The Emerging City of St. Louis: Smaller, Younger, Better Educated
ONE OF THE MOST frequently documented facts about the city of St. Louis for over half a century has been its dramatic...
The TIF Trade: The Treasurer, the Argyle Garage and a Huge Pile of Cash
"BUT WHERE WILL PEOPLE PARK?"
It’s a question for the ages in car-dependent towns like St. Louis, and it was one of the issues city...
Megan Green, Jamilah Nasheed Weigh In on TIFs, Parking Money
SOME OF THE MONEY in the Argyle TIF should be used to buy additional garbage trucks for the city of St. Louis.
City leaders need...
Could a Private Bidder for St. Louis Lambert Airport Still Emerge? Five Things to...
ST. LOUIS MAYOR LYDA KREWSON surprised many people in December when she yanked the city out of a controversial bidding process to...
CWE Parking TIF Now Worth $23 Million In Tax Money
A SINGLE PARKING GARAGE in the Central West End is turning into one of the city’s most expensive tax increment financing deals, keeping millions...
St. Louis and Its Schools Set For $46 Million From Expiring Tax Abatements
The year 2018 will bring some milestone anniversaries: 100 years since the end of World War I, 50 years since the assassinations of Martin...
Six Things That “One Hundred” Tells Us
IN FEBRUARY, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN on the most ambitious residential project in St. Louis’s Central West End in nearly a century. The One Hundred building is a...
The Brookings Institution Calls St. Louis A ‘Rising Star’ In Tech. Here’s Why.
THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA comes out looking pretty good in a new report from the Brookings Institution, which calls attention to...
The TIF Trade: A Curious Case of Missing City Data
ON A SUNNY FRIDAY MORNING RECENTLY, the Southtown Centre strip mall in St. Louis was a moderately busy place. Delivery trucks from FedEx and...
North Side Set To Be Home Of Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center
DIGITAL MANUFACTURING. ADVANCED COMPOSITES. Geospatial sciences. Robotics. Artificial intelligence. Even manufacturing in space.
Within St. Louis City's North Central...
