Convention center expansion begins, leaders take on cost concerns
The long-delayed expansion of St. Louis' downtown convention center is underway, with officials celebrating the start of the $210 million project despite setbacks.
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The long-delayed expansion of St. Louis' downtown convention center is underway, with officials celebrating the start of the $210 million project despite setbacks.
Community leaders say a new north county recreation center will be a boon to the area.
St. Louis County lawmakers OK'd issuing $105 million in bonds to expand the downtown convention center, plus $40 million for a north county recreation center.
Steven Lillicrap, 21, started his shift at about 7:30 am on a cold Feb 3, 2009 at a construction site near St. Louis, Missouri. He was an apprentice Operating Engineer and this was his first big assignment. He would be working with more experienced men to dismantle a 100-ton crawler crane.
SM Wilson step away from building TheCENTER Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — TheCENTER is one goal away from its first hat trick – getting built. At its administrative and community service meeting Thursday, the committee unanimously picked S.M. Wilson & Co. to build the facility at a cost of $10,828,950. The engineers’ estimate was $11,375,000. All that remains is full council approval at its next meeting. “I appreciate the mayor’s gumption,” said Alderman William Krause. “This was one of the plans he set out when he first came ...