Assessing the Economic Impact of the Proposed Aerotropolis Legislation
This essay discusses the costs and benefits of the proposed Aerotropolis tax credit legislation currently before the Missouri legislature. The...
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Aerotropolis Debate with Ray Hartmann on Charlie Brennan’s KMOX Radio Program
For background on this good-natured feud, Hartmann’s post, Audrey’s post, and Hartmann’s response to Audrey. Was lots of fun. Full...
‘It Wasn’t Their Money to Begin With’: KMOV Special Report Rips RCGA, Aerotropolis
Craig Cheatham’s KMOV exposé, “Selling St. Louis,” includes the single-best primer on the Aerotropolis issue that I’ve seen. Must-watch stuff,...
What’s Wrong with Aerotropolis: Airplane Optional?
For more on how businesses could receive Aerotropolis tax credits without using an airplane or even exporting a product, see...
An Aerotropolis Intensity Gap?
Here is a fun graph from a (non-scientific) online poll on Aerotropolis from the St. Louis Business Journal, which not...
‘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...
The Mayor, the County Executive, and the RCGA All Likely Have Vested Interests in the Aerotropolis Legislation: It Could Enhance Their Power
If the Missouri legislature calls a special session and passes the so-called “Aerotropolis” legislation, it will award a great deal...
Wow: RCGA Suggests “Aerotropolis” New Warehouse Building Requirement May Go Bye-Bye
We’ve talked about how an Aerotropolis “new building” doesn’t actually have to be “new” to get tax credits. Now, Steve...
Aerotropolis: Special Session Draft Legislation (August 31, 2011)
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/239519/special-session-jobs-package-831111.pdf”>Special Session Draft Legislation (August 31, 2011) (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/239519/special-session-jobs-package-831111.txt”>Special Session Draft Legislation (August 31, 2011)...
Fact Check: There is No Protection For Taxpayers In Aerotropolis Legislation
On Tuesday, I participated in a panel discussion with Missouri Rep. Sylvester Taylor (D-Black Jack) and Dave Roland, executive director...
And the Job Guesstimates Resume: RCGA Now Says Aerotropolis Will Bring 32,000 Jobs to Saint Louis
Let me take you back in time for just a moment. On October 27, 2006, the RCGA released a study...
A Conversation with SLU Professor Douglas Rush About Aerotropolis
In this video, SLU Professor Douglas Rush talks about an op-ed he wrote for the St. Louis-Post Dispatch that critized...
Come to a Tuesday Panel Discussion on Aerotropolis in St. Louis County
On Tuesday, I will participate in a panel discussion of the Aerotropolis tax credits at the St. Louis County Library, organized...
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...
Aerotropolis: Aerostrata “Six (6) Month Progress Report,” July 2010
Queued to Page 7, key portion highlighted: &amp;lt;a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/238960/aerostrata-6-months-progress-report.pdf”&amp;gt;AeroStrata 6 Months Progress Report (PDF)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/238960/aerostrata-6-months-progress-report.txt”&amp;gt;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...
What’s Old Is New Again? “New Building” in Aerotropolis Legislation May Not Actually Mean “New Building”
We’ve talked at length about Emerald Automotive and how it would not have to use an airplane or export a widget...
