A United Front: Area Chamber Urges Lawmakers to Act on China Hub
The Northwest Chamber Chamber of Commerce, serving members in North County, sends a letter to the state requesting an extra session to consider tax credits to spur trade, and asks its members to do so also.
The prospect of a so-called China hub, centered around Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, has leaders of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce lobbying the Missouri legislature to act. The chamber, which serves members across St. Louis County, wrote a letter to lawmakers, urging them to jump-start the proposed China hub with an emergency session. The chamber believes the session would put the Aerotropolis tax credits on the table, credits designed to attract Chinese companies. Mike Leblanc, co-chair of the Northwest Chamber’s economic development committee, said if the legislature waits until September to look at the issue, the Chinese may discover Kansas City, MO or Memphis, TN are more serious than St. Louis about establishing a …
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Julian Johnson
1:05 pm on Wednesday, June 22, 2011
This is an important and critical move for St. Louis nd the local economy. I say push whatever credits need to go trhough to make it happen. Don't look at the short term financial crunch that it may create; think long term. The airport has struggled since TWA caved and American basically stripped it raw. This will be the beginning of a major revitalization for Lambert and St. Louis at large. … more ›