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St. Louis Named One of Top Cities for Global Trade
This story was originally published on Global Trade Magazine on September 27, 2016. By Steve Lowery|globaltrademag.com AUSTIN, TEXAS Population: 931,830 | Unemployment: 2.9 percent | Sales Tax: 8.25 percent BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Population:…
Top Port Official from New Orleans Highlights Economic Growth Opportunities for the St. Louis Region through the Inland Port System
Port of New Orleans President and CEO Gary LaGrange joined Bi-State Development and the St. Louis Regional Freightway to host an insightful forum that called attention to the tremendous economic…
Jerseyville Rail Hub ‘Very Close’ to Being a Reality
This story was originally published on RiverBender.com on July 4, 2016. By Dan Brannan | RiverBender.com JERSEYVILLE – There is excitement brewing in Jerseyville that hasn’t been present in a quite some time with the…
St. Louis Regional Freightway Gains Momentum
This story was originally published in West Newsmagazine on July 4, 2016. By Staff | West Newsmagazine Trains, planes, barges and trucks. The St. Louis area has a lot going for it…
Attend Public Meeting on Proposed Interstate 270 Bridge Replacement
Officials from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will host a public meeting to discuss the study for the replacement of the Interstate 270 Mississippi River Bridge on Thursday, June 30 and Wednesday,…
Attend the Global Cities Initiative Export Plan Launch
Join the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and its World Trade Center St. Louis team to celebrate the launch of the region’s first integrated export plan. The Global Cities export…
St. Louis Region Offers Bright Future For Freight
This story was originally written by Inbound Logistics in May 2016. By Inbound Logistics The most powerful word in the language of logistics is location. It’s a word heard over and over…
Barge Traffic Makes a Resurgence on the Missouri River
This story was originally written and distributed by the Associated Press on May 30, 2016. Margaret Stafford | Associated Press The Missouri River is slowly resuming its role as a transportation corridor for commodities such as grain,…
Gateway to Freight Week on KTRS Radio
You may have been hearing the phase St. Louis Regional Freightway a lot lately and wondering what it is. Well, last week, Bi-State Development branded its newest enterprise as the St.…
Freight Group Says St. Louis Region Has Undersold Role as a Logistics Hub
This story was originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 1, 2016. By Leah Thorsen | St. Louis Post-Dispatch The St. Louis region is the farthest point…
Freight Summit 2016 Marks Official Launch of Bi-State Development’s Newest Enterprise – The St. Louis Regional Freightway
Bi-State Development (BSD) hosted Freight Summit 2016 on April 27, which served as the official launch of the St. Louis Regional Freightway, BSD’s newest enterprise and the culmination of several…
Mary Lamie Hired As Executive Director of St. Louis Regional Freightway
Mary C. Lamie from Millstadt, Illinois, has been selected to lead the St. Louis region’s new freight district. The formal announcement came today during the East-West Gateway Council of Governments…