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  • Tremendous Job Opportunities Available In The Freight And Logistics Industry: So Why Aren’t Job Seekers Pursuing Them?

    Companies need workers along every sector of the supply chain to help move goods from the point of origin to their final destination, and that need is being fueled by…

  • Photo of barges, bridges and other freight assets along the Mississippi River with St. Louis skyline in background

    Trains, planes and barge-o-mobiles: Moving St. Louis forward as a global freight hub

    This story was originally published on St. Louis Public Radio on June 20, 2018. Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio “National freight volume is expected to grow significantly over the next 30…

  • From farm to market: St. Louis’ competitiveness, infrastructure impossible to separate

    This story was originally published in West Newsmagazine on June 6, 2018. Jim Erickson | West Newsmagazine “There’s no doubt the St. Louis area has played a big role in moving soybeans…

  • Welding a need: College’s new workforce center to make August debut

    Photo by Russ Hendricks This story was originally published in the Illinois Business Journal on June 13, 2018. Dennis Grubaugh | Illinois Business Journal “One contractor recalls Ed Weber as the only…

  • Manufacturer to add jobs as it doubles operations in Washington

    This story was originally published in the St. Louis Business Journal on June 13, 2018. Steph Kukuljan | St. Louis Business Journal “An automation manufacturer in Washington plans to double the size…