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    Missouri Reported as a National Leader in Creating Manufacturing Jobs

    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…

  • St. Charles County plant touts expansion, aims to combat global semiconductor shortage

    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…

  • Boeing plans $1.8 billion expansion project, adding 500 jobs

    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…

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    Bunge, Viterra Merger Underway To Create Ag Giant Worth $34+ Billion

    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…

  • IDOT Unveils 6-year, $41 Billion Plan for Infrastructure Improvements

    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,…

  • West Star Aviation Breaks Ground on 75,700 square foot East Alton Expansion

    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…

  • Manufacturer VSM Abrasives Expands St. Charles County Production Factory with $6M Project

    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…

  • Bastian Solutions Opens New Facility for St. Louis-Based Robotics Division

    This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on July 3, 2023.  Bastian Solutions, an Indianapolis-based firm that provides material handling systems and supply chain technology, has opened…

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    Gov. Parson Signs Off on I-70 Expansion and $52B State Budget

    This article originally ran on Fox 2 Now on July 1, 2023.  Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a close to $52 billion state budget, which includes billions in…

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    Contegra Breaks Ground on NorthPoint Development’s $129 Million Lakeside Logistics Center in St. Peters, Mo.

    This article originally ran on St. Louis CNR on June 20, 2023.  Construction is underway on the first of five planned distribution facilities at the $129 million Lakeside Logistics Center in St.…

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    St. Louis Regional Freightway and TRRA Awarded for Merchants Bridge Project

    This article originally ran on the American Journal of Transportation on June 16, 2023.  Supply & Demand Chain Executive publication has named the St. Louis Regional Freightway and Terminal Railroad…

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    St. Clair County Port is Expanding Capacity Adding More Jobs for Local Residents

    This article originally ran on Spectrum News on June 16, 2023.  Construction will begin in December on a two-phase project that officials say will dramatically increase activity and grow jobs…