Will Bauer
Metro East Reporter at St.Louis Public Radio NPR
Metro East reporter for @stlpublicradio. Hawley, MN native & @UNLincoln grad. Sarcasm is my own. Past: @NebPubMediaNews & @OWHnews.
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4 days ago |
bnd.com | Will Bauer
A nearly $40 million Metro East project that officials believe will enhance flooding prevention along the Mississippi River has been completed, officials said Friday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Wood River Drainage and Levee District said their federal-local partnership will address known deficiencies in the levee system by building 80 new relief wells, a drainage system and an access road.
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6 days ago |
bnd.com | Will Bauer
In recent years, the Illinois Department of Transportation has been using full closures of major roadways in the metro-east during construction because it offers three distinct advantages. “We have found that full closures are safer, faster and cheaper,” said Joel Cumby, IDOT’s District 8 project implementation engineer based in Collinsville.
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1 week ago |
bnd.com | Will Bauer
While details are scant, the new Japanese owner of Granite City’s steel mill committed on Wednesday to not reduce production capacity in the metro-east for two years. Nippon Steel, which just completed a partnership deal with U.S. Steel, will maintain current production at Granite City Works, according to a U.S. Steel spokesperson. Both blast furnaces at the former U.S. Steel mill remain idled.
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1 week ago |
bnd.com | Will Bauer
The neighboring company to Granite City’s steel mill that floated purchasing both blast furnaces back in 2022 still plans to forge ahead with its plans that union officials say would leave only a few hundred permanent jobs. With President Donald Trump approving the deal between U.S. Steel and the Japanese firm Nippon late last week, a representative for SunCoke Energy Inc.
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1 week ago |
missouribusinessalert.com | Will Bauer
While details are scant, the new Japanese owner of Granite City’s steel mill committed on Wednesday to not reduce production capacity in the Metro East for two years. Nippon Steel, which just completed a partnership deal with U.S. Steel, will maintain current production at Granite City Works, according to a U.S. Steel spokesperson. Both blast furnaces at the former U.S. Steel mill remain idled.
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