About

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Our Mission

To facilitate the collaboration of all the stakeholders in the STL Region’s built environment in creating inclusive, robust employment and economic growth.

Our Vision

Social equity, economic opportunity, economic growth.

Taking the Next Steps

In the fall of 2019, the Forum staff and board undertook a three-month strategic process, working with a veteran public policy strategist.

They identified the need for an organization to fill the role of convening, communicating, collaborating and advancing improvement in the workforce/social equity/economic growth space.

They agreed that programs to date have not been effective. Metrics – where they have been kept – are poor. Collaboration, which can improve outcomes, is lacking.

The Forum saw the need for leadership, risk mitigation, opportunity development, and business creation. They believed that leveraging the tools and credibility the Forum has built can serve as a focal point and hub for change in the built environment community.

Our Leadership

Strategic Agenda

The new strategic agenda focuses on four major initiatives:

  1. Leadership Institute: Which will incorporate the Forum’s newsletter, website, programs, Emerging Leaders Group, and a planned executive summit.
  2. Digital Hub: A proactive approach to information and data gathering and sharing that will include an aggregator and curator of articles and other media; collection of metrics on workforce-related programs and other industry indices, a communication channel, and a relational database dubbed the “Big Rolodex”.
  3. Coordinating Council: Programs and working groups focusing on introducing and building collaborations among various players in the youth/education/workforce space.
  4. Knowledge Lab: A curator and supporter of research and pilot programs.
Current Initiatives
Diagram titled 'Construction Forum' showing five interconnected components represented as red circular icons around a central white and red speech bubble. The five components are: Leadership Institute, Digital Hub, Coordinating Council, Knowledge Lab, and the central Construction Forum. Each component lists specific roles: Leadership Institute includes Newsletter, Executive Summit, Programs, ConstructForSTL.org, and Emerging Leaders. Digital Hub includes Aggregator and Curator, Metrics Collection, Communication Channel, and 'Rolodex'. Coordinating Council is identified as a Convener in Workforce Space. Knowledge Lab is described as a Curator and Supporter of Research and Pilot Programs. All components are visually connected to the central Construction Forum, indicating integration and collaboration within the organization.

A New Era for Construction Forum

In May 2020, the Executive Board amended the by-laws and approved new governing policies. An extremely diverse slate of 20 new directors – in addition to the five founding directors – took office on August 19, 2020.

In recognition of its new direction and regional focus, the functions of Construction Forum STL were moved under the corporate umbrella of what had been the Construction Forum Education Foundation, a 501(c)3 charity nonprofit, and the name was changed to Construction Forum.

Our History

Awards

Annual Reports

2025 Annual Report
2024 Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report

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