Roads
Interstate 44 – Provides our companies with easy access to their respective markets. Interstates 64, 55, 70 are all within 50 miles or less via Interstate 44, providing you and your company further access to the rest of North America.

U.S. Highway 50, Missouri 47 (all AAA rated highways – 80,000 pound gross load limit) provide quick access to Interstate 44 and beyond.

Over 20 trucking firms provide interstate and/or intrastate service to Union. Several companies maintain a local terminal in Franklin County.

Highway Distance to Selected Market Centers

City	Miles		City	Miles
Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Birmingham, AL Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Cincinnati, OH Nashville, TN New Orleans, LA New York, NY Norfolk, VA Oklahoma City, OK	605 917 553 1,245 796 778 280 404 375 735 1,002 965 461		Omaha, NE Philadelphia, PA Saint Louis, MO Wichita, KS Louisville, KY Los Angeles, CA Kansas City, MO Jacksonville, FL Indianapolis, IN Houston, TX Detroit, MI Dallas, TX	408 965 50 474 312 1,875 237 950 260 845 599 640

Air
Lambert – Saint Louis International Airport
Distance: 60 miles
Travel Time: 1 hour
Notes: Lambert – Saint Louis International Airport serves as an American Airlines hub with numerous domestic and international flight opportunities.
(314) 426 – 8000
www.lambert-stlouis.com

Mid America St. Louis Airport (Located in Mascoutah, Illinois)
Distance: 75 miles
Travel Time: 1 ½ hours
Notes: An emerging regional carrier airport
(618) 566 – 5240
www.flymidamerica.com

Washington Airport
Distance: 10 miles
Travel Time: 15 minutes
Notes: Recent expansion of concrete runway. Runway is now 5000’ and services small business jets and most turbo props.
(636) 433 – 5454
http://www.ci.washington.mo.us

Rail
The Central Midland Railway provides continuous branch line service to Franklin County and Union. Central Midland Railway leases use of the rail line from Ameren. Piggyback service is available approximately 60 miles.

Contact: Jordan Buck, General Manager
1400 N. Warson Road
Saint Louis, Missouri 63132-1623
(618) 667 – 9803
Email: jordanb@cmrailway.com

River
NOTE: River port access lies less than 60 miles east of Union in Saint Louis and Jefferson County via Interstate 44 and/or Interstate 55.

Saint Louis River Port Authority
1015 Locust Street, Suite 1200
St. Louis, MO 63101
(314) 622 – 3400

The officially defined Port of Metropolitan St. Louis extends 70 miles along both banks of the Mississippi River from the southern boundary of Jefferson County, Missouri at Mississippi River Mile 138.8 (above the Ohio River) to the northern boundary of Madison County, Illinois at river mile 208.8 (above the Ohio River) which, in addition to the City of St. Louis Port Authority, encompasses many Illinois municipalities. A total of 134 piers, wharves and docks are located within the Port of Metropolitan St. Louis. There are 76 wharves and docks on the Missouri side and 58 on the Illinois side. There are more than 55 fleeting areas, allowing barges to be tied up along the river while awaiting movement opportunities.
The Port of Metropolitan St. Louis is the second largest inland port tonnage-wide in the U.S., handling more than 31 million tons annually. Petroleum, chemicals, grain and coal represent approximately 80 percent of the cargo handled at the port.

Jefferson County Port Authority
P.O. Box 603
Hillsboro, MO 63050
(636) 797 - 5337

At Mississippi River mile 150, the Jefferson County Port is located just south of metropolitan St. Louis near Interstate 55, the first north-south artery to intersect each of the east-west interstate highways west of the Mississippi River. U.S. Highways 61 and 67 are located approximately one half mile away.
Underground storage in excess of 1,000 square feet is also available.
Access to both Union Pacific and Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroads is provided at the port site.

Utilities:

Electricity
AmerenUE
Local Contact: Ken Schmidt, Manager
500 East Independence
Union, Missouri 63084
(636) 583 – 3600
Email: klschmidt@ameren.com
www.ameren.com

And/or

Ameren
Economic Development Contact: Mike Chell, Business Development Coodinator
One Ameren Plaza
1901 Chouteau Avenue
P.O. Box 66149, MC 350
Saint Louis, Missouri 63166-6149
(314) 554 – 2375
Email: mchell@ameren.com
www.ameren.com

Natural Gas
Missouri Natural Gas Company
(A Division of Laclede Gas Company)
Local Contact: Jim Hickman
#6 Progress Parkway
Union, Missouri  63084
(636) 584 - 8440
www.lacledegas.com

Sewer & Water
Union City Hall
Contact: Front Office Staff
500 East Locust Street
Union, Missouri 63084
(636) 583 – 3600
www.ci.union.mo.us