How many “signs” of the city of St. Louis’s Renaissance can you dispel at once? Well, at least two.
One:
A deal to bring Centene Corp.’s $250 million headquarters to downtown St. Louis is on shaky ground.
Two:
Centene’s development is supposed to be inside Ballpark Village, a seven-block entertainment and retail district that city leaders hope will be a cornerstone of downtown revitalization. It’s also uncertain when construction will begin on the $387 million first phase of Ballpark Village, co-developed by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Obviously, this will require a futile gesture on the part of the city, say a couple more million dollars of tax money, so the politicians and their unelected directorate of the expensive can protect their phoney baloney jobs. If you don’t mind my mixing pop culture references.
