‘Aerotropolis’ on the Airwaves
Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew Wilson outlined why the “Aerotropolis” bill is a bad deal for all Missourians...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
“Aerotropolis” Roundup
What a long, strange three weeks it’s been. My colleague Audrey Spalding and I dropped nearly everything we were doing...
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....
‘Aerotropolis’ Study: Too Little, Too Late?
Show-Me Institute policy analyst Audrey Spalding gives her impressions on the “Aerotropolis” study.
Changes to the “Aerotropolis” Legislation: A Critical Review
Last week, Missouri legislators worked late into the evening to iron out the details in a lengthy tax credit bill....
