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This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on October 24, 2023. Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) toured the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company Wednesday to learn more about their operation and their role in producing boots for the U.S. military. Budzinski recently announced that a $7.8 million contract was awarded to the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company for temperate weather combat […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 20, 2023. With construction nearly finished on the final warehouses in the $250 million conversion of the former Fenton Chrysler factory into an industrial park, the developer is looking toward the project’s next phase with a hotel and restaurants. Fenton Logistics Park from Clayton-based U.S. Capital Development is […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 20, 2023. The largest 25 construction projects have a combined estimated cost of $17.1 billion, 19% higher than last year’s construction projects’ combined cost of $14.35 billion. One reason for this: the upward adjustment of costs for transit projects planned or under construction in the region. For example, […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 18, 2023. West Star Aviation, an East Alton-based aircraft maintenance company, has agreed to buy an Ohio-based aircraft services business. West Star said late Tuesday it has signed an agreement to acquire Jet East, the U.S.-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) aircraft services business of United Kingdom-based Gama […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 18, 2023. Intramotev, a St. Louis-based startup developing what it describes as an autonomous, zero-emissions railcar, has been accepted into the accelerator program of chipmaking giant Intel Corp. Intramotev is one of 10 U.S. companies selected for the fall 2023 iteration of Intel Ignite, a 12-week startup accelerator […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 11, 2023. An industrial park in north St. Louis County has landed two new tenants, in a pair of deals that marked some of the largest industrial activity in the region during the third quarter. St. Louis-based manufacturing company PFI Holding leased 299,000 square feet at Hazelwood TradePort, according to […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 4, 2023. St. Louis Lambert International Airport’s airlines have agreed to help fund airport projects totaling an estimated $331.6 million, airport officials said Wednesday. The agreed-upon projects are the result of Lambert’s master plan, officials said, an updated version of which the Federal Aviation Administration approved In May. The […]

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This article originally ran in St. Charles Community College News on September 22, 2023. Kaskaskia Regional Port District in Red Bud, Ill. learned this week it will receive a $1.7 million Economic Development Administration grant as part of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s investment in Illinois-based infrastructure improvements needed to support current and future business needs and workforce development in […]

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This article originally ran in St. Charles Community College News on September 22, 2023. SCC is expanding west, with its new campus coming to western St. Charles County, near the David Hoekel I-70 Interchange. The first building on the 55-acre campus will be the 48,000 square-foot Regional Workforce Innovation Center. This will be the premier technical training and education center […]

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This article originally ran on Fox 2 Now on September 22, 2023. Missouri is making some large investments to improve railroads and interstates, and they’re expected to help the state’s business community grow. The largest item in this year’s state budget is the $2.8 billion plan to improve Interstate 70 from St. Louis to Kansas City. Besides bringing relief to […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on September 22, 2023. Greater St. Louis, Inc. has launched STL 2030 Progress, a website that measures area growth, tracks initiatives and maps investments, with the hope that increased data will be a tool for economic growth and collaboration — and a way to update the region’s national reputation. The website […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on September 18, 2023. Latch Inc., a smart security firm that earlier this year announced plans to locate operations in St. Louis, said Monday it is opening a 48,000-square-foot headquarters in Olivette. Latch will relocate its headquarters from New York to 1220 N. Price Road in Olivette. It currently has […]

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Construction on the new Interstate-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River marks another significant milestone for infrastructure investment in the St. Louis area. It also is a testament to the strength of the continued collaboration that is helping to add capacity and redundancy to the region’s freight network. Over a three-year period during the project planning phase, more […]

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A California-based agriculture firm has expanded its presence locally, opening a new 48,000-square-foot production facility in Hazelwood. Pivot Bio Inc. has begun operating from its new “Product Success Center” at 639 Lambert Pointe Drive as it continues to build out the facility for manufacturing of its products that serve as a replacement to synthetic fertilizers for crops. It will also house […]

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Saint Louis University is hosting the Gateway Regional Environmental, Health and Safety Conference & Expo on Tuesday, October 3, at the Busch Student Center. This conference brings together anyone working in EHS roles, or those whose responsibilities include EHS, to network and take part in workshops across a range of topics, including:  DOT & Fleet Safety, Marijuana in the Workplace, Psychology […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 23, 2023.  Indonesia has signed an agreement to buy up to 24 St. Louis-made F-15EX fighter jets from The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), another boost for the aerospace giant as it pursues a major expansion of its north St. Louis County operations. The acquisition is subject to approval […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 18, 2023.  Construction has begun on the $61 million Advanced Manufacturing Center on the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College that officials say will prepare students to excel in the high-tech skills required to make various products. Students will receive hands-on training in state-of-the-art labs, preparing […]

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The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) and the St. Louis Regional Freightway teamed up on August 10 to host a Rail Freight Tour to raise awareness of one of the nation’s largest rail hubs, with a focus on investment needs and opportunities for both freight and passenger rail and associated roads and bridges that are part of the […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 9, 2023.  The St. Louis Airport Commission on Wednesday approved leasing about 158 acres to The Boeing Co. for a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The 17-year lease consists of a 48.3-acre parcel along Banshee Road referred to as the Northern Tract, the former site […]

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Post Dispatch on August 9, 2023.  U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, during a visit to St. Louis on Tuesday, touted an Israeli firm’s plans to manufacture a key component for electric vehicle batteries in the city. The Department of Energy is backing the $400 million project — to produce lithium iron phosphate for batteries […]

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