall.&nbsp; Occupancy levels of both office and industrial properties are relatively high.&nbsp; The area did not experience significant overbuilding of either speculative office or industrial buildings during the past few years, so demand and supply of available space has maintained reasonable equilibrium.<br /><br />Commercial real estate is driven by growth in jobs and inventory.&nbsp; While we have experienced a slowing in both areas, it has not been significant.&nbsp; Most economists predict economic growth will continue to be fairly slow during most of 2008, but then increase late in the year and become stronger in 2009.&nbsp; Since the development cycle of most larger commercial buildings is one-two years from inception to completion, developers are planning new projects and will probably proceed with construction unless the economy takes a downward turn.&nbsp; This is good, as having a certain supply of both office and industrial space available to accommodate growth needs and new businesses is important.</p>\n<p><br />At this point, the St. Louis economy seems to be well positioned to weather slower times for the rest of 2008 and then take advantage of improved conditions going into 2009.&nbsp; World events can certainly change rapidly however, so &ldquo;cautious optimism&rdquo; is probably the best approach for business during the rest of this year.&nbsp; Coincidentally, that seems to be the same approach most Cardinal fans have for the 2008 season as well.&nbsp; Could it happen that the Cardinals will be playing in the playoffs just as our economy is turning around?<br /><br />J<em>ohn E. Pound, SIOR, is principal of Commercial Realty Associates, and serves as the 2008 president for SIOR St. Louis. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors is a global professional organization that certifies commercial real estate service providers with the exclusive SIOR designation. Individuals who earn the SIOR designation adhere to the highest levels of accountability and ethical standards. Only the industry&rsquo;s top professionals qualify for the SIOR. Today, there are 3,100 SIOR members in 480 markets in 20 countries. With 60 designated members, the St. Louis chapter is one of the largest and most active SIOR chapters in the country. For more information, visit www.siorstlouis.com.<br /><br /></em></p>','','52','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','While there is no question the economy has slowed down and as President Bush says, is going through a “rough patch,â€ I believe the St. Louis area is very fortunate in many respects.  The sky is not falling and our “cupâ€ is more than half full. ','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(72,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Kevin Poettker Named Business Development Director at Poettker','none','Poettker, Kevin, Charles, business development','none','<p>Poettker Construction Company has added Kevin Poettker as Director of Sales and Business Development. Poettker will coordinate outside sales and develop new territory for the company. Poettker Construction is headquartered in Breese, Ill. and licensed in 13 states. Their current projects include an 80-acre Wal-Mart Supercenter in Springfield, Ill. and Founder\'s Hall administrative and classroom facilities at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo.</p>\n<p>Kevin Poettker is an experienced construction sales professional with extensive knowledge in construction equipment and materials. He assists with acquisition strategies, proposals, and client relations. A new company website with more information on Poettker is now online at www.poettkerconstruction.com.</p>\n<p>He joins his father, Charles Poettker, who is president and CEO of the 28 year-old company. Other key leadership includes Tom Albers, vice president of field operations and safety; Keith Poettker, vice president of business development; Ryan Poettker, project manager; and Kimberly Poettker, accounting manager and assistant corporate secretary.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Poettker Construction Company has added Kevin Poettker as Director of Sales and Business Development. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(73,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','KCI Sold to Three Key Employees','none','KCI Construction, Jones, Huster, Krueger, Schenk','none','<p>On May 1 KCI Construction Company owner Doug Jones completed a deal with three key employees to transfer company ownership to them.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Almost a year of discussions resulted in Tom Huster, Brent Krueger and Jon Schenk purchasing 100 percent of the company from Jones. Under the terms of the purchase, Jones will remain with the firm for the next 12 years.</p>\n<p>KCI saw nearly a 15 percent increase in its revenue last year. Earlier this year Jones was quoted as saying that the firm\'s 2008 prospects remain positive, with a\nbacklog pushing $125 million. About $85 million of KCI\'s work will take\nplace in Columbia, Mo., where the company aggressively pursued and\ndeals with clients that include the University of Missouri.&nbsp; KCI has\noffices in St. Louis and Lebanon, MO, and is reportedly considering opening an office&nbsp; in Columbia</p>\n<p>Charles Kloster founded the company in 1922. In the early&nbsp; \'50s, \n        Charles turned it over to his sons George and Bernard Kloster. In 1985, \n        the Richard Grebel and Jones began the purchase of the company from \n        George and Bernard, which was completed in 1995. Grebel, who was instrumental in the founding of the Construction Careers Center, died in a one-car accident in 2005.<br />&nbsp;</p>','','63','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','On May 1 KCI Construction Company owner Doug Jones completed a deal with three key employees to transfer company ownership to them. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(74,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','P&G Leases 1.2 Million Square Feet at Gateway Commerce','none','P&G, Gateway Commerce Center, lease','none','<p>Procter &amp; Gamble has signed a 1.2 million-square-foot lease at Gateway Commerce Center&rsquo;s Westway III building. Trammell Crow Company completed the first phase of Westway III as a 578,967 square foot speculative distribution center last July. The Procter &amp; Gamble transaction will expand the facility to a total of 1,157,934 square feet, doubling its size.<br /><br />Trammell Crow and Kennedy Associates/MEPT/NewTower, its partner in the Gateway<br />Commerce Center (GCC) project, plan to develop as much as 14 million square feet of distribution space on the approximate 1,200 acres they control within the business park. Overall, GCC consists of approximately 2,300 acres. GCC is located at the intersections of I-255 and I-270 in Madison County, Illinois. <br /><br />The lease transaction with P&amp;G means that Westway I will be the only speculative building available at Gateway Commerce Center at the present time, though P&amp;G will temporarily occupy that building while Westway III is expanded.<br /><br />The 479,220-square-foot Westway I features 32&rsquo; clear ceilings, cross-dock loading and tenant suites from 100,000 SF. Westway I can be expanded in a similar manner as Westway III in order to accommodate a tenant requiring as much a one-million square feet in a single distribution facility.<br /><br />Other national tenants at Gateway Commerce Center include Dial, Unilever, Hershey and<br />OHL.&nbsp; CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) represented Trammell Crow and the ownership group in the transaction.<br />CBRE is also handling leasing duties for the Westway I building on behalf of Trammell Crow<br />and Kennedy.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Proctor & Gamble has signed a 1.2-million-square-foot lease at Gateway Commerce Center\'s Westway III building.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(78,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','The St. Louis Riverfront: What\'s  the Attraction?','none','riverfront, plan, Danforth, Disney, architects, planners','none','<p>The St. Louis Riverfront:<br />What\'s the Attraction?<br /><br />Now that the South leg tram is repaired, visitors to St. Louis can once again travel to the top of the Gateway Arch and back down to the bottom. But a question that\'s been up in the air since the last piece of the catenary curve was put into place remains: Where do they go from there? A lot of creative minds have wrestled with that problem of St. Louis\' riverfront over the decades... including the creator of Mickey Mouse. <br /><br /><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/ears.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Dozens of cities had invited Walt Disney to build another Disneyland Park. He showed no serious interest in any city until St. Louis leaders approached him in 1963. Disney pursued his proposed project for the site, \"Riverfront Square\" despite less-than-ideal financial projections, because of his Missouri roots and because of a desire to help create a lasting tribute to the pioneer statement that the Arch represented. But civic leaders presented him with a variety of financial hurdles, as well as pressure from August Busch and others to include beer and liquor sales in the project. Finally Disney moved on down the road to a flat piece of Florida scrub in Orlando.<br /><br />Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Minneapolis, Chattanooga... The list of cities reviving their riverfront districts seems endless. One city missing from the list, however, is St. Louis. Despite numerous plans and 40 years of redevelopment, St. Louis\' riverfront remains a hidden, dirty, back alley. Is there any hope?<br /><br />On August 1, 2005, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay asked the Danforth Foundation to develop bold plans to potentially transform the St. Louis riverfront in the vicinity of the Gateway Arch. The committee selected by the Danforth Foundation came up with plans for putting floating islands in the Mississippi River or terracing the levee and then concluded they weren\'t feasible. The Danforth Foundation, which pointed to Chicago\'s Millennium Park as its model for an active riverfront, then concluded than nothing could be done without major changes to the Arch grounds themselves.</p>\n<p><br />Former Sen. John C. Danforth, chairman of the Foundation, said, \"We are wasting our two most valuable assets: the Gateway Arch and our position on America\'s greatest river.\" He called for changing the way the Arch grounds are used to allow restaurants, ice skating, swimming, water fountains, and other activities.<br /><br /><strong>What\'s Next?</strong><br /><br />After accepting the Danforth Foundation\'s report, Mayor Slay called for federal legislation to transfer ownership of portions of the 91 acres comprising the Arch grounds to a local entity. He asked Walter Metcalfe, Robert Archibald, and Peter Raven to give him their best advice on what that entity would be and how to proceed with plans to \"activate\" the park and put a cover over the I-70 trench between the park and downtown. Metcalfe is former chairman of Bryan Cave, the law firm; Archibald is president and CEOof the Missouri Historical Society; and Raven is director of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Little has been heard publicly from them since the mayor\'s announcement.<br />What follows are other ideas for the St. Louis riverfront from architects and planners who have thought deeply about it.<br /><br /><strong>Eero Saarinen</strong><br /><br />Saarinen, the architect of the Arch, once wrote an account of a day at the Arch that anticipated a park full of activities, but activities related to the history of St. Louis and the West. In addition to the Old Courthouse, history museum, and tram ride up the Arch, he imagined a re-creation of a pioneer village set inside a forest on the north side of the park, a Colonial Williamsburg inspired collection of historic St. Louis buildings surrounding the Old Cathedral, formal gardens and an Architectural Museum.<br />He imagined at least three restaurants on the grounds: a \"levee restaurant\" on the north end by the river, a more centrally located \"River Restaurant,\" and a caf&eacute; set amidst the garden terraces atop the history museum.<br />He imagined a \"Campfire Theater\" inside a forest where park rangers would tell stories about the history of St. Louis. And he pictured an arcade near the levee, with a series of \"little courts\" where the history of St. Louis, the Louisiana Purchase and the westward expansion of the United States would be told through sculpture and painting.</p>\n<p><strong>Lou Saur</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong><br />A vision that contrasts sharply with Danforth\'s comes from Lou Saur, principal of Saur Architects and a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects. Saur focuses on one problem-connecting the Arch grounds to downtown along the axis formed by the Old Courthouse and the Arch-in order to come up with a confined, doable project. <br />The core of his idea is a higher quality museum modeled after the underground World War Imuseum in Kansas City, a major cultural attraction on the order of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. In essence, it would be a major expansion, renovation, and upgrade of the existing underground museum with a new entrance near Memorial Drive. He proposes a passenger drop-off from Memorial Drive and an auto loop to a new underground parking garage underneath Ely Luther Smith Park, and an elevated walkway over Memorial Drive for better pedestrian access from Smith Park to the Arch grounds. To complete the connection to the river, he proposes construction of an elevated pier extending from the top of the Grand Staircase over Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard and levee.<br /><br />\"I just don\'t see the Arch grounds as a Millennium Park,\" he said. \"Millennium Park is a Chicago experience. The Arch grounds should be a beautiful cultural experience. It is just incomplete,\" he added.<br /><br /><strong><br />HOK</strong><br /><br />HOK\'s Planning Group has worked on several plans for revitalizing the riverfront over the years, including the plans from the Danforth Foundation. Before the Danforth plan, HOK came up with the Chouteau Lake Plan to connect Arch to Forest Park.<br /><br />Chip Crawford, director of HOK\'s Planning Group, said the goal of all of such plans is \"to create something that is exciting enough and accessible enough to get people down there. . . . We\'ve proposed a number of things: restaurants, boat activities, ice skating, swimming, and educational activities.\"<br /><br />The new Mississippi River Bridge, he said, will create many opportunities for revitalizing the riverfront north of the Arch in Laclede\'s Landing. \" It will create a new front door to the city, closer to the CBD (Central Business District) than Soulard. That will create new opportunities for housing, etc.,\" he said.<br /><br />As for developing anything immediately adjacent to the Mississippi River, \"There are great challenges to building along a river as mighty as the Mississippi,\" he said. \"There is flooding; there are sediments; there is barge traffic, which most rivers don\'t have; there is turbulence and floating debris, which makes it very difficult. But north of the Arch, you could build-in a natural platform for housing and other development with parking on the lower levels.\"<br /><strong><br />Arcturis</strong><br /><br />Arcturis was involved with the Danforth study on the \"connector\" or lid over the I-70 trench. However, \"it is not the depressed section so much as Memorial Drive that is the challenge,\" said Vernon Remiger, chief operating officer of Arcturis. The City could move to redirect traffic from Memorial Drive, slow it down, and make Memorial Drive more pleasing to pedestrians, he said, but, \"since the National Park Service owns the land beneath it, whatever we do, we need National Park Service buy in.\"<br /><br />If the goal is to get a connection between downtown and the riverfront, \"the Arch grounds can\'t do it on their own,\" he said. \"What we need is a strong Laclede\'s Landing and a strong Chouteau\'s Landing,\" he said, referring to the areas just north and south of the Arch grounds. \"If we get that, then the connector piece between them is stronger.\" Both areas, he added, need some sort of residential life. Unfortunately, \"both areas are bounded by highways and a floodwall so that they are basically islands, which is what is keeping them from getting developed,\" he said. To get development started, \"We just need the National Park Service to give a little,\" he said. <br /><strong><br />Trivers</strong><br /><br />\"From architectural point of view the Arch is a great symbol, but symbols can only go so far to revitalize the city,\" said Andy Trivers, principal of Trivers Associates. \"In order for the Arch grounds to function they need some activity. We need to intensely develop the riverfront itself,\" he said.<br />\"We\'re a river city that has ignored its river. People gravitate to water. What was supposed to be a connector is now a divider. No one has a plan that will enliven the riverfront.\"<br />Trivers\' idea is for an elevated promenade over Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard with stores and restaurants tucked into the hillside the supports the Arch grounds. \"We have to get out of flood plain,\" he said. \"We need a space from which to look out over the river to appreciate it.\"<br />\"In the grand scene of things we\'re talking about not that much money. We\'re only talking about the future of the city,\" he said.<br /><br /><strong><br />Vince Ebersoldt and Kevin Underwood</strong><br /><br />Vince Ebersoldt, principal of Ebersoldt + Underwood Architecture, said that reconnecting downtown to the riverfront will take much more than just covering up the I-70 trench. \"Washington Avenue does a terrible job of connecting to Laclede\'s Landing, and there the highway is elevated,\" he said.<br /><br />His partner, Kevin Underwood, elaborated on that point, \"We need multiple points of access,\" he said. Chouteau\'s Landing has only one access point from downtown, he said, Chouteau Avenue. Between Chouteau Avenue and Market Street, a distance of over one mile, there is no way to get to the riverfront from the city. Access to Laclede\'s Landing from downtown is similarly restricted, and neither Laclede\'s Landing nor Chouteau\'s Landing offer direct access to the Arch grounds. <br />\"They have no connection with the park or the rest of the city,\" Underwood said. \"We have to establish connections with the park at the bookends and then provide reasons for people to go there, amenities like shopping, restaurants, etc.\"<br />Ebersoldt said that with Lumiere Casino open on the Laclede\'s Landing and Chivvis Development moving forward with plans for Chouteau\'s Landing, development will happen on the bookends. \"If not for the slowdown in the housing market Ithink we would see more activity there now,\" he said.<br />Ultimately, he added, \"the city needs to put more resources forward to come up with a real plan that really tries to improve tourism and integrates it with recreational lifestyles.\" <br /><br /><strong>John Berendzen</strong><br /><br />Berendzen, president of Fox Architects and past president of the AIA St. Louis, said he was \"tangentially involved\" with the plans from the Danforth Foundation. Although he agrees that the Arch grounds are underutilized, he said the real issue is not the center of the park, but the edges.<br /><br />\"Good urban design is all about the edge, I can\'t stress that enough,\" he said. \"The Arch is a wonderful thing; the park is beautiful; but the problem is there are no edges that mean anything to any pedestrian. We have world\'s greatest sculpture and a beautiful garden and all the buildings that front it have turned their backs on it. They have their loading docks facing the park. It is atrocious. The front of the city is really the back of downtown. <br /><br />\"Our problem is not that we need a wonderful pedestrian connection; we need a thriving pedestrian, mercantile, and office environment surrounding park.\"<br />The first step, he said, is to get rid of I-70 in front of the park and do something to slow down and possibly reduce Memorial Drive. After that, he would take on the north and south edges of the park.<br /><br />\"I would be prone to developing a strip along those edges, particularly the northern edge that abuts Laclede\'s Landing. It would be great if we had buildings on the north side looking into the park,\" he said. \"The Arch grounds and the garage have created a moat between the park and Laclede\'s Landing, so we have to take a slice out of the park and redevelop it to make a connection to the Landing. There has to be a reason for people to go there and it has to be office, residential, and mercantile mixed together or it won\'t work,\" he said.<br /><strong><br />Richard Claybour</strong><br /><br />Architect Richard Claybour also starts from the position that one point of access at the foot of Ely Luther Smith park is not good enough. \"The park is 12 blocks long. We need many access points,\" he said. <br /><br />To get that access, he would eliminate Memorial Drive. When the new Mississippi River bridge is built for I-70, he said, the city won\'t need Memorial Drive anymore. He proposes to take it out and create more green space where the eastern lanes were and let the buildings downtown expand into the western lanes with new \"fronts\" that face the park. He proposes letting the east-west streets that currently terminate at Memorial Drive loop into the park so people can drive in, drop people off, and drive out; and he proposes putting in a new bridge at Spruce Street and an elevated pedestrian bridge from the Eads Bridge to the park.<br /><br />The maintenance building on the south end of the park and the garage at the north end are violations of the master plan, said Claybour, so he would replace the maintenance building and the top level of the garage with retail or mixed-use buildings that extend across the entire north and south edges of the park and out from the hillsides on the eastern side of the park on platforms over Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard and the levee.<br /><br />In the interior of the park, Claybour would replace the existing fenced-off reflecting ponds with a river feature that traverses the entire length of the park, like the river feature in Forest Park. And noting that half of the train tunnel is unused, he suggested using that space for a trolley to carry people from one end of the park to the other, or from Chouteau\'s Landing to the Arch and on to Laclede\'s Landing.<br /><br />However, more important than any particular idea, Claybour said, is that the city have a more open and public discussion about how to improve the riverfront and make the Arch truly part of St. Louis.<br /><br />\"There has to be a reason for people to go there and it has to be office, residential, and mercantile mixed together or it won\'t work.\"<br /><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Richard C. Ward</strong><br /><br />Ward, Vice President with the Development Management Group of Zimmer Real Estate Services, said any realistic discussion of reanimating the riverfront \"has to start with the reality of what we have: a big ditch created by Corps of Engineers and dictated by demands of waterborne commerce. When water fills it up it is as mean as can be. . . .[and] the kind of thing that was proposed by the HOK team (in the Danforth Foundation report) went beyond the pale of reality,\" he said.<br /><br />Of the various ideas for the Arch grounds that are floating around, Ward is most taken with Berendzen\'s focus on the edges. He said that while many things could be done to animate the edges of the park, he likes the idea of a restaurant on one of the parapet overlooks in the southeast and northeast corners of the park. \"I think one of the great amenities of the park is the view of the river from the high parapets on either end of the park,\" he said.<br /><br />\"I would hate to lose passive park feel of center,\" he added. \"Idon\'t think it needs to be made into Disneyland. I see no need for the whole area to be animated and made a playground for visitors. One of great experiences I\'ve had is walking around the plaza and looking up at the Arch and appreciating what a great piece of art it is. That does not need to be mussed up,\" he said.<br /><br />Ward was dismissive of the idea of capping the I-70 trench. \"In Cincinnati, there is a wider highway in a ditch, but it is very pleasant to walk across,\" he said. \"People cross streets all the time; the issue is how it is designed.\" The Memorial Drive/I-70 should be \"re-polished\" to be more pleasant and less utilitarian, he said, but it does not need a lid and \"it does not have to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.\"</p>','none','In 2005 Mayor Slay asked the Danforth Foundation for bold plans to transform the St. Louis Riverfront. Danforth explored several options and decided that nothing could be done without changes to the Arch grounds. Recently the National Park Service announced that it was open to considering that possiblity.  What follows are ideas for the St. Louis riverfront that CNR solicited from architects and planners who have thought deeply about the subject.','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/ears.jpg','none','Walt Disney\'s plan for the St. Louis Riverfront was rejected by St. Louis civic leaders','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(79,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Home Builders Donate to Rainbow Village','none','Home Builders Foundation, Rainbow Village','none','<p>The Home Builders Charitable Foundation gave $6,768 to Rainbow Village, a local non-profit that provides homes for people with developmental disabilities. The grant will go to pay for the necessary structural repairs on a Rainbow Village home in Mehlville.<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The Home Builders Charitable Foundation donated $6,768 to Rainbow Village','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(80,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Walton President Heads Leukemia/Lymphoma \"Light the Night\" Walk','none','','none','<p>Steve Biederman, president of Walton Construction St. Louis, has signed on as Corporate Chairman of the 2008 Light the Night Walk for The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society&rsquo;s Gateway Chapter. Light the Night is an annual fundraising event held each fall to raise money for cancer research and patient services.<br /><br />The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society holds walks each fall in approximately 240 communities across the United States and Canada. Participants carry illuminated balloons &ndash; white for survivors, red for supporters, and gold to remember a loved one, &ndash; to honor and commemorate lives touched by blood cancer. <br /><br />This year the walk will take place on September 12th, with walk locations in both Forest Park and St. Peters City Centre Park. The night&rsquo;s festivities include live entertainment, activities for children and refreshments. For more information, please contact 1-800-264-CURE or (314) 878-0780.<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Steve Biderman, president of Walton Construction, has signed on as corporate chairman of  the 2008 \"Light the Night Walk\".','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(81,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','ASA Hosts \"Seal the Deal\" Construction  Sales Seminar June 5','none','ASA, Woodcock, Seal the Deal, June 5','none','<p>The Midwest Council, American Subcontractors Association (ASA) is presenting a \"Seal the Deal\" construction sales seminar on June 5 from 8 a.m. to noon at the St. Louis Masonry Centre, 1429&nbsp; Big Bend Blvd.</p>\n<p>Nationally-recognized construction sales consultant Tom Woodcock will present two topics:&nbsp; \"Recession Proof Construction Selling\" and \"Refresh, Rebrand\".<br />&nbsp;<br />\"With the economy as it is, now is the time to find out the tricks to selling through a recession.&nbsp; Even if you are not in sales, every company has an image.&nbsp; Find out how to promote your company right and get ahead of the competition,\" Reba Gillick, ASA executive director, said.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Tom Woodcock\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"109\" src=\"/images/uploads/tom_woodcock2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Tom Woodcock\" width=\"126\" /></p>\n<p>Tom Woodcock is a nationwide sales consultant, speaker and trainer specifically focusing on the construction industry.&nbsp; He is also a dynamic author with his latest book &ldquo;You&rsquo;re Not Sellin&rsquo;, They&rsquo;re Buyin&rdquo; selling rapidly across the country.&nbsp; He also writes for multiple construction publications and speaks at major construction associations in major markets, including ASA National.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>The deadline for registration is May 29. Cost is $50 per person for ASA members and $65 for non-members and includes a continental breakfast, which will be served at 7:30 a.m. To register, contact Reba Gillick at 314.241.1664 (p), 314.214.1664 (f), reba@asamidwest.com. Make checks payable to ASA-Midwest Council, P.O. Box 270, Union, MO 63084.</p>','','62','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Tom Woodcock, a nationally-known  construction sales consultant, which teach his \"Seal the Deal\" seminar June 5 at the St. Louis Masonry Centre.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(82,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Julia Cornelius Joins Horner & Shifrin','none','Julia, Cornelius, Horner & Shifrin','none','<p>Julia Cornelius has joined Horner &amp; Shifrin Inc., as a project designer/technician in the Environmental Group.