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  • Watlow Headquarters building in Maryland Heights, MO.

    Watlow Opens New $6M Technology Center, Creating New Jobs

    This article originally ran in St. Louis Public Radio on November 7, 2023. Industrial technology firm Watlow has opened a new $6 million R&D facility at its Maryland Heights headquarters…

  • Image of Scott Airforce Base

    Fuel Pipeline from the Kaskaskia River to Scott Air Force Base is Being Considered

    This article originally ran in St. Louis Public Radio on November 7, 2023. The Kaskaskia Regional Port District will conduct a $350,000 study at the start of next year to…

  • Clayco Inc. building in North County St. Louis

    Clayco Inc. to Add 400 Jobs as it Consolidates St. Louis-Area Workforce

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on November 6, 2023. Clayco Inc. plans to add around 400 jobs in St. Louis as part of a $50…

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    Gateway South to Host International Housing Design Contest for Construction of Innovation District

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on November 3, 2023. An innovation district that’s the centerpiece of a $1.2 billion project on the riverfront south of…

  • Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Military Contract

    This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on October 24, 2023. Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) toured the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company Wednesday to learn more about their operation…

  • Developer of Former Fenton Chrysler Site Wraps Up Industrial Park and Looks Toward New Retail Center

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 20, 2023. With construction nearly finished on the final warehouses in the $250 million conversion of the former…

  • St. Louis’ Largest Construction Projects Grew by 19% since Last Year

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 20, 2023. The largest 25 construction projects have a combined estimated cost of $17.1 billion, 19% higher than…

  • West Star Aviation, Metro East-based Aircraft Maintenance Company Set to Acquire Competitor for $131M

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 18, 2023. West Star Aviation, an East Alton-based aircraft maintenance company, has agreed to buy an Ohio-based aircraft…

  • Intramotev, St. Louis Autonomous Railcar Startup, Selected for Intel’s Accelerator Program

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 18, 2023. Intramotev, a St. Louis-based startup developing what it describes as an autonomous, zero-emissions railcar, has been…

  • Automotive Parts Distributor Signs on to North County Business Park with New Lease Deal

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 11, 2023. An industrial park in north St. Louis County has landed two new tenants, in a pair…

  • St. Louis Lambert Airport

    Airlines Approve $331M in Projects at St. Louis Lambert International Airport

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 4, 2023. St. Louis Lambert International Airport’s airlines have agreed to help fund airport projects totaling an estimated…

  • Kaskaskia Regional Port District Receives EDA Grant

    This article originally ran in St. Charles Community College News on September 22, 2023. Kaskaskia Regional Port District in Red Bud, Ill. learned this week it will receive a $1.7…