Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, ARCO Construction Co., Inc. is a general contracting firm dedicated to providing clients with the complete design/build package.

ARCO aims to make the construction process enjoyable and beneficial and to exceed expectations through successful planning, design & construction.

Find out more: www.arcoconstruction.com

Founded in 1992, Bond Architects offers one of the most diverse and respected design practices in the region. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Bond Architects’ seasoned designers, technical architects and collaborative managers lead every effort, providing diverse knowledge and unprecedented service that is vital to the success of every project. The team that begins your project will complete your project. Bond Architects’ personal delivery method ensures management continuity, communication consistency and budget and schedule sensitivity.

Find out more: www.bondarchitectsinc.com

KAI Design & Build is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with offices in Atlanta, Omaha, Dallas and San Antonio. We are a design & build firm performing architecture, engineering, and program management/construction management services nationwide.

Find out more: www.kai-db.com

The Kranzberg Arts Foundation is a community-driven organization dedicated to providing local, emerging artists and community arts organizations the resources and infrastructure necessary for the arts to thrive in St. Louis—because we believe artists and the cultural communities they build represent the heart and soul of our city.

Find out more: www.kranzbergartsfoundation.org

Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the NEA supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Visit arts.gov to learn more about NEA.

Find out more: www.arts.gov

Since its founding in 2000, the Opus Foundation has awarded $43 million to projects and programs that build our communities. The Foundation awards over $3 million annually and supports nonprofit organizations in the following areas:

Early Childhood Education
Youth Development
Workforce Development
Community Revitalization
Pressing/Emerging Needs

Find out more: www.opus-group.com/

PEOPLE was founded in early 2014 by Ron Unterreiner, VP Business Development for Rhodey Construction.

PEOPLE is a non-funded, non-profit, non-organization established for the primary purpose of introducing the minority contracting community to the majority contracting community. PEOPLE is among other things, a focused networking event allowing minority contractors to mix it up with General Contractors, majority subcontractors, professional organizations and owners and get to know each other and ultimately to work together on meaningful commercial construction projects in the St. Louis marketplace.

Find out more: www.peopleofconstruction.org

The Regional Arts Commission leads, strengthens and gives voice to a creative community where every citizen can be proud to live, work and play in a world-class region. In short, we are proud of our St. Louis cultural identity and want to do whatever we can to grow, sustain and promote that identity in the future. We are at the forefront of helping transform St. Louis into a more vibrant, creative and economically thriving community through the arts – and want everyone to know just how special the creative community is within the region.

Find out more: www.racstl.org

Watlow designs and manufactures industrial heaters, temperature sensors, controllers and supporting software as well as assemblies – all of the components of a thermal system. The company partners with its customers to optimize thermal performance, decrease design time and improve efficiency of their products and applications.

Find out more: www.watlow.com

The Associated General Contractors of Missouri represents commercial building, heavy, highway, industrial, and infrastructure contractors across the state of Missouri.

With over 500 member firms, our members perform every type of construction work imaginable, both within Missouri and across the United States.

Find out more: www.agcmo.org

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) St. Louis is the local chapter of The American Institute of Architects, headquartered in Washington, DC. The AIA represents over 85,000 architects in the United States.

AIA St. Louis provides professional growth and development opportunities for its 780 architects and architectural interns members in the Eastern half of Missouri. It is the organized voice of the architect in St. Louis that provides support to members, advocates on issue affecting the profession and public safety and comments on policy regarding the built environment.

Find out more: www.aia-stlouis.org

Central Print is a non-profit arts organization with a mission to promote the art of letterpress printmaking by providing workshops, classes, and programs focusing on design and production using historic printing equipment.

It is our vision to preserve the craft of letterpress printmaking, expand, and modernize its use while building awareness of St. Louis’ historical role in the development and growth of printing.

Find out more: www.centralprint.org

You might not be aware that Crown Candy Kitchen is one of St Louis’ oldest and most popular attractions.

Crown Candy Kitchen was opened in 1913 by Harry Karandzieff and his best friend Pete Jugaloff. They brought their confectionary skills from Greece, along with a dream of providing a friendly family environment to enjoy their delicious creations. During the early 50’s Harry’s son George took the business over and built the business into what it is today. Now George’s three sons – Andy, Tommy, and Mike run the business with a little help from the 4th generation.

Find out more: www.crowncandykitchen.net

Keeping North Saint Louis Caffeinated Since 2011. Special dinner served Friday and Saturday afternoons to early evening.

Find out more: facebook.com/lamanchacoffeehouse/

Sankofa Culture and Arts Wellness Village is an arts-based, inter-generational network supporting seniors aging-in-place.

Find out more: facebook.com/sankofacultureandartwellnessvillage/

The UP Companies is a design and build collaborative composed of four separate entities; POWER UP, SQUARE UP, KEEP UP, and FUEL UP.

As one of the region’s largest full service minority owned contractual providers, The UP Companies pride ourselves on our ability to provide holistic and convenient solutions for general contractors, owners and facilities management professionals.

Find out more: www.theupcompanies.com