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Residents and business owners in University City are split over whether the city should spend taxpayer money on a plan that would bring a big-box retailer…

The topic of development incentives is one that’s complex and controversial.Are incentives such as tax abatements and tax increment financing (TIFs) fair?…

St. Louis once had a thriving hub for Chinese immigrants moving to the city. Historical records show in 1894 there were about 1,000 people of Chinese…

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, we turned our attention to the use of tax increment financing (TIF) and tax abatement as an economic development tool.…

Northside Regeneration’s plans for the old Pruitt-Igoe site became public this week, including a $72 million complex of medical buildings, commercial and…

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill Wednesday tightening laws around a popular economic development tool.The law is aimed at the St. Louis region,…

The city of St. Louis often uses tax incentives as a means of spurring development. But one alderman wants to change how the tax breaks are given out and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Paul McKee’s Northside Regeneration Project cleared another hurdle Wednesday after the St. Louis TIF…

The St. Louis Tax Increment Financing Commission voted to activate the last two phases of the Northside Regeneration project Wednesday morning, which has…

After over 3 years of litigation, developer Paul McKee’s controversial Northside Regeneration Project is being allowed to proceed. On Tuesday the Missouri…