Across Missouri, legislators, educators and others are doing everything in their power to bring Boeing Co. in for a landing in the state. Legislators last week approved incentives worth up to $1.7 billion to entice Boeing to assemble the next…
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Boeing incentive bill heads to Nixon
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY – By a 127 to 20 vote, the Missouri House gave final approval on Friday to legislation that would expand state tax incentives in an attempt to land The Boeing Co.’s new 777x production line. The legislation —…
Executive Branch
Nixon: Boeing package is not “corporate welfare”
by Eli Yokley •
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday critics of his plan to expand tax credits in an attempt to lure Boeing to Missouri are wrong to accuse him of handing out “corporate welfare.” Earlier in the week, conservative groups…
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With successful Senate package, House to take up Boeing bill on Friday
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate passed legislation Wednesday afternoon that would give the Boeing Company up to $1.7 billion in incentives over 23 years if it locates production of its new 777X commercial airliner in St. Louis. The bill,…
General Assembly
As Senate Boeing debate rolls on, much of House remains out of town
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As the Missouri Senate continues debate over legislation to urge Boeing to land its new 777x commercial aircraft production line in St. Louis, many members in the state House have gone home. House Majority Floor Leader…
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Slay: City has 400-plus acres Boeing wants for 777X plant
by St. Louis Business Journal •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said he has spoken personally with Boeing executives, who are looking for over 400 acres of land — which the city owns near Lambert Airport — to locate a new production…