<br /><br />Cornelius has over 18 years of experience in developing CAD drawings and designs for environmental, residential, commercial, and municipal projects for such clients as the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, the Missouri Department of Transportation, and numerous municipal clients.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Julia Cornelius has joined Horner & Shifrin','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(83,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Holland Construction Hires Morgan, Nanney, Noder','none','Morgan, Nanney, Noder, Holland Construction','none','<p>Bruce Holland, president of Holland Construction Services, announced that Jennifer Morgan, Eric Nanney and Corey Noder have joined the company.<br />&nbsp;<br />Morgan joined HCS as human resources administrator.&nbsp; Eric Nanney is a project engineer.&nbsp; Corey Noder joins the team as a project manager</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Holland Construction Services announced three new hires. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(84,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Carolyn Platusich Joins Cannon Design','none','Platusich, Cannon, Parsons Brinckerhoff','none','<p><br />Carolyn Platusich has joined Cannon Design as a project engineer, the nationally ranked architectural, engineering and planning firm announced.<br /><br />Platusich joined Cannon Design from Parsons Brinckerhoff, where she worked on a variety of projects. She is LEED accredited. She has both a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and is finishing her bachelor of architectural technology degree from Washington University in St. Louis.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Carolyn Platusich joins Cannon Design as a project engineer. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(85,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Michael  Rea Named Rainbow Village Development Director','none','Michael Rea,  Rainbow Village','none','<p><br />Rainbow Village, a local non-profit that provides safe and affordable homes for people with developmental disabilities, welcomed Michael Rea as director of development &amp; community relations. <br /><br />Rea has 35 years of retail management experience. He spent 14 years working in management for Brooks Brothers. During his last four years with the company he functioned as a district manager, specializing in profitable company growth, community development and fundraising.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Michael Rea, former Brooks Brothers executive, was named development director for Rainbow Village','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(86,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Bob Staed Joins Ames & Gough Insurance','none','Staed, Ames & Gough, insurance, HOK','none','<p><br />Bob Staed has joined Ames &amp; Gough, a specialty insurance broker focused on serving architects, engineers, contractors, owners/developers, and law firms.<br /><br />Before joining Ames &amp; Gough, Staed was a senior principal with HOK Sport, where he served as chief legal officer as well as a member of the six-person management team responsible for running HOK Sport\'s day-to-day U.S. operations. Prior to joining HOK Sport in 2005, Staed served as senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and advisor to the board of directors of HOK Sport\'s parent company, HOK Group, Inc.<br /><br />He currently serves as president of the board of directors of Rebuilding Together-St. Louis, a nonprofit organization dedicated to repairing the homes of elderly and disabled<br />homeowners so they may remain safely in their homes.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Bob Staed, former HOK Sport principal, joins a specialty insurance broker. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(87,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Environmental Operations Buys Queeny from Solutia','none','Environmental Operations, Queeny, remediation, demolition','none','<p>Stacy Hastie, chairman and chief executive officer of Environmental Operations Inc. (EOI), has reached an agreement with Solutia to purchase the former Monsanto/Solutia Queeny Plant on South Third Street, just south of Downtown St. Louis and east of the Soulard neighborhoo, and will return the 33-acre site to productive use. <br /><br />Environmental Operations will purchase the property from Solutia for $1 million and complete an estimated $4 to $5 million of environmental remediation, demolition and site work.<br /><br />The property is between Third Street on the west, the Missouri Pacific Railroad on the east, Barton on the south and Lesparance Street on the north. This part of the City\'s industrial riverfront has long been underutilized, Hastie said.<br /><br />Hastie worked two years to facilitate a deal that would clean up the property and pave the way for a mixed-use development on the site. He will prepare the property for development, stressing that Environmental Operations is an environmental consulting and demolition firm, not a developer and will not become a developer. Hastie has worked with Green Street Properties to come up with the proposed development plan for this site. \"We expect to work with other developers, such as McEagle, Clayco, Gundaker, Opus and others, on similar deals in the future,\" Hastie said.<br /><br />Remediation on the site is expected to begin by June and should take about a year to complete. Environmental Operations should complete enough work within the next six months to allow for some preconstruction to begin. Current development plans anticipate use as a green office park.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Environmental Operations has purchased the former Queeny Solutia plant on South Third Street and will prepare the site for development.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(88,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Pyramid Exits Development Business: Projects Left Hanging','none','Pyramid, Steffen, downtown','none','<p>The Pyramid Companies have dropped out of the development business, leaving question marks hanging over several celebrated redevelopment projects in downtown St. Louis.<br /><br />The biggest project now in doubt is the project that Pyramid called the Mercantile Exchange, a six building project in the heart of downtown St. Louis that received national attention less than a year ago. The project, which was to include the former Dillards (Stix, Baer &amp; Fuller) department store building, the Macy&rsquo;s (Famous Barr) building, One City Centre, the Mercantile Library building, the former St. Louis Centre mall, and the Sixth Street garage, began as a smaller Pyramid project in 2006. Work on the project was supposed to begin in July 2006. When it did not, Pyramid announced a new start date in 2007, then in 2008, and then finally Pyramid was off the project. With each delay, the size of the project grew until it gained the attention of national newspapers, which pointed to the project as a sign that St. Louis was back growing again.<br /><br />Pyramid&rsquo;s real estate holdings include over 2 million square feet of space downtown. Other projects that left up in the air by Pyramid&rsquo;s departure from the development scene include Bankers Lofts on Washington Avenue, Leather Trades Lofts on Locust Street, the Arcade Building on Olive Street, and the Jefferson Arms on Tucker Avenue, all of them in downtown St. Louis. Charleston Square in the Lafayette Square neighborhood and the Metropolitan Building on Grand are two other projects that will be affected by Pyramid&rsquo;s withdrawal from development.<br /><br />Spinnaker Cos., Pyramid&rsquo;s partner on the conversion of the old Dillard&rsquo;s building into apartments and a small hotel, said that project will move forward. Other developers are eyeing different pieces of Pyrmad&rsquo;s holdings, but no other definite deals have been announced. CNR was unable to reach Pyramid President John Steffen for comment.<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','John Steffen\'s Pyramid Companies have dropped out of the development business, leaving a number of landmark downtown projects hanging. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(89,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','SITE Improvement Association Presents Scholarships','none','SITE, awards, scholarships, students','none','<p>The SITE Improvement Association announced 2008 scholarship recipients at its recent eighth annual scholarship awards dinner.<br />&nbsp;<br />Recipients are selected by an independent panel based on academic achievement, community involvement, letters of recommendation and financial need. Each student is sponsored by a SITE member company. <br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;This year the Association was able to increase the amount of money available for scholarships from $15,000 to $17,500. We hope these scholarships will help these young adults in their educational needs and assist in their future occupational endeavors,&rdquo; said Jay Schultehenrich, SITE executive director.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;<br />SITE awarded four $2,500 scholarships and five $1,500 scholarships. Recipients of $2,500 scholarships included: <br /><br /><strong>Jessica Boedges</strong>, 18, sponsored by Fabick CAT, a senior at Rockwood Summit High School who plans to major in nursing.<br /><strong>Stephanie Quigley</strong>, 18, sponsored by Clayton Engineering, a senior at Troy Buchanan High School, who is planning to attend the University of Missouri &ndash; Columbia and major in physical therapy.<br /><strong>Brittany Schopper</strong>, 18, sponsored by Fred Weber, Inc., a senior at Northwest High School, who is planning to study psychology.<br /><strong>Katy Mueller</strong>, 20, sponsored by Hoette Concrete, a sophomore at Fontbonne University, who is majoring in special education and speech pathology.<br />&nbsp;<br />The following students received $1,500 scholarships: <br /><strong><br />Annalise Pfaff</strong>, 19, sponsored by Bussen Quarries, a sophomore at the University of Missouri &ndash; Rolla, who is majoring in the chemistry of science and technology. <br /><strong>Teah Bowzer</strong>, 18, sponsored by Dockler Excavating, a senior at Warrenton High School, who is planning to major in elementary special education.<br /><strong>Sarah Detzel</strong>, 27, sponsored by Fred Weber, Inc., who is attending Patricia Stevens College and majoring in interior design.<br /><strong>Edwin Grant</strong>, 22, sponsored by Kelpe Contracting, a junior at the University of Missouri &ndash; Rolla, who majoring in nuclear engineering.<br /><strong>Jennifer Schott</strong>, 18, sponsored by Kelpe Contracting, a senior at Lafayette High School, who is considering the field of pharmacy or pharmaceutical development.<br />&nbsp;<br />SITE&rsquo;s scholarships are funded by contributions from contractor members through SITE&rsquo;s industry fund, SITE Advancement Foundation, and voluntary contributions from associate members. SITE has awarded $111,500 to 67 students since 2001.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The SITE Improvement Association presented scholarships at its eighth annual scholarship awards dinner. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(90,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Duane Siegried Elected Military Engineers Secretary','none','Siegfried, Military Engineers, Horner & Shifrin','none','<p>Duane Siegfried, associate vice president and manager of structural engineering at Horner &amp; Shifrin Inc., has been elected secretary of the Society of Military Engineers&rsquo; St. Louis Post.<br /><br />The Post\'s mission is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Duane Siegfried of Horner & Shifrin, Inc. has been elected secretary of the Society of Military Engineers St. Louis  Post.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(91,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Walton Promotes Five to Corporate Positions','none','Walton, promote, St.  Louis division','none','<p>Walton Construction Company LLC recently promoted five Walton St. Louis division employees to corporate positions. <br /><br /><strong>Ryan Molen </strong>was promoted to the new position of vice president of strategic development for Walton Construction Company, LLC. Prior to his promotion, Molen was manager of business development for Walton St. Louis. He has more than 14 years of experience in the construction industry and a B.S.&nbsp; in business administration from the University of Kansas.&nbsp; <br /><br /><strong>Joyce Morgan</strong> was promoted to executive assistant to the chief executive officer, Dan Frisbee. Prior to her promotion, Morgan was the office manager of Walton Construction St. Louis for six years.&nbsp; She has more than 12 years experience in the construction industry.<br /><strong><br />Tom Kaiman</strong> was promoted to vice president of operations. He previously was the operations manager in the St. Louis division. He recently earned LEED AP certification. <br /><strong><br />Steven Frisbee </strong>was promoted to manager of facilities and administration. He previously was a contract administrator. <br /><strong><br />Nathan Wever</strong> was promoted to assistant project manager. He previously was a project engineer on the Ameristar Hotel and Parking Garage project. He also recently earned LEED AP certification</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Walton Construction Company LLC recently promoted five St. Louis division employees to corporate positions.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(92,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Generals Reassure Subcontractors on Market','none','ASA, subcontractors, general, construction market','none','<p><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/general-contractor.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />General contractors told members of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Midwest Council, American\nSubcontractors Association&nbsp; (ASA) that market conditions in the\ncommercial industrial markets have have&nbsp; changed, but remain strong.&nbsp; Representatives of McCarthy Building Companies, Kadean Construction Companies, and J.E. Foster Company spoke at the ASA\'s annual \"Meet the Generals\" business meeting program. <br /><br />The three speakers were representatives of contractors who had received \"conractor of the year\" recognition in three different dollar volume categories.<br /><br />\"You don\'t need to worry in the near future,\" Paul Hartwig, senior vice president&nbsp; of&nbsp; McCarthy Building Companies. \"The country\'s doing well as far as we can see out,&nbsp; which is 4-5 years.\" <br /><br />Hartwig noted that the industrial sector is very strong with a number of large energy-related projects coming online and that area hospitals also have a strong commitment to building programs. \"Higher education will also continue strong,\" Hartwig stated.&nbsp; <br /><br />He said that the members of the St. Louis Construction Consumers Council recently reported that a \"record year\" for construction at members\' companies.<br /><br />Mike Eveler and Matt Breeze, principals at Kadean Construction, also stated that they expected continued growth in their company, which has doubled its volume in the last five years. Kadean builds across the commercial/industrial/institutional spectrum, but specializes in tiltup and distribution/light industrial projects.<br /><br />Joshua Foster, president of J.E.&nbsp; Foster said that his company\'s business mix has been turned on its head in 2008.&nbsp; J.E. Foster, which builds small commercial projects and tenant finishes booked 80 percent&nbsp; of its work in the commercial&nbsp; sector, including 33 stores for Starbucks last year. This year Joshua Foster said he expects to do only four projects for the coffee chain. Instead, 80 percent of the company\'s work will be&nbsp; bid educational, state, and municipal projects. <br /><br />All three generals credited the strong subcontractor community and training&nbsp; level of the&nbsp; workforce in&nbsp; St. Louis&nbsp; for their successes. On the Pinnacle hotel/casino&nbsp; project, Hartwig said,&nbsp; \"We put a million dollars of construction in place a day. We never would have been able to do that anywhere else in the country. There\'s a phenomenal culture of integrity and partnership here.\"<br /><br />Joshua Foster whose company has won contractor&nbsp; of the year honors from ASA multiple times said, \"We\'d never be where we are without the people in this room.\"</p>','none','General contractors told members of  the  Midwest Council, American Subcontractors Association  (ASA) that market conditions in the commercial industrial markets have  changed, but remain strong. ','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/general-contractor.jpg','none','General Contractors Assure Subcontractors on Market','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(93,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Elsevier Headquarters Planned for Riverport','none','Elsevier, headquarters, Riverport','none','<p>Duke Realty Corporation (Duke)&nbsp; has entered into an agreement to develop a built-to-suit, 146,000-square foot Class A suburban office building for Elsevier Inc., an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based global publisher. This three-story office building will be built on nearly 11 acres of land as part of the Riverport Business Park development, in Maryland Heights.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;<img class=\"image-left\" height=\"168\" src=\"/images/uploads/Elsevier-East.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"300\" /></p>\n<p>Construction will begin this month. The wing-designed building will have a cafeteria, efficient 48,000-square foot floor plates, and more than 825 parking spaces. The building is expected to be completed in summer 2009.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;<br />Sally Schrefer, Elsevier&rsquo;s lead local executive said of the agreement, \"We\'re delighted that this wonderful facility will allow us to bring together our Elsevier team in St Louis under one roof, with ample space for everyone in a well-designed and efficient space\".<br />&nbsp;<br />Scott Panzer, Principal of Newmark Knight Frank and head of its Strategic Occupancy Solutions (SOS) practice together with colleague Lisa Campofranco, negotiated the transaction on behalf of Elsevier.&nbsp; Whitaker Varley, Vice President of Leasing, represented Duke. Newmark Knight Frank&rsquo;s SOS practice provides global portfolio management, transaction negotiation and occupancy planning to a broad range of clients and has been representing Elsevier Inc., on a national basis for well over a decade.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;Duke was able to provide a corporate campus feel with an efficient and cost-effective floor plate design and with valuable &ldquo;Quality of Life&rdquo; amenities pertinent to Elsevier&rsquo;s employees.&nbsp; The combination of these factors met our client&rsquo;s goal to enhance productivity and reduce future costs,&rdquo; said Panzer. <br />&nbsp;<br />In St. Louis, Duke Realty Corporation (www.dukerealty.com) serves approximately 230 tenants in an industrial and office portfolio of nearly 7,400,000 square feet. Duke also has 526 acres of land for sale or future development in the greater St. Louis area.<br />&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Newmark Knight Frank (www.newmarkkf.com) is one of the largest independent real estate service firms in the world. Headquartered in New York, Newmark Knight Frank operates from over 165 offices in established and emerging property markets on six continents</p>\n<p><br />Elsevier (www.elsevier.com) is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier&rsquo;s 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Duke Realty Corporation (Duke)  has entered into an agreement to develop a built-to-suit, 146,000-square foot Class A suburban office building for Elsevier Inc., an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based global publisher.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(94,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Wilson Concrete Purchases Concrete Forming, Inc.','none','Wilson, Concrete Forming, purchase','none','<p>Wilson Concrete has purchased the assets of Bridgeton-based Concrete Forming, Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial terms were not disclosed.</p>\n<p>&ldquo;The acquisition enables us to augment our core concrete flatwork business with foundation construction to provide commercial, institutional and residential customers with single-source service,&rdquo; said Scott Inserra, president of Wilson Concrete.</p>\n<p>Concrete Forming was founded in 1984.&nbsp; It currently employs 20 people, all of whom will be retained by Wilson. Kent Nentwig will remain with the company during the transition period.</p>\n<p>Wilson Concrete employs 35 people and is based at 13084 Gravois Rd. in Sunset Hills. The expanded firm will operate from the Sunset Hills address.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Wilson Concrete has purchased the asssets of Bridgeton-based Concrete Forming, Inc. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(95,1,5,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','St. Louis\' Lean, Green Construction Machine','none','lean, green, Regional Excellence, subcontractors, Arch','none','<p>In the face of a national economy buffeted by rising energy costs, financial market difficulties, and competition in many of the industries where the United States has traditionally led, the leadership that our St. Louis construction industry has shown is very encouraging<br /><br /><img class=\"image-right\" height=\"288\" src=\"/images/uploads/Tom_stool_green.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"150\" />This leadership was demonstrated by the projects selected as winners of CNR\'s 2008 Regional Excellence Awards. There is a strong showing among our winners this year of of vision and capability in the areas of sustainability (\"green\" construction), \"lean\" cost-effective building techniques, and design and construction that recognizes the role of technology in our future. <br /><br />I want to thank our Editor Peter Downs; the St. Louis Chapter, National Association of Women in Construction; and our judges:&nbsp; Sarah Tetley of PGAV Architects, president, St. Louis Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Price Marr, manager, strategic sourcing, Ameren; George Azzani, president, Kaiser Electric; Stephen Bannes, professor and program director, graduate studies in construction management, Washington University; Rick Lodewyck, president, CDG Engineers; and Terry Simpson, senior project manager, Northstar Management Co. Their hard work and thoughtful consideration have made this year\'s awards something very special. <br /><strong><br />An update to last month\'s cover story \"The St. Louis Riverfront: Where\'s the Attraction?\"</strong> brings very positive news. In the article, which can be found in its entirety on our website www.stlouiscnr.com/features/article/st_louis_riverfront_plans/, we presented a brief history of the area surrounding the Gateway Arch and some solutions proposed by area designers and planners.&nbsp; <br /><br />&nbsp;In 2005 Mayor Slay asked the Danforth Foundation to develop bold plans to transform the St. Louis riverfront. After accepting the Danforth Foundation\'s report, Mayor Slay called for federal legislation to transfer ownership of portions of the 91 acres comprising the Arch grounds to a local entity. He asked a blue-ribbon panel to give him their best advice on what that entity would be and how to proceed with plans to \"activate\" the park. <br />\"Little has been heard publicly from them since the mayor\'s announcement,\" the article reported.<br />&nbsp;<br />On May 8, after just a week on the job, Tom Bradley, the new superintendent of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial for the National Park Service announced that the National Park Service will begin public discussion for ways to reinvigorate the Arch grounds as encouraged by the Danforth Foundation. <br />An interview with Bradley (www.stlbeacon.org/issues_politics/development/arch_superintendent) on the St. Louis Beacon - the \"News That Matters\" website founded by refugees from the Post-Dispatch - presents a profile of thoughtful guy with strong experience in public/private partnerships involving the National Parks. <br /><br />Walter Metcalfe, former chairman of the law firm of Bryan Cave and a member of the taskforce appointed by Mayor Slay, seems to feel the same way. I received the following e-mail from him following Bradley\'s announcement:<br /><br />\"I enjoyed your \"Perspective,\" Metcalfe wrote (www.stlouiscnr.com/columns/article/st_louis_riverfront/) <br /><br />\"I recall the 1963-1964 conversations on Disney,\" he wrote.&nbsp; \"What if?\" today?<br /><br />\"Good commentary and dialogue in the article as well. Peter Raven, Bob Archibald and I have been working with the Danforth Foundation on public polling and economic studies to gain reality and hard information on what people will enjoy and what will keep people in the area after being attracted to the Arch, etc.&nbsp; <br /><br />\"To be continued, but not forever.\"</p>\n<p><br /><strong>General contractors told members of&nbsp; the&nbsp; Midwest Council, American Subcontractors Association</strong>&nbsp; (ASA) that market conditions in the commercial industrial markets have&nbsp; changed, but remain strong.&nbsp; Representatives of McCarthy Building Companies, Kadean Construction Companies, and J.E. Foster Company spoke at the ASA\'s annual \"Meet the Generals\" business meeting program.<br /><br />\"You don\'t need to worry in the near future,\" Paul Hartwig, senior vice president of McCarthy Building Companies. \"The country\'s doing well as far as we can see out, which is 4-5 years.\"<br /><br />Hartwig noted that the industrial sector is very strong with a number of large energy-related projects coming online and that area hospitals also have a strong commitment to building programs. <br /><br />Mike Eveler and Matt Breeze, principals at Kadean Construction, also stated that they expected continued growth in their company, which has doubled its volume in the last five years. <br /><br />Joshua Foster, president of J.E.&nbsp; Foster said that his company\'s business mix has been turned on its head in 2008, from 80 percent commercial to 80 percent bid educational, state, and municipal projects.<br /><br />All three generals credited the strong subcontractor community and the training level of the workforce in St. Louis for their successes. On the Pinnacle hotel/casino project, Hartwig said,&nbsp; \"We put a million dollars of construction in place a day. We never would have been able to do that anywhere else in the country. There\'s a phenomenal culture of integrity and partnership here.\"</p>','','66','none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','In the face of a national economy buffeted by rising energy costs, financial market difficulties, and competition in many of the industries where the United States has traditionally led, the leadership that our St. Louis construction industry has shown is very encouraging.','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(96,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Fred Steele Joins Raineri','none','Steel, Raineri','none','<p>&nbsp;Fred Steele has joined Raineri Construction as chief estimator. Making the announcement was Anthony Raineri, director of business development for the St. Louis, Mo.-based construction firm.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In his new position, Steele will estimate pre-construction budgets for selected projects.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prior to joining Raineri Construction, Steele operated his own business for nine years. Before that, Steele was an estimator/project manager for Hensley Construction and a project manager for McCarthy Construction.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Raineri Construction, certified by the St. Louis Airport Authority as a Woman Business Enterprise, was founded in 2003 by Ashley Raineri. The firm focuses on turn-key design/build prime contracting and specialized subcontracting in the multifamily residential, commercial and industrial sectors. It employs more than 30 people. For more, go to www.rainericonstruction.com &lt;http://www.rainericonstruction.com/&gt; .</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none',' Fred Steele has joined Raineri Construction as chief estimator.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(97,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','COCA Chooses Trivers  for Theatre Design Project','none','Trivers, COCA, theatre','none','<p>Trivers Associates has been selected to renovate the interior of the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) Founders Theatre.<br /><br />Act One of this two-act project will begin in the Summer of 2008, and will include new carpets, theatre seating, and finishes.&nbsp; Act Two, which will play in 2009, will include new stage lighting and sound, stage grid, and curtains.<br />&nbsp;<br />The COCA facility, one of only a few contemporary buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former B&rsquo;nai Amoona Synagogue designed by Eric Mendelson in 1946. In 1985-86. Andrew Trivers, President of Trivers Associates, worked with other community leaders to transform the magnificent sanctuary, with its distinctive parabolic roof, into a theatre and the light-filled classrooms into studios for the visual and performing arts. <br /><br />In 2004, after many years of providing meaningful arts instruction and experiences, COCA was bursting at the seams. Trivers analyzed the existing facilities and created a master plan for the growing center.&nbsp; Mindful of Eric Mendelsohn\'s original spirit and intentions, Trivers Associates created and executed the designs for the renovation of the existing 20,000 square foot facility, as well as an 11,000 square-foot addition.