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  • Grant to allow for growth at industrial park in Granite City: New railroad track coming to America’s Central Port District

    This story was originally published in The Edwardsville Intelligencer on September 22, 2017. By Steve Horrell| theintelligencer.com “A $700,000 federal grant will allow America’s Central Port District to build about 2,200 feet…

  • New Orleans’ Big Plans Showing Dividends

    This story was originally published in Marine Link on September 12, 2017. By Tom Ewing| marinelink.com “A Container-on-Barge service intended to be an integral part of the regional intermodal equation is gathering momentum…

  • MidAmerica St. Louis Airport entertains international cargo carrier prospects

    This story was originally published in Illinois Business Journal on September 13, 2017. By ALAN J. ORTBALS| ibjonline.com “MASCOUTAH — MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, one of two international airports in metro St.…

  • St. Peters aerospace contractor adding 125 jobs

    This story was originally published in St. Louis Business Journal on September 6, 2017. By Brian Feldt| bizjournals.com “Seyer Industries, one of the region’s largest defense contractors, will add 125 new jobs over the next…

  • Americas Central Port

    3 questions with America’s Central Port’s executive director

    This story was originally published in St. Louis Business Journal on August 31, 2017. By Steph Kukuljan| bizjournals.com “America’s Central Port faced a challenging fiscal 2017 in which the Granite City port…