The Freightway

This blog comes from the Illinois Department of Transportation on June 25, 2024 A record-breaking $41.42 billion over six years provided by the latest multi-year program will build and repair infrastructure throughout Illinois across all modes of transportation touching every Illinois county. The new program continues the momentum of the governor’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program and aims to modernize the […]

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This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on May 28, 2024. An industrial gas supplier is planning a $70 million expansion in St. Louis, a move it says will add more than 30 jobs. Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will invest more than $70 million to expand its manufacturing and logistics center in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Growing product […]

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This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on May 28, 2024. An industrial gas supplier is planning a $70 million expansion in St. Louis, a move it says will add more than 30 jobs. Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will invest more than $70 million to expand its manufacturing and logistics center in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Growing product […]

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This article originally ran on Construction News and Review on April 23, 2024. AZZ Precoat Metals is installing production equipment at its new 220,00-square-foot facilty in Washington, Mo. Contegra Construction Co., one of St Louis’ largest general contractors, completed the pre-engineered building for AZZ Precoat, North America’s leading independent metal coil coater. The new AZZ Precoat facility will meet increasing […]

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This article originally ran on Construction News and Review on April 23, 2024. AZZ Precoat Metals is installing production equipment at its new 220,00-square-foot facilty in Washington, Mo. Contegra Construction Co., one of St Louis’ largest general contractors, completed the pre-engineered building for AZZ Precoat, North America’s leading independent metal coil coater. The new AZZ Precoat facility will meet increasing […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on April 26, 2024. Boeing’s defense arm announced Friday it has reached a deal to buy a key supplier, saving a north St. Louis County factory that had threatened to wind down operations by the end of the year but which Boeing said was critical to the production of its […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on April 26, 2024. Boeing’s defense arm announced Friday it has reached a deal to buy a key supplier, saving a north St. Louis County factory that had threatened to wind down operations by the end of the year but which Boeing said was critical to the production of its […]

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The St. Louis Regional Freightway announced registration is now open for the 7th annual FreightWeekSTL, set for May 13-17, 2024. The week-long freight and logistics expo features an engaging lineup of virtual and in-person events, a riverboat tour through the Ag Coast of America and more. The event highlights the latest innovations and trends impacting freight movement and the unique […]

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The St. Louis Regional Freightway announced registration is now open for the 7th annual FreightWeekSTL, set for May 13-17, 2024. The week-long freight and logistics expo features an engaging lineup of virtual and in-person events, a riverboat tour through the Ag Coast of America and more. The event highlights the latest innovations and trends impacting freight movement and the unique […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on April 17, 2024. Boeing in July 2023 proposed a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The massive investment is partially contingent on Boeing winning Pentagon contracts for the next generation of fighter jet and potentially thousands of autonomous wingmen drones, as well as other military programs. […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on April 17, 2024. Boeing in July 2023 proposed a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The massive investment is partially contingent on Boeing winning Pentagon contracts for the next generation of fighter jet and potentially thousands of autonomous wingmen drones, as well as other military programs. […]

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Enjoy a night of networking and celebration at the 2024 Annual St. Louis International Business Night Dinner and Gala. The event takes place on Thursday, May 9. See the flyer below for more information. Click here to register. 

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Enjoy a night of networking and celebration at the 2024 Annual St. Louis International Business Night Dinner and Gala. The event takes place on Thursday, May 9. See the flyer below for more information. Click here to register. 

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on March 13, 2024. Marson Foods, a Carson City, Nevada-based maker of waffle products, on Wednesday officially opened its nearly 150,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in Hazelwood.

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This article originally ran on FoxNews on March 8, 2024. Interstate 55 is one of the busiest interstates in Missouri, with more than 70,000 drivers using the highway every day. The morning rush hour along northbound I-55 in the morning and the southbound evening commute has left the highway congested for drivers. In Jefferson County yesterday, MoDOT and county leaders […]

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By Mary Lamie Many aging interstates and bridges running through the bi-state St. Louis region are getting an overhaul, thanks to continued investment along a 70-mile transportation corridor running from Foristell in southeast Missouri to Marine in southwestern Illinois. Dubbed the “70s corridor,” it encompasses Interstate 70 and portions of Interstates 170, 270 and 370. These roadways are well-traveled by […]

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The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls a 300-acre Port District zoned property along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Missouri, a unique and unprecedented opportunity for intermodal development, citing the location’s more than two miles of river frontage, 200-acre buffer, 30,000 linear feet of Class I rail and access to Interstate 55. The site recently received Port District zoning making way […]

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This article originally ran on Illinois Business Journal on February 11, 2024. For the second consecutive year, Illinois has been named the number one leader for workforce development in the Midwest region. The top ranking highlights the State of Illinois’ commitment to expanding access to innovative workforce programs and making critical investments through legislation and programming to reduce barriers to […]

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maritime Administration have announced the availability of $450 million for Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants for fiscal year 2024. The PIDP is a discretionary grant program administered by the Maritime Administration, with funds awarded on a competitive basis to projects that improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of […]

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This article originally ran in American Journal of Transportation on January 25, 2024.  The latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reveals the ports in the St. Louis metropolitan area collectively remained the most efficient inland port district in the nation in terms of tons moved per river mile in 2021, the most recent year for which […]

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