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...
Empty and Broke
In Missouri, we are no strangers to airports that are deep in debt. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is still facing...
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...
The Not-So-Special Session: Lessons Learned From a Public Policy Viewpoint
Talk about laying an egg! Missouri lawmakers are going home at the end of the 50-day special session of the...
The Job-Killing Effect of the ‘Do Something’ Mentality
The big news last week was a dismal national jobs report. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there was...
It’s Not About China, It’s About Corporate Welfare
During the special session of the Missouri Legislature, there was no shortage of personal attacks levied at individuals and organizations who...
The End of Aerotropolis Subsidies?
A real spendthrift – even one newly resolved to be thrifty – cannot walk through a shopping center without stopping...
‘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...
Aerotropolis: The Wrong Way to Get-It-Done
At his July 21 press conference at the Danforth Plant Science Center in Saint Louis, Gov. Jay Nixon did his...
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...
Lambert Director Misrepresents Missouri’s ‘Aerotropolis’ Bill
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Air Cargo News June 21, 2011. We’d like to thank Air Cargo...
What’s Wrong with Aerotropolis: What’s the $300 Million for?
If two warehouses would satisfy the projected demand for exports, what’s the $300 million in tax credits for? In this...
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...
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 Kingmaker “Fix” Isn’t Much of One
I’ve pointed out that the so-called “Aerotropolis” legislation could result in the Mayor of Saint Louis and area county executives...
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...
Development Spending by Government Only Multiplies Madness
Growing up in a small town in Southeast Missouri, life often felt painfully slow. Amusement was limited to the bowling...
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...
