A new hotel in Richmond Heights is off to a roaring start, according to the property’s owners, bucking a prevailing pattern of development in its immediate area.

The 10-story, 158-room Homewood Suites by Hilton opened July 1 just off the southeast…

Members of the local Sheet Metal Workers union agreed July 18 on a new labor contract with the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association of St. Louis.

The labor union represents more than 3,200 people who work in various…

For those who believe parking in St. Louis is a bit pricey, here’s some perspective.

Colliers International’s 2009 parking rate survey says that the national monthly rate is $154. St. Louis checks in at a thrifty $105. Bringing up the survey’s…

Tarlton Corp. will work as a joint venture partner in building a new National Archives and Record Administration military personnel records facility in north St. Louis County, the company said Friday.

Tarlton, a St. Louis-based contracting and construction management firm, was…

The St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers is hosting a seminar Thursday on the benefits of Building Infomation Modeling (BIM). This software is increasingly popular among those in construction and architecture for its ability to provide three dimensional models of…

An interesting article in today’s Seattle Times highlights a scheme that allegedly involves a group of perspective home buyers being bilked by desperate developers.

The group of home buyers is filing a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase Bank and a developer, the story says,…

Tuesday’s signing of the economic stimulus bill by President Barack Obama will create or save nearly 1 million jobs around the nation’s construction economy over the next two years, according to a statement released today by the nation’s premier construction trade group.

The bill…

In case you missed it, the U.S. Green Building Council gave out several first-time awards for green building projects at the end of 2008 for its first Homebuilder’s Day.

One of the winners of those awards - the Live Green, Live Smart Institute…

The amount of vacant industrial real estate in St. Louis was down at the end of 2008, according to Colliers International. The real estate giant reported this week that St. Louis was among 12 cities out of 54 surveyed that…

A national survey out today finds that only 18 percent of Americans identify St. Louis as the metro area they would most like to call home.

Well!

Before you throw your toasted ravioli against the wall in disgust, consider that the Pew…