Missouri News
Kansas City-River Operation Update 1 August 2022
Missouri Reservoirs – July 1 system check – Gavins Point Dam releases will be set to provide navigation flow support at a level 500 cfs above minimum-service at all four target locations (Sioux City, Omaha, Nebraska City, and Kansas City). Flow targets may be missed to conserve water if there is no commercial navigation in…
Read More ‘Underutilized’ Missouri River barge services poised for federal investment
June 29, 2022: Columbia Missourian (full link below) Something different arrived at AGRIServices of Brunswick’s terminal on the Missouri River a few weeks ago: a barge load of tapioca from Thailand. The product from overseas was something crew members had never seen, but the challenge excited Lucy Fletcher, ASB’s business development manager. “We’re just gonna…
Read More Simmons Pet Food continues expansion in Kansas, Iowa
Simmons Pet Food, private-label and contract manufacturer of wet pet food, is continuing its multi-year capital investment plan to expand its presence in the wet pet food space by adding canning capacity to its Emporia, Kan., and Dubuque, Iowa, plants and opening a new pet food distribution facility in Edgerton, Kan. The company announced the…
Read More St. Charles County Port Authority Secures $3.5 Million In Grants For River Terminal Infrastructure
St. Charles County Port Authority Secures $3.5 Million In Grants For River Terminal Infrastructure July 12 | Boone County Connection The St. Charles County Port Authority has secured $3.5 million in funding to improve the river terminal in the City of St. Charles and at Klondike Park near Augusta. This, just a year and a…
Read More Kansas City – River Operations Update – 12 July 2022
Kansas City – River Operations Update – 27 June 2022 Missouri Reservoirs – July 1 system check – Gavins Point Dam releases will be set to provide navigation flow support at a level 500 cfs above minimum-service at all four target locations (Sioux City, Omaha, Nebraska City, and Kansas City). Flow targets may be missed…
Read More Missouri River Areas of Concern Reported within the Last Three Months
Missouri River Areas of Concern: Monthly Notification Thank you for your interest in navigation on the Missouri River. The report displayed below includes a list of concerns that have been submitted to us by river users over the past three months. The report is being shared for informational purposes only and contains information that has…
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