Tarlton has been selected by St. Louis Community College to manage construction of the Center for Nursing and Health Sciences on the SLCC Forest Park campus. In announcing plans to construct the first new academic building on the Forest Park campus in nearly 20 years, school officials cited the rising demand for skilled nurses and…
From Dirk Elsperman, Tarlton COO – At a recent Tarlton Project Management Meeting, which includes our Operations personnel plus anyone else interested, we held an in-depth conversation about our Pre-Task Safety Planning process. We showed a video we created to demonstrate a horrible attempt at a PTSP; a not-so-great but better than awful effort; and an…
Tarlton participated Oct. 10 in the St. Louis construction industry’s Construction Career Day, geared toward high school juniors and seniors as they assess their future school and training opportunities. The program was sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation and St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers. Tarlton superintendents, tradespersons and apprentices were on hand…
A group of constructors from India visited St. Louis to learn more about construction in the United States. They were hosted by Tarlton Superintendent Beth Barton and others from Missouri Women in Trades, and they stopped by our office Oct. 10 to say hello before touring our Bryan Hall project site at Washington University…
ST. LOUIS (Oct. 2, 2017) – Redesigned website offers visitors insight into client-driven culture and capabilities across a wide range of sectors St. Louis-based Tarlton Corp., a leader in general contracting and construction management throughout the Midwest, announces the launch of its new website. The launch coincides with an important milestone in Tarlton’s history—Founders Day, a day…
Tarlton sponsored a campus tour for attendees at the CAPPA/MAPPA Joint Conference in St. Louis in September 2017. A group of 75 traveled by bus to the Washington University in St. Louis Danforth Campus, where they were greeted by JD Long, Washington University Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning & Management. The group visited…
For the seventh consecutive year, Tarlton was a sponsor of Pedal the Cause. On Sept. 24, our team of volunteers worked at the refueling station at the Monarch Levee. We always have a few riders, too. PTC is an annual cycling event that funds cancer research right here in St. Louis, with 100 percent…
Tarlton raised $1,000 Sept. 22 for victims of Hurricane Harvey flooding in Houston. We did it by hosting a barbecue lunch, promoting it to our employees, friends and subcontractors, with proceeds going to the Salvation Army. Sometimes it’s hard to know how to help people suffering from natural disasters and other catastrophes. Organizations such as…
Tarlton hosted a companywide Diversity Celebration Sept. 14. The event, organized by our Diversity Committee, featured a video with Tarlton employees sharing their thoughts on diversity and inclusion. The committee also shared information and data about the company’s diversity efforts.
Tarlton’s team in the Biz Dash 5K, St. Louis’ biggest office party, took first place in the Engineering and Construction category over 19 other companies. We finished 13th overall among 133 companies, placing our team in the top 10 percent. The Biz Dash was held at Ballpark Village on Aug. 31 as a fun way…
Tarlton employees and clients gathered Aug. 21 for the solar eclipse, wearing our safety eclipse-viewing glasses and enjoying a picnic lunch on The Hill. During the week prior to the eclipse, our Tool Box Talks for project teams focused on 2017 eclipse safety. Following the eclipse, we turned in our glasses to be recycled for…
The EarthWays Center recognized Diane Grimsley, Tarlton’s sustainability champion, at their appreciation evening Aug. 3 for her work on the Sustainability Committee within the Corporate Council. Grimsley represents Tarlton in her work for EarthWays Center and other organizations committed to making a greener planet. The EarthWays Center, a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden, is a…
