China Hub Document: “We need someone, not a government agency, to make things happen”
The quote comes from notes the NCBE made from a meeting with Jens Tubbesing, “the lead person for Aerostrata to...
‘Aerotropolis’ Bill: A Giant Step Backwards in Public Policy
For many years, I have worked to promote free-market solutions to a broad range of public policy issues in the...
A Starry-Eyed Proposal To Rescue an Airport and Revitalize a Region
In 1998, the airport authority in St. Louis approved the construction of a third runway at its 70-year-old airfield (the...
How (Not) to Create Jobs: Some Advice for Gov. Jay Nixon
Gov. Jay Nixon says that he’s fed up with “right-wing extremists.” Does that include everyone who thinks that the governor...
According to China Hub Reports, Warehouse Space is Sufficient
We’ve been working for a while to get studies, draft studies, or reports from the Midwest China Hub Commission that...
Aerotropolis: Aerostrata “Six (6) Month Progress Report,” July 2010
Queued to Page 7, key portion highlighted: <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/238960/aerostrata-6-months-progress-report.pdf”>AeroStrata 6 Months Progress Report (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/238960/aerostrata-6-months-progress-report.txt”>AeroStrata 6...
Aerotropolis: The End of the Beginning
Yesterday we received a firm date for the legislative special session that will include the proposed Aerotropolis tax credits —...
Both Kansas City Star and Kansas City Airport Question Aerotropolis
The Star‘s editorial board writes that the Aerotropolis tax credits, which would heavily subsidize warehouse and facility construction near the...
In July 2010 E-mail to NCBE, Tyson Executive Saw “Very Little Opportunity” in Beef Export Plan
Note: Tyson Foods is the largest exporter of beef from the United States. In response to an e-mail from the National...
Hey National Center for Beef Excellence, Where’s the Beef?
Last week KMOV reported that a “non-profit agency” commissioned by the Midwest China Hub Commission had conducted a study about...
Aerotropolis: China Hub Responsive Documents, Part 1
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/231046/china-hub-responsive-documents-part-1.pdf”>China Hub Responsive Documents Part 1 (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/231046/china-hub-responsive-documents-part-1.txt”>China Hub Responsive Documents Part 1 (Text)</a>
What’s Wrong with Aerotropolis: Grounded Beef
In this video, Show-Me Institute policy analyst Patrick Ishmael explains how, despite the claims of Aerotropolis proponents, Missouri beef...
‘Where’s the Beef?’ A Reminder That American Beef Products Are Ineligible for Export to China
It seems that a bipartisan set of politicians are set on pumping this “send more beef to China” theme in...
Mitigating the Harmful Effects of the ‘Aerotropolis’ Legislation
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding was contacted by Missouri legislators concerned with modifying the “Aerotropolis” bill to mitigate the...
“Aerotropolis” Author Doesn’t Think Saint Louis Proposal Will Work
This week, we posted our case study on the so-called “Aerotropolis” proposal, which would create $360 million in state tax...
Rebuilding, Not Rebranding
“Extreme Makeover,” indeed. After previously likening the project to a “developer’s relief act,” last Friday it appeared that the St. Louis...
Trade Promotes Growth, Except When Hijacked by Subsidy-Seeking Special Interests
Many cities are pursuing “Aerotropolis”-style development in the hope that establishing a new global air trade hub can help a...
Aerotropolis Tax Credits Are Still a Bad Idea
Today, the St. Louis Business Journal published a letter by Jeff Rainford, chief of staff for Saint Louis Mayor Francis...
Defeat of ‘China Hub’ or ‘Aerotropolis’ Bill a Significant Victory for Missouri Taxpayers
It was the “Big Idea” that couldn’t — and didn’t — pass. The defeat of a bill calling for the...
The Next Big Handout: An “Aerotropolis” Near You?
The prospect of “Big Idea” economic development makes politicians do strange, contradictory things. On the stump, candidates rail against corporate...
