5-13-13 Wall Street Journal by Mark Peters and Jack Nicas ST. LOUIS — Worries over immigrants potentially taking jobs from native-born Americans run high in parts of the nation, but some U.S. cities are taking a different view: Wooing immigrants can reverse long-term declines in population. Cities, mostly in the Midwest and mid-Atlantic states, are […]
4-16-13 St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Bill Lambrecht WASHINGTON — Missouri’s senators reacted with caution to the unveiling today of new immigration proposals but the head of a business coalition viewed it as a step toward curing St. Louis’s stagnant population growth. Joe Reagan, president and CEO of the St. Louis Regional Chamber, said he is pleased that Dick […]
3-26-13 St. Louis Business Journal by Amir Kurtovic Over the last year there has been a lot of talk about boosting immigration to St. Louis in an effort to attract new talent and new blood to an area with an aging and shrinking population. St. Louis officials yesterday put a face on that effort when they […]
3-25-13 St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Tim Logan St. Louis is ready to open its doors to immigrant investors. The region last week won State Department approval to take part in the federal EB-5 Visa program, which offers green cards to foreigners who invest in U.S. companies and create jobs here. St. Louis, St. Louis County […]
3-20-13 Bloomberg by Michael Tackett Ibrahim Vajzovic sits behind a large wooden desk at First Bosnian Insurance Agency, the company he started in St. Louis eight years ago, and talks about the values of education and hard work. It’s one of three businesses he owns, in addition to teaching a course at Webster University, a […]
2-27-13 St. Louis Beacon by Jo Mannies In 2005, St. Louis-based fixture maker idX Corp. established a presence in China as demand grew from retailers. Four years later, the company opened its first wholly-owned plant in Wujiang City, China. Its fixtures are fully or partially manufactured in China and shipped worldwide to be installed and […]
IN THE NEWS MEDIA ALERT What: St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities 26 th Annual Winter Ball – The Roaring 20s When: Saturday, February 2, 2013 – 6:00 pm until 12:00 Midnight Where: Frontenac Hilton, 1335 South Lindbergh Boulevard, Frontenac, Missouri Why: SAVE THE DATE! Make plans NOW to attend the upcoming 26 th Annual Winter Ball – The […]
1-22-13 Industry Week by Adrienne Selko In 2011, Missouri’s trade with China grew 18%. A successful strategic plan often calls for determining areas of strength and building upon it. That’s exactly what St. Louis is doing based on the state’s strong record of trade with China. In 2011, Missouri’s trade with China grew 18%. In […]
12-3-12 St. Louis Business Journal by Joe Dwyer The Midwest China Hub Commission and the American Society of Transportation and Logistics will work together on the next steps to make Lambert-St. Louis International Airport a center for Chinese airfreight connections. On Dec. 1, in Shanghai during a trade mission trip, the two groups signed a […]
11-30-12 St. Louis Beacon by Jo Mannies Former U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley are leading another trade mission to China that is billed as a way to give “the region’s institutions unparalleled access to Chinese decision makers.” An announcement by the World Trade Center St. Louis said […]