Herald & Review, 5/3:
Railroad on board to support Midwest Inland Port
DECATUR — One of the nation's largest railroads pledged its support Monday to developing the Midwest Inland Port in Decatur.
CN, which is one of three Class I railroads providing service to Decatur businesses, has joined the strategic development coalition for the port. Other members of the development group include Archer Daniels Midland Co., Ameren Illinois, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Clayco, OmniTrax and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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“The Midwest Inland Port is showing signs of being an economic driver as a new platform for growth into emerging markets around the globe,” Whalen said. “We see many possibilities ahead.”
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