To Understand What AMICSTL Wants To Do In St. Louis, Look To Sheffield, England
WHAT SHOES AND BEER once were to the economy of St. Louis, knives and forks were to the economy of Sheffield, England.
Megan Green Favors “Mega-Merger” of Governments in St. Louis City and County
PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY who want to fix the region’s fragmentation should pursue a “mega-merger” as part of...
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...
“Deck Chairs On The Titanic”: Ehlmann Blasts STL 2030 Jobs Plan
ST. CHARLES COUNTY EXECUTIVE STEVE EHLMANN is sharply criticizing a draft plan from a new business group in St. Louis that aims...
Six Things To Know About The STL 2030 Jobs Plan
FOR GREATER ST. LOUIS INC., the new business-civic organization that officially came into being on Jan. 1, it’s crunch time.
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...
Any STL City-County Merger Would Need More Due Diligence, Nasheed Says
WHERE A POSSIBLE CONSOLIDATION of governments in St. Louis city and county is concerned, State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed offers a simple list...
For St. Louis City & County Governments, A Gathering Economic Storm
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS in St. Louis and across the United States are fighting to limit the spread of the coronavirus...
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...
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...