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  • Mary Lamie, of Bi-State Development Agency, gives an overview of the importance of the logistics industry to the St. Louis region and some ongoing infrastructure projects at a workshop sponsored by Madison County Employment and Training and the St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department.

    Mary Lamie to Depart Bi-State Development; Greg Linhares’ Role Expanded to Include Oversight of Multimodal Enterprises

    Taulby Roach, President and CEO of Bi-State Development, today announced an upcoming leadership transition effective Nov. 2, as Mary Lamie prepares to conclude her successful tenure with the organization. Lamie…

  • Boeing’s concept for F/A-XX, world's first Sixth Generation Fighter Jet

    Boeing Wins $20 Billion US Navy Next-Generation Stealth Fighter Contract

    Boeing was picked to build the US Navy’s next-generation stealth fighter, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The $20 billion development contract covers test aircraft. Over its lifetime, the program could grow…

  • barge on the Kaskaskia River at a port in New Athens, Illinois

    Donovan Sees Bright Future For Kaskaskia Region

    It’s been more than eight months since Brent Donovan took over the helm of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, along the Kaskaskia River in southern Illinois. He succeeded Ed Weilbacher,…

  • Mary Lamie poses with Brad Reinhardt from the Transportation Club of St. Louis

    Mary Lamie Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

    Mary Lamie, Executive Vice President of Multimodal Enterprises for Bi-State Development and head of the St. Louis Regional Freightway, has been named the recipient of the Transportation Club of St.…

  • A Navy F/A-18 carries the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant during a test event in early April off the coast of California (U.S. Navy photo/released)

    Boeing Secures $75M Contract Building Long-Range Guidance Kits

    Last week, the United States Air Force awarded Boeing a $75 million contract to build long-range bomb delivery kits at its St. Charles facility. It is a delivery kit allowing…

  • GM Announces $157M Investment At Wentzville Plant

    General Motors is investing approximately $157 million in its Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri, funding paint-shop upgrades and modernization work at the facility that builds the Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Chevy Express, and GMC Savana. The…

  • Industrial Real Estate Drives New Manufacturing Investment in St. Charles

    St. Charles County continues to demonstrate why the St. Louis region is a premier destination for advanced manufacturing and food production. The planned $33 million investment by Italian pasta maker…

  • J.F. Brennan Gets $43.6 Million Contract For Lock 25 Expansion

    The St. Louis Engineer District announced the award of a $43.6 million contract to J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. of La Crosse, Wis., July 10 for site preparation and lock…

  • $246M I-55 Corridor Project Advances Safety and Freight Realiability

    A major Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) investment is transforming the Interstate 55 corridor in Jefferson County, improving safety, reducing congestion, and strengthening one of eastern Missouri’s key freight corridors.…

  • Rendering of hangars from Blackbrid Partners

    Developer eyes land near Chesterfield airport for $50M hangar project

    This story was originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 6, 2026.  A South Carolina developer is pitching a $50 million hangar complex near the Spirit of St.…

  • BRDG Park building located at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

    Agtech firm invests $7M in St. Louis-area expansion, adding 40 jobs

    This story was originally published in St. Louis Magazine on April 28, 2026. An agtech company is expanding its footprint in the St. Louis region with more than $7 million in…

  • Photo of two-engine jet facing the camera

    FAA Wants Video Gamers to Become Air Traffic Controllers

    This story originally comes from KSDK on April 10, 2026. The Federal Aviation Administration is recruiting its next generation of air traffic controllers from an unlikely talent pool: video gamers.…