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Southern Illinois boasts a powerhouse workforce of 139,000 strong - skilled, dependable, and ready to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.
With prime positioning on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and all ranking among the top 150 U.S. ports, the Southern Illinois region’s ports provide strategic, multimodal access at the center of the U.S. Inland Waterway System.
Port District Links:
Jackson–Union Counties Regional Port District
Kaskaskia Regional Port District
