Mark your calendars for Stennis Day in the Bay, November 11, 2023!
By Tessa Andres |
Stennis Day in the Bay will run from 12noon – 5pm on the grounds surrounding the Historic Hancock County Courthouse on Main Street. Local restaurants will feature special drinks and menu items and merchants will decorate their stores and offer special space related promotions to welcome visitors during this festive event. Featured events include: Interactive…
Read More USACE to construct underwater sill to arrest salt water progression into Mississippi River
By Tessa Andres |
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. “We have coordinated closely with our state and local partners as well as incorporated lessons learned from…
Read More Highbar LLC to Build First Rebar Mill in Northeast Arkansas
By Tessa Andres |
A newly formed company focused on sustainable scrap metal recycling and steel production, Highbar LLC, has announced its plans to build the first of its two rebar steel mini mills in northeast Arkansas. The mills are designed to be world leaders in terms of energy and water efficiency, labor productivity and carbon emission reductions. “My…
Read More St. Bernard Parish Secures $2M Grant for Connector Road
By Aimee Andres |
June 22, 2022 | Biz New Orleans (full link below) CHALMETTE, La. – From the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2 million grant to St. Bernard Parish Government to build a road to connect the St. Bernard Port,…
Read More U.S. Steel Opening Plant in Osceola, AR
By Aimee Andres |
June 20, 2022 | tanktransport.com (full link below) $3 billion steel-making facility will be largest private project in the history of Arkansas and most advanced steel mill in North America. United States Steel Corp. broke ground in Osceola, Arkansas, on the company’s next-generation steel mill. The $3 billion steel-making facility will be the most advanced in…
Read More Cargill to expand production with new soybean facility
By Aimee Andres |
June 15, 2022 | petfoodprocessing.net (full link below) MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill will build a new soybean processing facility in Pemiscot County, Mo., with an annual production capacity of 62 million bus of soybeans to support growth in domestic and global oilseeds demand driven by the food, feed and fuel markets, the company announced May 17.…
Read More IRPT: Lower Mississippi Basin Meeting
By Aimee Andres |
IRPT’s Lower Mississippi Basin Meeting, held at the Port of South Louisiana, was a great success. It was exciting to be together again for networking and to learn about the growth IRPT Members are experiencing and anticipating. We had a great group of interactive attendees and were honored to have Anthony Gex, IRPT President, with us…
Read More IRPT Lower Mississippi River Basin Meeting
By Aimee Andres |
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals invites you to a: Lower Mississippi River Basin Meeting Wednesday, June 1st from 11 am to 4 pm The Port of South Louisiana – Guest House 1692 Highway 44 Reserve, LA 70084 IRPT is a trade association for the nation’s inland waterway, port, and terminal professionals. Our mission is to…
Read More NWS Greater Mississippi River Basin: Spring Hydrologic Outlook Webinar for External Partners
By Aimee Andres |
The slides for the NWS Greater Mississippi River Basin: Spring Hydrologic Outlook Webinar #1 for External Partners, held at 2:30 PM CT on February 10, can be viewed here. NWS Greater Mississippi River Basin: Spring Hydrologic Outlook Webinar #1 for External Partners on February 10, 2022 was recorded. That recording can be viewed at…
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