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4:07 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Life Sciences District Cortex Secures First Round Of TIF For Expansion

Credit Rachel Lippmann/St. Louis Public Radio
Cortex CEO Dennis Lower makes his request for $35 million from the St. Louis TIF Commission

The life sciences district known as Cortex has gotten initial approval for the first phase of its $2.1 billion expansion plan.

The city's Tax Increment Financing commission voted today to authorize about $35 million in incentives for the first phase, which totals about $160 million.

The phase includes new office and laboratory space, a new Shriners' Hospital, and a streetscape known as Cortex Commons. Here's how it breaks down:

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