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br />&ldquo;The COCA facility is a wonderful example of how architecture, history and art are naturally linked,&rdquo; \"Andrew Trivers said.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our designs must reflect the values and passions of the building&rsquo;s users and pay homage to its rich past, while incorporating modern technologies that will enhance the arts experience.&rdquo; <br /><br />COCA is a multidisciplinary and multicultural arts organization whose programs include performances in a 400-seat theatre; educational classes, camps, and workshops serving individuals aged six months through adult; artists\' residencies; exhibits of contemporary art in the Millstone Gallery at COCA; and an extensive outreach program offered to low-income youth through their nationally recognized Urban Arts Program.<br />&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Trivers Associates has been selected to renovate the interior of the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) Founders Theatre.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(98,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Wilson Renovates  Community College Labs','none','Wilson, St. Louis Community College, laboratories','none','<p>S. M. Wilson &amp; Co. has been&nbsp; selected by St. Louis Community College to provide pre-construction and construction services on a $5 million renovation project to update the science laboratories at the Forest Park, Florissant Valley and Meramec campuses. <br /><br />Approximately 8,100 square-feet of laboratory space&mdash;including four chemistry labs, two biology labs, one prep room and one office&mdash;will be renovated at the Forest Park campus. Renovations to the Florissant Valley campus will total 7,800 square feet and will include updates to three chemistry labs, one chemistry prep room, one computer lab, one hazardous storage room, one storage room, one biology lab and one anatomy and physiology lab. At the Meramec campus, 6,800 square feet of renovation work will include updates to two biology labs, three biology prep rooms, two chemistry labs, two chemistry prep rooms and one office. <br /><br />The science laboratories for all three campuses were built prior to the approval of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which went into effect in 1990. All campus updates for this renovation project will be ADA compliant.<br /><br />Construction will be completed in September 2008. Christner Inc. is the architecture firm for the project. William Tao Associates is the MEPFP Engineer for the project. <br /><br />Some 6,700 students annually will benefit from renovations to science laboratories at three St. Louis Community College campuses as a result of funds received through the Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative (LCDI).&nbsp; LCDI is a partnership between the state of Missouri and the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA), authorized through legislation and lawmaker support.&nbsp; It reinvests a state asset to generate more than $350 million for capital improvement projects at Missouri higher education institutions. <br /><br />St. Louis Community College has received approximately $4.05 million through the LCDI, and will use the funds to enhance, modernize and standardize selected biology and chemistry labs at the Florissant Valley, Forest Park and Meramec campuses.&nbsp; The college is providing matching funds to support the $5 million project.&nbsp; Construction is slated to begin simultaneously in April and will be completed in mid-September. <br /><br />The labs selected for renovation serve thousands of students annually who enroll in the science courses that are the foundation of the college\'s transfer education program as well as its science, biotechnology, engineering, technology and allied health programs. <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','S. M. Wilson & Co. has been  selected by St. Louis Community College to provide pre-construction and construction services on a $5 million renovation project to update the science laboratories at the Forest Park, Florissant Valley and Meramec campuses.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(99,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Plumbing Industry Council Assists 59 Families','none','Plumbing Industry Council, families, Rebuilding Together St. Louis','none','<p>Fifty-nine families benefited from the time, talent and donations of local union plumbing contractors as part of the annual \"Rebuilding Together St. Louis\" event held on April 19.&nbsp; Plumbing Industry Council (PIC) contractors, supplier members and members of Plumbers&rsquo; and Pipefitters&rsquo; Local 562 joined together in providing plumbing repairs and home renovations for elderly, low-income and disabled residents in the St. Louis area.<br />&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Rebuilding Together St. Louis 2008 is a special event the Plumbing Industry Council and Plumbers&rsquo; &amp; Pipefitters&rsquo; Local 562 are proud to take part in as way to give something back to the community.&nbsp; Contractor members of the Plumbing Industry Council donated sixty plus service trucks loaded with tools.&nbsp; A wide array of plumbing products (sinks, faucets, toilets, etc.) was also donated by Plumbing Industry Council affiliate (supplier) members.&nbsp; Finally, over 300 members of Plumbers&rsquo; and Pipefitters Local #562 donated their time and talent to assist those in need.</p>\n<p>&ldquo;The generosity of the local union plumbing industry is an integral part of the success of Rebuilding Together St. Louis,&rdquo; said Lynne Rajani, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together St. Louis. &ldquo;It is inspiring to know that we can count on them every year to step up and help.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>The homes for Rebuilding Together St. Louis are selected after being referred to the program by churches, neighborhood and community service organizations. Individual homeowners can also request services of the program. Applications are prioritized based upon needs and qualifications before final selections are made.<br /><br />&ldquo;Rebuilding Together is so much more than just cosmetic work &mdash; some of the people we help are living in unhealthy and unsafe conditions,&rdquo; said Marty McClimens, journeyman member, Plumbers&rsquo; and Pipefitters&rsquo; Local #562, coordinator of the plumbing portion of Rebuilding Together.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our members readily volunteer their time, and in some cases when the work is not completed on Rebuilding Together Day, they go back and make sure the project is finished.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>G. Raymond Hefner, Executive Vice President of the Plumbing Industry Council echoed McClimens sentiments stating &ldquo;this is just another way that licensed, union plumbing contractors give something back to the community by providing quality repairs and installations to those who are in some cases living in unsafe conditions.&nbsp; We are proud to participate in this worthwhile event and assist those St. Louisans who would otherwise not be able to afford quality plumbing repairs.&rdquo;<br />Rebuilding Together is made possible by the extensive volunteer work of many contractor members of the Plumbing Industry Council and Plumbers&rsquo; and Pipefitters&rsquo; Local562.</p>\n<p>Initially, retired tradespersons go to the properties and evaluate the situation and identify the needs of the homes chosen for the event. A tradesperson is then assigned to each home being renovated as the captain. The captain is charged with buying the materials for the work, ensuring it is delivered on time and supervising the volunteers completing the repairs and renovations.</p>\n<p>The Plumbing Industry Council is a local, union trade association affiliated with the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Association. The Council represents 165 licensed, union plumbing and mechanical companies in St. Louis.&nbsp; For more information on the Plumbing Industry Council, visit www.picstl.com.<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Fifty-nine families benefited from the time, talent and donations of local union plumbing contractors as part of the annual \"Rebuilding Together St. Louis\" event held on April 19. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(100,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Grant Maune, 53, Third-Generation Industry Member, Dies','none','Maune, Grant, Mays-Maune','none','<p>Grant F. Maune, 53, a third-generation member of the St. Louis construction industry, died suddenly May 26.<br /><br />Maune was executive vice president, sales and marketing, for Mays Maune &amp; Associates, an architectural products sales organization.&nbsp; The firm was successor to the company founded in 1936 by Grant Maune&rsquo;s grandfather Len A. Maune, and later run by his father Robert Maune and by Grant Maune. <br /><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"228\" src=\"/images/uploads/grant-maune.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"200\" /><br />Mays-Maune &amp; Associates, Inc. was formed by the combing the product portfolios of Len A. Maune Co.and another long-time architectural products firm.&nbsp; Mays-Maune &amp; Associates serves architects, building owners and general contractors in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Kansas. The company&rsquo;s products include with custom windows and curtainwall systems, composite panels, skylights, louvers, expansion joint systems and steel stair systems. <br /><br />The other owners of Mays-Maune &amp; Associates are Gary L. Mays, and Patrick H. McWard. <br /><br />Grant Maune is survived by his wife of&nbsp; 24 years, Susan McKinney Maune; son and daughter Blake and Meg; mother Judith Maune Johnson; and father Robert L. Maune.<br /><br />A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, May 31 at 4 p.m. at St. Peter&rsquo;s Episcopal Church in Ladue, 110 N. Warson Rd. Interment is private and there is no visitation. Memorials may be sent to the Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind, St. Louis, MO 63110.</p>','none','Grant F. Maune, 53, a third-generation member of the St. Louis construction industry, died suddenly May 26.','none','','none','','none','','none',76,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/grant-maune.jpg','none','Grant F. Maune','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(101,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Corps Awards Scott Squadron Facilities','none','Scott, K&S Associates','none','<p>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $10.2 million design/build contract for C-9C and C-40 squadron operations facility and a parts storage facility at Scott Air Force Base to K&amp;S Associates.&nbsp; The new 52,000 square foot facility will accomodate&nbsp; mission support and staffing for the 932nd Airlift&nbsp; Wing\'s C-9C and C-40 airlift squadrons, as well as maintenance parts storage for contractor logistics support, administrative and briefing, a squadron command post, and various offices and storage.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>The 932nd is a reserve unit, which transports dignitaries&nbsp; such as the First Lady and members of Congress, as well as performing medical evacuations.</p>\n<p>Woolpert, Inc.\'s Fairview Heights, IL office will partner with K&amp;S on the design of the project.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $10.2 million design/build contract for C-9C and C-40 squadron operations facility and a parts storage facility at Scott Air Force Base. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(102,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','St. Louis Plays Key Role in New National Decorative Painting Training  ','none','faux, decorative painting, IUPAT, Chicago','none','<p>St. Louis\' generations-old national and international reputation as a hub for training in decorative painting has resulted in St. Louis union trainers playing a key role in a nationwide training effort.</p>\n<p>The Midwest, particularly St. Louis and Chicago, are helping to spread the craft of decorative painting nationwide. On June 9 the Finishing Trades Institute (FTI) of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is hosting the launch of a program designed to teach traditional craft painters new and innovative techniques and materials in decorative finishes.<br />&nbsp;<br />St. Louisan Richard Swaringen, formerly an instructor with Painters District Council #2 and now with Koch Brothers Painting, helped Chicago IUPAT District Council #14 Instructor Mike Krawiec plan a curriculum to teach Decorative Finishes to painters nationwide through the FTI, said Tim Klotz, apprenticeship coordinator for District Council #2. &ldquo;St. Louis has always won top places in decorative finishing contests in the union,&rdquo; Klotz said. &ldquo;For the last five years, apprentices from St. Louis and Chicago have demonstrated decorative finishes at the IUPAT both at PACE, the annual painting industry trade show,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Swaringen and Krawiec talked a lot about creating a national training program and Krawiec ran with the ball,&rdquo; he added. <br /><br /><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/faux-finisher.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Dan Penski, director of the FTI, said, &ldquo;The IUPAT is the clear leader in putting skilled commercial and industrial painters on jobs throughout the United States and Canada. Now our goal is to be just as successful at putting the high-end finishing touches on home and commercial space with that same workforce.&rdquo; <br />&nbsp;<br />On June 9, the FTI will kick-off the Decorative Finishes program with a one-week course to train local apprenticeship instructors at the FTI training facility in Hanover, MD. The session will be attended by over a dozen IUPAT trainers from throughout the United States and Canada, who will receive instruction on how to teach the Decorative Finishing craft to their local members in a course curriculum jointly designed by the FTI, the IUPAT District Council 14 Apprenticeship Program, Faux Design Studio and Faux Effects International.<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;FTI trains the trainers of our union and this is the first step in teaching the Decorative Finishing craft at our training centers throughout the U.S. and Canada ,&rdquo; said Penski. &ldquo;We expect to offer this course several times a year in the near future and we fully expect a great deal of interest from more and more of our local affiliates and contractors to attend this course.&rdquo; <br /><br />&ldquo;Decorative Finishing is the art of transforming a space from a single to a multi-dimensional space providing unparalleled depth and drama,&rdquo; said Sheri Zeman, owner of Faux Design Studio in Addison, IL.&nbsp; Zeman has been a part of training IUPAT crafts men and women in the Chicago area for over five years now and is one of the primary decorative painting industry partners with the IUPAT. &ldquo;Innovations in the industry give the painter unlimited boundaries to produce effects not possible in the past,&rdquo; she said.<br /><br />&ldquo;This endeavor between my company, the IUPAT and Faux Effects International, Inc. has the potential to drastically change the look of the home and commercial painting industry,&rdquo; said Zeman.&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Through this training, we are breaking preconceived notions of Decorative Finishing and creating finishes that serve as stunning backdrops to luxurious furniture and d&eacute;cor.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know first hand that the demand for decorative finishing is high in the market and that one of the main things holding contractors back from doing more of it is a limited qualified workforce. Together, we&rsquo;re going to change that.&rdquo; <br /><br />The IUPAT Finishing Trades Institute (FTI) www.finishingtradesinstitute.org&nbsp; develops curriculum and hands-on training programs for union instructors throughout the United States and Canada for the over 140,000 members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.</p>','none','St. Louis\' generations-old national and international reputation as a hub for training in decorative painting has resulted in St. Louis union trainers playing a key role in a nationwide training effort.','none','','none','','none','','none',80,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/faux-finisher.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(103,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Park Service Calls Meetings to Consider Arch Concepts','none','Arch, Bradley National Park Service Meetings','none','<p>Tom Bradley, the recently-appointed superintendent of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Arch and Old Courthouse) has called two public meetings to begin the process of planning the future direction for the Arch.</p>\n<p><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"347\" src=\"/images/uploads/Gateway_Arch.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />Two open house style meetings will be held in St. Louis on June 25 and July 1 to give interested individuals and organizations an opportunity to learn about and comment on preliminary alternatives for the future management of the Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial).</p>\n<p>&ldquo;These preliminary alternatives will be refined and modified as the planning process continues,&rdquo; said Tom Bradley, Superintendent of the Memorial, &ldquo;then a preferred alternative will be identified. It may be an existing alternative, it may be a combination of alternatives, or it may incorporate new ideas brought to light during the open house meetings. The preferred alternative, then, will form the basis of the GMP for the Memorial.</p>\n<p>The existing management plan has been in place since 1964 and is in need of updating; therefore, a General Management Plan (GMP) to help guide National Park Service (NPS) management of the memorial for the next 15-20 years will be developed from the preliminary alternatives over the course of the next 18-24 months.&nbsp; The two public meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, 5-8 p.m., in the Trolley Room of the Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center (the historic Lindell Pavilion) in Forest Park; and Tuesday, July 1, 3-6:30 p.m., in the Old Courthouse, 11 North Fourth Street.<br /><br />Preliminary alternatives have been developed by the NPS planning team, taking into consideration previous studies and plans developed by the NPS,<br />the City of St. Louis, and other private and public organizations. These preliminary alternatives have their foundation in the purpose and significance of the Memorial as stated in the executive order that established the Memorial.&nbsp;&nbsp;The five alternatives identified to date are:</p>\n<p>1.) No action (provided as a baseline against which the other<br />alternatives are assessed);</p>\n<p>2.) Connections;</p>\n<p>3.)<br />Expanded Programming; Alternative</p>\n<p>4.) Portals; and Alternative</p>\n<p>5.) Park into the City.<br /><br />Requests to be added to the project mailing list should be sent by mail to Superintendent, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, 11 North 4th Street,<br />St. Louis, Missouri 63102; by telephone to 314-655-1600; or by e-mail. A newsletter will be issued within the next 30 days which will outline in greater detail the identified potential management options for public reviewand comment. Notification of subsequent public meetings will be made through local, regional, and national media; newsletters and public meeting schedules will also be published online at www.nps.gov/JEFF.</p>','','81','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Tom Bradley, the recently-appointed superintendent of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Arch and Old Courthouse) has called two public meetings to begin the process of planning the future direction for the Arch. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(105,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','MODOT Selects I-70 Exchange Design Team for New Mississippi River Bridge','none','MODOT, New, Bridge, Misssissippi, St. Louis','none','<p>The first phase of the new Mississippi River Bridge http://www.newriverbridge.org continued to take shape today when the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT)&nbsp; announced the selection of Crawford, Murphy &amp; Tilly, Inc., to design the Missouri interchange for the bridge.<br /><br />\"As with the bridge design team, we had some outstanding proposals from design firms around the region,\" said Greg Horn, the MRB Project Director. \"We are pleased to have such a distinguished team working with us and HNTB to complete this project.\"<br /><br /><img class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/st.-louis-bridge.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />As part of the selection process, interested design firms submitted a proposal. MoDOT and Illinois DOT engineers evaluated each proposal on a number of criteria, to include the firm\'s past performances, team experience and the team\'s understanding of the project\'s goals. The firms with the highest-rated proposals were then brought in for an interview with MoDOT engineers to help determine the best design candidate.<br /><br />Construction on the project could begin as early as 2010 and last four to six years.</p>','none','The first phase of the new Mississippi River Bridge continued to take shape today when the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT)  announced the selection of Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., to design the Missouri interchange for the bridge.','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/st.-louis-bridge.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(106,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','The Fed Asks About Credit Conditions: Here\'s YOUR Chance to Respond!','none','survey, credit markets, Federal Reserve','none','<p><img alt=\"Federal Reserve Bank\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/federal-reserve.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />An economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently queried his construction industry contacts in the Midwest about the effects of the credit crunch on their businesses. We thought we\'d give YOU the opportunity to tell us about how YOUR business has or has not been affected.</p>\n<p>We\'ve taken the questions&nbsp; from the economist\'s e-mail and created an online&nbsp; survey.</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jV9fnnVfqTGJu05pR7qFUw_3d_3d\">Click Here to take the&nbsp; survey.</a></p>\n<p>We\'ll post the results on www.stlouiscnr.com.</p>','none','An economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently queried his construction industry contacts in the Midwest about the effects of the credit crunch on their businesses. We thought we\'d give YOU the opportunity to tell us about how YOUR business has or has not been affected. ','none','','none','','none','','none',104,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/federal-reserve.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(107,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Durrant Awarded Noah\'s Ark Development','none','Noah\'s  Ark, development, Durrant','none','<p>&nbsp;Durrant Group, Inc.&nbsp; has been named architect and engineer of record for The Streets of St. Charles at Noah&rsquo;s Ark.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Noahs Ark Development\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"170\" src=\"/images/uploads/noahs-ark-concept.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />Cullinan Properties, Ltd. is the developer of the \"new urban\" mixed-use development planned for the former Noah&rsquo;s Ark restaurant and hotel site just south of I-70 at Fifth Street.&nbsp; The 1,557,600 square foot development will include retail at ground level surrounded by commercial, office, hospitality and residential functions.&nbsp; Diane Curran is the Senior Project Manager for the project. <br />&nbsp;<br />Durrant is currently wrapping up project delivery services for Tivoli Village at Queensridge&mdash;a 1.4 million square foot, 18-building mixed-use development in Las Vegas, Nevada.&nbsp; Many of the project team members from this similar endeavor will be serving on the Noah&rsquo;s Ark team.&nbsp; Tivoli Village is anticipated to open in early 2009.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;<br />Durrant www.durrant.com is a 75-year-old architecture, engineering and project management firm, headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, Durrant&rsquo;s St. Louis office is located at 1066 Executive Parkway in Creve Coeur.&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Durrant Group, Inc. has been named architect and engineer of record for  the Streets of St. Charles at Noah\'s Ark. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(108,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Alton Completes New Workforce Housing','none','Alton Pointe, Gundager, Rosemann, Stock & Associates, William Tao, KPFF','none','<p>Gundaker Commercial Group and the Illinois Housing Development Authority have recently completed a $12.4 million, workforce housing project located in Alton, IL.&nbsp; The developers said that the project, Alton Pointe Apartments,&nbsp; fills a much-needed demand for affordable housing in Madison County.Project management was provided by the Madison County Housing Authority. Rosemann &amp; Associates was the architect of record and the designer for the site plan, apartments, and clubhouse. Stock &amp; Associates was the civil Engineer, KPFF was structural engineer, and William Tao &amp; Associates provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services.</p>\n<p><br /><img alt=\"Alton Pointe Apartments\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"257\" src=\"/images/uploads/Alton-Pointe-2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"317\" />&ldquo;Alton Pointe replaces a blighted apartment complex that for years was the center of gang-related activities and drug deals,&rdquo; says Project Architect Andrew Koenig, AIA. &ldquo;The fact unit applications were pouring in during the first week on the market is proof this is a long awaited and needed project for the community.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />Resembling large homes, each building consists of three units, two apartments and one townhome, creating a unique neighborhood. A new clubhouse with administration offices, computer room, community area and outdoor playground completes the neighborhood creating an overall sense of place for residents.<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;It was evident that something different and innovative needed to be done,&rdquo; says Koenig. &ldquo;We wanted to create a design that Madison County can be proud of and point to as an example of positive change in their community.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />With 84 total units, the project includes 10 one-bedroom, 26 two-bedroom garden apartments, 20 three-bedroom apartments and 28 two-bedroom townhomes with 5 accessible units and 2 units for the visually or hearing impaired. <br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;This project marks a new beginning for a struggling neighborhood in Alton,&rdquo; says Koenig. &ldquo;Residents have been extremely appreciative of the work that&rsquo;s going on, thankful that change is happening in their backyards.&rdquo;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;</p>','','87','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Gundaker Commercial Group and the Illinois Housing Development Authority have recently completed a $12.4 million, workforce housing project located in Alton, IL.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(109,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Tudor Project Completion  Marks Rebirth of 1900 Block of Washington ','none','Tudor Building, Paric, Washington Avenue','none','<p>Early completion of the&nbsp; renovation of the Tudor Building, which covers the 1900 block of Washington Avenue in the City of St. Louis, marks a rebirth for that historic block.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;  <br /><img alt=\"Tudor Loft  Exterior\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"173\" src=\"/images/uploads/Tudor-Loft-Exterior.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />Paric Corporation was the design/build general contractor on the $16 million, 104,820-square-foot project, which was completed within budget and more than two months ahead of schedule.&nbsp; Paric rebuilt the interior of the former Wrought Iron Range Company building, which had been vacant for almost 20 years, into 64 residential loft units and 14 street-level retail spaces.&nbsp; <br /><br />Lofts feature original brick interior walls, polished concrete floors, upgraded kitchen appliances, clean urban lines and lots of light from skylights and sun tunnels.&nbsp; Retail spaces feature tin ceilings that can be seen from the street through the clerestory windows along the renovated Washington Avenue streetscape.<br /><br />The two-story structure&rsquo;s distinctive stucco and Tudor-style exterior was carefully restored and the clay tile roof was replaced . Historic elements were salvaged and reused when possible and architectural elements were field-fabricated to match existing historic woodwork.&nbsp; The dormers on the front of the building were removed and replaced to protect them during the renovation process.<br /><br />Additional structural and environmental improvements include a new roof, new footings on the first floor and environmental remediation.&nbsp; Careful restoration and remediation helped the project earn both historic tax credits and Brownfields tax incentives.