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Data Sharing Enables McCarthy To Deliver St. Louis Aquarium Design

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A collaborative platform enables contractor and architect to share data and solve challenges on the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station.

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Labor Unions for St. Louis Stadium Agree to no Overtime Pay

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Labor unions have reached an agreement to forgo overtime pay if construction of the $985 million NFL St. Louis stadium goes around the clock five days a week, a move that could reduce the cost by $45 million. The project will create about 1,500 construction jobs and "result in 3.4 million work hours."'

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Carpenters Union Dissolves St. Louis-Kansas City Council, Merges Locals with Chicago

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The merger follows a trend of reorganizing smaller districts into larger regional councils.

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How to Avoid a Commercial Construction Scandal

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This quartet from Englewood Construction has almost 100 years of combined commercial construction experience among them -- (l to r) Chuck Taylor, Bill Di Santo, Kim Redmond and Rod Frank. If the story proves true it not only is a blemish on the commercial construction industry, but it shows a violation of trust with a client.

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Where it all began: The U.S. Postal Service’s Design-Build partnership with The Korte Company

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Founder Ralph Korte laid down the gauntlet shortly after we completed a renovation of the renowned Union Station in St. Louis: The company needed to set its sights on the city. If we were to keep growing, we had to win more work in St. But the St. Louis construction market is famously cyclical.

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Dick Mantia, 82, Co-Founded Pioneering St. Louis Union-Management Pact in 1970s

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Union official was a key architect of regional group PRIDE that pushed for labor peace and spawned similar U.S.

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How to Choose the Best General Contractor to Partner with for your “First” Commercial Construction Project

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One of our current commercial projects at Englewood Construction is a new Farm & Fleet store we’re building in Romeoville, Ill. But from a construction standpoint, there are some key areas where choosing an experienced commercial construction firm can make all the difference in helping a “first” project go as smoothly as possible.