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NEWS RELEASE July 21, 2005 For more information, contact Steve Houston at 314/721-2828. PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. Moves Headquarters to Downtown St. Louis Venerable Construction Labor-Management Organization Relocates To Support City’s Economic Revitalization ST. LOUIS – With an estimated $3 billion in construction projects in downtown St. Louis over the past six years, the region’s construction industry labor-management group has relocated its headquarters there in support of the economic revitalization sweeping the city. Venerable PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. has moved its office to the Shell Building LLC at 1221 Locust St. PRIDE had been based in Clayton, Mo. Founded in 1972, PRIDE is an acronym for Productivity and Responsibility Increase Development & Employment. It is the nation’s first and oldest voluntary construction labor-management organization. For more than 30 years, PRIDE has worked to maintain harmony and build cooperation among St. Louis area AFL-CIO construction craft workers, contractors, construction buyers, architects, engineers and suppliers. “The entire region benefits from the rejuvenation of the city of St. Louis,” said Jim LaMantia, executive director of PRIDE. “The union construction industry, which has built virtually every landmark in this city, is now engaged in a number of projects that will define St. Louis in the 21st century. We want to ensure those projects advance with the highest productivity, as only the best- trained construction workforce in the nation can provide. The better we build, the better we grow.” Downtown Now reports that total construction dollar volume in downtown St. Louis is approximately $3 billion since 1999. Current major projects in the city include the $340 million St. Louis Cardinals ballpark slated to debut next April; the $258 million Pinnacle Entertainment riverfront casino development; the $78 million restoration of the historic Old Post Office; numerous residential loft projects; and the much anticipated redevelopment of the downtown riverfront by the Great Rivers Greenway District. “PRIDE has been working closely with the Cardinals on the new ballpark to ensure it proceeds with optimal productivity and teamwork,” said LaMantia. “The union construction workforce has helped put the project ahead of schedule. It’s that kind of teamwork that will be needed to advance economic development in the city and region.” Since 1972, PRIDE has worked to maintain harmony and build cooperation among the key players in the St. Louis building industry. The organization promotes construction productivity, cost-effective construction, safe and drug-free job sites and work force training and development.
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