<br /><br />Developers were Tudor Development LP and Tudor Retail Partners LLC. Joining Paric on the project team were Klitzing Welsch Associates, Inc., Poehlman &amp; Prost, KPFF, Bell Electrical Contractors, Degenhardt Heating and Cooling, Franklin Mechanical, and Fire Protection Systems. Environmental Operations, Inc. handled the environmental remediation.&nbsp;</p>','','89','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Early completion of the  renovation of the Tudor Building, which covers the 1900 block of Washington Avenue in the City of St. Louis, marks a rebirth for that historic block. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(110,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Contegra Provides Services on $22 Million Warehouse Expansion','none','Contegra, Westway III, Gateway Commerce, P&G','none','<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Contegra Construction Co. is providing $22 million in construction services to expand the Westway III distribution center, located in the Gateway Commerce Center in Madison Country IL. The center will be expanded from 580,000 to nearly 1.2 million square feet to accommodate the needs of tenant Proctor &amp; Gamble.</p>\n<p>Contegra is providing complete turn-key construction services for the space, which when completed will have a 1,138,000-square-foot warehouse zone topped by 32-foot clear-height ceilings plus 20,000 square feet of administrative area. The cost of the expansion, including interior tenant improvements and street and utility extensions will be $22 million. Completion is targeted for December, 2008.</p>\n<p>The new facility will enable Proctor&nbsp; Gamble to consolidate its metro St. Louis distribution operations into one building. The consumer products giant currently leases space in multiple buildings across the region, including at Gateway.</p>\n<p>The 2,300-acre distribution park, located at the intersection of I-270 and I-255, was launched in 1997 and currently hosts roughly nine million square feet of distribution space in 19 buildings. Other corporations with a major presence at Gateway are The Dial Corporation, Hershey&nbsp; Foods Corp., Unilever,&nbsp; and OHL.</p>','','93','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Contegra Construction Co. is providing $22 million in construction services to expand the Westway III distribution center, located in the Gateway Commerce Center in Madison County, IL. The center will be expanded from 580,000 to nearly 1.2 million square feet to accommodate the needs of tenant Proctor & Gamble','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(111,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Holland Completes Centralia Senior Living Facility','none','Holland, Centralia, Heritage Woods','none','<p>Heritage Woods Supportive Living Facility in Centralia, IL is now open. The $6.4 million residential style senior living facility is the second Heritage Woods building that Holland Construction Services has completed for owner Blair Minton and Associates, Inc.</p>\n<p>The 54,851 square feet of living space is the largest senior living facility in the area,with 74 units on two stories, divided into three wings. The T-shaped configuration features a central gathering and dining area, a kitchen and offices, flanked by the senior apartment units. Individual living quarters offer residents a private bathroom, kitchenette and individual heating and air conditioning controls.</p>\n<p>Heritage Woods owner Blair Minton said the Centralia location is already about 80 percent occupied. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s such a pleasure to work with Holland,&rdquo; Minton said. &ldquo;The project was clean, on time and on budget. We&rsquo;ve been very pleased with the quality of work provided.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>Gleason Architects, PC of Sugar Grove, Ill. provided architectural services on the Centralia Heritage Woods facility.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','','96','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Heritage Woods Supportive Living Facility in Centralia, IL is now open. The $6.4 million residential style senior living facility is the second Heritage Woods building that Holland Construction Services has completed for owner Blair Minton and Associates. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(112,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Tri City Youth Services Building Completed','none','Coordinated Youth, Human Services, Holland, CYH','none','<p>Holland Construction Services, Inc. has completed the Coordinated Youth and Human Services Education Building in the Tri City Regional Port District&rsquo;s River&rsquo;s Edge business park in Granite City. The building is now open and providing services for about 200 students.</p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so pleased to be here in the business park in this nice, bright, cheery new building,&rdquo; said Cindy Gavilsky, executive director of CYH Services. &ldquo;I worked very closely with the Holland Construction team, and every person involved did a great job.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>As the first facility owned by CYH, it replaces previously leased space. Gavilsky said that the hard work and diligence of the board of directors made a dream become a reality.</p>\n<p>The $2.2 million, 20,000-square-foot education facility is equipped with 10 classrooms, a computer lab and a gymnasium.</p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was a very important project for us,&rdquo; Gavilsky said. &ldquo;The Holland staff was very good to work with and they were all very accommodating of our needs.&rdquo;</p>','','98','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Holland Construction Services has completed the Coordinated Youth and Human Services Education Building in the Tri City Regional Port District\'s River\'s Edge business Park in Granite City. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(113,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Hilliker  Corporation Announces Transactions','none','Hilliker, lease, sale ','none','<p>Hilliker Corporation announced the following real estate transactions:</p>\n<p>Patrick McKay represented 311 Partners LLC in the sale of the 28,000 sq.ft. office building located at 311 N. Lindbergh in St. Louis County to TS Servicing Co. represented by Retail Link Associates.<br /><br />Jeff Altvater represented Jeanette C. Brew and Torrance Harris in the sale of the 34,500 sq.ft. office/warehouse building located at 3960 Page Avenue in St. Louis County to Great Rivers Community Capital representing itself.<br /><br />Will Aschinger represented West St. Louis Glass Company LLC in the lease of 12,663 sq.ft. of office/warehouse space located at 11871 Adie Road by Onyx Capital LLC represented by Julie Nies of Discovery Group LLC.<br /><br />Dan Johnson represented both parties in the sale of the 10,500 sq.ft. retail building located at 3443 N. Lindbergh in Bridgeton to Daniel J. Schmitt from J and M Spencer, LLC.<br /><br />Scott Martin&nbsp; represented both parties in the sale of the 10,000 sq.ft. office/warehouse building located at 1090 Hwy C in New Haven to JRB United LLC from SKI International Inc.<br /><br />Peter Newton represented Reed Rubber Products Inc. in the lease of 25,875 sq.ft. of warehouse/manufacturing space located at 3901 Union Blvd., Union Seventy Center Business Park in the City of St. Louis by Union Seventy Partnership represented by Clark Properties.<br /><br />Jeff Altvater represented both parties in the lease of 3,850 sq.ft. of office space located at 5617 Pershing Avenue in the City of St. Louis to What&rsquo;s wGNU, LLC by Eastgate Investments Inc.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Hillkiker Corporation announced the following real estate transactions: ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(115,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Hendricks  Completes Shrewsbury Sale','none','Hendricks, Shrewsbury','none','<p>Hendricks &amp; Partners announced&nbsp; the sale of Shrewsbury Park, located at 4604 &amp; 4608<br />Shrewsbury Avenue &amp; 7417, 7419, 7421, and 7423 Murdoch Ave. in St. Louis. The 27-unit<br />apartment community was sold for an undisclosed amount.</p>\n<p>The Seller was Shrewsbury, LLC of Clayton, MO.</p>\n<p>The Buyer was a private investor from St. Louis, MO.</p>\n<p>The transaction was negotiated by Ken Aston and Paul Cunningham of the St. Louis office of Hendricks &amp; Partners on behalf of both the buyer and the seller.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Hendricks and Partners completed the sale  olf  Shrewsbury Park Apartments. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(117,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Solon Gershman Completes  31,310 Square Foot Industrial Lease','none','Jay and Jay, Solon Gershman, JSJS Industries','none','<p>Louis Ojile and Bill Parnas of Solon Gershman, Inc., an ONCOR&nbsp; International affiliate, represented the landlord, Jay and Jay Realty Company, and also the<br />tenant, JSJS Industries, in the lease of 31,310 SF of industrial space at 8393 Page Ave.l<br /><br />JSJS Industries leased the entire 31,310 SF class C industrial warehouse building.</p>\n<p>Built in 1969, the building features 18-foot ceiling heights and about a 10 percent office finish. JSJS Industries manufactures golf cart tops and covers.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Louis Ojile and Bill Parnas of Solon Gershman, Inc, an ONCOR International affiliate, represented the landlord and the tenant in a 31,310 square foot industrial lease. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(118,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Geotechnology, Inc. Announces Newest Shareholders','none','Geotechnology, Inc., shareholders, Bostwick, Roark','none','<p>Geotechnology, Inc., a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm has announced two new shareholders: John Bostwick and Michael Roark. Existing shareholders invited the two employees to join them in ownership of the company, which brings the total number of shareholders to 16. Geotechnology is a private, employee-owned company.<br /><br />The new shareholders were extended an invitation to purchase Geotechnology, Inc. stock based on a number of traits and skills, including contribution to the company in comparison to peers, passion for company success, superior profitability in project management, technical leadership, setting a good example for others, team player, long term outlook, high energy and enthusiasm and the ability to bring in work for the company. <br /><br />The new shareholders are based at St. Louis headquarters.<br /><br />John Bostwick, R.G., Drilling Group Manager, joined the firm in 1992.<br />Michael Roark.R.G., Senior Project Manager, joined the firm in 1999. <br /><br />The 14 existing shareholders include Ed Alizadeh, John Baker, Frank Callanan, Steve Fults, Dominic Grana, Kenny Hemmen, Jim Howe, Phil Jozwiak, Jeff Klein, Duane Kreuger, Doug Lambert, Matt McQuality, Rick Pershall and Dale Smith. Geotechnology, Inc. was founded in 1984 by six Professional Engineers, including John Baker, the only co-founder remaining with the company. <br /><br />Geotechnology, Inc., is an employee-owned, professional corporation offering a comprehensive range of consulting services in applied earth and environmental sciences, including geotechnical and environmental engineering, materials testing, geophysics and drilling.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Geotechnology, Inc., a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm, has announced two new shareholders: John Bostwick and Michael Roark. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(119,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Bell Electrical Contractors Tackles High-Profile \"Green\" Projects','none','Bell Electrical, Green','none','<p>Bell Electrical Contractors has been selected as the electrical contractor on record for a number of &ldquo;green&rdquo; projects in the St. Louis area, including Washington University&rsquo;s Danforth Student Center, Solae Company headquarters, the redevelopment of St. Louis Centre, and the John Burroughs Sports and Performing Arts Center. All are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified projects.</p>\n<p>Bell is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, which is the sponsor of the LEED program. The company also has a LEED Accredited Professional on staff who has demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles of the LEED Rating System. LEED certified projects must meet strict standards aimed at improving the environment, including the installation of efficient energy systems, use of recyclable construction materials and use of construction methods which reduce environmental damage at the site.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"LEED logo\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"200\" src=\"/images/uploads/leedLogo2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"200\" />In addition to taking on &ldquo;green&rdquo; projects, Bell incorporates energy-saving concepts and practices into other areas of its business. All of the worn-out florescent light bulbs and exterior lamps collected during the execution of the company&rsquo;s lighting maintenance contracts are recycled at an approved facility. Bell also participates in Ameren UE&rsquo;s Pure Power program on the Leader Level. Pure Power is a Green-e Certified&reg;, voluntary program which gives AmerenUE electric customers the opportunity to support wind farms and other renewable energy facilities in the Midwest.</p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sourcing your energy from coal or gas fired turbans is certainly harmful to the environment,&rdquo; says Charles Pavalec, Bell&rsquo;s President. &ldquo;We can never get away from it because wind does subside and the sun does go down. Yet there are a lot of things we can do to help reduce consumption and minimize its effect on the environment. Too many companies want to talk the talk of going &ldquo;green&rdquo;. Bell is willing to put forth the effort to walk the walk and lead by example&rdquo;.</p>\n<p>Some of the energy-saving concepts Bell incorporates into its &ldquo;green&rdquo; projects include designing lighting systems in a creative way so that the client will use less wattage per square foot, and the use of occupancy sensors. &ldquo;The architect and the whole team work together to make a green building happen,&rdquo; says Pavalec. &ldquo;When purchasing materials, we even factor in the manufacturer&rsquo;s location to the project so that we can save as much as possible on gas and transportation costs. And, since construction creates a lot of trash, we always make sure to separate&nbsp; metals from paper and wood products so they can be recycled instead of going into landfills.&rdquo;</p>','','109','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Bell Electrical Contractors has been selected as the electrical contractor on record for a number of \"green\" projects in the St. Louis area. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(120,1,7,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','<p>We recently received a copy of an email from a St. Louis Federal Reserve economist asking about the effects of credit on the Midwest construction market. <br /><br /><a href=\"/features/article/the_fed_asks_heres_your_chance_to_respond/\">Here\'s the link to an article on our website</a>, which includes a link to an online survey. The survey gives YOU the chance to answer the Federal Reserve\'s questions on credit.<br /><br />We&rsquo;ll share the results of the survey with you when it&rsquo;s tabulated. <br /><br />Tom</p>','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(121,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','MODOT Puts I-44 Back on Fast Track','none','I-44, MODOT, lanes, ','none','<p>The Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) completed emergency pavement\nrepair work on June 6 on I-44 from I-270 to I-55.</p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\">&nbsp;Working with contractors Micro-Surfacing, Inc., and Gaines Construction, Inc., MODOT&nbsp; addressed pavement delamination related to the creation of additional lanes that were put in place to relieve traffic displaced by the I-64 reconstruction.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Crews\nwill return at a future date to be determined for miscellaneous clean\nup and touch up work on restriping, with minor impacts to traffic.</span></p>\n<p class=\"style1\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> </span></p>\n<p class=\"style1\"><img alt=\"I-44 Repaving\" class=\"table-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/I-44.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Sections\nof the interstate were experiencing raveling where striping was removed\nto add an additional lane. The asphalt patch that was applied to the\nrumble strips and median lanes were peeling off the pavement.</p>\n<p class=\"style4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\">From I-270 to Murdoch, was done by Micro-Surfacing, Inc. to repair the pavement raveling. The repair is a two-foot-wide asphalt sealing along the areas of I-44 where striping\nwas removed.&nbsp; The work was done Monday thru Friday from 8:30\na.m. to 3 p.m.</p>\n<p class=\"style4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p class=\"style4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\">East from Murdoch to I-55 the work was done by Gaines Construction. The&nbsp; pavement repair included\nthe removal of seven-foot sections of peeling asphalt, primarily in the\nmedian lanes and the shoulder lanes. The work was done by Gaines Construction at night,\nMonday thru Friday from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m..</p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong></strong></span>The entire section of I-44 from\nI-270 to I-55 will be re-surfaced in 2010. The lanes will be returned\nto four lanes each way with shoulders.</p>','none','The Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) completed emergency pavement repair work on June 6 on Interstate 44 from Interstate 270 to Interstate 55. ','none','','none','','none','','none',110,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/I-44.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(122,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Cambridge Heights Neighborhood Phase II Starts','none','KAI, Cochran, Cambridge Heights','none','<p>KAI Design &amp; Build is set to begin construction on Phase II of the new Cambridge Heights mixed income housing development in North St. Louis City. The new neighborhood replaces a derelict 500-unit, housing project that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had ordered to be demolished. <br />&nbsp;<br /><img alt=\"Cambridge Heights\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"196\" src=\"/images/uploads/Cochran-downtown.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />The $45 million, three-phase development is located just north of Downtown St. Louis and is bordered by 7th, Carr, 9th and Dickson streets. The developer on the project is Cochran Redevelopment Partners of St. Louis, MO, working in conjunction with the St. Louis Housing Authority, the City of St. Louis, HUD, the Affordable Housing Commission and the Missouri Housing Development Commission. KAI is the construction manager, general contractor, architect and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer on the project.<br />&nbsp; <br />&ldquo;This project re-energizes the near north side of the city by removing buildings that were an eyesore, and replacing them with a safe, new neighborhood that is the backdoor to the city&rsquo;s convention center,&rdquo; said Michael E. Kennedy, CEO of KAI Design &amp; Build.<br />&nbsp;<br />Construction on the $15 million, Phase II is scheduled to begin in June and will include 102 rental units (18 one-bedroom units, 50 two-bedroom units, 23 three-bedroom units, seven four-bedroom units and four five-bedroom units). Phase II will include a total of 72 affordable units. Phase III, the final phase, will include 20 homeownership units. Both phases are scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2009, in addition to two playgrounds, a community meeting space, computer center, secure resident parking area and central courtyard. <br />&nbsp;<br />Phase I, which was completed in June 2007, includes a playground and 20 buildings containing 121 residential units and a management/community facility. Six of the buildings are three-story garden apartments and the remaining buildings are each two-story and contain townhouse units. All of the units in Phase I are occupied. <br />&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Phase I was completed on schedule despite a severe wind storm that blew over several buildings in the middle of framing and knocked out power across the city. Just as power was being restored at the construction site, an ice storm occurred and delayed power to the development even further.</p>\n<p><br />A portion of the Cambridge Heights development is being constructed by Section 3 businesses and residents. Section 3 residents are public housing residents and/or low-income citizens who have been certified as such by their local housing authority. A Section 3 business is one in which 51 percent of the business is owned by Section 3 residents, or whose current permanent, full-time employees are composed of at least 30 percent of Section 3 residents.<br />&nbsp;<br />KAI is on track to meet its Section 3 participation goal of 10 percent of the total construction cost for Phase II.<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;We are very proud of our minority business compliance,&rdquo; said Chris Bowers, KAI project manager. &ldquo;We understand the need for the employment of public housing residents and their businesses for inclusion in the mixed income community model.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />Additionally, Cochran Redevelopment Partners, under a master redevelopment agreement with the St. Louis Housing Authority, will implement a comprehensive Community and Supportive Services (CSS) program that aims to help every eligible Cochran resident to better maximize services and opportunities that might lead to improved economic independence and greater self sufficiency. <br />&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','KAI Design & Build is set to begin construction on Phase II of the new Cambridge Heights mixed income housing development in North St. Louis City.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(123,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','HOK Promotes Dugan to Associate','none','Dugan, Leah, LEED, HOK','none','<p>Leah Dugan, LEED&reg;AP, has been promoted to associate in the St. Louis office of HOK.</p>\n<p>Dugan, a member of HOK&rsquo;s marketing team, will be responsible for executing market research focus groups as well as producing and presenting proposals and interview materials.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Leah Dugan\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"306\" src=\"/images/uploads/Dugan_Leah_2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />She is a Leadership in Energy&nbsp; Environmental Design (LEED)&reg; accredited professional by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Dugan&rsquo;s marketing skills also earned her the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Bronze Quill Excellence Award in 2007. Dugan has a degree in mass communications from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo.</p>\n<p>HOK is a global architectural firm that specializes in planning, design and delivery solutions for buildings and communities. Through its collaborative network of 25 offices worldwide, the firm serves diverse clients within the corporate, commercial, public and institutional markets. HOK is committed to developing resources and expertise to help lead the world toward sustainable communities and building environments. Founded in 1955, the firm&rsquo;s expertise includes architecture, engineering, interiors, plan ning, lighting, graphics, facilities planning and assessment, and construction services. Find out more at www.hok.com.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Leah Dugan, LEED®AP, has been promoted to associate in the St. Louis office of HOK. \n','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(124,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Lenger Promoted to Vice President/General Manager of Negwer Door Systems','none','Negwer, Lenger, Negwer Door Systems','none','<p>Negwer Materials Inc. has promoted Jerry Lenger to vice president/general manager of its Negwer Door Systems division. <br />&nbsp;<br /><img alt=\"Jerry Lenger\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"364\" src=\"/images/uploads/negwer.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />Lenger, a more than 30-year veteran in the door sector, is responsible for managing and supervising the door division&rsquo;s four locations in St. Louis and Columbia, Mo., and Chatham and Belleville, Ill. His expanded role includes maintaining and upholding Negwer&rsquo;s corporate responsibilities. <br />&nbsp;<br />Lenger joined Negwer in 2000 and became general manager of Negwer Door Systems in 2005 when Negwer Materials Inc. opened the new division to offer clients the latest technologies and trends in the door industry. <br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;Jerry has been instrumental in building and growing Negwer Door Systems,&rdquo; said Scott Negwer, president and CEO of Negwer. &ldquo;His vast knowledge of the door industry is a great asset to Negwer, and we all feel privileged to have such an expert on our team.&rdquo; <br />&nbsp;<br />Lenger is a member of the Door and Hardware Institute and currently is serving as a member of its board of directors. <br />&nbsp;<br />Founded in 1924, Negwer Materials Inc. supplies building materials to general contractors, architects and specialty contractors. Products include acoustical systems; doors, frames and hardware; exterior wall systems; fasteners and&nbsp; tools; interior wall systems; CSI Division 10 specialty items; and light gauge steel trusses. Divisions include NMI Associates, Negwer Door Systems and Negwer Specialties. Headquartered in St. Louis, Negwer operates 15 locations throughout Missouri, central Illinois and Arkansas. For more information, visit www.negwer.com. <br />&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Negwer Materials Inc. has promoted Jerry Lenger to vice president/general manager of its Negwer Door Systems division. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(125,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','\"Honey,  They Shrank the House,\" Architects Report','none','AIA, Housing, Survey','none','<p>As the housing market woes deepen, inflation affects the overall economy and utility costs continue to escalate, the size of the typical U.S. home is declining, a survey by the American Institute of Architects reported Tuesday.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img alt=\"Shrinking House\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/house.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />To address the needs of an aging population there is an emphasis on greater accessibility throughout the home. To add value and improve<br />their properties, homeowners are also investing in more outdoor living options with a trend toward lowmaintenance<br />landscaping. Additionally, residential architects report depressed business conditions, albeit<br />with healthier conditions for remodeling and renovation projects.</p>\n<p>These findings from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Home Design Trends Survey focus specifically on overall home layout and<br />use in the first quarter of 2008.<br /><br />&ldquo;The recent weakness in the housing market forces households to be more sensitive to housing affordability concerns. Coupled with rising home energy costs, this encourages many to rethink their overall space needs,&rdquo; said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA.</p>\n<p>&ldquo;While smaller homes may be a short-term response to economic conditions, there are signs that we may be at the beginning of a longer cycle where house sizes stabilize or even decline.&rdquo;</p>\n<p><strong>Overall home layout and size highlights</strong><br /><em>Residential elements (% of respondents that reported increases) 2008/2007</em><br />&bull; Greater accessibility 67%/74%<br />&bull; Informal space 61%/63%<br />&bull; Access in / out of home 59%/n/a<br />&bull; Open space layout 53%/51%<br />&bull; Finished basement / attic 46%/46%<br />&bull; Single-floor plan 40%/43%<br />&bull; Volume 28%/31%<br />&bull; Square footage 16%/21%<br />&bull; Lot size 7%/7%</p>\n<p>&ldquo;Outdoor living elements continue to be extremely popular and include traditional features such as decks, porches and patios, with the addition of outdoor &ldquo;rooms&rdquo; and cooking areas as a more recent trend,&rdquo; added Baker. &ldquo;Lately, data shows a preference towards extending the home through blended indoor / outdoor space.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is still some interest in upscale landscaping elements, but there is also growing demand for low maintenance landscaping options due to water conservation issues.&rdquo;</p>\n<p><strong>Outdoor living and landscaping highlights 2008/2007</strong><br />&bull; Low maintenance landscaping 70%/n/a<br />&bull; Outdoor living space 67%/63%<br />&bull; Blended indoor / outdoor living 55%/54%<br />&bull; Upscale landscaping 42%/51%<br />&bull; Exterior / security lighting 39%/n/a</p>\n<p><strong>Housing market business condition</strong></p>\n<p><em>AIA Home Design Survey Index for Q1 2008 (any score above 50 is positive)</em></p>\n<p>&bull; Billings: 39</p>\n<p>&bull; Inquiries for new projects: 42</p>\n<p>Baker continued, &ldquo;With weak billings, inquiries for new projects and project backlogs, evidence suggests that the conditions in the residential market are not poised to improve anytime soon.