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St. Louis Regional Freightway Transportation Infrastructure Update
Infrastructure Funding Critical to the Success of St. Louis Regional Economy and Manufacturing Industry
Securing two billion dollars to fund major transportation infrastructure improvements has been identified as critical so that manufacturing and logistics sectors in the St. Louis region can compete in the…
Federal Waterways Infrastructure Outlook
This story was originally published in Marine Link on December 4 , 2017. By Tom Ewing | marinelink.com Waterways Infrastructure Investments: and President Trump’s First Budget “On Capitol Hill, October 1 was…
Old Chrysler plant site lures new health care tenants
This story was originally published in St. Louis Business Journal on December 1 , 2017. By Brian Feldt | bizjournals.com “BJC HealthCare and CoreLink Surgical have agreed to lease nearly 150,000 square feet…
St. Louis Regional Freightway Receives Exemplary Intergovernmental Collaboration Award
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments presented the St. Louis Regional Freightway with a 2017 Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award (OLGA) for Exemplary Intergovernmental Collaboration at its annual meeting on…
Freightway in high gear for infrastructure improvements
This story was originally published in AgriNews on November 21, 2017. By Karen Binder | agrinews-pubs.com “ST. LOUIS — While the St. Louis Regional Freightway is responsible for maximizing opportunity for the Ag…
IDOT seeks input on statewide freight plan
This story was originally published in The Telegraph on November 16, 2017. By Scott Cousins | thetelegraph.com ” The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking public input on its 2017 Freight Plan, an examination of…
Mid America Logistics Announces Expansion to New Markets and Trucking Division Fleet
This story was originally published in Newswire on November 13, 2017. By Dennis Grubaugh| newswire.com ” Mid America Freight Logistics, LLC and Mid America Freight Handlers, LLC collectively operated as Mid America Logistics,…
Like the little engine, rail park has lofty goals
This story was originally published in Illinois Business Journal on November 2017. By Dennis Grubaugh| ibjonline.com ” A new logistics park in Godfrey is slowly picking up steam in its quest to be…
St. Louis could be the next energy disruptor, VC says
This story was originally published in St. Louis Business Journal on November 16, 2017. By Steph Kukuljan| bizjournals.com “The millions of acres of corn and soybeans planted within a 500-mile radius — and…
Why Amazon Needs To Be On The Inland Waterways
This story was originally published in The Waterways Journal on October 30, 2017. The Waterways Journal “Last week, online retailer Amazon announced that it has received 238 bids from cities and towns…
TriStar sells two Edwardsville warehouses
This story was originally published in St. Louis Post Dispatch on November 9, 2017. By Jacob Barker| stltoday.com “Earth City developer TriStar Properties has sold two of its logistics and warehouse buildings…