Missouri Construction News

Missouri sits where two of the country's biggest rivers meet, and that geography shapes how the state builds. Flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers drives levee, drainage and floodplain work. The Bootheel lies in the New Madrid seismic zone, and spring storms bring tornado and hail risk statewide. Most activity centers on the Kansas City and St. Louis metros, which straddle state lines, along with Springfield, Columbia and the Lake of the Ozarks. Contractor licensing in Missouri is handled largely at the local level, so requirements vary by city and county. Central location and river and rail access have made the state a hub for warehouses and distribution, and that growth keeps sitework and tilt-up crews busy.

On this page, we follow Missouri construction news from both ends of I-70 and points in between: warehouse and industrial growth, downtown redevelopment, housing, healthcare and university projects, transportation contracts, and the city and state decisions that move projects forward or hold them up.