Mid-America Airport sits silent, waiting for airlines to move in. But so far, no one is coming but the cleaning crews. Mid-America Airport in St. Clair, designed to reduce congestion at Lambert Airport, has no major commercial air traffic. The majority of flights in and out of the airport are military flights. Experts say that in time, the airport may gain traffic from smaller regional airlines.
Incentives help downtown add jobs.
According to a new census by the Downtown St. Louis Partnership, employment in downtown St. Louis grew by 1.4 percent last year. The partnership s president, Franklin Kimbrough, said several Missouri programs, including a tax credit for restoring historic buildings and another for businesses that expand in distressed areas were responsible for much of the growth.