The UMWA Marine Highway 35 Workshop was held June 25 at Western Illinois University Riverfront Campus– 3300 River Drive, Moline, IL. This one-day workshop brings industry leaders and stakeholders together for focused, solutions-driven conversations about the working river, what it takes to keep freight moving and where investments can unlock new efficiency and use of the Upper Mississippi River.
Future workshop details will be released here.
Presentations
Commerce on the River panel: Export outlook and importance of maintaining efficiency and competitiveness
Brandon Phillips, Riverview Companies
Community stories: Funded project success stories panel – moderated by Travis Black, U.S. Maritime Administration
Dennis Wilmsmeyer, Americas Central Port
Ralph Martin, Lewis County Industrial Development Authority and Lewis County Regional Port Authority
Maria Kuhns, Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council and Hannibal Regional Port Authority
Workforce pathways and industry awareness
Errin Howard, We Work the Waterways
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Agenda
9 am: Welcome – Zac Morris, President, Upper Mississippi Waterway Association
9:10 am: Grants and funding opportunities – Travis Black, U.S. Maritime Administration and Libby Ogard, Prime Focus
9:50 am: Priorities for the Upper Mississippi – Jarin Rudsell, Tom Heinold, Kristin Moe and Andy Schimpf, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
10:45 am: Break
11 am: Commerce on the River panel: Export outlook and importance of maintaining efficiency and competitiveness
Brandon Phillips, Riverview Companies
Moderated by Todd Main, Illinois Soybean Association
12 pm: Lunch
1 pm: Community stories: Funded project success stories panel – moderated by Travis Black, U.S. Maritime Administration
Dennis Wilmsmeyer, Americas Central Port
Ralph Martin, Lewis County Industrial Development Authority and Lewis County Regional Port Authority
Maria Kuhns, Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council and Hannibal Regional Port Authority
2 pm: Workforce pathways and industry awareness – Errin Howard, We Work the Waterways
2:45 pm: Closing comments – Gary Williams, Upper Mississippi Waterway Association
3:15 pm: Depart for optional barge tour led by Upper Mississippi Fleeting
Barge tour will return around 5:30 p.m.
Thank you sponsors!
