People of Construction

An open letter to the industry: We are living in unprecedented times.  While planning ahead and anticipating every move are such crucial ingredients to the success of a construction project, such planning and such anticipating is virtually impossible with the uncertainty presented to all with this mysterious virus.  We seem to be minutes away from completely shutting down construction sites and no question, the slowing of daily progress is taking place a bit more aggressively every day.  Walk-through’s are being separated; pre-bid meetings are cancelled;…

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All plans for the next PEOPLE meeting are currently on hold and I suppose I really need not state a reason with the state of the world as it is. These are strange times for sure, causing even non-conforming folks like me to fall in line with those that are leading us. We will re-group once this fear subsides and normalcy returns–hopefully that will be before summer’s end. Let’s take it one month at a time. Meanwhile, feel free to…

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A good friend of ours from our Incarnate Word Parish in Chesterfield, Steve Givens, wrote the following article which was published in the Post this morning. I loved the message and it home to me for several reasons. I told Steve I was looking for the right message to post on my web site this Christmas season; a message that could possibly break through the darkness that seems to surround our land with all taking place in our leadership; as…

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R Reading the recent article in the STL Forum news last week concerning the rising female stars in the Construction Industry made me realize how many strong women leaders we are fortunate to have in the St. Louis design and construction marketplace. In my consulting work with MBE/WBE firms, I am currently working with seven firms that are owned and managed by women.  RUCC, the organization dedicated to growing MBE/WBE firms find themselves with three woman owned business enterprises in…

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H “And here is what I have to say, finally:  Let’s invite one another in.  Maybe then we can begin to fear less, to make fewer wrong assumptions, to let go of the biases and stereotypes that unnecessarily divide us.  Maybe we can better embrace the ways we are the same.  It’s not about being perfect.  It’s not about where you get yourself in the end.  There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique…

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November 7, 2019 To:  Bob Clark, Clayco and Maxine Clark, Build-A-Bear First, let me say I love the concept of the Delmar Divine project.  This is an incredible move in the right direction for our city, for our industry, for diversity.  This is about as public an example of doing the right thing at the right time as I have ever witnessed.  The implications of this project extend into forever and I commend your commitment, your leadership and your vision. As…

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Tarlton Corporation will host the next PEOPLE meeting at their home office at 5500 West Park, just off Manchester, on Tuesday, November 19th starting at 4:00 and ending at 5:30. The meeting will include a presentation of the art display currently on display at the art museum featuring five prominent black artists–you won’t want to miss this. This will be a great meeting and we are expecting a good crowd of all the right people. Come early, bring plenty of…

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Thanks to the hospitality of the S M Wilson folks, we had a most productive PEOPLE meeting on Tuesday, August 20.  It seems a good time was had by all and, more importantly, some good contacts and introductions were made.  So, now what do we do from here? Many people just starting out in our industry ask me just how can they make it to the main stage; what does it take to be able to secure a project with…

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The next PEOPLE meeting will be August 20, Tuesday, from 4:00 to 6:00 at the offices of SM Wilson, 2185 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO. Very nice of SM Wilson to offer to host our next meeting so let us all respond with a huge turnout. Several GC’s will be in attendance to meet all those interested in hearing about their upcoming bidding opportunities. Make plans to attend this meeting. I have a lot I want to discuss and some…

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PEOPLE has started a new PROJECT SEARCH service for minority contracting firms that may wish to participate. There is no charge for participating and no requirement to respond, react or submit bids for any projects recommended. Here is how it works. PEOPLE has requested of certain General Contractors in the area to forward all bid requests on projects requiring or actively seeking minority participation to MWBEbids@gmail.com. This is in addition to the bid invites they will send to you direct;…

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