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Mary Lamie, Executive Director

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

Tim Cantwell

• St. Clair County/MidAmerica Airport

Louis Copilevitz

• St. Louis Regional Chamber

Fred Dyer

• St. Charles County

Garry Earls

• St. Louis County

Ed Hillhouse Executive Director, East-West Gateway Paul Ellis Monroe County

Freight Working Group

PARTNERS FROM ILLINOIS & MISSOURI

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

Ellen Krohne Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Mike McCarthy Terminal Railroad Association John Nations Bi-State Development Jim Wild (Chair) Assistant Executive Director, East-West Gateway Otis Williams City of St. Louis/SLDC Dennis Wilmsmeyer Madison County/America’s Central Port

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

VISION AND MISSION

OUR VISION

Driven by a unified public-private multimodal partnership, the

• St. Louis region will renew its

‘Gateway’ status, becoming a

premier multimodal freight

center in the Midwest through job and economic growth, particularly in manufacturing.

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

OUR MISSION

To accelerate regional

economic growth by

coordinating public and private efforts, optimizing the regional multimodal investment portfolio and marketing the St. Louis region’s multimodal opportunities.

Six Class I Railroads- Favorable intermodal rail service

to Eastern markets from the St. Louis region. This provides a rail transit-time advantage over competing logistics hubs to the west.

Why a Freight District?

REGIONAL ASSETS

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

Third largest inland port – Barge traffic travels lock-free

to and from the Gulf of Mexico and ice-free year round.

Four interstates with access in all directions. One-day

drive or less to Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Cleveland, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New Orleans.

Why a Freight District?

REGIONAL ASSETS

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

Pipeline: Served by six interstate natural gas pipelines and nine refined product pipelines Five Airports in the Region: Two major commercial/cargo airports with developable land, rail access and cold storage capabilities. Logistics Leader with Available Real Estate: Over 15 million plus square feet

• f freight-based development in 20 years.

Plus available sites for future development. Workforce: Variety of educational institutions producing well-trained, skilled and diverse labor pool

Marketing Committee

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

BSD Board of Commissioners BSD President & CEO Regional Freight District Board of Directors Needs Analysis/ Planning Regional Freight District Executive Director Regional Freight District Alliance Needs Analysis Committee Policy Committee Policy Marketing Operations

New BSD Headquarters Metropolitan Square Building

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ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI COUNTIES

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

Bi-State Development

• Long history as a regional development

authority

• Can cross local, county and state

boundaries to plan, construct, maintain,

• wn and operate facilities and

infrastructure

• Authorized to issue revenue bonds,

collect fees, and receive federal, state and private funds INTERSTATE COMPACT AGENCY

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Goals

• Drive regional economic growth
• Market the region as a global freight

and supply chain center Responsibilities:

• Regional Freight Needs Analysis
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Regional Freight Development Plan
• Freight Marketing Plan

How to Reach Our Goals

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

NEXT STEPS

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

Developing Needs Analysis and Freight Plan with public and private leaders.

• Corporate Leaders
• Six Class I Railroads
• St. Louis Port Working Group
• IDOT/MODOT
• Airports
• Economic Development Professionals
• Elected Leaders

Regional Needs / Freight Plan

“The State of Freight in the St. Louis Region” - August 2015

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Starting Point!

Understanding our position in the marketplace and evaluate key performance indicators to prioritize areas

• f investment.

n g Point - Understanding our position in the marketplace and

evaluate key performance indicators to prioritize areas of investment.

Key Findings

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• Compared to its peer cities, total truck cost from the St. Louis

region produced the lowest cost option for shippers. Successful distribution models are demonstrated by the existing presence of national logistic leaders including:

• UPS and FedEx hubs make the St. Louis region an ideal

location for eCommerce.

• Trucker shortages are causing shippers to divert truck freight

to intermodal rail. Intermodal service from St. Louis to Eastern markets is an advantage over competing hubs to the west.

• The St. Louis region has logistical advantages, but is often
• verlooked because of aggressive promotional efforts by

competing hubs.

Opportunities

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• Increase Investment in the Transportation Network
• Build on the Success in Bulk and Break-Bulk Transload Services
• Focus attention on Regional Distribution, Manufacturing and

eCommerce.

• Capture Growth from Emerging Trends.

Building Partnerships

• St. Louis Regional Freight District

Build partnerships with both the private and public sector, and develop an

• rganizational structure that allows regional/national industries and regional

partners to collaborate and work together efficiently

Regional Economic Freight Development Plan

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Develop a Regional Economic Freight Development Plan that includes projects and initiatives that align economic development with supply chain and increasing freight velocity

Step 3: Regional Development Plan

HOW TO FUND DEVELOPMENT

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Funding:

• Identify sources to make capital investments in freight-related infrastructure
• Maximize funding opportunities through public-private partnerships
• Use CREATE program as model for a smaller scale public-private

partnerships

Freight Marketing Plan

PROMOTING THE ST. LOUIS REGION

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Develop and implement a freight marketing plan that promotes the region as a premier Midwest distribution hub to regional, national and international business/investors Expected Results:

• Promote regional assets
• Develop an online regional infrastructure

database/directory

• Target marketing efforts

Mary Lamie, Executive Director 314-315-3014 mclamie@BiStateDev.org

• St. Louis Regional Freight District