Although the state government is strapped for cash, Missouri’s General Assembly is about to place a huge and ill-advised bet on the so-called “Midwest China Hub,” or “Aerotropolis.” The subsidies would authorize $360 million in tax credits — although the details keep changing — primarily for the construction and operation of cargo warehouses near the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport.
GUEST COMMENTARY: St. Louis Midwest China Hub wrong for Missouri
Monday, May 2, 2011 | 12:23 p.m. CDT
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