&rdquo;</p>\n<p><strong>Specific residential segments</strong><em><strong> </strong></em></p>\n<p><em><strong></strong>(index score computed as % of respondents reporting improving minus % weakening conditions)</em><br />&bull; Additions / alterations: 31<br />&bull; Kitchen and bath remodeling: 25<br />&bull; Custom / luxury home market: -21<br />&bull; Townhouse / condo market: -34<br />&bull; Second / vacation home market: -50<br />&bull; Move-up home market: -51<br />&bull; First-time buyer / affordable home market: -59</p>\n<p><br />The AIA Home Design Trend Survey is conducted quarterly with a panel of 500 architecture firms that concentrate their practice in the residential sector. Residential architects are design leaders in shaping how homes function, look, and integrate into communities and this survey helps to identify emerging trends&nbsp; in the housing marketplace. Business conditions are also monitored on a quarterly basis.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','none','As the housing market woes deepen, inflation affects the overall economy and utility costs continue to escalate, the size of the typical U.S. home is declining, the American Institute of Architects reported Tuesday. ','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/house.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(126,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Teamsters 682 Reaches Agreement with Independents','none','Teamsters 682, independent contractors, teamsters, agreement','none','<p><br />A new five-year agreement has been reached between several independent contractors and Teamsters Local 682.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>New wages and fringes will be retroactive to 5/1/2008. The package increases wages by $0.96 and&nbsp; Health and Welfare contributions by $0.04.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Contractors will also have an opportunity to withdraw from the Central States Pension Plan and pay a like amount into a qualified 401K plan acceptable to the Teamsters (not sponsored by the Teamsters).</p>\n<p>A detailed wage and fringe information document that also contains the instructions for&nbsp; the optional withdrawal from the Central States Pension Plan is currently being reviewed for final distribution.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','A new five-year agreement has been reached between several independent contractors and Teamsters Local 682.  ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(127,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Research Says Energy Star Pays: LEED Not so Much','none','green, LEED, Energy Star, research','none','<p>In &ldquo;Doing Well by Doing Good? Green Office Buildings,&rdquo; Professor JohnQuigley at the University of California, Berkeley &ndash; Haas School of Business<br />and coauthors Piet Eichholtz and Nils Kok of Maastricht University, Netherlands, determined that investments in proven green building practices</p>\n<p>lead to sizable increases in a property&rsquo;s market value and effective rent, or the average per square foot rent paid. Energy Star certified buildings produced an 8.5 percent increase in effective rent. The additional annual rent for going green amounts to almost $309,000, based on the average size building. Likewise, the incremental value of a green structure is an estimated $5.1 million more than an ordinary building. The study did not<br />calculate the incremental cost of investing in green building practices.<br /><br />Quigley said, &ldquo;Finding there is a linkage between energy and profitability of rental properties is potentially significant and leads to more extensive<br />uses of this information.&rdquo; This research offers quantitative evidence for builders and investors who value the social responsibility factors of green<br />buildings but have lacked data about the financial performance of these investments. <br /><br />This research focused solely on commercial property. Quigley, Eichholtz, and Kok first identified 694 buildings in a number of major U.S. cities<br />including San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. All are green certified by the federal government&rsquo;s Energy<br />Star program or the private LEED (&ldquo;Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign&rdquo;) standard. <br /><br />While the three researchers documented higher asset values for Energy Star rated buildings, they did not find a similar increase associated with<br />LEED Certification. &ldquo;It is claimed that LEED-certified buildings have lower operating costs and increased asset values,&rdquo; the authors claimed, but<br />not a single LEED-certified building included in the study produced higher effective rent as a result of its green integrity. Only the Energy Star<br />buildings produced higher rents, Quigley said. The control group consisted of nearly 7,500 other office buildings within a quarter mile of the<br />certified buildings. In many cases, the green buildings were taller, newer and larger than the control group of buildings but those characteristics<br />were adjusted in statistical models.<br /><br />Quigley claims his study is the first systematic analysis of environmentally-sustainable construction and its economic impact on the real<br />estate market. He said he undertook the research to see if the touted economic advantages of green building were \"hype or real.&rdquo; While Quigley&rsquo;s<br />work concludes that the resulting profitability is real, he is continuing to research why green commercial buildings produce higher rents and market<br />value by using engineering data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<br /><br />Quigley and his coauthors also suggested that companies with well-defined and aggressive corporate social responsibility policies may be able to<br />outperform competitors in other ways: enhancing the corporate image, improving profitability and productivity, and reducing exposure to<br />regulation and unwelcome activism.<br /><br />Prof. Quigley is the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor in Affordable Housing and Urban Policy, Haas Real Estate Group at the University of<br />California, Berkeley. He is also the Chancellor&rsquo;s Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and a Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman<br />School of Public Policy. <br /></p>','','112','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','New research has found that an Energy Star rating from the U.S.\nEnvironmental Protection Agency increases the asset value of an office\nbuilding. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(128,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Midwest Council ASA Hires Janet Coppedge','none','ASA, Midwest, Coppedge, Gillick','none','<p>The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council hired Janet Coppedge to assist Reba Gillick, executive director.<br /><br />The Midwest Council&rsquo;s membership is at an all time high.&nbsp; Janet will assist Reba with the newsletter, planning meetings, events and seminars, special projects and day-to-day operations of the chapter.<br /><br />Coppedge is co-owner of TAC Transmissions and had 12 years experience with Maritz Travel Company as director of operations.&nbsp; She has worked with many non-profits and associations <br /><br />ASA is a construction trade association of quality specialty contractors and supplier serving the construction industry and the community.&nbsp; The Midwest Council ASA\'s&nbsp; purpose is to improve the construction process through active participation in education, legislation and cooperation.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The American Subcontractors Association Midwest Council hired Janet Coppedge to assist Reba Gillick, executive director.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(129,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','President\'s E-Verify Order Raises Contractor Questions','none','E-Verify, President, immigration, contractors, status','none','<p>Following President Bush&rsquo;s June 6 executive order directing federal\nagencies to require their contractors to use the federal E-Verify\nsystem, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense\nAcquisition Regulations Council proposed a rule on June 12 to require\ncontractors and subcontractors that perform work on the federal\ngovernment&rsquo;s domestic construction projects to use E-Verify. The prosposed rule was reported in <em>ASA Today</em>, the online newsletter of the\nAmerican Subcontractors Association (ASA).</p>\n<p>ASA\nreported that the proposal to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation\nwould insert a clause in prime contracts for federal construction\nrequiring contractors to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enroll in E-Verify within 30 calendar days of contract award.</li>\n<li>Use E-Verify to verify the employment eligibility of all employees assigned to the contract within 30 days of contract award.<br /> Verify the employment eligibility of new employees assigned to the contract within three days.<br /> </li>\n<li>Flow down the same requirements to all subcontracts on the project that exceed $3,000.<br /> </li>\n</ul>\n<p>Currently voluntary, E-Verify is an Internet-based system for\nsubmitting employees&rsquo; names, dates of birth, and Social Security\nnumbers to check against federal databases for work authorization\npurposes. If the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or the Social\nSecurity Administration finds a mismatch in the submitted information,\nthe employer and employee must follow a confirmation process. The\nacquisition councils estimate that the average cost for a contractor\nwith 50 employees to participate in E-Verify for the first year is\n$1,168.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Immigration Status\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/immigration.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Employers that participate in E-Verify must also sign a\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DHS and SSA agreeing to abide by\ncurrent legal hiring procedures and to ensure that no employee will be\nunfairly discriminated against in the E-Verify process. In the written\nexplanations accompanying their proposed rule, the acquisition councils\nsaid they would consider compliance with the MOU &ldquo;a performance\nrequirement under the terms of the Federal contract or subcontract.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>ASA\nis seeking members&rsquo; input about the proposed rule&rsquo;s impact on them. ASA\nhas posted a link to the proposed rule on the ASA Web site at\nwww.asaonline.com. Some state governments also see E-Verify as part of\nthe answer to the federal government\'s flawed immigration policies. In\nMissouri, a new law requires all employers receiving money from the\nstate or tax credits in excess of $5,000 to use E-Verify. A new law in\nSouth Carolina also requires any company doing business with the state\nto use the system.</p>\n<p>The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said earlier\nthis week that it questioned the use of E-Verify as an immigration\nstatus remedy. \"While AGC supports the full enforcement of our\nimmigration laws,\nAGC remains committed to their comprehensive reform, and the\nassociation questions whether this piecemeal measure will hasten or\ndelay the day when we will see that kind of reform,\" Stephen E.\nSandherr, chief executive officer of AGC of America said. \"Ironically,\nwe also find ourselves questioning\nwhether the executive order is itself in violation of our current\nlaws,\" he added.</p>\n<p>The new requirement will take effect only after the relevant federal\nagencies revise the regulations that govern federal contracts. AGC&nbsp; said it will\ncarefully examine the new executive order and the proposed revisions of\nthe regulations to determine if the changes would cause problems for\nthe contractors responsible for constructing and maintaining the\nfederal infrastructure. AGC also will investigate whether or not the\nchanges conflict with the current immigrations laws, and if so, may\ncontemplate even stronger action.</p>\n<p>Immediately, AGC said it will also begin seeking further guidance on\na host of questions that the executive order raises, including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"Who is a \"contractor\" for the purposes of the executive\norder? Does it include a subcontractor? Does it include a material\nsupplier? Does it include a vendor of commercial items?\"</li>\n<li>\"What\n&ndash; if any &ndash; are the procedures and deadlines for employers and/or\nemployees to correct the many mistakes that even the E&ndash;Verify system\nwill inevitably make?\"</li>\n<li>\"How should employers deal with\nindividuals who can satisfy the pre&ndash;existing rules and standards &ndash;\nwhich Congress has written into the Immigration and Nationality Act &ndash;\nbut not the E&ndash;Verify system that the President has mandated entirely on\nhis own? How do employers avoid getting caught in the middle?\"</li>\n<li>\"What\nare the penalties for non&ndash;compliance? Should federal contractors\nanticipate debarment for even honest mistakes made in ignorance of\ntechnical requirements?\"</li>\n</ul>','none','Following President Bush\'s June 6 executive order directing federal agencies to require their contractors to use the federal E-Verify system, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council proposed a rule on June 12 to require contractors and subcontractors that perform work on the federal government\'s domestic construction projects to use E-Verify. ','none','','none','','none','','none',118,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/immigration.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(130,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Midwest Block & Brick Completes Gray Summit Facility','none','Midwest Block & Brick, masonry, brick, Gray Summit','none','<p>Midwest Block &amp; Brick, a division of Midwest Products Group has completed a new 10,000 square foot office and warehouse facility in Gray Summit.</p>\n<p><br />Midwest invested over $2 million for the site acquisition and building development. The new facility was designed by HKW Architects and includes the offices for Midwest Block &amp; Brick; the 8,000 square foot warehouse; and their 2,000 square foot showroom. The new facility is located on seven acres of land in Franklin County, which will allow ample space for future expansion. <br /><br />Darryl Winegar, Midwest\'s vice president and general manager, said \"We are proud of our new facility.&nbsp; We wanted to build a quality facility in Franklin County that is representative of the masonry and landscape materials we sell.\"</p>\n<p><br />The new warehouse and showroom were designed and built to provide products to meet the masonry and landscaping needs of the growing communities in Franklin and West St. Louis Counties. The new Grey Summit facility services the Franklin County communities of Augusta, Labadie, Pacific, St. Clair, Union and Washington; and the St. Louis County communities of Eureka, St. Albans and Wildwood. <br /><br />The company will continue to maintain their other area locations in Wentzville, Missouri and Waterloo, Illinois.<br /><br />Besides Midwest Block &amp; Brick, Midwest Products Group has several divisions headquartered in the St. Louis region, including Kirchner Block &amp; Brick, St. Louis Retaining Wall Company and Gateway Insulation.<br /><br />For more information about Midwest Block &amp; Brick and their new Grey Summit facility, please Midwest Block &amp; Brick John Slattery at 636.742.5460 or visit their web site at www.midwestblock.com<br /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Midwest Block & Brick, a division of Midwest Products Group, has just completed a  10,000 square foot office and warehouse facility in Gray Summit.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(131,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Environmental Operations Promotes Whitehead','none','Whitehead, Environmental Operations','none','<p>Environmental Operations, Inc., has promoted Brian Whitehead of St. Louis to environmental scientist.&nbsp; Whitehead joined Environmental Operations in 2007 as an environmental specialist.</p>\n<p>Environmental Operations, 1530 S. Second St., St. Louis, is ranked as the region\'s second largest environmental consulting firm.&nbsp; The company identifies and resolves environmental issues with integrated environmental and financial expertise, brownfield incentives and risk assumption tools.&nbsp; More information is available at www.environmentalops.com &lt;http://www.environmentalops.com/&gt; .</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Environmental Operations, Inc., has promoted Brian Whitehead of St. Louis to environmental scientist.  Whitehead joined Environmental Operations in 2007 as an environmental specialist.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(132,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','',' Midwest Council ASA Hosts PAC Claybird Shoot','none','claybird, shoot, Midwest Council ASA, ASA, PAC','none','<p>The Midwest Council,&nbsp; American Subcontractors Association (ASA) is hosting a claybird tournament July 19 to benefit the council\'s Political Action Committee.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Claybird\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"320\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/shootclose.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"240\" />The event will&nbsp; be&nbsp; held beginning at 9 a.m. at the Blackhawk Hunting Club, 1259 Breavator Rd, Old Monroe, MO.&nbsp; The entry fee is $100. The event is open to anyone interested.</p>\n<p>Sponsorships are available.</p>\n<p>For more information or to register, contact Reba A. Gillick, executive director, ASA-Midwest Council, P.O. Box 270, Union, MO 63084<br />(314) 214-1664, email reba@asamidwest.com.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The Midwest Council American Subcontractors Association (ASA) is hosting a claybird tournament July 19 to benefit the council\'s Political Action Committee. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(133,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','CNR Survey Says: Credit Crunch Putting Brake on Construction','none','survey, credit,  availability, tighter','none','<p>Tightening lending standards are taking the steam out of construction in metropolitan St. Louis. That is the indication of an Internet credit survey recently completed by St. Louis Construction News &amp; Real Estate (CNR), the \"Voice for the St. Louis Construction Industry\" since 1969. <br />&nbsp;<br /><img alt=\"Credit Crunch\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/credit-crunch.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Eighty-five percent of those responding to the survey said that credit for development and construction has become less available in recent months. Seventy-six percent of respondents said that tighter credit markets have affected the willingness or ability of firms to expand in the area; and 52 percent said that they know of development or construction projects that have been disrupted by sudden changes in the availability of credit.<br />&nbsp;<br />The survey results illustrate that the forces that brought down the Pyramid Companies and their many development projects downtown are being felt in the broader economy.<br />&nbsp;<br />Survey respondents tied the credit crunch to the recession in the housing industry and 82 percent of them said that the downturn in housing has affected other industries in the area.<br />&nbsp;<br />For nearly a decade, construction was a major engine of economic growth in St. Louis that provided good-paying jobs to roughly 100,000 people. CNR\'s credit survey indicates that tight credit standards are causing that engine to sputter.<br />&nbsp;<br />The CNR credit survey was an unscientific electronic survey, based on questions recently posed to Midwest construction sources by an economist at the St. Louis Federal Reserve.&nbsp; CNR sent to contractors, architects, and engineers by email and asked them to visit the magazine\'s web site and complete the survey. The magazine received 57 unique responses.<br />&nbsp;</p>','none','Tightening lending standards are taking the steam out of construction in metropolitan St. Louis. That is the indication of an Internet credit survey recently completed by St. Louis Construction News & Real Estate (CNR), the \"Voice for the St. Louis Construction Industry\" since 1969.','none','','none','','none','','none',120,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/credit-crunch.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(134,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','CB Richard Ellis  Selected as Sale Agent for Westminster Christian Academy','none','CB Richard Ellis, Wesminister Chrisitian Academy, sale','none','<p>With plans well underway for Westminster Christian Academy\'s new 70-acre campus in Town &amp; Country, Westminster has put its current 30-acre campus, located at 10900 Ladue Road, up for sale and has selected CB Richard Ellis as the exclusive listing agent.<br />&nbsp;<br /><img alt=\"Westminister Academy\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"195\" src=\"/images/uploads/westminister_2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />Westminster\'s Creve Coeur campus includes the current main 155,000-square-foot facility with two gymnasiums, an indoor swimming pool, a cafeteria and classrooms. The grounds currently hold five tennis courts; athletic fields for baseball, softball, football and soccer.<br />&nbsp;<br />In order to expand, Westminster purchased two adjacent plots of land southwest of Interstate 64/Highway 40 and Maryville Centre Drive, where it will build a new campus with multiple academic and recreational facilities. The new campus is part of a $50 million capital campaign to support the school\'s vision and is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2010-2011 school year.<br />&nbsp;<br />\"Though building a new campus is necessary for Westminster\'s future growth, we have and will continue to invest significantly in maintaining, improving and beautifying our existing campus,\" said Robert H. Johnson, CCIM, Westminster board member. \"Ideally, we would like to see it used by an organization that shares our commitment to serve the St, Louis community and will benefit from the improvements we\'ve made. CB Richard Ellis understands our goals and will work with us to find the right buyer for our Creve Coeur campus.\"<br />&nbsp;<br />CB Richard Ellis First Vice President Marc Cacciarelli, SIOR, and Senior Vice President Tripp Hardin, SIOR, will market the property. The two veterans have decades of experience in the St. Louis market.<br />&nbsp;<br />\"We are extremely excited about being chosen to market such a high-profile property,\" said Peter Krombach, SIOR, senior managing director, CB Richard Ellis. \"With its central location in an upscale neighborhood, the Westminster campus is a great opportunity for a variety of buyers.\"<br />&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','With plans well underway for Westminster Christian Academy\'s new 70-acre campus in Town & Country, Westminster has put its current 30-acre campus, located at 10900 Ladue Road, up for sale and has selected CB Richard Ellis as the exclusive listing agent.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(135,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','SWT Design Hire Zach Snovelle','none','SWT Design, Snovelle','none','<p>&nbsp;SWT Design Inc. has recently hired Zach Snovelle, graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture and minor in horticulture.&nbsp; Snovelle was previously an intern with SWT Design from January 2007 through August 2007 and recently received a National Student Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architecture for outstanding academic achievement.&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none',' SWT Design Inc. has recently hired Zach Snovelle, graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture and minor in horticulture.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(136,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Robert Elsperman Named to Purdue Advissory Board','none','Elsperman, Tarlton, Purdue','none','<p>Robert P. Elsperman, P.E., of Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, has been appointed to the advisory council for the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. Elsperman will serve a three-year term. The advisory council comprises 24 upper-level executives of civil engineering firms across the United States who are alumni of the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue.</p>\n<p>Elsperman also recently was elected to a three-year term to the Board of Directors for St. Andrew&rsquo;s Resources for Seniors and St. Andrew&rsquo;s Resources for Seniors Systems, a faith-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the growing senior population. St. Andrew&rsquo;s sponsors and manages 20 senior communities in Missouri and Illinois that include independent living, assisted living and skilled care, as well as subsidized apartment communities for low-income older adults.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Elsperman has been active in many St. Louis organizations. He served as chairman of the advisory board for the Salvation Army and has been a member of the advisory council for the Hope Center. His other civic affiliations have included the Boy Scouts of America, United Way, Children&rsquo;s Miracle Network and Howard Park Early Childhood Center. In 2000, Elsperman received the &ldquo;Individual of the Year&rdquo; award for general contractors from the Greater Missouri Chapter of the March of Dimes.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Elsperman was named president of Tarlton in 1972. His father, the late Arthur Elsperman, organized the firm in 1945. In 1999, a new generation of the Elsperman family&mdash;Tracy Elsperman Hart and Dirk G. Elsperman&mdash;became president and chief operating officer/executive vice president, respectively.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Robert P. Elsperman, P.E., of Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, has been appointed to the advisory council for the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(137,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Hendrick Closes Clayton Apartment Sale','none','Hendrick, Byron Apartments, Clayton','none','<p>Hendricks &amp; Partners announced the sale of Byron Place, located at 7546-7550 Byron Place in Clayton, MO. The 19-unit apartment community was sold for $1,700,000.</p>\n<p>The Seller was Byron Investments, LLC of Chesterfield, MO. The Buyer was Byron Apartments, LLC of St. Louis, MO. The transaction was negotiated by Steve Pearl of the St. Louis office of Hendricks &amp; Partners on behalf of the Seller. Byron Place was purchased on a current cap rate of 6.35% +/- and currently has lower than market rental rates.</p>\n<p>\"After the new owner has stabilized his ownership takeover, it is my understanding he will be making various capital improvements to the units and common areas, thus allowing him to bring the rental rates more in-line with the Clayton sub market. I believe that this transaction shows that current cash flow is not the only factor a buyer is looking for in this current capital market climate,\" Pearl said.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Hendricks & Partners announced the sale of Byron Place, located at 7546-7550 Byron Place in Clayton, MO. The 19-unit apartment community was sold for $1,700,000.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(138,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Reichmann Joins Contegra Construction Co. ','none','Reichmann, Contegra','none','<p>Scott Reichmann has joined Contegra Construction Co. in the newly created position of vice president of business development. Making the <img alt=\"Scott Reichmann\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"227\" src=\"/images/uploads/Scott-Reichmann.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"200\" />announcement was Eric Gowin, president of the Edwardsville, Ill.-based design/build construction management firm.</p>\n<p>In his new position, Reichmann will seek to help Contegra expand its book of business in central and southwest Illinois as well as assist with its marketing efforts in metro St. Louis.</p>\n<p>Prior to joining Contegra, Reichmann was vice president of project development for H Construction Services Inc. in Carlinville, Ill.</p>\n<p>Founded in 2003, Contegra Construction is a design/build and construction management firm based in Edwardsville, Ill. that serves the industrial, health care, retail and office markets in Missouri and Illinois.&nbsp; It also operates a branch office in Earth City, Mo.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Scott Reichmann has joined Contegra Construction Co. in the newly created position of vice president of business development.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(139,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Paric Completes $4.8 Million Ballpark Hilton Addition','none','Ballpark HIlton, Paric','none','<p>Paric Corporation has a completed renovation and expansion project at the former Ballpark Hilton, located in the former World\'s Fair Spanish Pavilion. The project added a 16,000-square-foot, two-story meeting room.&nbsp;&nbsp; Paric completed the $4.8 million project ahead of schedule and under budget while overcoming a long list of construction challenges.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br /><img alt=\"Ballpark Hilton\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"186\" src=\"/images/uploads/Arch-View-Ballroom-1-copy.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />This is Paric\'s second successful project completion with Lodging Hospitality Management at the high-profile location at One South Broadway across from Busch Stadium.&nbsp; The new meeting space features views of the St. Louis Arch and high-end amenities, such as imported Italian carpets. <br /><br />Work was scheduled around ongoing events at the hotel and the hotel remained open during the renovations.