FreightWeekSTL 2025 Set for June 2–6

Learn about Ingram’s overall operations and facilities in the St. Louis area, the company’s planned investments in the region and its initiatives to reduce emissions via renewable and biofuels. Find out how Ingram’s presence in the St. Louis area supports those efforts and the opportunities for enhanced movement of goods between the Gulf Coast and the St. Louis region.

Get the latest on American Foods Group’s new meat processing plant in Warren County, Missouri and the importance of its strategic location right off Interstate 70. Learn more about the supply chain side of the business as we gain insight on what the company produces there, where that product is shipped to, how it is shipped and the advantages gained from being in the St. Louis region.

We’re bringing back representatives of innovative companies featured in 2023 and 2024 to get the latest updates with some of the new technology we’re tracking. St. Louis startup Intramotev will share details on the advances it has made over the past year as the company is demonstrating success on the ground, delivering and moving goods for customers and continuing its quest to make the U.S. rail system more efficient and sustainable. The panel also will include updates on the tremendous progress being made by St. Louis-based UNCOMN and the Port of Long Beach and highlight recent funding received in support of their collaboration to create a supply chain information highway that is capturing the attention of beneficial cargo owners.

Hear from an organization that is investing in companies with the potential to revolutionize the movement of freight. Find out why this St. Louis-based venture capital firm is choosing to invest in these and any other companies in the freight and logistics sector and the advice they have for other startup companies seeking capital to advance their supply chain innovations.

This event will be held at the Bi-State Development Headquarters Office in downtown St. Louis

Don’t miss this opportunity to gather in person for the Freight Summit featuring a keynote conversation with Gia Biagi, Secretary of Transportation for the Illinois Department of Transportation. Titled Infrastructure and Collaboration: Catalysts for Economic Growth, the keynote conversation will highlight the state of Illinois’ ambitious goals to continue to revitalize transportation across the state and provide insight on the critical role of infrastructure investment to connect Illinois residents to the places they need to go, create jobs, and improve the quality of life in communities statewide. The event will also feature a video message from Ed Hassinger, Director of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

The 2026 Priority Projects List will be released at the Freight Summit. The Priority Projects List is a valuable tool used to advocate for support and funding for critical infrastructure improvements that strengthen the St. Louis region’s position as a world-class freight and logistics hub for national and global supply chains, with associated remarks by representatives of both the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation.

Learn about the outlook for commodities and the barge industry in 2025 and renewable energy trends related to freight and transportation. We’ll also explore what the findings of a recent study about the economic value of the Mississippi River shipping channel mean for the St. Louis region, and more.

Hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway, this popular cruise will highlight key freight assets and opportunities that position the St. Louis region as a thriving freight and logistics hub with global access. The curated tour will provide an up-close look at critical elements of the region’s multimodal freight network, including roads and bridges; rail and barge facilities; multimodal freight transfer services; and the ports and infrastructure that have made this section of the Mississippi River the Ag Coast of America. Light refreshments and lunch options will be available for purchase.

Learn about exciting career opportunities in various sectors of the freight industry, including rail, barge and trucking, as well as opportunities related to the construction of multimodal infrastructure. We will also discuss the paths students can take to land careers in these sectors and the importance of training programs.

Digital release of the latest Industrial Real Estate Market Report for the St. Louis region highlighting market fundamentals, current labor figures and recent trends in construction and development that illustrate how this region continues to support growth in the manufacturing industry and associated supply chain and logistics operations. New data related to GDP within targeted industry sectors will also be spotlighted.

Delve into the St. Louis Regional Freightway’s strategic process for creating and marketing a list of Featured Real Estate Sites that helped to attract an $800 million development to the St. Louis region. Panelists will discuss the collaboration that helps move targeted sites from underutilized to developer-ready status and streamlines the site selection process for interested parties, sharing metrics that demonstrate how this important initiative supports advancement of the region’s industrial real estate market.

Gain insight on the advantages the St. Louis region offers for shippers and global logistics firms alike, with highlights on St. Louis’s central U.S. location, interstate connectivity and international airport access. Learn about the global supply chain’s intricate hub and spoke system that leverages multiple trade lanes to support cargo movement into, out of and through the region, and the potential impact of the planned $2.8B terminal expansion at St. Louis Lambert International Airport and other enhancements to Interstate-70 between Hanley Road and the Missouri River.