The Right to Work States Win Again

According to my local NBC (Paducah, KY) affiliate, Tennessee wins again: A new river port on the Mississippi in northwest Tennessee will bring 5600 jobs to the region. Tennessee Congressman John Tanner made the announcement Thursday afternoon in Tiptonville along with members of the Regional Port Authority and the US Army Corps of Engineers. The new port will be built at Cate's Landing. That's near Highway 155, which connects to interstates 40, 55, 24 and The Purchase Parkway. It's also close to the future site of Interstate 69. The new port is about 30 miles from rail lines connecting to Canada and the Gulf of Mexico.

No doubt this will be good for the entire region-mine included, but as I've said time and again, Missouri had better do something quickly if it is to retain industry of any consequence.