Brownback has been very instrumental in the development of the St. Peter's Waterway Redevelopment. Diehl has been great for several years in leading her neighborhood in being one of the best in the entire metro. Through her efforts the Strawberry Hill revitalization project has taken place.
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This country and its economy must have a vibrant commercial center at the mouth of the Mississippi River, its most important waterway, ... Katrina and Rita brought our economy to its knees.
They're making the assumption that there's no use of the waterway other than purely recreation. Long Island Sound has a very significant commercial aspect to it and always has. About 4,000 commercial vessels traverse the Sound every year.
It is also a clear signal to the international community that we are serious about it, we mean business and are willing to pool our resources to help maintain safety and security in the strategic waterway,
Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway. The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean towards each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. A vast silence reigned over the land.
Having access to an inland waterway is an important consideration, but perhaps even more critical is having multiple transportation options and channels. Companies limit themselves if they move product mostly by water, by truck, or through one port, especially in a commodity business.
It's an international waterway. We cannot stop it. We cannot control it. It's either a federal government issue or Mexico issue.
Brownback has been great upfront when he appropriated 2 million for the St. Peter's Waterway Redevelopment project. He recently appropriated funds to begin work on the Bethany Development project.
The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway. In the offing the sea and the sky were welded together without a joint, and in the luminous space the tanned sails of the barges drifting up with the tide seemed to stand still in red clusters of canvas sharply peaked, with gleams of varnished sprits.
As founder and co-chair of the upper Mississippi River Congressional task force, I have long sought to preserve the river's health and historical multiple uses, including as a natural waterway and a home to wildlife, for the benefit of future generations of Americans.
Almost 70 percent of U.S. ag exports travel the upper Mississippi River and the Illinois waterway system.
The Wabash River - Indiana's largest body of water, containing the longest unimpeded waterway east of the Mississippi - constitutes a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. From the corridor's impact on the Hoosier landscape to its role in influencing the lives of the people who live along it, this is truly a story worth telling.
Economists have said that if you have to remove dams, take out the lower Snake River dams because they provide fewer benefits to the region than Columbia River dams. . .You can have a very vibrant agricultural economy in eastern Washington where grain moves without the Salmon River Waterway, if we make prudent investments in upgrading truck and railroad infrastructure.