Start them young: Entrepreneurship tips for young professionals
Some of the most successful businesses in the world today were founded by young entrepreneurs. You have Mark Zuckerberg who first came up with Facebook at 19 while Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel became its CEO at 26. Just like them, it’s never too early to aim for success. If you’re young, ambitious, and you possess […]
St. Louis is the best place to start a business. Here’s why.
“The high tech hub of the Midwest”, “the new startup frontier” – these are just some monikers St. Louis has earned from high-profile media outfits like CNN and FiveThirtyEight. Noted science and technology magazine, Popular Mechanics, meanwhile, has its own name for the Gateway City – “one of the best startup cities in the U.S.” […]
How St. Louis real estate investors benefit from historic preservation tax credit programs
Commercial real estate developers have the unique opportunity to preserve the rich architectural heritage of St. Louis, MO while contributing to the local economy. The City of St. Louis incentivizes developers to rehabilitate historic buildings by providing them with tax credit programs. What are the historic preservation tax credit programs in St. Louis? Federal Historic […]
Recent developments cement St. Louis region’s position as premier freight gateway
The Greater St. Louis area maintains its prominent role as the Midwest’s top freight center in light of two key developments: The MacArthur Bridge gets funding boost through federal grant In February 2019, a $7.17 million Consolidated Railroad Safety and Infrastructure Grant was awarded to the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) to reinforce […]
Greater St. Louis to capitalize on real estate opportunities to spur regional growth
The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership has identified the development potential of local real estate as a crucial avenue to spur rapid and sustainable growth in the bi-state area. Through the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), the SLEDP aims to funnel more investment into rehabilitating and redeveloping underperforming parcels in Greater St. Louis. What is […]