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This article originally comes from the Illinois Business Journal _________________________________________________________ American Foods Group opened a new 800,000-square-foot beef processing facility in April in Wright City, Mo., adjacent to Interstate 70 (I-70). The location not only connects the new facility to the St. Louis region but also to the global freight network. The $800 million facility – known as America’s Heartland […]

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This Article originally comes from the American Journal of Transportation ____________________________________________________________   Ingram Marine Group (Ingram), the largest barge operator on the inland waterways, showcased its operations and planned investments in the bi-state St. Louis region during the opening session of FreightWeekSTL 2025. Hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway, the virtual panel session on June 2 featured Dan Lester, […]

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This article originally comes from Progressive Railroad on May 29, 2025 More than 300 acres across four properties owned by Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) in southwestern Illinois have been added to a pipeline of rail-accessible industrial real estate sites in the region. The sites are Madison Yard Farm Field in Venice; Wiggins Industrial Lead and Wiggins 5, both in […]

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This article originally comes from Air Freight News on May 22, 2025 The St. Louis region has more than 48,000 skilled workers in advanced manufacturing and the region ranks among the top 20 metros for aerospace employment with nearly four times more aerospace manufacturing employees than other similar-sized markets. The bi-state region also ranks first in the nation for on-the-job […]

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This article originally ran in Aviation Pros on May 2, 2025. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the finalization of its expanded aircraft completions operations at St. Louis Downtown Airport during a ceremony to inaugurate the new space. Originally announced in 2023, this facility expansion provides the necessary resources to support full aircraft interior outfitting at Gulfstream’s St. Louis facility. “This St. […]

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This article originally ran in AIN on April 21, 2025. West Star Aviation has graduated its second cohort of aviation maintenance students from its West Star Aviation Academy (WSAA). Launched in collaboration with Southwestern Illinois College in 2023, the program provides apprentice aviation technicians with seven and a half months of classroom instruction and hands-on training, which will allow them to […]

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This article originally ran in Waterways Journal on April 18, 2025. The St. Louis Engineer District announced April 15 that the main, 1,200-foot lock chamber at Melvin Price Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 26) has reopened. The project required a 100-person team and had been named a top priority of the Mississippi Valley Division. A consolidated lock closure allowed […]

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This article originally comes from Construction Forum on April 15, 2025 Registration is now open for FreightWeekSTL 2025, set for June 2-6. The St. Louis Regional Freightway is hosting the conference for the eighth consecutive year. The week-long freight and logistics event features panel sessions, interviews, a riverboat tour through the Ag Coast of America and more. FreightWeekSTL spotlights the […]

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  The Kaskaskia Regional Port District, with a $2.7 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation, completed the installation of a new conveyor at KRPD #2.  The conveyor is used to transload fertilizer from barge to Gateway FS. The old conveyor exceeded its life span and was in desperate need of replacement.  The project also includes Gateway FS’s expansion […]

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This article originally comes from Business Xpansion on April 14, 2025 The St. Louis region ranks second in the United States for minerals and ores exports, primarily including metals and metal products. The availability of economically viable rare earth elements coupled with unparalleled transportation access and skilled workforce, is credited with attracting investment and contributing to the 39.3% increase in […]

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This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on April 1, 2025. The events of the past few years have significantly impacted the consumer experience, resulting in a positive operational shift for businesses in the cold storage market. As this specialized sector continues to grow, a trend report from Colliers anticipates cold storage real estate to experience an increase of 13.2% […]

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This article originally comes from Saint Louis County Community News on April 4th, 2025. The St. Louis region ranks among the top 25 metro areas in the United States for chemical exports, and recent investment in the sector could drive that ranking higher. The bi-state area has more than three times more soap and cleaning compound manufacturing jobs than other […]

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This article originally ran in KSDK News on April 4, 2025.  Leadership at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in St. Clair County is eyeing the addition of international flights following completion of a $29.1 million project. Construction began last summer on a new 25,277-square-foot facility, which will allow the airport to process international commercial flights. The facility is to house not […]

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This article originally ran in Greater St. Louis Inc. News on March 21, 2025. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth announced today that the Administration has selected the Boeing Corporation to develop its new, sixth-generation fighter jet, to be known as the F-47. Media reports indicate that the contract could be worth at least $20 billion.  “The hard […]

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MoDOT launched a statewide survey to solicit public input about the vision for the state’s transportation priorities. The LRTP is a federally required process that sets the state’s 25-year vision for transportation. The MoDOT 2026 LRTP will provide a guiding light for the future of Missouri’s transportation network through 2050. It will build from MoDOT’s previous 2018 LRTP while tackling […]

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This article originally comes from Site Selection of March 2025 ___________________________________________________________ For the third year in a row, the bi-state St. Louis metro area tops all the cities and towns along the entire Mississippi River corridor by total number of corporate facility investment projects. Fort Madison, Iowa, with a population of just over 32,000, takes the per-capita title. Both areas […]

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This article was published by Saint Louis Magazine on February 14, 2025. Today, Italgrani can’t boast the biggest building in St. Louis, but the company does play an incredibly important role in the global pasta business. The mill next to the grain elevator, constructed in 1987, is now responsible for milling around one-fifth of all of the semolina, the key […]

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This article was published by GlobalTrade on May 14, 2024. During the opening day of FreightWeekSTL 2024, a week-long conference hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway, Sheer Logistics showcased its innovative technology aimed at improving supply chain visibility and efficiency. Rob Cook, Chief Technology Officer of Sheer Logistics, detailed the company’s recent growth and tech-enabled logistics solutions during Innovation Day on May […]

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The Jefferson County Port Authority (JCPA) has finalized the purchase of approximately 18 acres along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Missouri, in a $20 million deal with Riverview Commerce Park, LLC (RCP). This acquisition marks the establishment of the first publicly owned terminal facility in Jefferson County and is set to drive substantial infrastructure advancements and port development in the […]

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The original article comes from Marine Log on May 20, 2024 Representatives of the St. Louis, Mo., region’s world-class multimodal freight network and the barge industry were featured panelists last week at FreightWeekSTL 2024 and shared details on the latest trends in freight movement through the region by rail, river, roads and runways. The panelists also highlighted the continuing investments supporting the […]

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