CITY RECEIVES RAIL IMPROVEMENT GRANT

SIOUX CITY HAS RECEIVED A TWO MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT FOR RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SOUTHBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL PARK.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER JEFF HANSON SAYS THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO BUILD AN INDUSTRIAL "LEAD TRACK" AND DROP AND PULL YARD:

HANSON AND A CITY CONTINGENT JUST RETURNED FROM WASHINGTON D.C....WHERE THEY WERE SEEKING FUNDING FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARTY DOUGHERTY SAYS RAIL SERVICE IS CRITICAL TO COMPANIES LOOKING TO BUILD AT SOUTHBRIDGE:

THE CITY HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED ANOTHER THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDS FOR THE SIX-POINT-SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.