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Company invests $30M in Muskogee plant expansion
A North Carolina company has invested $30 million to expand a plant it operates in Muskogee and plans eventually to hire 30-40 additional workers there. The company, CaptiveAire, manufactures commercial kitchen ventilation systems but has plans to begin manufacturing commercial HVAC equipment as well. Founded nearly a half-century ago, it has six manufacturing facilities across…
Read MoreIRPT: Arkansas-White-Red-Ouachita River Basin Meeting
Arkansas-White-Red-Ouachita Rivers Basin Meeting Thursday, April 13th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Lunch provided To be held in conjunction with the Arkansas Oklahoma Port and Operator Association (AOPOA) meeting Courtyard by Marriot Stagecoach Room 900 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72901 Thank you to our meeting sponsor: IRPT is…
Read MoreRogers County Commissioner Lobbies D.C. for Dedicated Waterway Funding
TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma’s and the nation’s inland ports and waterway system could get a critical boost in financial support if one Oklahoma elected official gets his way in Washington. The National Association of Counties NACo is the organization that lobbies on behalf of the nation’s 3,069 counties. One county commissioner from Oklahoma took the…
Read MoreSWT August 22 Tonnage Report
Please see attached tonnage report for the SWT portion of the MKARNS, August 2022, thank you. Robert Steiner Navigation Systems Operations Manager W. D. Mayo, Robert S. Kerr & Webbers Falls 114302 S. 4629 Rd. Sallisaw OK 74955 BL 918-775-4475-5833 CP 918-607-0952 (more…)
Read MoreArkansas Public Port Development Underway as Grants Provide Needed Funding
Arkansas Public Port Development Underway as Grants Provide Needed Funding LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 28, 2022) – The Arkansas Waterways Commission awarded grants totaling $1,952,102.55 to three Arkansas ports through the Arkansas Waterways Commission’s Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program. Through the grant program, ad valorem taxes paid by industries on the value…
Read MoreGov. John Bel Edwards helped break ground on a $110.5 million sawmill facility
July 11, 2022 | Shreveport Times (full link below) On a slightly overcast summer day Plain Dealing was bustling with people to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $110.5 million sawmill facility. “This is a fabulous announcement,” said Don Pearson, Secretary for Louisiana Economic Development. The Teal-Jones Group broke ground with Gov. John Bel Edwards, Pearson, Greater Bossier…
Read MoreMKARNS June 2022 Tonnage Report
MKARNS June 2022 Tonnage Report Tonnage Reports available: http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/ June 2022 Tonnage report is attached. Amber Griffith CESWL-OP-O 501-324-5298 (more…)
Read MoreNew 100,000 square foot warehouse opened at Port of Caddo-Bossier
June 30, 2022 | KSLA.com (full link below) A new, large warehouse is now open at the Port of Caddo-Bossier after a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday, June 30. The new warehouse will help two companies expand their operations at the port. The project is a joint venture between the port, the Red River…
Read MoreATCHAFALAYA RIVER PORTS, RED RIVER PORTS AND U.S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION HOLD MARITIME ROUNDTABLE AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVER RIBBON CUTTING AT PORT OF MORGAN CITY
June 14, 2022 | MORGAN CITY HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT PORT OF MORGAN CITY, LA – On June 7th and 8th, 2022, the Ports of Morgan City, Krotz Springs, Avoyelles Parish, Central Louisiana Regional, Caddo-Bossier, Natchitoches Parish, and Red River Parish and the Red River Waterway Commission, in partnership with the U. S. Department of Transportation…
Read MoreArkansas River: Van Buren R/R Bridge Closure
Van Buren R/R Bridge Closure Sent: May 20, 2022, 11:31 AM Please see the below message from USCG. They did let the boat traffic through that was in the immediate area through the night last night. They are expected to be reopened by 8:00 PM this evening. Dwayne George Good Morning, The Arkansas Missouri R/R…
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