# Proposed Midwest River Port aimed to bring jobs, economic opportunity to Illinois, Iowa | CIProud.com

> Illinois Congressmen Darin LaHood and Cheri Bustos joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing to create one regional port along the Mississippi. The Army Corps received resolutions from eight Iowa and Illinois counties to form a statistical boundary called the Mississippi River Ports of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Approval is likely.

- Date: 2020-09-11 · published 2020-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51002-proposed-midwest-river-port-aimed-to-bring-jobs-economic-opportunity-to
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The statistical designation would consolidate port tonnage reporting for the region, improving data visibility but not changing physical grain flows or prices.

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## Sources

- centralillinoisproud.com: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/proposed-midwest-river-port-aimed-to-bring-jobs-economic-opportunity-to-illinois-iowa/

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