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    Department of Labor awards $5.8 million grant to Madison County and the region to be a part of the Apprenticeship Building America program

    This article originally ran on RiverBender.com on September 13, 2022.  The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Madison County and the St. Louis region workforce innovation areas a four-year,$5.8 million grant to…

  • Grand Reopening Celebration Marks Completion of New Merchants Bridge

    Delivery of region’s highest priority infrastructure project will double volume of freight that can move through middle America The 133-year-old Merchants Bridge celebrated its official grand reopening September 15, following…

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    Record Construction Fuels Industrial Market Activity in St. Louis Region

    This article originally ran on RebusinessOnline.com on September 8, 2022.  Modern bulk distribution buildings under construction in the St. Louis region hit a historic high earlier this year, approaching 8 million…

  • Photo of beef cuts on a grocery shelf..

    Wisconsin beef producer begins work on $800M St. Louis-area facility

    This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 13, 2022.  American Foods Group, a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based beef processor, has begun work on a new facility near…

  • Premiere 370 business park

    St. Peters business park welcomes newest distributor, projects $600 million in total investment by 2024

    This article originally ran on KMOV.com on September 12, 2022.  ST. PETERS, Mo. (KMOV) – Nearly $600 million in investment and subsequent tax revenue is coming to St. Peters, as the…