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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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  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 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 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 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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The original article comes from the American Journal of Transportation on January 13, 2025 $250 million in expansions by Procter & Gamble and Millipore Sigma is creating 270 new jobs in already thriving sector 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 […]

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This article was published by the American Journal of Transportation on January 13, 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 similar-sized […]

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This article was published by Missouri Partnership on January 10, 2025. Ranked third for job growth, 10th for tech talent, and 16th fastest-growing big regional economies in the United States, St. Louis is leading the nation in job creation, talent, and real gross domestic product (GDP) growth. According to Forbes, St. Louis is Still a Nice Little Secret, but as the metro grows in workers and goods […]

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This article was published by the American Journal of Transportation on January 6, 2025. The St. Louis region strengthened its position as a national and global freight hub in 2024 with the advancement of significant regional infrastructure projects and the launch of several new initiatives. The St. Louis Regional Freightway compiled a summary of some of the most significant developments and […]

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This article was published by Saint Louis Public Radio on December 19, 2024. A clean energy company has selected southwest Illinois for its new $820 million sustainable aviation fuel plant — but it’s not exactly clear where yet. Avina Clean Hydrogen, a New Jersey-based company, will build a facility that employs at least 150 people, according to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office […]

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This article was published by Illinois Business Journal on November 22, 2024. Ameren Illinois, in partnership with the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Intersect Illinois, Greater St. Louis, Inc., and the St. Louis Regional Freightway, recently held the inaugural Southwest Illinois Economic Development Leadership Summit, bringing together bi-state economic development leaders, the CEOs […]

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This article was published by KMOV on November 19, 2024. The ICL Group LTD already operates in South City and announced Tuesday plans to expand into north St. Louis with a state-of-the-art, more than $500 million facility on Carrie Avenue along the North Riverfront. The St. Louis Development Corporation’s Planned Industrial Expansion Authority approved a tax abatement for ICL. “We commend ICL on […]

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Ameren Illinois, in partnership with the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Intersect Illinois, Greater St. Louis, Inc., and the St. Louis Regional Freightway, recently held the inaugural Southwest Illinois Economic Development Leadership Summit, bringing together bi-state economic development leaders, the CEOs of major local companies, and other key stakeholders with a shared […]

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This article was published by AviationPros on November 15, 2024. Regional employment within aerospace manufacturing in the St. Louis area grew by more than 1,800 new jobs, or 11.9 percent, over the last five years. This represents a growth rate 10-times faster than the national growth rate of only 1.1% since 2019. Those statistics were among the new numbers shared […]

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