JEFFERSON CITY — With Missouri undergoing a decline in manufacturing, state lawmakers are debating a number of ideas to give industries a reason to stick around as long as possible while the economy becomes increasingly service-oriented.
Missouri job decline mirrors national trend
Lawmakers say tax breaks could jump-start the ailing manufacturing industry.
Sunday, April 29, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 5:06 a.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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