Rail Roundup: OmniTRAX, G&W develop, expand partnerships
Partnerships seek to take advantage of anticipated growth in service needs
0 39 2 minutes read The first rail cars travel under the S.R. 25 overpass on newly installed track linking the Georgia Ports Authority s Garden City Terminal to Chatham and Mason Mega Rail yards, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. The Mason Mega Rail project is now more than 75 percent complete. (GPA Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
OmniTRAX, partners seek to develop site in southern Indiana
Short line operator OmniTRAX is working with the River Ridge Development Authority of southern Indiana to develop the River Ridge Commerce Center.
OmniTRAX and River Ridge Development Authority to transform 6,000-acre Indiana rail industrial park
River Ridge Commerce Center.
OmniTRAX is partnering with River Ridge to strengthen an Indiana industrial park.
The Broe Group’s transportation affiliate, OmniTRAX has reached an agreement to partner with the River Ridge Development Authority to further develop the River Ridge Commerce Center’s rail infrastructure and attract major employers to Southern Indiana.
“Nationwide, our customers place high value on strategic locations and collaborative local partners, and the River Ridge Commerce Center delivers both,” said OmniTRAX CEO Dean Piacente. “We are excited the park’s leadership and local officials selected OmniTRAX to help grow the community and we are eager to get to work.”
J. Knipper and Company, Inc., Announces Expansion at Charlestown, Ind., Facility
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Representatives of One Southern Indiana (1si), working in partnership with the River Ridge Development Authority and J. Knipper and Company, Inc. (Knipper), announced today the expansion of the current Knipper distribution center at 1250 Patrol Road.
“Indiana has a legacy of life sciences excellence with companies like Knipper continuing to grow in our state. - Jim Schellinger, Indiana Secretary of Commerce CHARLESTOWN, Ind. (PRWEB) February 18, 2021 Representatives of One Southern Indiana (1si), working in partnership with the River Ridge Development Authority and J. Knipper and Company, Inc. (Knipper), announced today the expansion of the current Knipper distribution center at 1250 Patrol Road.
Treva Hodges
CHARLESTOWN â For the first time in more than six years, Pleasant Ridge neighborhood homeowner Melissa Crawford said she can breathe a sigh of relief.
On Dec. 17, a settlement was reached between the neighborhood association, formed in 2014 to defend against redevelopment of the neighborhood, and the City of Charlestown and its board of public works. The initial complaint filed in 2017 by the neighborhood alleged that the city had previously unfairly imposed fines on a property owned by the neighborhood association while not imposing the same fine on properties purchased by a private company, which had plans to raze and redevelop the area. It was also joined by several other homeowners.
Jack Coffman
Some county offices would remain at the Clark County Government Building, including courts, as the county commissioners approved Thursday purchasing space in River Ridge for another building.Photos by Aprile Rickert | News and Tribune
JEFFERSONVILLE â The Clark County Commissioners selected the site Thursday for a new government center.
By a 2-1 vote, the commissioners OKâd pursuing an agreement to purchase space inside a building under construction at River Ridge Commerce Center. Appraisals and other votes will be required before itâs a done deal, but the initial estimate for the purchase is between $6.5 and $6.7 million.
According to Jack Coffman, president of the commissioners, the agreement would see Clark County occupy two of the three floors in the building. An exact address for the site isnât available yet, Coffman said, but he added itâs being constructed inside the office park portion of River Ridge. The county would get about 30,000