The Freightway

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is seeking application for a new round of its Illinois Competitive Freight Program.  Total funding of approximately $200 million in National Highway Freight Program funds will be available through 2026.  Approximately 30 percent of annual funding will be made available for intermodal rail and water projects. Administered by IDOT using federal funds, this competitive […]

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This article originally ran in Area Development on Nov. 11, 2022.  AZZ Inc., the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions, plans to establish an aluminum coil coating facility in Washington, Missouri. The $100 million project is expected to create 80 jobs. The 25-acre facility, located in the new Oldenburg Industrial Park, is scheduled for operations in 2025. […]

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This article originally ran in the Supply Chain Quarterly in the Quarter 3, 2022 issue.  IN MANY WAYS, Masao Nishi’s career has mirrored the growth and development of the field of supply chain management itself. The 2022 winner of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Distinguished Service Award, Nishi started his career with a very technical role at the manufacturing […]

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This article originally ran in the Waterways Journal on November 4, 2022.  The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $703 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory October 28. PIDP grants are designed to improve port facilities. Recipients include a $6.1 million dock expansion in Columbus, Miss., on the Tennessee-Tombigbee […]

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Another Freightway Priority Freight project was completed this fall. Improvements have been completed for Lenox Tower, located in Mitchell, Illinois, which included $10.1 million to modernize rail operations, improve safety and mobility of goods, people and services throughout southwestern Illinois. Thanks to a  public-private sector funding partnership that included IDOT, the Federal Railroad Administration, AMRAK, Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on November 7, 2022.  A developer is proposing a $188 million industrial park, adding to that use in the area and continuing the building boom for the sector in St. Louis County. NorthPoint Development, the most prolific industrial developer in St. Louis, is asking for feedback on conceptual plans for 364 […]

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This article originally ran on stlouiscnr.com on November 2, 2022.  Since launching in 2019, Gateway Tradeport in Pontoon Beach, Ill. has become home to 2.7 million square feet of distribution space. That after Contegra Construction Co. completed its fourth large distribution center at Northpoint Development’s 600-acre master-planned industrial community. The new one-million-square-foot Gateway Tradeport IV is built on a speculative basis […]

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This article originally ran on stlouiscnr.com on October 26, 2022.  Interest in learning about and training for a career in one or more of the skilled trades which support the construction industry drew more than 1,600 Southern Illinois high school students to regional Construction Careers Expos in Belleville and DuQuoin. The young women and men said they were attracted by the […]

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This article originally ran on bizjournals.com on October 28, 2022.  A Canadian-based agriculture firm that has created technology to repurpose nutrients from water treatment plants to make fertilizer has closed on a $70 million funding round that will help finance its expansion to St. Louis. Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. said Friday it has raised $70 million in a Series C […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on October 24, 2022.  Essex Industries, a St. Louis-based aerospace and defense manufacturer, is expanding through an acquisition that will add to its footprint on the East Coast. Essex said Monday it is purchasing Seymour, Connecticut-based manufacturer Precision Aerospace Inc. (PAI) Financial terms of the deal, scheduled to close Monday, were […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on October 24, 2022.  Imperial Dade, a distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies, has opened a new logistics hub in Hazelwood, where it plans to consolidate its St. Louis-area operations. This facility is at 1555 Tradeport Drive, Suite 100, in the Hazelwood TradePort industrial park, which is owned by […]

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This article originally ran on STLTODAY.com on October 20, 2022.  Gov. Mike Parson capped a noteworthy week in new job announcements in the state Thursday as he and other economic development officials unveiled a large-scale industrial project in Crystal City. Financed in part through more than $22 million in taxpayer-backed incentives from the state and Jefferson County, the project first reported […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on October 17, 2022.  Electric car manufacturer Tesla has plans to open a massive warehouse south of Interstate 270 in the Metro East. The company signed a lease for nearly 667,000 square feet of space at Gateway TradePort, a planned industrial park in Pontoon Beach, according to a market report from […]

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This article originally ran in The Waterways Journal on October 7, 2022.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced October 6 that it has awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP)—including some important inland waterway projects. Many of the projects build up infrastructure for container-on-barge operations. […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on October 4, 2022.  A St. Louis startup developing an autonomous, zero-emissions railcar has expanded into a new headquarters locally, a move that comes as it prepares to deliver its first units to customers next year. The startup, Intramotev Inc., has moved into a new headquarters at 4350 Semple Ave. in […]

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This article originally ran on EastCentral.edu on September 22, 2022.  East Central College is inviting local manufacturers and community members to its Business and Industry Center (BIC) to showcase the college’s career-ready programs and state-of-the-art equipment. Manufacturing Day is slated for Thursday, Oct. 6, from 4-6 p.m., and members of the community, and manufacturing employers and employees alike, are invited to […]

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This article originally ran in St. Louis Magazine on September 26, 2022.  Take a riverboat cruise with Caitlin Murphy and she’ll geek out—and not about the typical touristy sites along the river. While you’re pointing out the Arch like a townie, the 35-year-old CEO of Global Gateway Logistics is eyeing the grain augers and the barges that are loaded with corn, […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 26, 2022.  It’s no secret the trucking industry is struggling. In 2021, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that the trucking industry was short more than 80,000 drivers, a historic high. But St. Louis companies that responded to a Business Journal survey seem to have it figured out, reporting […]

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This article originally ran in the Belleville News-Democrat on September 22, 2022.  Belleville City Council has entered into development agreements that will lead to big changes on two city blocks. One involves a $4.5 million expansion of the Chelar Tool & Die manufacturing plant. The other involves demolition of a home and former bakery building to increase parking space for BelleVegas […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on September 16, 2022.  Four companies have signed deals for warehouses not yet built in Hazelwood, underscoring the rising demand for — but short supply of — St. Louis-area industrial space. The warehouses, which are expected to be complete later this month, are at Aviator Business Park, an industrial complex built on […]

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