&nbsp; ACI Boland served as architect on the project.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Paric Corporation has completed a renovation and expansion project at the former Ballpark Hilton, located in the former World\'s Fair Spanish Pavilion.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(140,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Ebersoldt + Underwood Architecture Hires Matthew Hux','none','Ebersoldt + Underwood, Hux','none','<p>Ebersoldt + Underwood Architecture (E+U) recently hired Matthew Hux as an intern architect.<br /><br />In this position, Hux will implement the Building Information Model (BIM), design projects, serve as job captain, and oversee construction documentation and administration.</p>\n<p>Hux has a Masters Degree in Architecture from Tulane University in NewOrleans and he is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Young Architects Forum St. Louis (YAFSTL). He resides in Brentwood, MO and is a construction volunteer for Habitat For Humanity.<br /><br />St. Louis-based Ebersoldt + Underwood Architecture (E+U) specializes in residential housing, historic adaptive reuse, mixed-use developments, experimental housing, urban infill, affordable multi-family housing and green design.<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Ebersoldt + Underwood Architecture (E+U) recently hired Matthew Hux as an intern architect.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(141,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Kaiser Electric Awarded Contracts for Two Flight Centers','none','Kaiser, Arco, FlightSafety','none','<p>General contractor ARCO Construction has selected Kaiser Electric as the electrical contractor/engineer on projects to wire two new FlightSafety International Learning Centers - one in St. Louis and the other in Lafayette, LA.</p>\n<p>FlightSafety International is the world\'s leading aviation training company.&nbsp; Both centers are currently under construction and are expected to be completed by December 2008.</p>\n<p>Kaiser Electric is providing turnkey electrical design and low voltage wiring for the centers\' lighting, computer, communication, fire, security and voice data systems. GMA Design Group, Inc. of St. Louis is the architect on the projects.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\"This is a unique project in terms of electrical wiring and design,\" said Mike Murphy, Kaiser Electric vice-president/project manager. \"We are dealing with technically advanced simulators that require both hydraulic and electrically actuated wiring, plus the wiring of innovative computer technology used to record and analyze data collected from the simulators.\"</p>\n<p>FlightSafety\'s new 80,000-square-foot St. Louis facility, located at 4649 Le-Bourget Drive, will include classrooms, computer room, administrative offices, customer service and two, 25-foot-high simulator bays, which can house up to nine, full flight simulators. The new facility is adjacent to FlightSafety\'s existing 40,000-square-foot center in St. Louis.&nbsp; The 70,000-square-foot FlightSafety Learning Center in Lafayette, Louisiana will emphasize helicopter training for offshore operations and provide courses for the majority of helicopter types operating in the Gulf region.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Kaiser Electric Inc. www.kaiserelectric.com based in Fenton, MO, has been providing electrical contracting and engineering services to the St. Louis metro area for more than 50 years. The company focuses primarily on industrial, commercial and communications projects and employs about 155 electricians and 34 staff members.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','General contractor ARCO Construction has selected Kaiser Electric as the electrical contractor/engineer on projects to wire two new FlightSafety International Learning Centers - one in St. Louis and the other in Lafayette, LA.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(142,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Holland Construction Services Completes O\'Fallon High School Addition','none','Holland, O\'Fallon, high school','none','<p>Holland Construction Services, Inc. completed the new classroom addition for O\'Fallon School District #203 allowing O\'Fallon Township High School to provide relief for space demands due to continued growth in the area.</p>\n<p>Seven classrooms, new chemistry labs and 1,000 square feet of administrative offices in the $3.7 million expansion gives the school space to spread out, relieving overcrowding in the building, while maintaining a quality learning environment, which was a high priority for OTHS, said Darcy Benway, OTHS District #203 superintendent.</p>\n<p>Wm. B. Ittner, Inc. provided architectural services for the project.</p>\n<p>Holland Construction and Ittner are also teaming on the $37 million O\'Fallon Township High School Millburn Freshmen Campus expansion, currently under construction for District #203.</p>\n<p>Holland Construction Services is a f contracting and construction management firm based in Swansea, IL.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Holland Construction Services, Inc. completed the new classroom addition for O\'Fallon School District #203 allowing O\'Fallon Township High School to provide relief for space demands due to continued growth in the area.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(143,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Transportation Shocks Heading for Construction','none','fuel, transportation, materials costs','none','<p>Contractors and suppliers trying to get a handle on the cost of moving construction materials and equipment across the country took a double hit in recent days.<br /><br /><img alt=\"Transportation\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/transportation.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Crude oil futures on July 16 hit a new record approaching $140 per barrel, despite a promise by Saudi Arabia to boost production, according to the Associated Press.</p>\n<p>Depending on where material is coming from, rail lines may no longer offer an alternative to the rising cost of moving material by truck. Rail lines across the country were already operating at capacity before disaster struck in Iowa. Rail shipments across that state have been virtually halted by washed-out track and the collapse of two major bridges, according to the Des<br />Moines Register. <br /><br />The Union Pacific Railroad reported that both its north-south and east-west lines were out of service. The shutdown has implications for national traffic because the east-west line across Iowa is the railroad\'s main route from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway also expects to lose its main east-west line when the Des Moines River flooding reaches Ottumwa, according to the newspaper.</p>\n<p align=\"left\">The high cost of fuel has eclipsed\nIraq as the second highest ranking issue on Gallup\'s monthly \"Most\nImportant Problem\" list, after roughly tying Iraq at No. 2 in May, and\nranking third prior to that. The 25% citing fuel and energy prices in\nJune as the nation\'s top problem is up from 17% in May and 6% in\nJanuary.</p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http://media.gallup.com/poll/graphs/080617MIP1_lsknfdu4w.gif\" /></p>\n<p>According to the June 9-12 Gallup Poll, the economy/jobs retains its\nposition as No. 1, with the percentage of Americans citing the overall\neconomic climate exceeding 40% for the fifth straight month.\nTop-of-mind concern about the Iraq conflict, now 20%, is down slightly\nfrom the start of the year, and is much lower than it was a year ago.</p>','none','Contractors and suppliers trying to get a handle on the cost of moving construction materials and equipment across the country took a double hit in\nrecent days.','none','','none','','none','','none',125,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/transportation.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(144,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Julie Gibbs-Alley Joins Environmental Operations','none','Gibbs-Alley, Environmental Operations','none','<p>&nbsp;Julie Gibbs-Alley Joins Environmental Operations, Inc., as an environmental specialist.</p>\n<p>Environmental Operations www.environmentalops.com identifies and resolves environmental issues with integrated environmental and financial expertise, brownfield incentives and risk assumption tools.&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Julie Gibbs-Alley has joined Environmental Operations as an environmental specialist','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(145,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Bobcat \"Unleashed\" Tour Comes to St. Louis','none','Bobcat, road tour,  Bobcat St. Louis','none','<p>The \"Bobcat 50 Years Unleashed North American Road Tour\' will come to St. Louis area Saturday, Aug. 2.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bobcat\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"114\" src=\"/images/uploads/bobcat.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />Bobcat Company is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Bobcat loader in 2008. St. Louis is on a list of 23 cross-country stops that will feature a traveling exhibit of historical Bobcat&reg; equipment, collectibles and memorabilia.</p>\n<p>Local dealer Bobcat of St. Louis is hosting the Bobcat 50 Years Unleashed North American Road Tour. The event will include live product demonstrations and the world-famous Bobcat Square Dance, a choreographed routine featuring four Bobcat skid-steer loaders dancing like a group of human square dancers.<br /><br />Attendees will have a chance to take home several major door prizes. Ten prize winners will qualify as finalists for The Great Road Tour Giveaway and be entered in a drawing for one of two $50,000 contractor package</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The \"Bobcat 50 Years Unleashed North American Road Tour\' will come to St. Louis area Saturday, Aug. 2.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(146,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Jim Taylor, Inc. Receives Quality Roofing Status','none','Taylor, roofing','none','<p>Jim Taylor, Inc., a woman-owned roofing contracting company in Belleville, IL, has received Firestone Building Products\'&nbsp; \"Partner in Quality\" status for 2008. The company has won the award 12 times during the past 13 years.<br /><br />This status is awarded to companies that have achieved the highest levels of roofing quality by meeting or exceeding criteria based on the amount of warranted roofs installed and warrantable repair incidents.<br /><br />Taylor Roofing provides various roofing services and inspections in addition to installing all types of roofing.<br /><br />Jim Taylor, Inc. is owned and operated by Catherine Taylor-Yank of O\'Fallon and Sherri Reno of Swansea. &nbsp;<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Jim Taylor, Inc., a woman-owned roofing contracting company in Belleville, IL, has received Firestone Building Products\'  \"Partner in Quality\" status for 2008.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(147,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Korte Adds Staff to Manage National Expansion','none','Korte, Morrison, Maas, Capelle, Araujo','none','<p>&nbsp;The Korte Company has recently added four positions to its staff.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Mike Morrison has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and has joined the company as a project superintendent. He will begin in Great Neck, NY and will supervise the United States Postal Service project. <br /><br /><img alt=\"Korte\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"193\" src=\"/images/uploads/korte.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"191\" />Dan Maas, a construction management graduate, has joined the company as a project engineer and works out of the St. Louis office.&nbsp; Caitlin Capelle graduated from the University of Missouri with an environmental design degree. She currently works in the Korte Interiors department, located in the Highland, IL&nbsp; office. Jessica Araujo has started as a receptionist in the St. Louis office.<br /><br />&nbsp;According to Todd Korte, President and CEO of The Korte Company, \"We continue to chart steady growth nationally, which is a reflection of our diversified client base.\" <br /><br />The Korte Company, founded in 1958, specializes in design-build, construction management and construction services, and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with offices in Highland, Illinois and Las Vegas, NV.&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none',' The Korte Company has recently added four positions to its staff. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(148,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Local Mortgage Broker Bussard in  National Top 30','none','Busssard, Residential Mortgage  Consultants','none','<p>Local St. Louis mortgage broker Gary Bussard of&nbsp; Residential Mortgage Consultants was listed in the top 30 mortgage producers nationally in the June issue of<em> Broker </em>magazine.<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Local St. Louis mortgage broker Gary Bussard of  Residential Mortgage Consultants was listed in the top 30 mortgage producers nationally in the  June issue of Broker magazine. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(149,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Housing Starts Decline 3.3 Percent in  May','none','housing, starts, decline','none','<p>The U.S. Commerce Department reported June 17 that new-home starts declined 3.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 975,000 units in May. This was the lowest total starts number since March of 1991.&nbsp; Single-family starts declined 1.0 percent to a rate of 674,000 units, their lowest since January of 1991.<br /><br />\"Builders are doing the right thing by slowing new production in view of the very weak demand in the market and reluctance of prospective buyers to move<br />forward with a purchase at this time,\" noted National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) President Sandy Dunn, a home builder from Point Pleasant, W.Va. \"Production of new homes won\'t pick up until the demand side does, and it\'s going to take some decisive policy action on the federal level for thatto happen. It\'s high time for Congress to move on a housing stimulus packagethat will substantially bolster our weakened national economy.\"<br /><br />\"The housing downswing is still underway, with systematic declines in both housing starts and building permits forMay,\" said NAHB Chief Economist David Seiders. \"It also squares with the results of our own builder surveys, which indicate that builders recognize the fundamental weakness on the demand side of the market and are taking the<br />appropriate steps to limit new inventory. Evidence suggests that some pent-up demand is there, but Congress and the Administration need to do what<br />they can to help release it. A temporary home buyer tax credit would be just the incentive that many qualified buyers need to go forward with their<br />homeownership plans.\"<br /><br />While single-family starts fell 1 percent to a rate of 674,000 units in May, multifamily starts - which typically display significant month-to-month<br />volatility - sank back 8 percent to a more realistic 301,000-unit ratefollowing a substantial uptick in April.<br /><br />Housing starts fell in three out of four regions in May, with the Midwest posting a 25 percent decline from the previous month, the South posting a<br />4.4 percent decline and the West registering a 10.3 percent decline. Only the Northeast posted a gain for the month, with a 61.5 percent boost<br />following a large decline in April.<br /><br />Building permits, which can be an indicator of future building activity, were down 1.3 percent overall in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of<br />969,000 units. Single-family permits fell 4 percent in the month to a rate of 623,000 units, while multifamily permits rose 3.9 percent to 346,000<br />units.<br /><br />Regionally, issuance of building permits was mixed in May, with the Midwest and South reporting declines of 7.6 percent and 8.6 percent, respectively,<br />and the Northeast and West posting respective gains of 30.6 percent and 4.1 percent.<br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The U.S. Commerce Department reported June 17 that new-home starts declined 3.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 975,000 units in May.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(150,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','An Evening of Excellence','none','Regional Excellence, Aon, ','none','<p>&nbsp;Excellence in many forms&nbsp;-\n scholarship, volunteerism, design, construction, collaboration, and contribution to the community &ndash; was recognized on Thursday evening&nbsp; at&nbsp; the 19th annual CNR/Aon Regional Excellence Awards and St. Louis Chapter, National Association of Women in Construction recognition awards,&nbsp; held at the Randall Gallery downtown.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Awards\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/awards.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Aon, a national leader in construction risk management services, sponsored the event for the first time. Lori Goltermann, president of Aon Missouri, said that Aon\'s sponsorship&nbsp; was a recognition of Aon\'s commitment to the St. Louis construction industry. Goltermann noted that on a national basis Aon also sponsors the Associated&nbsp; General Contractors of America\'s \"Build America\" awards. Earlier this year Tarlton was presented a Build America award at the&nbsp; AGC national convention for the Moosylvania Marketing project, located&nbsp; in Maplewood. Moosylvania was also a recipient of a Regional Excellence&nbsp; Award Thursday.</p>\n<p>\"Green construction\" was a theme among the projects selected by\njudges for 2008 CNR Regional Excellence Awards. Seven of the eight projects incorporated major commitments to sustainable,\nenergy-conserving construction and operation in their building\nprograms.<br /><br />The winners of the Regional Excellence Awards for this year are: Cardinal Glennon Children\'s Expansion; Doisy\nResearch Center at St. Louis University; Express Scripts; Frieze Harley\nDavidson; Kerr Foundation; Monsanto Data Center; Moosylvania Marketing;\nand St. Louis Community College at Wildwood. <br /><br />The judges were\nSarah Tetley of PGAV Architects, president, St. Louis Chapter, American\nInstitute of Architects; Price Marr, manager, strategic sourcing,\nAmeren; George Azzani, president, Kaiser Electric; Stephen Bannes,\nprofessor and program director, graduate studies in construction\nmanagement, Washington University; Rick Lodewyck, president, CDG\nEngineers; and Terry Simpson, senior project manager, Northstar\nManagement Co. The\nstated purpose of the awards, now in their 19th year, is to recognize\nprojects completed in the last year that \"in sum, demonstrate\nexcellence in design, excellence in construction, and a positive\ncontribution to the St. Louis community.\" Awards are presented to the\ndesigner the general contractor/construction manager, and the owner for\neach project.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Monsanta Data Center Excellence Award Recipients\" class=\"table-right\" height=\"177\" src=\"/images/uploads/Monsanto.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"Monsanta Data Center Excellence Award Recipients\" width=\"260\" />NAWIC presented over $20,000 in scholarships. Winners of the NAWIC scholarships were Hala Abdelaziz, architecture Washington University; Jeycea Bobo, civil engineering, Missouri University of Science and Techology; Christine Brinkmann, civil engineeering, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Herrig, architectural and civil engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Annsih KesMa-Serud, architectural technology, Ranken Technical College.&nbsp; The recipient of NAWIC\'s most prestigious scholarship,&nbsp; the Carol Kueker Memorial Scholarship was Christine Palmer, civil engineering, UM-St. Louis/ Wash U. joint engineering program.</p>\n<p>NAWIC&nbsp; also recognized the contributions of several chapter members during the past year.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','none','Excellence in many forms - scholarship, volunteerism, design, construction, collaboration, and contribution to the community - was recognized on Thursday evening  at  the 19th annual CNR/Aon Regional Excellence Awards and the St. Louis Chapter, National Association of Women in Construction recognition awards,  held at the Randall Gallery downtown.','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/awards_1.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(151,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Gallop, Johnson and Neuman Establishes Enviromental Sustainability Practice','none','Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, green, sustainable','none','<p>Gallop Johnson and Neuman www.gjn.com has established a \"Green Business Practice,\" comprised of six experienced attorneys addressing a full spectrum of environmental sustainability issues and related business, governmental, regulatory and judicial matters for clients .</p>\n<p>\"The Green Business Practice formally organizes our firm\'s deep-rooted legal experience in environmental issues, energy, bio-technology, economic development, real estate, construction, reclamation, recycling, hazardous materials, insurance, product liability, toxic tort and related business, governmental and regulatory matters, including litigation and intellectual property.<br /><br />\"For many years, Gallop, Johnson &amp; Neuman has addressed such issues in different cross-practice areas at the firm; now, our Green Business Practice is wholly dedicated to such matters for our clients in St. Louis and nationally,\" Thomas J. Campbell, managing partner,&nbsp; said.<br /><br />Last December, Gallop Johnson &amp; Neuman was the first law firm in St. Louis to become a certified partner in the American Bar Association-Environmental Protection Agency Law Office Climate Challenge, a program to encourage law firms to become better environmental and energy stewards. Also last year, the firm established a Green Committee to formally address environmental sustainability issues internally. An outgrowth of these efforts was to formalize the Green Business Practice.&nbsp; Attorneys now working in the new Green Business Practice at Gallop, Johnson &amp; Neuman include:<br />&nbsp;<br />John W. Traeger, a partner with extensive experience dealing with federal, state and local environmental regulatory authorities, leads the Green Business Practice. Traeger is general counsel at the firm and also leads the Environmental Law Practice. He serves on the firm\'s Ethics Committee, and is earning Leadership in Energy &amp; Environmental Design (LEED) Professional Accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council. Traeger is on the board of directors of Sustainable St. Louis, a Missouri non-profit organization that serves as an information resource and facilitator in areas of regional sustainability. Before joining the firm in 2000, Traeger served as environmental corporate counsel internally at Ralston Purina Co., Continental Baking Co. and Sigma Chemical Co. in St. Louis.<br />&nbsp;<br />Alan S. Breckenridge, a partner in the law firm\'s litigation department, is chair of the firm\'s green committee, which is implementing sustainable measures and operational practices firm-wide. These measures to date include reducing paper and energy usage; recycling paper and other products; purchasing recycled products; and revamping firm policies to become better environmental stewards. Breckenridge is broadly experienced in litigation matters, including environmental, health, torts, products liability, and others.<br />&nbsp;<br />Thomas P. Hohenstein, a partner in the litigation department, focuses his practice on construction law, real estate law and related insurance matters. Mr. Hohenstein has extensive experience handling construction litigation in state and federal courts and in arbitrations.&nbsp; He assists clients in drafting and negotiating construction contracts, representing developers, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, material suppliers, architects, engineers, landlords, and surety companies. <br /><br />John W. Kepler III is chairman of the intellectual property practice group and a partner at the firm. He serves clients including biological, electrical, industrial machinery, software and consumer product companies, among others. He is author of expert practice case articles for legal and business publications, and he lectures on dynamic issues at legal seminars and professional meetings. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the Washington University School of Law. <br />&nbsp;<br />Suzanne L. Zatlin is a partner in the firm\'s real estate and construction law department. Zatlin represents individuals, businesses and developers in green-related real estate acquisitions, sales, exchanges, financing, development and leasing of residential and commercial property, including for subdivisions and condominiums, and in the negotiation of utility easements.</p>\n<p><br />Robert B. Preston is an associate in the firm\'s real estate and construction law department.&nbsp; His practice includes representing clients in real estate acquisitions, sales and exchanges, tax appeals, zoning and land use disputes, and in other real estate matters.&nbsp; Preston also handles various real estate financing matters, including public financing.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Gallop, Johnson and Neuman has established a \"Green Business Practice.\"','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(152,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Michael Jersa Joins  Coldwell Banker  Commercial','none','Jersa, Coldwell Banker','none','<p>Coldwell Banker Commercial has added Michael Jersa as a sales and leasing associate.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />In this role, Jersa is responsible for handling general types of commercial real estate, including office, industrial and retail properties. Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Commercial, he was involved in the distribution field for more than 15 years, specializing in business development.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />\"Michael\'s experience finding customer-focused solutions will be vital to his new position,\" said Gregory J. Nooney Jr., SIOR, managing principal. \"That expertise, along with his strong drive and work ethic, will make him an asset to the company.\"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Jersa holds a master\'s degree in business from Lindenwood University in St. Charles and a bachelor\'s degree in history from Benedictine College in Atchinson, KS.&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Coldwell Banker Commercial has added Michael Jersa as a sales and leasing associate.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(153,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Holland Construction Completes Ballwin  Walgreens','none','Holland Construction, Walgreens','none','<p>Holland Construction Services has completed a Walgreens Store in Central Plaza in Ballwin, at 15253 Manchester Road.&nbsp; The $2.6 million, 14,490-square-foot Walgreens retail location will replace the plaza\'s existing Walgreens, relocating to the site where a Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum store formerly stood. In addition to larger retail space, the new Walgreens store will offer a drive-thru pharmacy and photographic services for added customer convenience.</p>\n<p>Holland Construction Services has a long working relationship with Pace Properties and the Walgreen Co. Aedis, Inc. of St. Louis performed architectural services. Among the multiple Walgreens retail locations constructed by Holland are the stores in Troy, MO, Watson Road in Crestwood, Kennerly Center in South St. Louis County, and North Lindbergh in Hazelwood. &nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Holland Construction Services has completed a Walgreens Store in Central Plaza in Ballwin, at 15253 Manchester Road. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(154,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Environmental Operations Completes Three AmerenUE Projects','none','Environmental Operations, AmerenUE','none','<p>Environmental Operations, Inc., has completed environmental construction projects for AmerenUE in Moberly, Mexico and Jefferson City.<br /><br />&nbsp;Environmental Operations, 1530 S. Second St., St. Louis, is ranked as the region\'s second largest environmental consulting firm. The company identifies and resolves environmental issues with integrated environmental expertise, brownfield incentives and risk assumption tools.&nbsp; More information is available at www.environmentalops.com.<br />&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Environmental Operations, Inc., has completed environmental construction projects for AmerenUE in Moberly, Mexico and Jefferson City.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(155,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Northstar Management Company, LLC, Celebrates 10 Year Company Milestone','none','Northstar Management, 10 years, program management','none','<p>Northstar Management Company, LLC, is is celebrating 10 years of operations.&nbsp; In that decade Northstar program management services have included more than $3 billion in construction projects throughout St. Louis and the Midwest.