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PRINTING
PLANT EXPANSION FOR ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH COMPLETE
Without disturbing the 24/7 printing operation, R.G. Brinkmann Construction
Co. has finished a fast-track expansion of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
printing plant in Maryland Heights. The $17 million project included:
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96,000-square-foot newspaper-packaging center;
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A 14,000-square-foot newsprint storage area;
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New offices, an employee break room, restrooms and locker
space; and
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Improved climate control for the entire facility.
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“The project
was fraught with extraordinary challenges,” says John Dennan, Post-Dispatch
vice president of production, adding that Brinkmann had to replace
deteriorating ceiling above the printing press using a special barrier
to keep dust and debris out of the presses. “An item as small as
a paper clip could have damaged the press cylinders,” he explains.
The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch continued printing
operations through the expansion at their plant recently
completed by R.G. Brinkmann Construction Co.
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The plant expansion has allowed the daily newspaper to consolidate
printing operations in St. Louis County. More than 200 employees
work at the expanded facility where they print, assemble, stack
and bundle papers. Currently the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
prints 320,000 daily newspapers and 520,000 on Sunday.
Joining Brinkmann on the project were Ibrahim Engineering Corp.,
structural engineer; J.R. Grimes Consulting Engineering Inc., civil
engineer; Tennill & Associates Inc., consulting engineer; Midwest
Testing Inc., soil engineer; Wiegmann & Associates Inc., mechanical
engineer. Major subcontractors included: PayneCrest Electric Inc.,
Parkway Plumbing Inc., McDaniel Fire Systems Inc., Interface Security
Systems and Kehrer Brothers West Roofing.
COMMUNITY TEAM DONATING SERVICES TO BUILD NEW HOME FOR YOUTH TECHNOLOGY
AND EDUCATION
A community partnership is working to open a new facility for
Youth Technology and Education (YTEC) by the end of the year. The
12,300-square-foot center at 4471 Olive Blvd. will include a computer
lab, a reading and homework area and a multipurpose room for other
activities.
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A community team is donating services to build the
new Youth Technology and Education Center (YTEC) in
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YTEC offers computer skills training for disadvantaged children,
as well as life skills and interview skills for youths. Minister
William Kent Sr. and his son, William Kent Jr., will manage the
technology education program. They have been offering a similar
program for the past three years at neighboring Community Fellowship
Church. Volunteers from Rankin Technical Institute and area businesses
will teach the classes.
Local businessman Ray Ford is the chief financial supporter for
the new center. Developer THF Realty is leading a team that will
donate services to build the facility. Joining in the effort are
TRI Architekts, which is providing services at a discounted rate,
and Bryan Cave LLP, which is donating services.
THUNDER AVIATION EXPANDS AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT
Kadean Construction Co. recently completed a 42,000-square-foot
expansion for Thunder Aviation’s operations at Spirit of St. Louis
Airport in Chesterfield. The addition includes an office and hangar
complex, which can now accommodate six large business aircraft.
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Kadean
Construction Co. has completed a new 42,000-square-foot
office and hangar expansion for Thunder Aviation at
Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield.
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Designed by Acree Design Inc., the complex boosts Thunder’s occupied
space at Spirit of St. Louis Airport to 110,000 square feet. Aircraft
enter the hangar portion of the building through 120-foot-wide doors.
Inside, is a 200-foot clear span of floor space for aircraft storage
with a ceiling height of 28 feet. A mezzanine is positioned 12 feet
above the hangar deck. The two-story office zone has a glass curtain
wall marking the four entrances.
GRAY DESIGN GROUP TRANSFORMS NESTLÉ-PURINA PET CARE COMPANY
EXECUTIVE FLOOR
An accidental fire was the catalyst that led to the comprehensive
remodeling of the executive floor of the Nestlé-Purina Headquarters
building. The facility has a variety of meeting rooms, including
an executive conference room with seating for 20 and video conferencing
equipment.
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Clean architectural lines, highlighted by limestone
accents and corridor colonnades create a sense of scale
throughout the remodeled executive floor of the Nestlé-Purina
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Gray Design Group completed this assignment in four weeks, and is
one of many concurrent projects underway in the overall campus master
plan and facility standards program as the merger of the two companies
becomes complete.
Working with Gray Design Group were General Contractors Landco Construction
Co. as well as Murphy Co., Sachs Electric and McClure Engineering.
SIGMA-ALDRICH MOVES INTO NEW SPACE AT ST. LOUIS COMMERCE CENTER
Life science and technology research supplier, Sigma-Aldrich now
occupies 135,000 square feet in the St. Louis Commerce Center II.
Keystone Construction Co. served as the design/build contractor
for the downtown St. Louis project. Owned by Balke Brown Associates,
St. Louis Commerce Center II is located at 909 N. 23rd Street. Sigma-Aldrich
supplies more than 185,000 biochemical and organic chemical products
to the global scientific community.
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