JEFFERSON CITY — Republican businessman Dave Spence has been touting his job-creating abilities while campaigning to become Missouri governor. Yet Spence's plastic bottle business had to repay $75,000 of incentives to New York after failing to meet job targets, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
Missouri gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence repaid New York jobs aid
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 | 5:50 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:01 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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