Business View Magazine | April 2020

252 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2020 dedicated economic development fund that provides about $1.6 million to business projects. That’s unique and very unusual for the St. Louis area. We also have the 8-lane, I-270 that comes right through our town. That connects you to the entire interstate network. You’re 10 minutes from I-70, 15 minutes from I-64, 20 minutes from I-44, and 25 minutes from I-55. We’ve got a Class 1 railroad, with rail spurs available for business. We’re right on the Norfolk Southern Continental line, with existing spurs into several of our industrial parks. We’ve got highway access, rail access, and we butt up against Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, so we’ve got access to trans-continental and international flights.” With the city’s slogan being “Discover Hazelwood,” all that infrastructure makes it incredibly easy and convenient to do just that. PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF HAZELWOOD FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGE SQUARE SOMERAROADINC .COM A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FIRM PREFERRED VENDOR n Somera Road Inc. www.someraroadinc.com