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The original article comes from The Business Journal on June, 25, 2024 Construction on the expansion will get underway soon after the Fourth of July holiday, said membrane division General Manager Erin Sorensen. The new addition is expected to come on line by the end of 2025, Sorensen said. The general contractor is St. Louis-based PARIC. The new production at […]

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The original article comes from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on June, 25, 2024 Two proposed projects moved forward Tuesday after a St. Louis development board signed off on tax incentives. The board of the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, which handles tax incentives for the city of St. Louis, approved bonds for sales tax exemptions on construction materials for a […]

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This blog comes from the Illinois Department of Transportation on June 25, 2024 A record-breaking $41.42 billion over six years provided by the latest multi-year program will build and repair infrastructure throughout Illinois across all modes of transportation touching every Illinois county. The new program continues the momentum of the governor’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program and aims to modernize the […]

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This blog comes from the Illinois Department of Transportation on June 25, 2024 A record-breaking $41.42 billion over six years provided by the latest multi-year program will build and repair infrastructure throughout Illinois across all modes of transportation touching every Illinois county. The new program continues the momentum of the governor’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program and aims to modernize the […]

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This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on May 28, 2024. An industrial gas supplier is planning a $70 million expansion in St. Louis, a move it says will add more than 30 jobs. Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will invest more than $70 million to expand its manufacturing and logistics center in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Growing product […]

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This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on May 28, 2024. An industrial gas supplier is planning a $70 million expansion in St. Louis, a move it says will add more than 30 jobs. Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will invest more than $70 million to expand its manufacturing and logistics center in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Growing product […]

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This article originally ran on Construction News and Review on April 23, 2024. AZZ Precoat Metals is installing production equipment at its new 220,00-square-foot facilty in Washington, Mo. Contegra Construction Co., one of St Louis’ largest general contractors, completed the pre-engineered building for AZZ Precoat, North America’s leading independent metal coil coater. The new AZZ Precoat facility will meet increasing […]

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This article originally ran on Construction News and Review on April 23, 2024. AZZ Precoat Metals is installing production equipment at its new 220,00-square-foot facilty in Washington, Mo. Contegra Construction Co., one of St Louis’ largest general contractors, completed the pre-engineered building for AZZ Precoat, North America’s leading independent metal coil coater. The new AZZ Precoat facility will meet increasing […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on April 26, 2024. Boeing’s defense arm announced Friday it has reached a deal to buy a key supplier, saving a north St. Louis County factory that had threatened to wind down operations by the end of the year but which Boeing said was critical to the production of its […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on April 26, 2024. Boeing’s defense arm announced Friday it has reached a deal to buy a key supplier, saving a north St. Louis County factory that had threatened to wind down operations by the end of the year but which Boeing said was critical to the production of its […]

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The St. Louis Regional Freightway announced registration is now open for the 7th annual FreightWeekSTL, set for May 13-17, 2024. The week-long freight and logistics expo features an engaging lineup of virtual and in-person events, a riverboat tour through the Ag Coast of America and more. The event highlights the latest innovations and trends impacting freight movement and the unique […]

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The St. Louis Regional Freightway announced registration is now open for the 7th annual FreightWeekSTL, set for May 13-17, 2024. The week-long freight and logistics expo features an engaging lineup of virtual and in-person events, a riverboat tour through the Ag Coast of America and more. The event highlights the latest innovations and trends impacting freight movement and the unique […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on April 17, 2024. Boeing in July 2023 proposed a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The massive investment is partially contingent on Boeing winning Pentagon contracts for the next generation of fighter jet and potentially thousands of autonomous wingmen drones, as well as other military programs. […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on April 17, 2024. Boeing in July 2023 proposed a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The massive investment is partially contingent on Boeing winning Pentagon contracts for the next generation of fighter jet and potentially thousands of autonomous wingmen drones, as well as other military programs. […]

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Enjoy a night of networking and celebration at the 2024 Annual St. Louis International Business Night Dinner and Gala. The event takes place on Thursday, May 9. See the flyer below for more information. Click here to register. 

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Enjoy a night of networking and celebration at the 2024 Annual St. Louis International Business Night Dinner and Gala. The event takes place on Thursday, May 9. See the flyer below for more information. Click here to register. 

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on March 13, 2024. Marson Foods, a Carson City, Nevada-based maker of waffle products, on Wednesday officially opened its nearly 150,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in Hazelwood.

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This article originally ran on FoxNews on March 8, 2024. Interstate 55 is one of the busiest interstates in Missouri, with more than 70,000 drivers using the highway every day. The morning rush hour along northbound I-55 in the morning and the southbound evening commute has left the highway congested for drivers. In Jefferson County yesterday, MoDOT and county leaders […]

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By Mary Lamie Many aging interstates and bridges running through the bi-state St. Louis region are getting an overhaul, thanks to continued investment along a 70-mile transportation corridor running from Foristell in southeast Missouri to Marine in southwestern Illinois. Dubbed the “70s corridor,” it encompasses Interstate 70 and portions of Interstates 170, 270 and 370. These roadways are well-traveled by […]

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The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls a 300-acre Port District zoned property along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Missouri, a unique and unprecedented opportunity for intermodal development, citing the location’s more than two miles of river frontage, 200-acre buffer, 30,000 linear feet of Class I rail and access to Interstate 55. The site recently received Port District zoning making way […]

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