CHS Inc., a global agribusiness and the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, is significantly expanding its presence on the Mississippi River in Illinois. On January 31, CHS will assume operations of… Read More
Missouri
Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway became the port administrator at the Jefferson County Port Authority (JCPA) in Missouri in October and is excited about how the port is growing. The port, near the… Read More
The Missouri Department of Transportation imploded the old Interstate 70 bridge that crosses the Missouri River near Rocheport, Mo., on September 10. The new westbound bridge,… Read More
Scheduled maintenance and repair work at Lock 24, at Mississippi River Mile 273.4, near Clarksville, Mo., has been underway since the lock dewatering was completed January 23. Upper bulkheads… Read More
Rob Erlbacher II, president and owner of Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Inc., one of the most venerated family-owned businesses on the river, has announced he is closing… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced October 6 that it has awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the nation under the America’s… Read More
Ronald J. Blakely, 77, of Rushville, Mo., a longtime Missouri River booster, died at home on August 9. He served on the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association… Read More
Members of the River Industry Action Committee (RIAC), along with towing company captains, met with Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers officials on June 29 in St. Louis to… Read More
In 1919, the U.S. government entered into a contract with Edward F. Goltra whereby four large towboats and 19 barges were to be built, paid for by the government with… Read More
The Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in Montana was authorized by Congress in 1927, and President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order in October 1933 under the… Read More
