Eco-Devo Mad Libs: So, Are 5,000, 29,000, or 37,000 Jobs Being Saved or Created With “Aerotropolis”?
This is one of the biggest supposed selling points of spending $300 million on warehouses, and yet apparently none of...
Missouri Privatization Roundup
There has been a great deal happening on the issue of privatization throughout our state. Tony’s Kansas City has been...
“You Smell a Rat That’s Wrapped in Week-Old Fishpaper”
This morning, KMOX’s Charlie Brennan interviewed air cargo expert Michael Webber, who earlier this week gave a scathing review of...
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...
Air Cargo Expert Hammers Aerotropolis Plan in Industry Publication
And doesn’t pull any punches in doing so. Published in Air Cargo News under the headline “St. Louis Air Cargo—An...
It’s Still a Flight of Fancy
Last week, Jeff Rainford, Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff, wrote to the St. Louis Business Journal in...
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...
No Truck With Food Trucks?
Food trucks are gaining popularity nationwide, and the greater Saint Louis area is no exception. Some localities wish to ban...
Try Selling More Vacant City Property
Yesterday, Saint Louis city aldermen spent more than seven hours discussing cuts to the city’s budget. They made cuts to...
An End to Red Light Cameras in Saint Louis?
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst David Stokes weighs in on red light cameras in Saint Louis — the recent ruling that...
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...
1252 Academy Is Approved for Sale!
Today, the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) — the government agency that is also the largest owner of vacant land in...
Interview: The Discovery of Freedom
Rose Wilder Lane, famous to most for her connection to the Little House on the Prairie novels, was a celebrated...
More Good News From the State Legislature
The local option for municipal hotel taxes in Saint Louis and Saint Charles counties have been eliminated! This is excellent...
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...
Even the Midwest China Hub Commission Knows “Aerotropolis” Tax Credits Are Flawed
You know a policy proposal is bad when its proponents admit internally that the proposed policy is problematic. It turns...
Taxpayers Off the Hook for $360 Million
Good news: The $360 million in subsidies as part of the so-called “China Hub” or “Aerotropolis” bill did not pass the...
“An Unspoken Bond”? City Aldermen and Land Patronage
Recently, Show-Me Institute Executive Director Brenda Talent wrote in an op-ed that “To better serve the public interest, the LRA...
“If Someone’s Looking for Space, We Have Space Available”
Christine Harbin and I drove around the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport on Tuesday, to see whether there really was a...
Spotted by the Airport: Lots of Vacant Warehouses
Supporters of the Aerotropolis proposal say that warehouses are necessary to expand Lambert’s cargo capacity, and that state subsidies are...