<br />&nbsp;<br />Northstar was founded in 1998 by Ken Kadel and Ken Cates. Northstar has grown from a company of three to its current size of 19 full-time employees. <br />&nbsp;<br />Northstar serves as an independent owner\'s representative/program management firm whose sole focus is representing the owner\'s best interests throughout the planning, design and construction process. All Northstar projects to date have been completed on time, within budget, and have met or exceeded the owner\'s expectations for facility use and function, Ken Cates said<br />&nbsp;<br />\"We are very proud of the trust and confidence our clients have with Northstar,\" Cates said. \"Furthermore, we appreciate the support we have received from the design and construction community. It is gratifying to be recognized as a leader in this industry. We look forward to our continued involvement in shaping the way facility projects are developed and implemented.\" <br />&nbsp;<br />Currently, projects for which Northstar provides project management services include The Chase Park Plaza, St. Anthony\'s Medical Center, St. John\'s Mercy Medical Center, and Mid-America Transplant.<br />&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Northstar Management Company, LLC, is is celebrating 10 years of operations.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(156,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Terracon Begins 800 Bridges Project','none','Terracon, 800  bridges, geotechnical','none','<p>Terracon has begun geotechnical engineering and laboratory&nbsp; services for the Missouri Safe &amp; Sound Bridge Improvement&nbsp; Project as part of the Missouri Bridge Partners design-build team.&nbsp; Terracon is the geotechnical consultant on the design contract and a&nbsp; subconsultant to Parsons Transportation Group. The Safe &amp;&nbsp; Sound program will replace or rehabilitate 802 of Missouri\'s&nbsp; lowest-rated bridges, with at least one in every county, within the&nbsp; next five years. To complete the&nbsp; investigations, Terracon assembled a team of engineers and field&nbsp; technicians from its St. Louis, Columbia, Springfield and Kansas&nbsp; City, Mo., offices as well as the Bettendorf, Des Moines and Cedar&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Rapids, Iowa, offices. \"Our goal as a&nbsp; subconsultant is to provide reliable geotechnical data for the&nbsp; design-build team,\" said David Harwood, P.E., senior project&nbsp; principal. \"Terracon\'s capabilities and resources are especially&nbsp; suited to the demands of a multi-site design-build project, which&nbsp; requires successfully responding to intensive workloads, deadlines&nbsp; and budgets.\"</p>\n<p>Other major&nbsp; participants on the Missouri Bridge Partners team include: Zachry&nbsp; American Infrastructure, Fred Weber, Inc., Clarkson Construction,&nbsp; HNTB and Infrastructure Corporation of America. Total costs for the&nbsp; Safe &amp; Sound program are estimated at $400 million to $600&nbsp; million, and project completion is expected in October&nbsp; 2011.</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Terracon has begun geotechnical engineering and laboratory  services for the Missouri Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement  Project as part of the Missouri Bridge Partners design-build team. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(161,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','HOK Tops Engineering News-Record\'s First  \'Top 100 Green Design Firms\'','none','HOK, green, design, survey, ENR','none','<p>HOK, an early adherent to sustainable design, is the greenest design firm on the planet, according to a survey published in the June 23 issue of Engineering News-Record (ENR).</p>\n<p><img alt=\"he HOK-designed Symantec headquarters in Culver City, California, earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its innovative sustainable strategies. Photo by Lawrence Anderson.\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"390\" src=\"/images/uploads/SYMANTEC_image.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"he HOK-designed Symantec headquarters in Culver City, California, earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its innovative sustainable strategies. Photo by Lawrence Anderson.\" width=\"260\" />The rankings&nbsp;&mdash; the first&nbsp; time&nbsp; such a listing has been published in <em>ENR&nbsp;&mdash;</em> are based on revenue for design services generated in 2007 from projects actively seeking certification from major third-party environmental standards or ratings organizations, such as the U.S. Green Building council&rsquo;s LEED certification system.<br /><br />HOK generated $151.45 million, or 23 percent of total revenue, from sustainable projects in 2007. In the magazine&rsquo;s individual rankings by sector, HOK ranked first in the &ldquo;Healthcare&rdquo; sector; first in the &ldquo;Government Offices&rdquo; sector; second in &ldquo;Commercial Offices;&rdquo; and third in &ldquo;Education.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;The market for sustainable design has passed the tipping point and is rapidly becoming mainstream,&rdquo; according to the magazine. &ldquo;ENR\'s first &lsquo;Top Green Design Firms&rsquo; is an attempt to bypass the marketing and hype and measure the market by ranking designers based on their 2007 revenue from projects that were registered and actively seeking certification from major third-party environmental standards or ratings organizations.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />The ENR Top 100 Green Designers generated $1.74 billion in revenue from sustainable projects in 2007, with $1.62 billion domestically and $121.2 million abroad. Green design accounted for 7.4 percent of the Top 100&rsquo;s total design revenue.<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted that the ENR ranking reinforces HOK&rsquo;s green design leadership role and impact,&rdquo; said HOK Sustainable Design Director Mary Ann Lazarus. &ldquo;This kind of recognition doesn&rsquo;t come easily &ndash; it&rsquo;s the result of many HOK people over many years working hard to make a positive impact and raise the bar for our clients, partners and profession.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />A pioneer in the green building movement since the early 1990s, HOK&rsquo;s sustainable design expertise has led to more than 30 LEED-certified projects, six BREEAM-rated projects and more than 100 others actively pursuing certification. The firm also has placed a significant role in applying sustainable design strategies to emerging geographic regions, building types and sectors. In addition, HOK principals authored a pioneering text on sustainability, &ldquo;The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design,&rdquo; published by John Wiley&nbsp; Sons.<br />&nbsp;<br /><br />&nbsp;</p>','none','HOK, an early adherent to sustainable design, is the greenest design firm on the planet, according to a survey published in the June 23 issue of Engineering News-Record (ENR).','none','','none','','none','','none',142,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/hok-website.jpg','none','HOK was a sponsor and exhibitor at this week\'s \"Greening the Heartland\" conference','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(162,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Kwame\'s Tony Thompson: \"When Being Right is Not Enough\"','none','Tony Thompson, Metro, Kwame Building Group, risk','none','<p>Tony Thompson, president of Kwame Building Group, offers a cautionary tale for all service providers in the St. Louis construction industry: Even if you do all the \"right\" things, he said, the inherent risk in today&rsquo;s construction industry could cost you your business and/or your piece of mind.&nbsp; <br /><br />Thompson, who guided his company through the recent Metrolink extension project lawsuit, spoke before the June meeting of the Midwest Council, American Subcontractors Association on his experience at managing his company through the storm.&nbsp; He said he was there to tell the subcontractors and suppliers in attendance about what happens &ldquo;when being right is not enough.&rdquo;<br /><br /><img alt=\"Kwame Building Group President Tony Thompson\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"330\" src=\"/images/uploads/Tony_web.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Kwame Building Group President Tony Thompson\" width=\"260\" />Thompson founded Kwame in 1991 as an advocate for owner interests through cost estimating and management services. &ldquo;If we can&rsquo;t save you our fees, don&rsquo;t hire us,&rdquo; he said. <br /><br />Thompson drew applause from the subcontractors and suppliers in the room when he said that he stood on his firm&rsquo;s capabilities rather than playing the minority card. Thompson holds a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Washington&nbsp; University and bachelors degrees in&nbsp; architectural engineering and environmental design from the University of Kansas. Prior to forming Kwame, he served as project engineer for Anheuser-Busch Companies, as a mechanical engineer at Monsanto Chemical Company, and as a construction engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. &ldquo;How am I disadvantaged?,&rdquo; he asked.<br /><br />The lawsuit between Metro and the Cross County Collaborative involving the MetroLink extension project from Forest Park to Shrewsbury resulted in a complete victory for the defendants, Cross County Collaborative (CCC), on all counts. The jury returned verdicts in favor of the CCC and against Metro on all counts in the Metro litigation. Cross County Collaborative received more than $2.5 million on its claims of breach of contract. Metro was seeking $81 million in damages over delays and costs associated with the extension.<br /><br />The CCC won a judgment for attorneys&rsquo; fees and court costs. Thompson said that he had not signed over his interests in the lawsuit to the partnership, the legal expense still would have put his firm out of business. <br /><br />The members of the partnership each carried $8 million in professional liability insurance. But Larry Salci, the executive director of Metro who drove the lawsuit contended fraud on the part of the partnership, which voided the liability protection. <br /><br />The Cross County Collaborative was the construction group in charge of the $550 million light rail project, which opened in 2006. Metro officials, led by Salci, fired the collaborative in August 2004 before filing suit against it in St. Louis County Circuit Court, alleging fraud and mismanagement of the project. The extension was more than a year late and about $128 million over its original budget, according to Metro.<br /><br />The Cross County Collaborative, which includes Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade &amp; Douglas Inc.; STV Inc.; Jacobs Civil Inc.; and Kwame Building Group, countersued in November 2004, seeking $17 million for work it said it completed for Metro but for which Metro never paid. All except Kwame are international firms, with operations in St. Louis. Parsons Brinckerhoff and STV are based in New York. Jacobs is based in Pasadena, CA<br /><br />Metro, in its suit against the Cross County Collaborative and its member companies, alleged they defrauded the agency in part by submitting incomplete design documents, which allegedly they concealed and that ultimately led to the cost overruns.<br /><br />Thompson said that the lawsuit contended that his firm had produced bad cost estimates, but he said that Metro did not produce a single example during the trial. Thompson said that Metro claimed that the CCC\'s mismanagement of scheduling issues such as utility relocations adversely affected the cost of the project, but that Metro&rsquo;s own organization chart for the extension showed Metro employees at all the key control points. &ldquo;There was nothing ever done that wasn&rsquo;t dictated by Metro,&rdquo; Thompson said.</p>\n<p>Thompson challenges the commonly-held notion that it is important to document everything. Documentation &ndash; particularly email &ndash; can come back to haunt you when things go wrong, he said. Thompson said that during the trial the CCC\'s attorney produced emails showing that shortly after a Metro executive had attended a construction fraud conference a plan was developed to accuse the CCC of fraud and fire it.&nbsp; He said that Metro even produced critical path chart of the activities needed to accomplish that objective.</p>\n<p><br />Thompson said that during the trial,&nbsp; &ldquo;I slept like a baby. I woke up every hour, kicking and screaming.&rdquo;&nbsp; Kwame cut staff, tightened management procedures, and put Thompson on the road selling work in other parts of the country to survive. Colleagues in the St. Louis construction industry were empathic, Thompson recalled, but were not going to hire Kwame while the trial was under way. <br /><br />In the end, Thompson said, his business came out of the experience stronger, better run, and more profitable. He said that he has moved on from the experience, for the most part.<br /><br />&ldquo;Forgive and forget&hellip; but remember their names,&rdquo; Thompson said.</p>','none','Tony Thompson, president of Kwame Building Group, offers a cautionary tale for all service providers in the St. Louis construction industry: Even if you do all the \"right\" things, he said, the inherent risk in today\'s construction industry could cost you your business and/or your piece of mind. ','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/banana.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(163,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Schulz Installed as Electrical Board Chair','none','Schulz, Electrical Board, chair','none','<p>Kurt Schulz, sales representative of Cooper Crouse-Hinds has been installed as chairman of the board of The Electrical Board of Missouri and Illinois. The 2008-2009 fiscal year is EBMI\'s 100th year of operations.&nbsp; A member of the organization since 1997, Schultz succeeds Keith Cooper of McClure Engineering.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />Officers installed with Schultz are Cathi Reader, Frost Electric Supply as first vice chair; Dave Schepers, Ameren as second vice chair;&nbsp; and John MacArthur, Frost Electric Supply as treasurer. &nbsp;<br /><br /></p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Kurt Schulz, sales representative of Cooper Crouse-Hinds has been installed as chairman of the board of The Electrical Board of Missouri and Illinois.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(164,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','AGC Announces Keystone Finalists ','none','AGC, Keystone, awards','none','<p>The Associated General Contractors of St. Louis (AGC) has announced the&nbsp; 29 finalists for the 2008 Construction Keystone Awards. Finalists included office buildings, residential complexes, healthcare facilities, entertainment and hospitality establishments and infrastructure projects.</p>\n<p>The Construction Keystone Awards are sponsored by the AGC of St. Louis.</p>\n<p>The submissions include 10 categories and represent the highest level of craftsmanship and quality in the local construction industry. The projects were accepted from a diverse group of area general contractors and specialty contractors and consist of a variety of projects. A distinguished panel of judges from the St. Louis area selected the finalists from 42 submissions on June 16, 2008.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Keystone Awards Logo\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"252\" src=\"/images/uploads/keystone-inside.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />The Keystone Awards honor the achievements of St. Louis construction firms for efforts to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget. The 2008 Keystone Awards mark only the second year in the awards\' eleven-year history that the work of a promising new contractor will be recognized with the Emerging Contractor award. Emerging contractors can only be considered an emerging contractor for three years, thus limiting the projects available for submission.</p>\n<p>The 2008 Keystone Awards ceremony is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 3, at the Millenium Hotel.<br />\"Every year it is inspiring to see how these local companies take advances in technology and building procedures and use them to construct such fabulous examples of industry excellence,\" said Leonard Toenjes, AGC president. <br />The judges of the 2008 Keystone Awards include the following: Ed Alizadeh, ACEC-MO chapter officer; Dan Esarey, IFMA-St. Louis chapter officer and retired from the St. Louis Art Museum; James Freeman, ASA Midwest chapter officer; Steve Gantner, CSI chapter officer; Dr. Eric Showalter, UMR; Kevin Stover, Mo. DED and Sara Tetley, AIA-St. Louis chapter officer.<br /><br /><strong>2008 KEYSTONE AWARD FINALISTS</strong><br /><strong><br />General Contractor or Construction Manager, Building Construction Project Under $5 Million</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Helmkamp Construction Company:&nbsp; Project: G. Building Patio ADA Improvements, Owner: Monsanto Company<br /><br />2.) Contractor:The Lawrence Group Projects, LLC; Project: Kirberg Companies Headquarters Complex; Owner: DCE Properties LLC<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />3.) Contractor: Paric Corporation; Project: Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark; Owner: Lodging HospitalityManagement<br /><br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Building Construction Project $5-$20 Million</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: HBD Contracting, Inc; Project:.Franklin School Apartments; Owner:Franklin Partners, L.P.<br /><br />2. Contractor:Paric Corporation; Project: Tudor Building; Owner:Tudor Development, LP/Tudor Retail Partners, LLC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3. Owner:Volk Construction Company; Project:Washington University New Data Center for Genome Sequencing Center; Owner: Washington University School of&nbsp; Medicine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Building Construction Project $20 Million Or More</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Alberici Constructors, Inc.; Project SSM Cardinal Glennon Children\'s Medical Center Surgery Expansion; Owner SSM Health Care&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Alberici Constructors, Inc.; Project:St. Louis Children\'s Hospital East Expansion, Owner: BJC Healthcare&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3.) Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies; Project: Lumiere Place; Owner: Pinnacle Entertainment<br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Industrial/Infrastructure Construction Under $15 Million</strong><br />&nbsp;<br />1.) Contractor: Helmkamp Construction Company; Project:Char Ash System for Sioux Char Ash Upgrade project; Owner: Ameren&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.; Project: Dougherty Ferry Bridge Over I-270: Owner:MoDOT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3.) Contractor: Volk Construction Company; Project Washington University School of Medicine Replacement of Two Boilers; Owner: Washington University School of Medicine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Industrial/Infrastructure Construction $15 Million Or More</strong><br /><br />1. Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies; Project Holcim Silos; Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Tarlton Corporation; Project: Chesterfield Village Site, Utility Master Plan (CVSUMP); Owner: Pfizer Inc.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><br />Interior Build Out</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor Helmkamp Construction Company; Project,&nbsp; AB Law, William H. Webster Faculty Commons; Owner: Washington University in St. Louis<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Interface Construction&nbsp; Corporation; Project: St. Mary\'s Health Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fourth Floor Renovation; Owner: SSM Health Care <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />3.) Contractor: The Lawrence Group Projects, LLC; Project: Lawrence Group Offices; Owner: Security Building Partners LLC<br /><br /><br /><strong>Specialty Contractor, Building Construction Project Under $2 Million</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: ACME Constructors &amp; Erectors; Project: Anheuser-Busch Law Building Renovation; Owner: Washington University in St. Louis<br /><br />2.) Contractor:Drilling Service Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; Project: Roberts Tower Drilled Shaft Construction; Owner: SMR Tower Investments, LLC<br /><br />3.) Contractor: Murphy Co., Mechanical Contractors &amp; Engineers; Project: Harrah\'s \"Eat-Up\" Buffet; Owner:Harrah\'s Casino <br /><br /><br /><strong>Specialty Contractor, Building Construction Project $2 Million Or More</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Murphy Co., Mechanical Contractors &amp; Engineers; Project: F Building West Office Renovation; Owner: Monsanto Company<br /><br /><br />2.) Contractor: PayneCrest Electric, Inc;.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Project: Lumiere Place Casino; Pinnacle Entertainment and Hotel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3.) Contractor: Subsurface Constructors, Inc.; Project: Pinnacle Casino Foundations and Earth Retention Systems; Owner: Pinnacle Entertainment<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><strong>Specialty Contractor Industrial/Infrastructure Construction</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: ACME Constructors &amp; Erectors; Project: Lange-Stegmann/Agrotain International, LLC Production and Distribution Facility; Owner:Lange-Stegmann/Agrotain<br />International, LLC<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />2.) Contractor: PayneCrest Electric, Inc.; Project: Chrysler S - RT Body Shop; Owner: DaimlerChrysler<br /><br />3.) Contractor: PayneCrest Electric, Inc.: Project: CVSUMP Generator and and Power Distribution; Owner:Pfizer Global Research and Development<br /><strong><br />Emerging Contractor</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Ability Building and Restoration, LLC; Project: Lumiere Place Casino&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; Owner: Pinnacle Entertainment<br /><br />2.) Contractor: Boyer Fire Protection; Project: Confluence Academy; Owner:Edison Schools<br /><br />3.) Griffonetti Concrete Cutting, LLC; Project: Grand Glaize WasteWater Improvements; Owner: Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;</p>','none','The Associated General Contractors of St. Louis (AGC) has announced the 29 finalists for the 2008 Construction Keystone Awards.','none','','none','','none','','none',150,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/keystone.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(165,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Construction Careers Center Graduates 50','none','Construction Careers Center, High School, graduates ','none','<p>Family, friends, educators and construction industry leaders packed the Harris-Stowe State University auditorium June 26 to support the 50 members of the fourth graduating class of the Construction Careers Center High School.</p>\n<p>Ten of the graduates will continue their education at the college level, either two or four -year institutions pursuing construction related careers.&nbsp; Fourteen of the graduates are preparing to enter the workforce or apprenticeship programs with the operating engineers, bricklayers, laborers, electricians and carpenters. &nbsp;</p>\n<h4><img alt=\"Scott Wilson and Gabby Fields\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"251\" src=\"/images/uploads/wilson-and-gabby.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" /><strong class=\"image-left\">Scott Wilson, President, S.M. Wilson with the CCC Salutatorian,\nGabriella Fields.&nbsp; She is currently employed at S.M. Wilson as an intern in project management and will study engineering this fall at\nSIU-Edwardsville.</strong></h4>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Two graduates recognized for outstanding achievement during tonight\'s ceremonies are Gabrielle Fields and Bryant K. Williams.&nbsp; Miss Fields was the youngest intern ever to work for S.M. Wilson, and has been accepted to the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville School of Engineering. \"I knew that if I worked hard, and set goals for myself, the Construction Careers Center would provide me a solid foundation for a future career,\" said Miss Fields.&nbsp; \"I will always be grateful not only for the education and the skills I acquired, but for the support and encouragement of the teachers and staff who never let me lose focus of my goals\".</p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p>Bryant Williams\' academic career at the Construction Careers Center was highlighted by making exceptional scores on two academic assessment examinations utilized by the construction and related industries.&nbsp; Bryant has been offered a position with AmerenUE upon graduation.</p>\n<p>The Class of 2008 is the fourth to graduate from the CCC, the first charter high school in the nation dedicated to preparing young people for careers in the construction industry. The school was founded in 2001 by the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis to help bolster the quality and availability of skilled construction professionals and trades-people in the St. Louis region. <br />The CCC provides a four-year, fully accredited high-school-level curriculum and broad exposure to the construction industry and relevant vocational educational preparation. The school\'s construction curriculum is specifically designed by the industry to prepare students for direct employment, apprenticeship training, a community college or a four-year degree institution.&nbsp; The school graduated its first class of seniors in 2005.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;\"The Construction Careers Center exists to provide solutions to some pressing problems facing the industry,\" said Rich Ledbetter, CCC board president. \"The first is to offer these young people critical academic and life-skills they will need to succeed as adults, and the second is to help to fill a need for skilled construction industry workers.\"</p>\n<p>\"The AGC is so proud to see another group of outstanding young people graduate from this one-of-a-kind institution that has prepared them so well for a rewarding future in the construction industry,\" said Leonard Toenjes, AGC president. \"Our goal, when we started the school was to develop an avenue to re-supply the workforce while diversifying it, and I am pleased to say these graduates truly are the faces of the Industry\'s future in St. Louis.\"</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Family, friends, educators and construction industry leaders packed the Harris-Stowe State University auditorium June 26 to support the 50 members offourth graduating class of the Construction Careers Center High School. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(166,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Fox High Graduate Receives Home Builders Association Scholarship','none','Fox, HBA, scholarship, Asher','none','<h4><br /></h4>\n<h3><img alt=\"Abigail Asher, HBA scholarship winner\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"199\" src=\"/images/uploads/Asher_Scholarship.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" /><em>2008 HBA President Tom Hughes of T.R. Hughes (left) presented a $1,000 HBA scholarship check to Abigail Asher, daughter of HBA associate member Elizabeth LaVoise of Freshstart Cleaning, LLC (right). Asher will pursue a chemical engineering degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Asher is a resident of Arnold. The HBA awards two $1,000 academic college scholarships annually to children of HBA members and their employees. The scholarship will apply towards the winner&rsquo;s freshman year. The HBA is a local trade association of more than 1,200 member firms representing the residential construction industry.</em></h3>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The Home Builders Association presented a $1,000 scholarship to a recent Fox High  graduate. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(167,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Our Leaky Levee','none','levee, riverfront, Corps of Engineers','none','<h5><br /></h5>\n<p><em>by Tom Finan, Publisher</em></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Yesterday I was going to try to ride my bike up\nthe Riverfront Trail. I figured that the Mississippi had gone down\nenough. Well, no.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">I reached  the  foot of Washington Avenue near the Arch a</span><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">nd everything was under many feet of water. I  cut through Laclede\'s Landing  and  behind the Lumie</span><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">re\nCasino to the entrance of the trail, which was dry. Riding along the\ntrail was really strange. The Mississippi was just a few feet away and\nthe flow was really boiling. It gave me a whole new respect for the job that we\'re asking our floodwall/levee system to handle... and raised a lot&nbsp; of concerns. <br /><br /></span><img alt=\"St. Louis floodwall at Riverfront Trail\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/levee.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" /><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">The whole\nlevee situation is concerning, but one that is being addressed...\nfinally. Last August, FEMA asked the Corps of Engineers if the Illinois\nand Missouri levees would fail in a 100-year-flood (which, since Global\nWarning have been happening about ever 15 years). The Corps said yes,\nindeed we could be up to our eyeballs in the Big Muddy.<br /><br />This\nprompted some hand-wringing in Missouri, where the legislature had been holding levee improvements hostage and in the riverfront areas Illinois, where developers and builders feared that it would\nlose projects when developers couldn\'t get flood insurance. Three Illinois counties passed a quarter-cent sales sales tax and the City of St. Louis authorized bond dollars to fix the most immediate problems. In June, a levee conference &mdash;&nbsp; which drew levee officials from Illinois to California &mdash; was held here. During the conference the corps and\nlocal officials discussed what progress had been made.