Gov. Jay Nixon says helping existing businesses to grow and create jobs is "much, much cheaper and [more] cost effective" than trying to lure out-of-state companies to Missouri.

In a speech Friday before members of local chambers of commerce, the governor stressed the importance of business retention. More than 200 business people turned out to hear Nixon speak at a luncheon at the Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters.

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Faced with declining rates of growth in tax revenues, local governments have curtailed their hiring in recent months. But that hasn’t discouraged job hunters who are swamping city halls in St. Charles County with completed applications for those few positions ...

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Because the weakened economy translates into less tax revenue, Republican state Sen. Tom Dempsey of St. Charles believes Missouri residents won’t see new state programs this year. Indeed, some corporate tax loopholes could be closed and some tax hikes and ...

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