Logistics fuel region’s job growth: Infrastructure key to rail, road, water and air

Logistics fuel region’s job growth: Infrastructure key to rail, road, water and air
April 11, 2022 Matt Fernandes
Mary Lamie, of Bi-State Development Agency, gives an overview of the importance of the logistics industry to the St. Louis region and some ongoing infrastructure projects at a workshop sponsored by Madison County Employment and Training and the St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department.

This article originally ran in the Alton Telegraph on April 7, 2022. 


COLLINSVILLE — Transportation has always played a major role in the economy of the Metro East and St. Louis.

Combined with modern logistics, it has become a major factor in job creation in the region.

Issues in that industry sector — ranging from infrastructure to worker training — are becoming increasingly more important, as discussed at a Tuesday workshop and roundtable by the Madison County Employment and Training Department (MCET) and the St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department.

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