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Missouri Governor Signs Public Construction Project Limits

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Governors Eric Greitens of Missouri and Scott Walker of Wisconsin appeared together Tuesday to celebrate Greitens' signature on legislation that ends the current requirement mandating union working conditions for contractors if the projects are less than half funded by the state.

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Work Begins on 103,000 Square Foot Facility in Union, MO

The Korte Company

The Korte Company has begun working on a new manufacturing facility in Union, Missouri for Spray Dynamics, a subsidiary of Heat and Control, Inc. acre site will soon be home to Heat and Control’s newest facility. Washington Engineering & Architecture (WEA) was named the project’s architect and engineer.

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Missouri contractor under fire for alleged low pay, unsafe working conditions

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Delco Construction owner Jeff Delmont said the attacks on his company are a result of his refusal to become a union contractor.

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Deal of the Decade

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As this is being written, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Utah, California and Washington reportedly have thrown their hats into the ring in what is shaping up as the biggest economic development contest in recent memory. Missouri Gov. Jay Inslee and Everett Mayor Ray Stephenson to resume talks. Far West U.S. Plains U.S.

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The benefits and drawbacks of mixed-use development

The Korte Company

Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri. The Korte Company has partnered with Union Station on many occasions since the space—once one of the busiest train terminals in the world—was converted to a multi-level festival mall in the mid-1980s. The Fremont & 9 th apartment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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More than a headquarters: Deepening roots for Glik’s and Korte’s next generation

The Korte Company

After building Glik’s retail locations in Missouri and Illinois across four decades, The Korte Company took on an even bigger venture for this century-old retailer: A new 50,000-square-foot headquarters. Glik’s was still in negotiations with Scott Credit Union when the COVID hit. Yet, here they both are.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

The Korte Company

Then, the local carpenters union approached Host with a deal. Joseph, Missouri; Vinennes, Indiana and Chicago. In just 70 days, crews built the café inside what had been the arched-roof train platforms of Union Station. Most of his work was roofing, hauling 80-pound bundles of shingles up a ladder day after day. at the time.