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  • Illinois Named the #1 Leader for Workforce Development

    This article originally ran on Illinois Business Journal on February 11, 2024. For the second consecutive year, Illinois has been named the number one leader for workforce development in the…

  • St. Louis Freightway: UP-served port site ready for development

    St. Louis Regional Freightway officials this week announced a 300-acre port district-zoned property along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Missouri, is available for intermodal development. The site includes 2 miles of river…

  • Missouri Intermodal Port Site ‘Primed for Growth

    The site, which is located on the shipping lanes of the Mississippi River and has been utilized since the 1700s as a port, recently received Port District zoning making way…

  • Photo of port and freight movement along the Mississippi River

    Funding Opportunity: Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)

    The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maritime Administration have announced the availability of $450 million for Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants for fiscal year 2024. The PIDP…

  • America’s Central Port in Granite City, IL

    St. Louis region remains home to the nation’s most efficient inland port

    This article originally ran in American Journal of Transportation on January 25, 2024.  The latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reveals the ports in the St.…