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downstream of St. Louis, Missouri.
The river, itself, is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers; the Kaskaskia Regional Port District is
governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, appoint-
ed by the governor to fulfill its mandate, which Weil-
bacher puts, succinctly: “We facilitate economic devel-
opment and we provide sites for development along
the Kaskaskia River,” he states. “We have a unique
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
The Kaskaskia Regional Port District
WHAT:
A regional port authority created by the
Illinois State Legislature
WHERE:
Southwest Illinois
WEBSITE
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