Mo. proposal revamps business incentives

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Easier money. More of it. And without the wait.

A proposed overhaul of Missouri’s job-creation incentives could make it easier for many businesses to qualify for state incentives. Some also could receive more aid than under Missouri’s existing programs. And for a lucky few, the new program could be like winning the lottery — they could choose to take the cash up front, instead of getting incremental payments over the coming years.

The proposal is called Compete Missouri. It’s backed by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon and passed the Missouri Senate last week on a bipartisan vote.

But it faces an uncertain future in the Missouri House as a special legislative session continues this week. Republican House leaders are skeptical about scrapping Missouri’s current way of doing things and giving Nixon’s administration greater flexibility over the state’s business enticements.

 

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London Stock Exchange to receive thousands of honey bees next month

In what is being described as a small effort to address the threat to the declining bee populations in Europe, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) – the biggest stock exchange in Europe – is set to welcome thousands of bees to its rooftop next month!

According to reports, the LSE has already taken delivery of two beehives which will receive their 100,000 residents in a fortnight. The Exchange is working on plans to give honey as corporate gifts.

Even though the move pertaining to hives of honey bees at the LSE is being seen as eccentric by many people, both inside the City as well as outside it, Xavier Rolet – the CEO of the Exchange, and an avid beekeeper – is all excited at the prospects of welcoming the swarms of bees next month.

It is being hoped that the workers of the Exchange will also get involved in the effort, with a spokesman saying that local people and communities – including underprivileged children – will be able to help in looking after the hives, and employees will also get the opportunity to extend a helping hand.

Meanwhile, noting that “urban bees have a wide range of forage, as the gardens and green spaces in cities contain a rich variety of trees and flowers,” the London Beekeepers Association is optimistic that the warmer central London location of the LSE, overlooking St Paul’s, will help new colonies of honey bees to survive the winter.

http://www.heartlandsbusinessgifts.co.uk/

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