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MO Statehouse: Aerotropolis, Joplin relief
1:09 pm
Wed September 14, 2011

Senate passes scaled-back Aerotropolis; tax relief for Joplin businesses delayed

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The state Senate is unlikely to take up a measure that would provide relief to businesses destroyed by natural disasters, like the Home Depot in Joplin, Mo.
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Updated 5:32 p.m. with reaction from the Mo. House Speaker

A measure that sharply reduces the amount of tax credits available to support the creation of an international cargo hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is in the hands of the Missouri House.

The State Senate approved the measure this morning.

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Aerotropolis cuts
11:43 am
Tue September 13, 2011

Mo. Senate scales back "Aerotropolis" credits, local control debate looms

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In Jefferson City, state Senate Republicans have stripped $300 million in tax credits from the so-called "Aerotropolis" bill
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Updated 9:39 a.m. Sept. 14

A smaller version of the wide-ranging tax credit bill received first-round approval Tuesday in the Missouri Senate.  GOP Senate leaders realized there was not enough support within their own caucus for passing $360 million in air cargo incentives, not to mention a threatened filibuster. 

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MidAmerica Airport warehouse
5:15 pm
Thu August 18, 2011

St. Clair County approves scaled-down warehouse at MidAmerica Airport

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St. Clair County on Thursday renegotiated a deal with a Wall Street investor who wants to build a warehouse at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill.
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St. Clair County officials on Thursday approved a greatly scaled back plan for a privately-financed cargo warehouse at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill.

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