DATE/TIME

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

7:30AM - 9:30AM



LOCATION

St. Mary's South Side 
Catholic High School

4701 S. Grand Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63111

QUESTIONS/CONTACT

Construction Forum Team

info@constructforstl.org

314-880-2063

On October 21, Construction Forum brings leaders from education, workforce development, construction and organized labor together at St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School to tackle a critical question:

How do we build a workforce system that gets young people into good careers -- and helps them succeed once they get there?

From high school and pre-apprenticeship to employment and retention, we'll look at what's working, what isn't, and what needs to change.

The panel will include:

• Mike England, St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School
• Jake Hummel, MO AFL-CIO
• Sondra Rotty, Tarlton
• Jodi Wiemerslage, NAWIC
• Jesse Dixon, The Opportunity Trust

St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School is doing more than talking about careers in the skilled trades. Through its partnership with the Building Trades and the Missouri Works Initiative, the school has brought construction pre-apprenticeship directly into the high school curriculum.

There is no cost to attend but registration is required.

Click to download the event flyer.

AES STL

Alberici

Alliance Technologies, LLC

Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program

Burns & McDonnell

CannonDesign

CCDI

Clayco

Concrete Council of St. Louis

Corrigan Construction

D&L Painting & Drywall

Drilling Service Co.

ECS Midwest, LLC

Electrical Connection

FastSigns

Golterman and Sabo

Guarantee Electrical

HOK

Holland Construction

icon Mechanical

Impressive Work Construction

J.F. Electric

John Bender Inc.

Korte Company

Korte & Luitjohan

Kwame Building Group

Laborers' Local 110

Marsh McLennan Agency

Masonry Institute

McCarthy Building Companies

McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer

Mechanical Contractors of Eastern MO

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Mid-America Carpenters RC

Millstone Weber

Missouri-Kansas Laborers' DC

Missouri S&T

MOWIT

Murphy Company

NAWIC

Negwer Materials

Nu Way

P&A Drywall Supply

Painting & Decorating Foundation

PARIC

R.G. Ross Construction Co.

Rhodey Construction

Roanoke Construction

Russell

Seiler

Shadowing Opportunities For All (SOFA)

Sheet Metal Workers Local 36

SITE Improvement Association

Spirtas Wrecking

St. Louis Construction Cooperative

St. Louis Development Corporation

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Subsurface Constructors

Terracon

Triad Bank

Walker Consultants

West Contracting

T.J. Wies Contracting

S.M. Wilson & Co.

Wipfli, LLP

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Contact Tom@ConstructForSTL.org or 314-880-2063, X301.