The Freightway

This article originally ran in the Site Selection Magazine in January.  In August of 2022, Governor Pritzker announced that under Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation, had made more than $8.6 billion in improvements to some 4,422 miles of highway and 412 bridges. “Rebuild Illinois has undertaken a massive transformation of our state’s transportation systems” says Pritzker. “And not […]

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This article originally ran in Fox2 News Now on Jan. 31, 2023.  As the next generation of General Motors midsize trucks rolled off the assembly line last week, executives offer praise for the recent accomplishments of the Wentzville plant. “We take great pride in the fact people have confidence in us to execute these things,” Lamar Rucker, the plant’s executive […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on Jan. 18, 2023.  In a 50-minute address to lawmakers, Parson called on the House and Senate to approve $859 million to add lanes on the highway from Wentzville to Warrenton in the St. Louis region, while also widening parts of the thoroughfare in Columbia and suburban Kansas City. A […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Jan. 24, 2023.  The next generation of General Motors Co.’s pick-up trucks rolled off the assembly line for the first time on Tuesday at the Wentzville plant, the culmination of a $1.5 billion investment that the automaker made to the truck line and upgrades to the assembly plant. GM added […]

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This article originally ran in the Waterways Journal on Jan. 6, 2023.  A local developer is building a new speculative warehouse at the site of two demolished hotels in St. Louis County. Creve Coeur-based developer Bamboo Equity Partners is building a 76,500-square-foot warehouse called 270 Trade Center on 6.3 acres at 3655 and 3657 Pennridge Drive in Bridgeton. Construction on the […]

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This article originally ran in the Waterways Journal on Jan. 6, 2023.  The main lock at Mel Price Locks and Dam closed January 3 as a crew from Alberici Constructors Inc. began work to dismantle and rebuild two observation structures called overlooks that hang over each side of the main lock. The work is preparatory to the replacement of the lock’s […]

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This article originally ran on Fox2Now.com on Jan. 10, 2023.  An ongoing expansion at the Tyson Foods plant in Caseyville, Illinois will lead to 400 new jobs. On Tuesday, the company updated its workforce projections for the enhanced facility. At present, the Caseyville prepared foods facility employs more than 300 people.

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This article originally ran in the American Journal of Transportation on Dec. 2, 2022.  The directors from five busy airports in the St. Louis region say the collaboration that takes place amongst their airports is unique in the aviation industry and a model for success — accounting for more than 36,500 jobs (between airport operations and tenants) and generating a […]

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The St. Louis region marked a series of major milestones in 2022 that enhanced the bi-state area’s freight network at a time when the supply chain disruptions were the norm and the need for resiliency and redundancy has never been greater. From the lingering effects of COVID-19 to the historic drought that severely impacted barge traffic on the Mississippi River, […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Dec. 16, 2022.  Anheuser-Busch on Friday announced the opening of a new technical training center at its St. Louis campus. The more than $5 million investment adds eight jobs to the brewer’s St. Louis-based learning and development team, bringing the total number of employees on the team to 12, officials […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Dec. 19, 2022.  Chesterfield-based agriculture giant Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) plans to build a $550 million manufacturing facility as part of its continued focus on producing ingredients for plant-based proteins. It anticipates starting construction on the Morristown, Indiana, facility in the first quarter of 2023. Bunge said its new plant […]

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This article originally ran in the Waterways Journal on Nov. 28, 2022.  A lot has changed in the years since Robert Sinkler, former commander of the Rock Island Engineer District, began his efforts to persuade terminals and ports on the Upper Mississippi River and along the Illinois River to band together in statistical port districts. Local business and civic leaders now […]

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The St. Louis Regional Freightway recently had the privilege of hosting the first-ever Supply Chain Information Highway Ports Summit at our headquarters office located in downtown St. Louis. Representatives included the Port of New York/New Jersey, Port of Long Beach, Port of Miami, Port of Hueneme, Port of Oakland, South Carolina Ports Authority, The Northwest Seaport Alliance along with their […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Dec. 7, 2022.  Chick-fil-A Supply, an affiliate of quick-service restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, plans to open a market distribution center in Maryland Heights, officials said Wednesday. The company is investing $16 million in the new facility, which will service more than 40 Chick-fil-A restaurants in the region, according to a press […]

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This article originally ran in Aviation Pros on Nov. 23, 2022.  A new $129 million speculative industrial investment in St. Charles County will create over 950 jobs, the developer said while breaking ground on the project Wednesday. NorthPoint Development is developing a new master-planned industrial park, Lakeside Logistics Center at 16000 Spencer Road in St. Peters. Five buildings spanning 1.6 million […]

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This article originally ran in E&E News on Nov. 29, 2022.  A threatened strike by rail workers has the biofuel industry bracing for another knockdown while memories of the Covid-19 pandemic’s disruptions are still fresh. Most crop-based fuels like corn ethanol are shipped by freight rail, and much of the grain or soybeans used to make them move on trains […]

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This article originally ran in Aviation Pros on Nov. 23, 2022.  A new herd of passengers could soon be departing St. Louis Lambert International Airport. As part of a $47 billion budget approved by state lawmakers in May, the airport is set to receive $2 million to boost the number of outgoing flights carrying live cattle to other countries. Airport director […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Nov. 22, 2022.  More than 2,000 new transportation projects began in Missouri and Illinois in the first year after a major federal infrastructure funding bill, according to an industry group study. Work began on 872 transportation projects in Missouri and 1,220 in Illinois in the first year after the passage […]

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This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on Nov. 21, 2022.  An auto parts distributor will occupy most of the space in a warehouse building under construction in St. Charles County. Reaction Auto Parts Inc. signed a lease to move its distribution space, taking 265,393 square feet in the newest warehouse built at Premier 370 Business Park in […]

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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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