Missouri Awarding Grants to Lift Biodiesel, Ethanol Output
The Biofuel Infrastructure Incentive Program, administered by MASBDA, will award grants to biofuel retailers, distributors, terminal companies or fleet operations.
Nationwide Transport Stages Opening in Missouri
Nationwide Transport, a $5.2 million trucking startup, staged its grand opening in La Grange, Mo., in a facility located along the Mississippi River banks on the state’s northeastern border opposite Illinois.
Rental Clothing Firm Opens Kansas City Fulfillment Center
Operations have begun in Missouri at a 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center for women’s rental clothing company Nuuly in a $60 million two-phase project to create 750 jobs in five years.
Missouri Might Gain an East-West Interstate Highway
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers approved $2.5 million to study the conversion of U.S. Route 36 into Interstate 72 between Hannibal in the east and St. Joseph in the west.
Missouri Awards $5.9 Million in Grants for CDLs, Related Training
Four Missouri educational institutions will receive $5.9 million in truck driver training funds — part of $30 million given to 19 organizations through workforce training grants awarded by the state department of economic development.
Drought Prompts Exemptions for Hay Shipments to Oklahoma, Missouri
Missouri and Oklahoma have lifted some transportation weight restrictions for hay shipments to help farmers and ranchers there affected by severe drought.
Missouri Groups Team to Spur Improvements on Interstate 70
Groups in Kansas City and St. Louis are bringing industry and state transportation leaders together to accelerate funds to improve Interstate 70’s freight corridor in Missouri and beyond.
Missouri Transportation Officials Seek Approval for Raises
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation is requesting a $70 million infusion of cash to boost the pay of its workforce and hire more employees.
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Fuel Tax Hike With Refund Option
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri drivers will likely pay more at the pump starting this fall after lawmakers passed a bill to raise the state’s fuel tax for the first time in more than two decades.
Missouri DOT Progresses With I-70 Rocheport Bridge Replacement Project
The Missouri Department of Transportation is advancing work on a $240 million project to replace the Rocheport Bridge, a vital freight link that carries 3.6 million trucks per year.