From the PubDef archive — published September 28, 2007, restored 2026. Links and embedded media may point to archived copies.
Not Everyone’s Happy About Centene
Filed Friday, September 28, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Earlier this week it was announced that the Centene Corporation will move its headquarters from downtown Clayton to two the coming Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis. But not everyone is happy about the arrangement.
Centene has promised 1,200 new jobs downtown in the next five years. In return, the city and state must fork over $78 million in tax incentives.
One group that has always been opposed to taxpayer funding of the Ballpark Village is the Coalition Against Public Funding for Stadiums. They say the Ballpark Village is part of the stadium and should not be built with taxpayer funds.
Fred Lindecke of the Coalition visited PubDef’s studio to talk about the issue.
