Governor Pritzker announces $40 million to build the Alexander Cairo Port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers

Governor J.B. Pritzker will announce that the State of Illinois will provide $40 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan to anchor a public private partnership that will construct a new inland port in Cairo, Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The state will immediately grant $4 million to the Alexander Cairo Port District to fund final engineering, permitting and site preparation at the new port.

The Alexander Cairo Port has been in development for years and represents one of the largest investments in Southern Illinois in decades. The port will position Cairo, Illinois, as a national hub for the shipping and logistics industry.

When:                 

Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 2:30 p.m.

Where:               

Magnolia Manor, 2700 Washington Ave., Cairo, IL 62914

Who:                   

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois

Sen. Dale Fowler, Illinois, 59^th District

Mayor Thomas Simpson, City of Cairo

Larry Klein, Alexander Cairo Port Authority

Additional city, county, state and port officials

Shipping, logistics and agriculture industry representatives