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Ed Weilbacher Reflects On Unexpected Second Career

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Ed Weilbacher Reflects On Unexpected Second Career

December 19, 2025

This month marks the official retirement of Ed Weilbacher as general manager for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District. The Kaskaskia River, Illinois’ second-largest river, arises in east-central Illinois… Read More

Corps Completes Determination For Kaskaskia River Harbor Aerial of KRPD No. 2 shows the port facilities and land available for new tenants. The site boasts highway access and is served by the Canadian Railroad. (Photo courtesy of Kaskaskia Regional Port District)

Aerial of KRPD No. 2 shows the port facilities and land available for new tenants. The site boasts highway access and is served by the Canadian Railroad. (Photo courtesy of Kaskaskia Regional Port District)

Corps Completes Determination For Kaskaskia River Harbor

April 16, 2021

The Corps of Engineers has completed its federal interest determination for Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KRPD) No. 2 Harbor, which can now move on to the next step: a… Read More

Southern Illinois Transfer: In It For The Long Haul

February 5, 2018

While working as a lawyer in the Gateway City’s grain industry, Kurt Johnson gained an appreciation for the industries that keep cargo on the move and commodity companies in… Read More

Kaskaskia Port District Is Surging Ahead Kaskaskia dock

Kaskaskia Port District Is Surging Ahead

February 5, 2018

Loading a barge at Kaskaskia Regional Port District’s No. 2 Dock in Baldwin, Ill. (Photo courtesy of Kaskaskia Regional Port District) Over the past two decades, the Kaskaskia… Read More