Southeast River Basin News
IRPT Southeast Rivers Basin Meeting
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals invites you to a: Southeast Rivers Basin Meeting Wednesday, May 31st 1:00 – 4:00 pm central time Hosted by the Inland Marine Expo Nashville Music City Center Room 110B 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN 37203 IRPT is a trade association for the nation’s inland waterway,…
Read More Governor Andy Beshear Elected as Chair to Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been elected by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority to serve as its 2023 chairman. Members cited Beshear’s support of the inland waterways system during his time in office, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Beshear was instrumental in helping to implement the Kentucky Lake Research Project, an…
Read More Southeast River Basin to See Major Economic Development with the Brunswick Harbor Modification Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and the Georgia Ports Authority’s held an official signing ceremony on Feb. 13, 2023, to commemorate the agreement to initiate the design phase for the Brunswick Harbor Modifications Project. The project involves widening and realigning the existing navigation channel in specific locations to reduce transportation cost inefficiencies…
Read More Lawmakers Finalize Largest Economic Development Deal in State History
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – The largest economic development deal in state history is now a done deal. Lawmakers approved the incentive package bringing more jobs and industry to the Golden Triangle during the recent special session. Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed the three bills into law. Steel Dynamics, Inc. plans to invest $2.5 billion into the…
Read More Horace Horn, Vice President-External Affairs of PowerSouth Energy, appointed as Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association’s Chairman of the Board
IRPT congratulates Horace Horn, Vice President-External Affairs of PowerSouth Energy, for his appointment to the position of Chairman of the Board.
Read More Nyrstar plans expansion of Clarksville plant with $90 million germanium, gallium processing facility
Nyrstar plans expansion of Clarksville plant with $90 million germanium, gallium processing facility July 7, 2022 | Clarksvillenow.com (full link below) Nyrstar is planning to expand operations at its Clarksville zinc plant with the addition of a new gallium and germanium processing facility, one which will make Clarksville the nation’s top provider of those materials.…
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