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  • Greg Heckman, CEO of Bunge

    St. Louis agriculture giant to build $550M production facility to capitalize on plant protein demand

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Dec. 19, 2022.  Chesterfield-based agriculture giant Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) plans to build a $550 million manufacturing facility as part…

  • New Illinois Waterway Port District Plots Future

    This article originally ran in the Waterways Journal on Nov. 28, 2022.  A lot has changed in the years since Robert Sinkler, former commander of the Rock Island Engineer District, began…

  • Photo of port summit attendees working and collaborating

    The Freightway Hosts Inaugural Supply Chain – Highway Ports Summit

    The St. Louis Regional Freightway recently had the privilege of hosting the first-ever Supply Chain Information Highway Ports Summit at our headquarters office located in downtown St. Louis. Representatives included…

  • A rendering of a new Chick-fil-A restaurant planned at the Costco-anchored Market at Olive development in University City.

    Chick-fil-A to open distribution center in Maryland Heights

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Dec. 7, 2022.  Chick-fil-A Supply, an affiliate of quick-service restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, plans to open a market distribution center in…

  • This site plan shows the future five buildings of a new industrial park in St. Charles County, built on previously vacant land.

    Developer launches new $129M St. Charles County industrial park, starting with a 500,000-square-foot industrial building

    This article originally ran in Aviation Pros on Nov. 23, 2022.  A new $129 million speculative industrial investment in St. Charles County will create over 950 jobs, the developer said while…

  • Photo of a train with two tanker cars

    Looming rail strike threatens biofuel, ag transport

    This article originally ran in E&E News on Nov. 29, 2022.  A threatened strike by rail workers has the biofuel industry bracing for another knockdown while memories of the Covid-19…

  • Livestock on a cargo plane

    St. Louis Airport Looks to Beef Up Livestock Flights

    This article originally ran in Aviation Pros on Nov. 23, 2022.  A new herd of passengers could soon be departing St. Louis Lambert International Airport. As part of a $47 billion…

  • More than 2,000 new transportation projects began in Missouri and Illinois in the first year after a major federal infrastructure funding bill, according to an industry group study. Photo of a tractor and road work cones.

    2,000-plus Missouri and Illinois transportation projects start in first year of federal infrastructure legislation

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Nov. 22, 2022.  More than 2,000 new transportation projects began in Missouri and Illinois in the first year after a…

  • A rendering of two speculative warehouses at an industrial park in St. Charles County. One was recently completed, with the other under construction.

    New industrial space in St. Charles County finds a major tenant in auto parts distributor

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Nov. 21, 2022.  An auto parts distributor will occupy most of the space in a warehouse building under construction in…

  • Image of the Illinois Department of Transportation logo

    IDOT Competitive Freight Program Call For Projects

    The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is seeking application for a new round of its Illinois Competitive Freight Program.  Total funding of approximately $200 million in National Highway Freight Program…

  • AZZ Inc. logo

    AZZ Establishes Washington, Missouri, Aluminum Coil Coating Facility

    This article originally ran in Area Development on Nov. 11, 2022.  AZZ Inc., the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions, plans to establish an aluminum coil coating…

  • Masao Nishi

    A CONVERSATION WITH AN INDUSTRY LEADER — The 2022 CSCMP Distinguished Service Award Winner Masao Nishi has spent his career helping companies put into practice the latest in supply chain thought leadership

    This article originally ran in the Supply Chain Quarterly in the Quarter 3, 2022 issue.  IN MANY WAYS, Masao Nishi’s career has mirrored the growth and development of the field of…