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New Study Reveals Illinois Route 3 Near St. Louis Area Is Positioned As Nationally Significant Heavy Industrial Corridor

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - A 60-mile stretch of Illinois (IL) Route 3 generates $16 billion in annual business revenue and supports 221,881 direct and indirect jobs, according to a new economic impact study commissioned by the St. Louis Regional Freightway. The Route 3 corridor in southwestern Illinois is parallel to St. Louis, Missouri along the Mississippi River and Interstate 255, and goes from Waterloo, Illinois, in the south to Godfrey Illinois, to the north. It is gaining recognition as a premiere heavy industry and warehousing corridor with distinct advantages over other areas around the country, such as the percentage of the direct jobs in manufacturing, transportation and warehousing that greatly eclipse the regional and national averages for jobs in those sectors. “These concentrations and logistical connections make it a unique asset in the Midwest from a site selection point of view,” said Doug Rasmussen. “We do a lot of work throughout the country and in the Midwest

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Aquaport in Maryland Heights opens after major renovations

3 years 1 month ago
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Pools around the St. Louis area are opening for warmer weather this Memorial Day. Aquaport in Maryland Heights is one of those public pools that's open after some major renovations last year. Aquaport in Maryland Heights is among the public pools opening Saturday. The attraction has multiple water slides, a lazy [...]
Ala Errebhi

St. Louis County woman loses 90 lbs in 18 months

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A south St. Louis County woman fought her battle with hypothyroidism, lost 90 pounds, and ran the GO! St. Louis Half Marathon all within a year and a half. Teri Pletka, 43, started to regain control of her health on January 1, 2021, when she was at 300 pounds. Prior [...]
Monica Ryan

Near record demand continues despite high? gas prices

3 years 1 month ago

Last month we saw how fuel sales in Missouri have remained robust despite rising prices nearing record highs. It appeared that fuel demand was very inelastic, that Missourians are captive—in the face of price increases, Missourians for the most part have no practical substitutes. For a state which produces almost no oil and has no […]

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Richard Bose

Missouri bill banning unauthorized camping raises concerns about criminalizing homelessness

3 years 1 month ago

Micah Titterington was among hundreds of organization leaders who opposed a measure in the Missouri legislature this year that they argue would criminalize homelessness statewide. Modeled on legislation pushed in states across the country by a conservative nonprofit from Texas called the Cicero Institute, the Missouri bill sought to ban people from sleeping on state-owned […]

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Rebecca Rivas

Three More Senators Violated the STOCK Act

3 years 1 month ago
At least two more Democrats and a Republican senator failed to report stock transactions last year as a ban on congressional stock trading flounders in a Senate working group.
David Moore