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In July 2010 E-mail to NCBE, Tyson Executive Saw “Very Little Opportunity” in Beef Export Plan
Note: Tyson Foods is the largest exporter of beef from the United States. In response to an e-mail from the National...
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...
‘Where’s the Beef?’ A Reminder That American Beef Products Are Ineligible for Export to China
It seems that a bipartisan set of politicians are set on pumping this “send more beef to China” theme in...
Rebuilding, Not Rebranding
“Extreme Makeover,” indeed. After previously likening the project to a “developer’s relief act,” last Friday it appeared that the St. Louis...
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...
“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...
Kudos, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato
When politicians are doing the right thing, it’s appropriate for us to congratulate them and highlight their good decisions. This...
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...
“Hope Is Not a Policy”
So says National Review’s Kevin Williamson about planning for and predicting economic growth. Williamson’s column was a riposte to Forbes...
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...
“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...
The ‘China Hub’: Another Flight of Fancy?
Although the state government is strapped for cash, Missouri’s General Assembly is about to place a huge and ill-advised bet...
An Open Letter to Missouri Speaker of the House Steven Tilley
Dear Speaker Tilley: It appears that Missouri legislators are about to place a huge and ill-advised bet on the so-called...
Good Morning, Springfield!
Tomorrow morning, I will be talking “Aerotropolis” tax credits with Steve Helms on “Morningline,” on KWTO AM 560 in Springfield....
Ms. Harbin and Ms. Spalding Go to Jeff City
Yesterday, Christine Harbin and I testified about the proposed “Aerotropolis” subsidy bill before the Missouri Senate Jobs, Economic Development and...
Where’s the Evidence That the China Hub Makes Financial Sense?
In August 2010, Mike Jones, chairman of the Midwest China Hub Commission, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that a key...
Wait … Shouldn’t Missouri Have a Firm Commitment From China Before Awarding $480+ Million?
Several Missouri legislators are looking to pass a tangled package of state tax credits and other subsidies for developers, cargo...
