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TEN YEARS AGO, the Corps of Engineers blew holes in the Birds Point Levee in southern Missouri to relieve unprecedented flood pressures on Cairo, Ill.; American Commercial Barge Line CEO Mike Ryan talked about ACBL's new owner, Platinum Equity, during a luncheon in St. Louis; and AEP River Operations named a towboat in honor of Capt. Buck Lay. TWENTY YEARS AGO, a pro-posed dock for pleasure craft on the Elk River at Mile 0.1 sparked industry concerns it might be a navigation risk; TransLoad Services LLC opened a steel terminal in south St. Louis, Mo.; and the Coast Guard extended a flood-related closure of the Upper Mississippi River. THIRTY YEARS AGO, Pat Ross was elected president of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc.; the Delta Queen Steamboat Company announced a 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair theme for the summer's cruises; and a four-year contract with workers at HBC Barge Inc. saved the company but did not prevent layoffs. |