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Area Ports to Benefit from New Federal Grant Funds
This article originally ran on AJOT.com on February 23, 2022. The U.S. Transportation Department is awarding some $450 million in grants for port-related projects to bolster capacity and improve the movement of…
St. Louis-based developer inks largest multiproperty sale to date
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on February 11, 2022 CRG, Clayco’s development arm based in St. Louis, has sold five newly built industrial warehouses, including…
City of St. Peters Celebrates 8,000 Jobs in Premier 370 Park
This article originally ran in the Saint Louis Construction News and Review on January 28, 2021 As the first development in the portion of Premier 370 Business Park north of…
Kadean Construction is building five warehouses in St. Louis amid hot industrial market
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on February 9, 2022 Kadean Construction has significantly expanded its industrial sector work over the past year with $327 million of new…
St. Louis is nearly out of industrial space: JLL on what’s next
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on January 25, 2022 The year 2021 was a wild one for the St. Louis industrial real estate market, and…
Pritzker announces multi-million dollar investments for local transit and ports, including America’s Central Port
This article originally ran in the Fox 2 on January 26, 2022 Two multi-million dollar infrastructure investments for Illinois transits and public ports were announced Wednesday. As part of the…
North City trucking academy presents new career opportunities, second chances to community members
This article originally ran on KMOV.com on January 27, 2022. According to the American Trucking Associations, the U.S. is experiencing a shortage of 80,000 truck drivers, adversely impacting the supply chain. Nearly…
Jefferson County Port Authority Appoints New Executive Director and Deputy Director
The Jefferson County Port Authority Board of Directors has named Jim McNichols as the new Executive Director and Cory Schuh as the new Deputy Director of the Port Authority. McNichols…
Infrastructure bill will fund $2.2 billion in inland waterway projects
This article originally ran in the American Journal of Transportation on January 26, 2022. On January 19th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its “spend plans” outlining the specific inland waterways…
New food manufacturing plant in St. Louis County looking to fill 300 positions
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on January 21, 2022 A new food manufacturing plant opened up 300 jobs opportunities for people in north St. Louis…
Americas Central Port Secures Grant for Harbor Expansion
On December 23, 2021, the US Department of Transportation apportioned $241 million in grants to improve port cities around the United States. America’s Central Port (ACP) in Granite City, Illinois,…
St. Louis Region Positioned to Help Address Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
Recent webinar highlights the need for alternatives to congested coastal ports to relieve the supply chain disruption impacting the nation The World Trade Center St. Louis recently hosted a webinar…