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Lower Mississippi River Basin meeting

Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals, Inc.(IRPT) invites you to a Lower Mississippi River Basin meeting. The basin meeting is being held in conjunction with the Mississippi Water Resources Association Annual Conference.         Why: Provide platform for networking and discussion on river related issues affecting our region. Monday, October 22, 2018 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Central …
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Breaking News: IRPT signs Memorandum with USACE

Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals and U.S. Army Corps, Institute of Water Resources sign Memorandum of Common Purpose Cindy Cutrera, Port of Morgan City and President of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals and Dr. Joe Manous, Jr., Director for the Institute of Water Resources (IWR) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Memorandum…
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New ISC Facility in Morehead, Kentucky

April 6, 2018: Trade & Industry Development (full link below) KY: Independent Stave to Build 220-Job, $66.5M Cooperage in Morehead Gov. Matt Bevin announced barrel manufacturer Independent Stave Co. will create 220 jobs for Kentuckians with a new $66.5 million cooperage in Morehead. “Independent Stave is a strong corporate partner to Kentucky with multiple locations…
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New Nova ethylene terminal on the Mississippi

March 27, 2018: Chemical & Engineering News (full link below) Nova plans ethylene export terminal Canadian chemical maker Nova Chemicals is working with the oil and gas infrastructure firm Energy Transfer Partners to develop an ethylene export terminal on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The terminal would have the capacity to export 800,000 metric tons of…
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SENNEBOGEN 870 R-HD MATERIAL HANDLER GIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH A LIFT AT PADUCAH RIVERPORT

Paducah, KY – Located at the confluence of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the Ohio River and the Cumberland River and just upstream from the Mississippi, the City of Paducah enjoys a long history as an important hub in America’s inland waterways network. As Executive Director of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority, Bill Miller is working to…
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MO: White River Marine Group to Reopen Bolivar Boat Mfg Facility, Hire 130

March 1, 2018: Trade & Industry Development (full link below) MO: White River Marine Group to Reopen Bolivar Boat Mfg Facility, Hire 130 White River Marine Group, the manufacturing arm of Bass Pro Shops, announced the reopening of its facility in Bolivar, Missouri in response to strong customer demand and an expanding market for its…
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New steel processing plant to be built in Mississippi County

New steel processing plant to be built in Mississippi County MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – Union Partners announced plans Thursday to build a new steel processing facility on the Osceola campus of Big River Steel. A formal groundbreaking is expected in the first quarter of 2018. In a press release issued to Region 8 News,…
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PacTec opens Baton Rouge manufacturing facility

January 17, 2019: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report (full link below) PacTec opens Baton Rouge manufacturing facility PacTec Inc., a Clinton-based firm that designs and manufactures packaging for the waste and transportation industry, has expanded to Baton Rouge with the opening of a manufacturing facility on O’Neal Lane near Interstate 12. The facility will fabricate…
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