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Officials of the Helena-West Helena/Phillips County (Ark.) Port Authority, known as Helena Harbor, learned March 24 that it had been approved for a $287,800 Arkansas Waterways Commission grant to support current and future tenants of Helena Harbor. The Arkansas Waterways Commission is a part of the Arkansas Department of Commerce, led by Secretary Mike Preston. The seven-member commission, chaired by Phyllis Harden, is a strong advocate and funder for waterborne freight and port development. Cassandra Caldwell serves as executive director for the commission. Helena Harbor is a slack-water harbor and 4,000-acre industrial park located on the Mississippi River one hour south of Memphis, Tenn. It will use the funding to build a water chlorination booster station, as well as to start work on a small laydown yard for containers and for inspecting its 60-ton bridge crane for future service. |