Lambert Officials Admit: Market for Cargo “Disappeared” Post-Aerotropolis
Four years ago, the Show-Me Institute came out strongly against plans to spend upwards of a half-billion dollars to turn...
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Aerotropolis By Any Other Name
When the Missouri Legislature originally considered subsidizing the half-billion dollar “Aerotropolis” project in 2011, the Show-Me Institute had numerous questions....
Aerotropolis Revisited
Many Missouri residents remember the ill-fated effort to create a China Hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The plan, dubbed...
Part 2: It Is Time To Close The Book On Aerotropolis
Last week, I noted that Aerotropolis is back in the legislative conversation as supporters try (again) to direct state subsidies to...
Part 1: It Is Time To Close The Book On Aerotropolis
Last year, Saint Louis County officials decided to revive the moribund Aerotropolis project, a part-cargo, part-real estate tax credit boondoggle...
Place Your Bets: Proposed Aerotropolis May Be Funded In Part With Casino Tax Revenues
We noted in February that we saw some legislative activity in the Missouri House intended to revive, at least in part,...
Zombie Bill: Aerotropolis Tax Credit Rises Again
Last week, FOX 2 News in Saint Louis reported that the China Hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was essentially dead. The...
Aerotropolis Victory – Audrey on KTRS
KTRS talk show host McGraw Milhaven recently called Show-Me Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding “the single most powerful woman in the...
The End of Aerotropolis?
The Senate has adjourned: What does this mean for Aerotropolis tax credits? In this video, Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick...
Aerotropolis and the Climate for Substantive Tax Credit Reform
News on the proposed China Hub tax credits has been pretty sparse the past few weeks. Just before the Missouri...
Aerotropolis Progress Report: A Panel Discussion
On Tuesday, October 4, the Show-Me Institute hosted a panel discussion to detail the history and future of the Aerotropolis...
Aerotropolis: Special Session Legislation – House Version (September 9, 2011)
HB4: Special Session Legislation (PDF) HB4: Special Session Legislation (Text)
Aerotropolis by Another Name?
In this video, Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding describes how even though the $360 million Aerotropolis tax credit package...
The End of Aerotropolis Subsidies?
A real spendthrift – even one newly resolved to be thrifty – cannot walk through a shopping center without stopping...
SLU and Mizzou Economists Weigh in on Aerotropolis Jobs Estimates
Saint Louis University professor Dr. Jack Strauss and University of Missouri-Columbia professor Dr. Joe Haslag (also Show-Me’s chief economist) have at...
The State Constitutional Question: Are the Aerotropolis Tax Credits Even Legal?
It’s a question that now is cropping up among some who have looked closely at the Aerotropolis legislation. Ron Calzone...
Will the Missouri House “Ram” $300 Million of Aerotropolis Cash Back Into the Bill?
As Yogi Berra says, “It ain’t over til it’s over!” Via KMOX, (Emphasis mine) Republicans are scaling back a plan...
Senate Removes $300 Million in Warehouse Construction Tax Credits From Aerotropolis Bill
Missouri Sen. Rob Mayer (R-Dist. 25) announced today that $300 million in tax credits for the construction of warehouses had...
Video: Senate President Pro Tem Discusses Changes to Aerotropolis Bill
Via Capitol Calling, Sen. Rob Mayer (R-Dexter) talks about the “erosion” of support for the Aerotropolis bill since the Senate...
Talking Aerotropolis: Audrey Spalding with Greg Knapp on KCMO, Patrick Ishmael with Mark Reardon on KMOX
Busy days in these parts, as you might imagine. Audrey Spalding was on with KCMO’s Greg Knapp on Tuesday morning...
