The Joliet (Ill.) Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry has selected Ozinga as its 2018 Small Business/Employer of the Year. The award was announced December 13. Ozinga’s Joliet Yard serves… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
More than 500 guests from the maritime community gathered in Paducah, Ky., December 6 for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s 19th annual River Bell Awards Luncheon. The event raised more than… Read More
One of the most encouraging stories of 2018 has been Congress’ bipartisan determination to address infrastructure needs. Once it became clear that infrastructure plans floated by President Trump were unacceptable… Read More
Infrastructure projects in the state of Texas garnered five of the recently-announced awards from the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) transportation grant program, the successor to the Obama-era… Read More
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced December 6 that the Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority has been awarded $11.2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development”… Read More
Missouri U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and Rep. Jason Smith announced on their websites December 6 that the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (SEMO Port) will receive a $19.8 million grant… Read More
On December 7, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced $1.5 billion in funding for a total of 91 infrastructure projects through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)… Read More
The Port of Morrow, Ore., which sits on the Columbia River in the town of Boardman, was one of the 14 recipients of port-related grants from the Department of Transportation’s… Read More
Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) promoted Tracy Zea to vice president-government relations. He previously served as WCI’s director-government relations since August 2015. Zea’s role is to advocate for WCI’s goals for… Read More
Decatur Marine Audit & Survey, the Dulles, Va.-based audit, survey and inspection provider, announced December 11 that the company has opened a new office location in New Orleans, La., with… Read More
