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St. Louis Regional Ports and Terminals Ranked Most Efficient
Rail Distribution Service Companies and River Terminal Information Added to TheFreightway Website
Industry Forum Spotlights Vibrant Start-Up Environment
Priority Infrastructure Projects, Freightway’s Progress featured at Freight Summit
St. Louis Region Captures One-Third of the Upper Mississippi River Barge Freight Traffic
Grant to allow for growth at industrial park in Granite City: New railroad track coming to America’s Central Port District
This story was originally published in The Edwardsville Intelligencer on September 22, 2017. By Steve Horrell| theintelligencer.com “A $700,000 federal grant will allow America’s Central Port District to build about 2,200 feet…
New Orleans’ Big Plans Showing Dividends
This story was originally published in Marine Link on September 12, 2017. By Tom Ewing| marinelink.com “A Container-on-Barge service intended to be an integral part of the regional intermodal equation is gathering momentum…
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport entertains international cargo carrier prospects
This story was originally published in Illinois Business Journal on September 13, 2017. By ALAN J. ORTBALS| ibjonline.com “MASCOUTAH — MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, one of two international airports in metro St.…
St. Peters aerospace contractor adding 125 jobs
This story was originally published in St. Louis Business Journal on September 6, 2017. By Brian Feldt| bizjournals.com “Seyer Industries, one of the region’s largest defense contractors, will add 125 new jobs over the next…
3 questions with America’s Central Port’s executive director
This story was originally published in St. Louis Business Journal on August 31, 2017. By Steph Kukuljan| bizjournals.com “America’s Central Port faced a challenging fiscal 2017 in which the Granite City port…
More than 2,000 jobs created as Amazon celebrates first year in Edwardsville
This story was originally published in Belleville News-Democrat on August 24, 2017. By Steve Nagy| bnd.com “A little more than a year ago the excitement was that Amazon would hire 500 to…
St. Louis Region’s Agriculture Freight Network Poised for Growth
This story was originally published in Maritime Global News on August 24, 2017. By Joseph Keefe| maritimeglobalnews.com “A little more than a year ago the excitement was that Amazon would hire 500…