The Freightway

This article originally ran in St. Charles Community College News on September 22, 2023. SCC is expanding west, with its new campus coming to western St. Charles County, near the David Hoekel I-70 Interchange. The first building on the 55-acre campus will be the 48,000 square-foot Regional Workforce Innovation Center. This will be the premier technical training and education center […]

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This article originally ran on Fox 2 Now on September 22, 2023. Missouri is making some large investments to improve railroads and interstates, and they’re expected to help the state’s business community grow. The largest item in this year’s state budget is the $2.8 billion plan to improve Interstate 70 from St. Louis to Kansas City. Besides bringing relief to […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on September 22, 2023. Greater St. Louis, Inc. has launched STL 2030 Progress, a website that measures area growth, tracks initiatives and maps investments, with the hope that increased data will be a tool for economic growth and collaboration — and a way to update the region’s national reputation. The website […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on September 18, 2023. Latch Inc., a smart security firm that earlier this year announced plans to locate operations in St. Louis, said Monday it is opening a 48,000-square-foot headquarters in Olivette. Latch will relocate its headquarters from New York to 1220 N. Price Road in Olivette. It currently has […]

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Construction on the new Interstate-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River marks another significant milestone for infrastructure investment in the St. Louis area. It also is a testament to the strength of the continued collaboration that is helping to add capacity and redundancy to the region’s freight network. Over a three-year period during the project planning phase, more […]

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A California-based agriculture firm has expanded its presence locally, opening a new 48,000-square-foot production facility in Hazelwood. Pivot Bio Inc. has begun operating from its new “Product Success Center” at 639 Lambert Pointe Drive as it continues to build out the facility for manufacturing of its products that serve as a replacement to synthetic fertilizers for crops. It will also house […]

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Saint Louis University is hosting the Gateway Regional Environmental, Health and Safety Conference & Expo on Tuesday, October 3, at the Busch Student Center. This conference brings together anyone working in EHS roles, or those whose responsibilities include EHS, to network and take part in workshops across a range of topics, including:  DOT & Fleet Safety, Marijuana in the Workplace, Psychology […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 23, 2023.  Indonesia has signed an agreement to buy up to 24 St. Louis-made F-15EX fighter jets from The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), another boost for the aerospace giant as it pursues a major expansion of its north St. Louis County operations. The acquisition is subject to approval […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 18, 2023.  Construction has begun on the $61 million Advanced Manufacturing Center on the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College that officials say will prepare students to excel in the high-tech skills required to make various products. Students will receive hands-on training in state-of-the-art labs, preparing […]

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The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) and the St. Louis Regional Freightway teamed up on August 10 to host a Rail Freight Tour to raise awareness of one of the nation’s largest rail hubs, with a focus on investment needs and opportunities for both freight and passenger rail and associated roads and bridges that are part of the […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 9, 2023.  The St. Louis Airport Commission on Wednesday approved leasing about 158 acres to The Boeing Co. for a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The 17-year lease consists of a 48.3-acre parcel along Banshee Road referred to as the Northern Tract, the former site […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on August 9, 2023.  U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, during a visit to St. Louis on Tuesday, touted an Israeli firm’s plans to manufacture a key component for electric vehicle batteries in the city. The Department of Energy is backing the $400 million project — to produce lithium iron phosphate for batteries […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 3, 2023.  More details about the redevelopment of an industrial district south of the Gateway Arch, a centerpiece of a $1.3 billion proposed new construction innovation district, have been revealed in documents advertising for construction subcontractors. The first phase of the Gateway South redevelopment from St. Louis-based developer […]

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This article originally ran on MissouriNet.com on August 2, 2023.  An argument could be raised that Missouri is pumping out manufacturing jobs like nobody’s business. From cars to windows and food products, a Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry report says Missouri has outperformed the nation in creating manufacturing jobs. About 35,000 have come on board since 2010. According to […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on July 25, 2023.  The world’s third-largest supplier of a crucial piece in electronic devices has expanded its plant here and will soon begin producing a new kind of part that’s aimed at addressing a major shortage that’s devastated global supply chains. GlobalWafers Co. has completed a $300 million expansion […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on June 22, 2023. The Boeing Co. plans to expand its operations in north St. Louis County in an investment that would be larger than the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency headquarters under construction in north St. Louis. Dubbed Project Voyager and described as supporting “new aerospace programs,” plans call for the […]

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This article originally ran in The Waterways Journal on June 22, 2023. St. Louis, Mo.-based grain trader and oil seed processor Bunge announced June 13 that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Viterra, together with certain affiliates of Glencore PLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, to merge with Viterra in a stock […]

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This article originally ran in The Illinois Business Journal on July 10, 2023.  The Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled a plan on Friday for spending nearly $41 billion in federal, state, and local funds over the next six years to repair and upgrade roads, bridges, airports, rail lines, and other infrastructure throughout the state. The latest version of the plan, which […]

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This article originally ran in The Illinois Business Journal on July 7, 2023.  West Star Aviation officially broke ground on July 6, 2023, on a major expansion project at their East Alton, Ill. (ALN) MRO facility. Once complete, the expansion will add 75,700 square feet of space bringing the total facility to just over 500,000 square feet of hangar, back […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on June 30, 2023.  An abrasives manufacturer has finished its expansion of its St. Charles County factory, its second expansion in three years. VSM Abrasives, the O’Fallon, Missouri-headquartered U.S. subsidiary of a German abrasives manufacturer, has completed a $6 million, 50,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing plant at 1012 E. Wabash […]

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