A port project planned for near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Ill., is taking another step forward with a contract in place for environmental studies… Read More
J.B. Pritzker
As expected, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act on June 30, along with more than 150 other bills. Robert Sinkler, water resources infrastructure director of… Read More
Nearly two years have passed without a ground-breaking since Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state was investing $40 million to build a port at Cairo, Ill., but state leaders… Read More
The team that is developing the port of Cairo, Ill., (formally the Alexander-Cairo Port District) laid out what team members hope will be its success in an hour-long webinar October… Read More
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
Developers of a port under development in Cairo, Ill., signed a project labor agreement April 27 with the Illinois AFL-CIO guaranteeing at least 500 union jobs in building it. The… Read More
With roads and electricity now in place, Ballard County (Ky.) Judge-Executive Todd Cooper hopes seven businesses related to Asian carp will soon begin going up in the county’s new International… Read More
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have announced $110 million in grant funding available to the state’s public ports. The Port Facilities Capital Investment Grant… Read More
The governors of Illinois and Michigan have agreed to work jointly to move forward with installing technology at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River to help prevent… Read More
Two Grundy County, Ill., residents are taking the state and an oil transport company to court to try to get a hearing on a proposed barge fleeting operation that would… Read More
