/tags/gateway-commerce-center Gateway Commerce Center en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:35:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-18/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-finalizes-report-wants-tornado-shelters-required “You have to get the foundation laid and then go from there,” said Lynn Cope, whose 29-year-old son, Clayton, was killed by an Edwardsville tornado in December 2021. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:35:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-18/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-finalizes-report-wants-tornado-shelters-required Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2024-12-03/illinois-warehouses-should-be-built-with-storm-shelters-state-task-force-recommends Following an Edwardsville tornado that killed six Amazon employees, the Illinois Warehouse Safety Task Force made preliminary recommendations on Tuesday. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:40:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-03/illinois-warehouses-should-be-built-with-storm-shelters-state-task-force-recommends Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2024-09-26/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-public-input-edwardsville-tornado Formed after the 2021 tornado that killed six Amazon employees in Edwardsville, the task force is required to submit the report to the Illinois General Assembly by Jan. 1, 2025. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-09-26/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-public-input-edwardsville-tornado Will Bauer /economy-business/2024-09-17/edwardsville-amazon-warehouse-ravaged-by-2021-tornado-that-killed-6-has-reopened While the exterior of the warehouse was nearly complete about a year after the tornado hit, construction crews have since worked on the interior of the delivery station. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:05:43 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-17/edwardsville-amazon-warehouse-ravaged-by-2021-tornado-that-killed-6-has-reopened Will Bauer /economy-business/2023-11-02/citing-a-driver-shortage-madison-county-transit-will-reduce-routes-in-december Like other employers, Madison County Transit is struggling to hire drivers. To avoid burning out employees, Managing Director SJ Morrison said MCT will reduce routes in low-traffic areas. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:55:06 GMT /economy-business/2023-11-02/citing-a-driver-shortage-madison-county-transit-will-reduce-routes-in-december Will Bauer /economy-business/2023-01-17/local-bikers-and-businesses-praise-madison-countys-investment-in-transit-projects Madison County Transit will spend a combined $45 million for the county’s bike trails and bus system. The county will add 20 miles of trails, two tunnels and seven bridges. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-01-17/local-bikers-and-businesses-praise-madison-countys-investment-in-transit-projects Will Bauer /economy-business/2022-12-09/amazon-warehouse-where-6-died-is-nearly-rebuilt-but-wont-have-storm-shelter Amazon officials say they are taking steps to make their workplaces safer, including better training. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 23:32:59 GMT /economy-business/2022-12-09/amazon-warehouse-where-6-died-is-nearly-rebuilt-but-wont-have-storm-shelter Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2022-04-26/osha-finds-amazon-didnt-violate-federal-rules-in-light-of-the-edwardsville-warehouse-collapse The federal workplace safety agency has been investigating the deaths of six people at the facility since a tornado hit it in December. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:16:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-04-26/osha-finds-amazon-didnt-violate-federal-rules-in-light-of-the-edwardsville-warehouse-collapse Kelsey Landis, Mike Koziatek /economy-business/2022-02-16/workers-at-dozens-of-metro-east-warehouses-have-no-safe-rooms-to-shelter-from-tornadoes There aren’t local or statewide rules in Illinois ensuring workers in the nearly 30 warehouses surrounding the Amazon facility that collapsed in December will be any safer the next time a tornado strikes the St. Louis region. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:22:45 GMT /economy-business/2022-02-16/workers-at-dozens-of-metro-east-warehouses-have-no-safe-rooms-to-shelter-from-tornadoes Eric Schmid /economy-business/2022-02-07/many-metro-east-warehouses-dont-have-tornado-shelters-despite-a-low-price-tag The average estimated cost of a new warehouse building in Edwardsville was more than $16 million in the past five years. A tornado shelter adds less than 2% to that overall cost. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:58:42 GMT /economy-business/2022-02-07/many-metro-east-warehouses-dont-have-tornado-shelters-despite-a-low-price-tag Eric Schmid