<br /></span></p>\n<p>The release of the St. Louis bond funds led to a May 13 award to A&amp;H Contractors Inc., Detroit, of $1.7 million to add 70 relief wells and replace another 103 along an 11-mile stretch of the St. Louis Flood Protection Project. Although the contract is administered by the Corps, the funds come from a city bond issue and were made available by a special project partnership agreement.</p>\n<p>The St. Louis flood-protection system has been in place for almost 50 years, and many elements are failing, Tamara Atchley, project manager for the district said. Under-seepage relief wells need to be replaced. Floodgates are rusty and deteriorating, gravity drains and valve flaps no longer work, and electrical components are wearing out in pump stations. Parts for the aging equipment often are no longer available.</p>\n<p>The Illinois tax is dedicated to refurbishing non-federal levees in the Wood River, East St. Louis, Chain of Rocks, Prairie Dupont and Fish Lake Drainage &amp; Leveedistricts. The combined 98 miles of levees protect about 323,000 people, 195,700 acres of land and billions of dollars in oil refineries and chemical plants.<span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><br /></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&ldquo;Until August\nlast year, we didn&rsquo;t know a whole lot about levees or think about them\nmuch,&rdquo;Les Sterman, executive director of the East-West Gateway Council\nof Governments said. &ldquo;We had a rude awakening when we were told our\nlevee systems are inadequate, and that the area would be subject to\nincreased flood risk.&rdquo;</span></p>\n<p>There was nothing magical that changed the level of risk facing the St. Louis Metro Area from levee failure: \"That&rsquo;s just when the public became aware of it, \" Col. Lewis F. Setliff, III, commander of the St. Louis District Corps of Engineers said. &ldquo;Managing flood risk is much bigger than any one group can do,&rdquo; Setliff said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re never going to fix these levees and get them repaired without everybody participating.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>Communication of risk is integral to rallying the public, politicians and local governments behind infrastructure improvements, Setliff says. It is also a key component in improving evacuation and emergency preparedness plans. In New Orleans, many people didn&rsquo;t know the risk, says Brig. Gen. Michael J. Walsh, commander of the Mississippi River Division and president-designee of the Mississippi River Commission. &ldquo;They assumed levees, pumps and floodwalls were all in place and would work.&rdquo;</p>','none','Yesterday I was going to try to ride my bike up the Riverfront Trail. I figured that the Mississippi had gone down enough. Well, no. I reached the foot of Washington Avenue near the Arch and everything was under many feet of water. I cut through Laclede\'s Landing and behind the Lumiere Casino to the entrance of the trail, which was dry. Riding along the trail was really strange. The Mississippi was just a few feet away and the flow was really boiling. It gave me a whole new respect for the job that we\'re asking our floodwall/levee system to handle... and raised a lot  of concerns. ','none','','none','','none','','none',166,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/levee.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(168,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Cement Association Says Housing  Starts Will Slump Through 2010','none','PCA, housing starts','none','<p>Housing starts in 2008 are expected to be 36 percent lower than 2007 levels, creating three straight years of declines.&nbsp; According to a recent Portland Cement Association (PCA) Economic Research report, the toxic mix of weak economic conditions, tight credit conditions, and tepid sales are causing huge housing inventory overhangs that must be cleaned up before housing construction can begin its recovery.<br />&nbsp;<br /><img alt=\"housing construction\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"173\" src=\"/images/uploads/housing-construction.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"260\" />\"Despite large home price declines and improved affordability, sales remain sluggish and offer little hope that the inventory glut will be worked off anytime soon,\" says PCA Chief Economist Ed Sullivan. \"The economic environment remains weak, being dragged down by high energy costs and weak employment fundamentals.\"<br />&nbsp;<br />Sullivan says current home inventories stand at a 10.5-month supply, more than double the 5-month supply that normally accelerates start activity.&nbsp; Continual cutbacks in starts and marginal gains in sales are expected to be more than offset by increases in housing foreclosures that will be added to the market\'s inventory in 2008 and 2009.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;<br />PCA projects an additional one percent start decline in 2009, with recovery to take place in 2010.<br />&nbsp;<br />Even then, the onset of recovery will vary among regions and states.&nbsp; States that fully participated in the housing boom, like California, Arizona, Nevada, and Florida, will have a disproportionally high number of defaults and foreclosures and even more delayed housing start recoveries.<br />&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Housing starts are expected to be 36 percente lower than 2007 levels, creating  three straight years of declines, a Portland Cement Association survey reported. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(169,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Now We\'re Talking: Autodesk, Bentley Interoperability Announced, Should Advance BIM ','none','Autodesk, Bentley, BIM','none','<p>The move toward BIM received a big boost Tuesday with the joint announcement by Autodesk and Bentley Systems that they have agreed to facilitate easy information exchange between their competing&nbsp; systems.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Autodesk Bentley\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"129\" src=\"/images/uploads/autodesk-bentley.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"210\" />Autodesk, Inc.and Bentley\nSystems, Incorporated, two of the leading providers of design and\ninfrastructure software, announced an agreement to expand\ninteroperability between their portfolios of architectural, engineering and construction (<a href=\"http://www.trafficresults.com/click-rabbit.php?acctid=+0xL6f+F2M0=&amp;docid=AQTU53308072008-1&amp;redirect=1&amp;url=http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&amp;id=10326880\" rel=\"nofollow\">AEC</a>)\nsoftware. Autodesk and Bentley will exchange software libraries,\nincluding Autodesk RealDWG, to improve the ability to read and write\nthe companies\' respective DWG and DGN formats in mixed environments\nwith greater fidelity.</p>\n<p>In addition, the two companies will facilitate\nwork process interoperability between their AEC applications through\nsupporting the reciprocal use of available Application Programming\nInterfaces (APIs). With this agreement, the companies aim to improve\nAEC workflows by enabling broader reuse of information generated during\nthe design, construction, and operation of buildings and\ninfrastructure, and by enhancing the ability of project teams to choose\namong multiple software sources.</p>\n<p>Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, CEO of HOK\nand a founder and current chairman of the International Alliance for\nInteroperability (IAI) said, \"As a longtime advocate of interoperability, I\nwelcome this agreement as an important step toward enabling AEC\ninformation to be more broadly shared, increasing the value of BIM to\nour clients.\"</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Tin Can Phone\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/tin-can-phone.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" />Interoperability has emerged as a critical issue for users of\ndesign and engineering software. A 2004 study by the U.S. National\nInstitute of Standards and Technology found that users bear direct\ncosts of almost $16 billion annually from time wasted due to inadequate\nAEC software interoperability. By virtue of this agreement, and the\ninteroperable offerings that it will enable, AEC firms will be free to\nemploy software tools of choice from either Autodesk or Bentley to\naccept or submit either DWG or DGN files. By improving fidelity of work\nshared between the two file formats, users will be able to focus on\nbeing creative and getting work done, rather than being constrained by\nfile-compatibility considerations.</p>\n<p>Through supporting the reciprocal use of their available APIs,\nAutodesk and Bentley will enable AEC project teams to combine products\nfrom both providers within integrated workflows. For instance, a design\nteam could use a mixture of Autodesk and Bentley software, such as\nAutodesk\'s <a href=\"http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&amp;id=6861034\">Revit</a> platform and Bentley\'s STAAD and RAM structural products, and simulate\nand analyze their designs or manage project information using Autodesk\nNavisWorks software or Bentley\'s ProjectWise.</p>\n<p>Norbert Young, FAIA, president of McGraw-Hill Construction and\nformer chairman of the International Alliance for Interoperability in\nNorth America, said, \"This groundbreaking agreement directly addresses\nmany of the critical issues detailed in the October 2007 McGraw-Hill\nConstruction study on interoperability in the construction industry (<a href=\"http://www.trafficresults.com/click-rabbit.php?acctid=+0xL6f+F2M0=&amp;docid=AQTU53308072008-1&amp;redirect=1&amp;url=http://construction.ecnext.com/mcgraw_hill/includes/SMRI.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://construction.ecnext.com/mcgraw_hill/includes/SMRI.pdf</a>). I applaud both companies for their foresight and leadership.\"</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.bentley.com\">Bentley</a> has annual revenues of over $500 million and is&nbsp; the second-largest provider of spatial design software.  <a href=\"http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&amp;id=1860142\">Autodesk</a> is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software. &nbsp;</p>','none','The move toward BIM received a big boost Tuesday with the joint announcement by Autodesk and Bentley Systems that they have agreed to facilitate easy information exchange between their competing  systems.','none','','none','','none','','none',175,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/tin-can-phone.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(170,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Colorful G.W. Lofts on Washington Completed','none','G.W. Lofts, Roseman, HBD','none','<p>The historic renovation of G.W. Lofts at 2615 Washington Avenue in St. Louis is brightening up the western reaches of the Washington&nbsp; loft district. With 60 rental units, G.W. Lofts\' surprising colored facades liven up the community and provide residents a unique urban living opportunity.<br />&nbsp;<br /><img alt=\"G.W. Lofts\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"320\" src=\"/images/uploads/GW-Lofts-3-2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"240\" />Architects on the project were Roseman and Associates. The colorful design arose after a golden glazed terra cotta brick was exposed during preliminary planning. According to Project Architect Gary Rogowski, AIA, this inspired a Miami art deco color scheme breathing new life into the property. The transformation, he says, encourages development and advancement to the west along Washington Avenue of Downtown.<br />&nbsp;<br />Originally home to the Edwin F. Guth Lighting Company, the century old complex consists of 6 buildings. \"Each building had a separate, historic identity,\" explains Rogowski. \"The varying colors help the individual buildings remain unique, just as the floor plan does for the interiors,\" says Rogowski.<br />&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Rosemann\'s floor plan design situates public spaces and residential units around especially large windows allowing natural light to span entire units. \"The windows reveal a captivating view of the Downtown skyline,\" says Rogowski. \"It was important for us to keep the view while maintaining a certain degree of privacy for residents.\"<br />&nbsp;Project team members include developer George E. Walsh Building, LLC, HBD Construction, Inc., KPFF Consulting Engineers, C.E. Jarrell Mechanical Engineers, Dickherber Electric Inc. and Bi-State Fire Protection. Rental units range from 1241 SF to 877 SF with 28 two-bedrooms and 32 one-bedrooms. Two units on the second floor meet ADA compliancy.<br />&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Complicating the historic renovation were remodels that occurred on all six buildings had occurred in the last 50 years.<br />&nbsp;<br />\"It\'s always difficult when modernizing a building\'s use,\" explains Rogowski. \"But with bright exterior colors, a modern floor plan and a dedicated project team, this once monotonous structure has been transformed into a fun, aesthetic gem.\"<br />&nbsp;<br />Project team members include developer George E. Walsh Building, LLC, HBD Construction, Inc., KPFF Consulting Engineers, C.E. Jarrell Mechanical Engineers, Dickherber Electric Inc. and Bi-State Fire Protection. Rental units range from 1241 square feet to 877 square feet,&nbsp; with 28 two-bedrooms and 32 one-bedrooms. Two units on the second floor meet ADA compliancy.<br />&nbsp;</p>','','170','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The historic renovation of G.W. Lofts at 2615 Washington Avenue in St. Louis is brightening up the western reaches of the Washington  loft district','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(171,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Tony Prince Company Offers \"Green,\"  Low-Profile Data Floor','none','Tony Prince, FreeAxez, data floor','none','<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.princefloors.com/\">Tony Prince Company</a> has been named an approved provider and installer for the FreeAxez USA, a \"green,\" low profile, modular data flooring system.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img alt=\"FreeAxez\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"224\" src=\"/images/uploads/freeaxez.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"240\" />FreeAxez is a raised flooring and access flooring systems for wire management\nand cable management. The all steel, quick-connect low profile access floor provides a strong, stable raised floor. A flooring installer can put 1,000 square feet in place in a day, Prince Company President Tony Prince said.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Over 20 million square feet of FreeAxez raised floor are installed\nworldwide.</p>\n<p>The modular design of the gravity-held FreeAxez raised floor / access floor / computer floor\nsupports rapid installation. Components snap together with no glue, screws, or fasteners. Installation time is a fraction of\nconventional tall raised floor designs, Prince said. Unlike the tall raised floors, the FreeAxez low-profile raised access floor does not\nrequire labor intensive gluing or bolting of pylons to the floor surface and fastening of screws into panels.</p>\n<p>Prince said that the double 16-gauge zinc galvanized steel modules support 1,900 PSI. The system is available in two fixed floor\nheights&mdash;2.75 or 1.60 inches &mdash; which&nbsp; he said is&nbsp; the lowest profile available anywhere.\n\"To put that into perspective, the raised floor is about the height of\ntwo sheets of plywood. Most\nraised flooring installations are over four inches and often\nrequire ceiling adjustments, as well as slope and rail\nadditions,\" Prince said.</p>\n<p>FreeAxez is the low-profile\naccess floor listed in the GreenSpec directory of environmentally\npreferred products. Owners and designers gain LEED credits by\nspecifying FreeAxez. Key green attributes include that the product is: approved for non-plenum-rated cable; promotes building re-use and preservation; recyclable and reusable; and refundable via a FreeAzez buyback program.</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.princefloors.com/\">Tony\nPrince Company</a><a></a> has been a St. Louis-based, family-owned firm, interior surface supplier and installer since 1947.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote></blockquote>\n</blockquote>\n</blockquote>','','174','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Tony Prince has been named an approved provider and installer for FreeAxez USA \"green,\" low-profile, modular data flooring system. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(172,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','MO American Water Makes System Improvements on I-64 Project','none','Missouri American, I-64','none','<p><br /><br />Relocation and improvements to the water infrastructure underneath and adjacent to the New I-64 Construction Project are nearing completion, as<br /> <a href=\"http://www.amwater.com/moaw/\">Missouri American Water</a> crews finish moving water mains out of the highway\'s path. Almost five miles of new 24-inch diameter water mains have been installed, plus thousands of feet of smaller-diameter pipelines. Fifteen new highway crossings link water lines on both sides of the<br />highway, increasing service reliability to the water distribution systems separated by the highway.</p>\n<p><img alt=\"Missouri American\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"78\" src=\"/images/uploads/missouri-american.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"215\" />The newly-relocated water lines that parallel the highway are generally located further away from the driving surface. The new locations meet MoDOT requirements, help simplify the company\'s access for maintenance and reduce potential traffic disruption.</p>\n<p>During the last eighteen months, more than 30 Missouri American Water employees completed about 95 percent of the $6 million project &mdash; on schedule and on budget, MO American reported.</p>\n<p><br />\"Utility relocations are somewhat hidden, but they are a critical component of the project because they are closely tied to the overall schedule,\" says Clem Kivindyo, P.E., Utility Engineer for Gateway Constructors. \"We all work in partnership to keep the overall project on track.\"</p>\n<p>The New I-64 Project opened up opportunities to make some additional water distribution system improvements while road construction was already underway. \"Doing this work now, while the area is under construction, is an economical approach that optimizes construction and minimizes traffic disruption,\" said Frank Kartmann, Missouri American Water vice president of operations.</p>\n<p>\"It has given us a good opportunity to put two key water distribution system improvements in place.\"</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Relocation and improvements to the water infrastructure underneath and adjacent to the New I-64 Construction Project are nearing completion, as\nMissouri American Water crews finish moving water mains out of the highway\'s path. ','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(173,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Midwest ASA Elects Officers','none','Midwest ASA, officers','none','<p><img alt=\"Midwest ASA\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"253\" src=\"/images/uploads/midewst-asa.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"136\" /> <a href=\"http://www.asamidwest.com\">The Midwest Council, American Subcontractors Association ASA</a> has voted in new officers and directors.&nbsp; The new officers and directors are as follows:<br /><br />Michael Fogarty, Jr., Briner Electric, president; Jim Freeman, The Freeman Contracting Co. Inc., vice president; Chris Milne, Oreo &amp; Botta Concrete, secretary; Mark O\'Donnell, O\'Donnell, Bonebrake &amp; Company, treasurer; Tom McDonnell, George McDonnell &amp; Sons, immediate past president.<br /><br />Directors are A.J. Ford, Budrovich Contracting; Ken Bartels, Bartels Equipment; David Vaughn, Grant Contracting; Sandra Wilmoth, Midwest Marble &amp; Granite; Vincent Irwin, Irwin Products; and Mike Heitkamp, Heitkamp Masonry&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br />The American Subcontractor Association is a construction trade association of quality specialty contractors and supplier serving the construction industry and the community.&nbsp; Our purpose is to improve the construction process through active participation in education, legislation and cooperation</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','The American Subcontractors Association Midwest Council has voted in new officers and directors.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(174,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Home Builders Association Donates $10,000 to Boys & Girls Town of Missouri','none','HBA, Home Builders, Boys & Girls Town','none','<h3>Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF) President Harold Burkemper of First Construction of St. Charles (left) and 2008 HBA President Tom Hughes of T.R. Hughes (right) presented a $10,000 donation to Kathy O&rsquo;Brien, regional vice president of Boys &amp; Girls Town of Missouri, on behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation.</h3>\n<h3><img alt=\"HBA Boys and Girls Town Check\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"173\" src=\"/images/uploads/departments/boys-and-girls-town.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"240\" />The funds will be used to repair and replace drywall and paint the residential center that is home to 12 young men ages 12 to 18. The mission of Boys &amp; Girls Town of Missouri is to improve the lives of children with emotional and behavioral problems through superior, family-focused services. Within the safe, stable environment of residential care, the children receive support, encouragement and guidance as they strive to make positive changes in their lives.</h3>\n<h3>The HBA is a local trade association of more than 1,200 member firms representing the residential construction industry. The Home Builders Charitable Foundation, the HBA&rsquo;s charitable arm, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing housing assistance to people or organization with special shelter needs</h3>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF) presented a $10,000 donation to  Boys & Girls Town of Missouri.','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(175,1,2,'','none','','none','','none','Tom Suter Creates Beauty \"Up on the Roof\" ','none','Suter, Shield Systems, roof, green','none','<p><em>\"When this old world starts getting me down<br />And people are just too much for me to face<br />I climb way up to the top of the stairs<br />And all my cares just drift right into space<br />On the roof, it\'s peaceful as can be<br />And there the world below can\'t bother me...\"<br /><br />From the song \"Up on the Roof\" by Gerry&nbsp; Coffin and Carole King</em><br /><br />In early July a dedication ceremony was held in an unlikely location: the rooftop of a two-story storefront at the corner of Marconi and Bischoff in the Hill neighborhood of the city.&nbsp; Attending was St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. The roof was blessed by Father Vincent Bommarito of St. Ambrose Church. Holding court on a corner of the roof was Hill \"royalty\", Rich LoRusso of LoRusso\'s Cucina restaurant, which catered the event.<br /><br /><img alt=\"rooftop garden\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"273\" src=\"/images/uploads/rooftop-garden.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"240\" />So what brought Mayor Slay, Father Bommarito, and Rich LoRusso up on the roof?&nbsp; Sustainability, technology, and heck of a view all came into play. Tom Suter of Shield Systems, Inc. has transformed the building\'s roof into a garden with a sculpture, flowers, and herbs.<br />&nbsp;<br />Suter has been an architectural representative in the St. Louis area for 30 years, specializing in moisture protection. His product lines include below-grade waterproofing, sealers for masonry and concrete, waterproofing systems for plaza decks and garden roofs, traffic membrane systems for concrete exposed to vehicular or pedestrian traffic and a full range of exterior and interior expansion joints.<br /><br />About nine years ago Suter bought a boarded-up tavern in the Hill neighborhood. Doing much of the work himself, he has restored the building into offices for his own company, a salon, a caterer, and two apartments on the second floor. The rooftop garden was created as both a demonstration center for the green roof system developed by CETCO, a line that Suter reps, and as a tenant amenity. <br /><br />The lightweight assembly allows the 2\" X 12\" roof timbers to carry five inches of lightweight growing medium. The first task in installing the green roof system was to remove the existing built-up roof and add decking to receive CETCO hot, rubberized, fluid-applied CETCO waterproofing. Ninety mils of hot rubber membrane was reinforced with scrim cloth. A second coat of hot rubber at 125 mils was then applied and a protection course was placed in the curing rubber. <br /><br />To increase energy efficiency two inches of Dow Styrofoam was placed over the entire deck area. On the non-garden area, CETCO pedestals were then used to level the deck area. In the pathway areas, precise Wausau pavers were placed directly on the pedestals in a similar manner to that used for raised computer flooring. <br /><br />On the garden sections of the roof a heavy polyethylene root block material was installed, followed by the Dow Styrofoam covered by a reinforced scrim to help with loading. <br />CETCO Aquadrain &mdash; an eggcrate-shaped material with cups that collect and store irrigation and rain water &mdash; was then placed on top of the scrim and covered with four inches of engineered soil, a lightweight material filled with organics. <br /><br /><img alt=\"finished garden\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"124\" src=\"/images/uploads/Finish-Garden-5_1.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"185\" />\"From an educational viewpoint I wanted a living a garden and an exhibit to be able to show architects and owners CETCO Greenscapes roof systems,\" Suter said. \"And I wanted my tenants to be able to enjoy the space.\" <br /><br />Suter said that the both the commercial and residential tenants appreciate the views and quiet afforded by the garden. The herbs grown on the roof are used in preparing food for the catering business.&nbsp; <br /><br />A plaque on the roof dedicates the garden to Suter\'s mother, Theresa Suter, who died a short time before the dedication ceremony.<br />&nbsp;</p>','none','In early July a dedication ceremony was held in an unlikely location: the rooftop of a two-story storefront at the corner of Marconi and Bischoff in the Hill neighborhood of the city.','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','/images/uploads/rooftop-garden.jpg','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),(176,1,4,'','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none','','none',0,'none','','','','','','','','','Coldwell Banker Announces Transactions','none','Coldwell Banker, transactions','none','<p><a href=\"http://www.cbcstl.com\">Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA LLC</a><a></a> has announced the following new transactions:<br />&nbsp;<br />Noel Fehr, CCIM, of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Lewis &amp; Clark Village Inc. in the purchase of a 5,319-square-foot retail building at 14784 Manchester Road, Ballwin, MO 63011, from Manco of St. Louis LLC d/b/a Manco LLC.<br />&nbsp;<br />Carl Conceller, SIOR, and Jackie Quicksilver of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Geraldine Deutsch Living Trust in the lease of 2,360 square feet of retail space at Willowbrook Shopping Center, 10483 Old Olive Street Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, to J. William Bradley d/b/a School Music USA, represented by Will Aschinger of Hilliker Corp.<br />&nbsp;<br />Coldwell Banker Commercial represented FJP Enterprises LLC in the lease of 1,545 square feet of office space at Woodcrest Executive, 12101 Woodcrest Executive Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141, from BSP Golub Creve Coeur LLC, represented by CB Richard Ellis.<br />&nbsp;<br />G. Timothy L<img alt=\"Coldwell Banker logo\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"49\" src=\"/images/uploads/cbCommLogo.gif\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"389\" />awlor of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented 39 Worthington Limited Partnership in the lease of 970 square feet of office space at 39 Worthington Access Drive, St. Louis, MO 63043, to Anton Realty Group LLC.<br />&nbsp;<br />Carl Concellor, SIOR, and Jackie Quicksilver of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Geraldine Deutsch Living Trust in the expansion of MEI Services Inc. d/b/a Pharma Life&rsquo;s lease for 1,543 square feet of retail space at Willowbrook Shopping Center, 10479 and 10483 Old Olive Street Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141. <br />&nbsp;<br />Jaimie Lance of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented Worthington Associates LP in the renewal of Dominion Enterprises f/k/a Trader Publishing Co.&rsquo;s lease for 2,938 square feet of industrial space at Security Plaza Building, 3-A/5 Worthington Access Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. <br />&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />------ End of Forwarded Message</p>','','','none','','','','','','','','none','','','','none','','none','','none','Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA LLC has announced the following new transactions:','none','','none','','none','','',0,'none','',0,'none','','','','','','','','','','','none','','none','','none','','none'),