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East Central College to Host Manufacturing Day Oct. 6
This article originally ran on EastCentral.edu on September 22, 2022. East Central College is inviting local manufacturers and community members to its Business and Industry Center (BIC) to showcase the college’s…
A new mode of shipping aims to ease supply-chain pains and breathe new life into our rivers
This article originally ran in St. Louis Magazine on September 26, 2022. Take a riverboat cruise with Caitlin Murphy and she’ll geek out—and not about the typical touristy sites along the…
St. Louis area trucking firms gain drivers in 2021, bucking national trends
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 26, 2022. It’s no secret the trucking industry is struggling. In 2021, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that…
Belleville to see expansion of tool and die plant
This article originally ran in the Belleville News-Democrat on September 22, 2022. Belleville City Council has entered into development agreements that will lead to big changes on two city blocks. One…
4 companies ink deals as demand grows for St. Louis-area warehouses
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on September 16, 2022. Four companies have signed deals for warehouses not yet built in Hazelwood, underscoring the rising demand for —…
St. Louis-led partnership wins $80M federal grant to develop ‘climate-smart’ agriculture production
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 16, 2022. A partnership group led by Crestwood-based renewable energy producer Roeslein Alternative Energy won an $80 million federal…
Department of Labor awards $5.8 million grant to Madison County and the region to be a part of the Apprenticeship Building America program
This article originally ran on RiverBender.com on September 13, 2022. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Madison County and the St. Louis region workforce innovation areas a four-year,$5.8 million grant to…
Grand Reopening Celebration Marks Completion of New Merchants Bridge
Delivery of region’s highest priority infrastructure project will double volume of freight that can move through middle America The 133-year-old Merchants Bridge celebrated its official grand reopening September 15, following…
Record Construction Fuels Industrial Market Activity in St. Louis Region
This article originally ran on RebusinessOnline.com on September 8, 2022. Modern bulk distribution buildings under construction in the St. Louis region hit a historic high earlier this year, approaching 8 million…
Wisconsin beef producer begins work on $800M St. Louis-area facility
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 13, 2022. American Foods Group, a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based beef processor, has begun work on a new facility near…
St. Peters business park welcomes newest distributor, projects $600 million in total investment by 2024
This article originally ran on KMOV.com on September 12, 2022. ST. PETERS, Mo. (KMOV) – Nearly $600 million in investment and subsequent tax revenue is coming to St. Peters, as the…
$112M warehouse development approved in St. Louis County
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 6, 2022. A warehouse developer is planning another industrial park in St. Louis County, this time with three…