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  • Click here to open the document Illinois Route 3 Corridor in Southwestern Illinois.

    Route 3 is a Nationally Significant Heavy Industrial Corridor

      This article originally ran in the Illinois Business Journal on May 3, 2022.  Illinois Route 3 from Alton to Columbia, Ill., is the backbone of a 60-mile-long corridor supporting…

  • Overhead view of the river and barges

    Metro East Levee System Receives FEMA Accreditation

    The Metro East Levee System, which consists of five levees in Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe Counties, has been given its final letter of accreditation from FEMA for the 100-year…

  • A truck on a highway

    MoDOT Accepting Applications for Freight Enhancement Program Until June 3

    The Missouri Department of Transportation is currently accepting applications for its FY2023 Freight Enhancement (FRE) program through June 3, 2022. MoDOT’s Freight Enhancement Program is focused on improving and maintaining…

  • Photo of the Chain of Rocks Bridge on Interstate 270

    Public Meeting on May 4 for I-270 Bridge Replacement, Riverview Drive Modifications

    This article originally ran in The Telegraph on April 20, 2022.  A public meeting to discuss the proposed replacement of the Interstate 270 Chain of Rocks Bridge and related changes…

  • Image of 550,000 square-foot cylinder head production plant in Troy, Missouri

    Automaker to invest $109 million in St. Louis-area plant

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on April 20, 2022.  Toyota said Tuesday it will invest $109 million in its cylinder-head plant in Troy, Missouri. The money…

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    Illinois Business Journal: Supply chain training program seeks participants in Metro East

    This article originally ran in the Illinois Business Journal in April 2022.  Efforts continue to boost supply chain management jobs in Southwestern Illinois with officials repeating their call for participation in…

  • American Commercial Barge Line’s Western Terminal

    ACBL’s Hall Street facility reopens

    This article originally ran in the Waterways Journal on April 15, 2022.  In March 2021, American Commercial Barge Line’s Western Terminal, also known as the Hall Street facility, temporarily warm idled. Today,…

  • Rendering of a shipping container barge on Mississippi River

    Maritime Administration expands America’s Marine Highway Program

    This article originally ran on Splash247.com on April 20, 2022.  The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is expanding the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP) with new routes, designations and extensions…

  • Marsia Geldert‑Murphey, regional director at Lochmueller Group

    Opinion: Why it’s important for St. Louis to embrace supply chain diversity

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on April 8, 2022.  St. Louis’ engineering firms are having a good year. For the 19 firms that reported local engineering revenue…

  • Matt Drinen, left, and Luke Pope serve as principals of Emerald Capital, an affiliate of Green Street St. Louis.

    Metro East industrial facility to expand using $7M in federal tax credits

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on April 11, 2022.  A St. Louis-based industrial hemp fiber processor will expand its operations in Metro East after the company closed…

  • USAKO Group “Go Global” Initiative Visits the Ag Coast of America

    A delegation from South Korea had the opportunity to view the Ag Coast of America from a unique perspective last week on a Riverboat Tour hosted by USAKO Group in…

  • 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.

    Logistics fuel region’s job growth: Infrastructure key to rail, road, water and air

    This article originally ran in the Alton Telegraph on April 7, 2022.  COLLINSVILLE — Transportation has always played a major role in the economy of the Metro East and St. Louis. Combined…