The Illinois International Port District (IIPD), located on Chicago’s south side, recently named Erik Varela as its executive director. Alongside IIPD’s board of directors, Varela will work to “solidify” the port district as an important domestic… Read More
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Construction on the Alexander-Cairo Port in Cairo, Ill., took another step forward with the signing of a project labor agreement August 5. “We’re going through all the engineering design work… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) has announced the schedule for its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River. Four public meetings will be held aboard the mv. Mississippi in select towns… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District recently awarded a $7.2 million contract to Luhr Brothers Inc. of Columbia, Ill., to construct a Mississippi River habitat restoration project. The project is located… Read More
St. Louis is home to famous landmarks, many of them engineering marvels, like the Gateway Arch, Union Station and Eads Bridge. It will soon be the proud site of another… Read More
John Prine once sang about Mr. Peabody’s coal train hauling away “Paradise” down by the Green River in western Kentucky. Now, along the Green River, there is no more Peabody,… Read More
Humid temperatures in the 90s didn’t stop a crowd of about 100 people from attending a long-delayed double towboat christening June 12 in Evansville, a small town on the Kaskaskia… Read More
It could be said that 80-year-old Mike Marko, known to many as “Sparky,” was born with proverbial grease under his nails. Marko, the president and owner of Mike’s Inc., is… Read More
Blasting will begin in mid-May this year and last through late June 2022 to demolish the former Lock and Dam 53 near Olmsted, Ill. Daily blasting is expected Monday through… Read More
Former Ohio River Lock and Dam 52 property near Brookport, Ill., is being conveyed to the Metropolis-Massac Port Authority later this year. The provision was written into the Water Resources… Read More
