Southeast River Basin News
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…
Read More IRPT held its first Southeast Rivers Basin meeting! Follow up to Tenn Tom Development Opportunities Conference
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Tenn-Tom Development Opportunities Conference in Point Clear, Alabama. If you missed the event, you can mark your calendars for next year’s conference held August 27-29, 2019. While there, IRPT held its first Southeast Rivers Basin meeting! You can view the topics of discussion here by accessing…
Read More Southeast Rivers Basin meeting-August 21st, 2018
Southeast Rivers Basin meeting Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals, Inc. Invites you to a Southeast Rivers Basin meeting Why: Provide platform for networking and discussion on river related issues affecting our region. Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 at 1pm Central Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa One Grand Boulevard, P.O. Box 639, Point Clear,…
Read More AL: Amazon to Create1,500 Jobs at $325M Bessemer Fulfillment Center
June 25, 2018: Trade & Industry Development (full link below) AL: Amazon to Create1,500 Jobs at $325M Bessemer Fulfillment Center Internet retail giant Amazon confirmed plans to open a fulfillment center in Jefferson County with 1,500 full-time employees working alongside advanced robotics technology. Amazon will build the 855,000-square-foot facility center on 133 acres of property being purchased…
Read More Steel Dynamics Inc. to Invest $200M, Hire 45 at Columbus Flat Roll Facility
June 27, 2018: Trade & Industry Development (full link below) Steel Dynamics Inc. to Invest $200M, Hire 45 at Columbus Flat Roll Facility Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced plans to expand its offering of value-added flat roll steel products through the addition of a new galvanizing line in Columbus, Mississippi. The company plans to invest more…
Read More Central Gulf ports augmenting cargo terminal infrastructure
Central Gulf ports augmenting cargo terminal infrastructure By: Paul Scott Abbott | Issue #666 | Mar 26 2018 at 03:36 PM | Channel(s): Ports & Terminals Ports With terminal expansions moving forward at most of the region’s ports, the central Gulf region is readying to meet burgeoning demands of cargo interests. The region appears to have favor in Washington, as the only two…
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