Mississippi Business Journal » level http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Removal of rock pinnacles in dropping river progressing slowly http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/20/removal-of-rock-pinnacles-in-dropping-river-progressing-slowly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=removal-of-rock-pinnacles-in-dropping-river-progressing-slowly http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/20/removal-of-rock-pinnacles-in-dropping-river-progressing-slowly/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:58:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67117 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Crews scooping out Mississippi River bedrock in southern Illinois are making steady progress but have removed just a fraction of the rock pinnacles that are impeding navigation along a stretch of the drought-plagued waterway, an Army Corps of Engineers official said. Excavating machinery had chiseled away 39 cubic yards of rock by [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/20/removal-of-rock-pinnacles-in-dropping-river-progressing-slowly/feed/ 0 Leaders ‘cautiously optimistic’ about navigation on dropping river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/leaders-cautiously-optimistic-about-navigation-on-dropping-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leaders-cautiously-optimistic-about-navigation-on-dropping-river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/leaders-cautiously-optimistic-about-navigation-on-dropping-river/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:33:39 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=67098 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District commander Col. Chris Hall met with state and local representatives yesterday in Alton, Ill., to discuss current and future actions the Corps will take to maintain a safe and reliable navigation channel during low [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/leaders-cautiously-optimistic-about-navigation-on-dropping-river/feed/ 0 Corps releasing water from lake to raise falling river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/17/corps-releasing-water-from-lake-to-raise-falling-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corps-releasing-water-from-lake-to-raise-falling-river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/17/corps-releasing-water-from-lake-to-raise-falling-river/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:09:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66923 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Amid strong concerns about the declining level of the already low Mississippi River, the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water from an Illinois lake to add to the flow of the Mississippi. Last Saturday, Corps of Engineers officials began releasing water at Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois, saying the additional water [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/17/corps-releasing-water-from-lake-to-raise-falling-river/feed/ 0 Governor wants bill to force Corps to release water into river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/governor-wants-bill-to-force-corps-to-release-water-into-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-wants-bill-to-force-corps-to-release-water-into-river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/governor-wants-bill-to-force-corps-to-release-water-into-river/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:53:25 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66636 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is urging U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to sponsor legislation that would force the Army Corps of Engineers to release water from dams on the Missouri River to raise the water level on the Mississippi River, where drought conditions could soon halt barge traffic. Beshear, a Democrat, [...]

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