by admin | Feb 5, 2009 | Politics / Govt
A jobs creation bill has breezed to passage in the House, but not without a bit of grumbling. Businesses would receive tax breaks both for creating new jobs and retaining the ones they have. Tax incentives will be offered to lure businesses to the state. Research and...
by admin | Feb 4, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Members of the Missouri House have moved quickly on this legislative session’s top priority: creating jobs. It’s highly unusual for the House to move major legislation this early in the session. Preliminary approval has been given to an enhancement...
by admin | Nov 23, 2008 | Business
Economic conditions aren’t the best, but a spokesman for the Department of Economic Development says a positive trend is developing. It’s an odd pairing; an unemployment rate that rises a tenth of a percent to 6.5% in Missouri even as the state produced...
by admin | Sep 16, 2008 | Military
Governor Blunt says he has gone to Kosovo to meet with members of Missouri’s National Guard who are part of the NATO peace-keeping force and say "thanks" to people who are spending more than a year in an intricate and potentially dangerous situation....
by admin | Aug 28, 2008 | Politics / Govt
Numerous new laws passed by the General Assembly this year are now on the books, with some very important economic development legislation among the laws taking effect. First and foremost is an increase in the annual cap of the Quality Jobs Tax Credit Program from...
