(The Center Square) – While Illinois looks at tax credits for gifting endowments, student loans, hiring journalists and music companies, Missouri is looking at phasing out not just tax credits but also its corporate income tax.
Not among the slew of tax credits the Illinois Senate is reviewing is the Invest in Kids school choice scholarship tax credit, which expired at the end of 2023. There’s been no public discussion about revisiting the program.
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher…
The 75 honorees featured on the St. Louis Business Journal’s Biggest Corporate Philanthropists Lists invested nearly $150 million in St. Louis communities in 2023.
In 2023, Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs LLC had the highest cash giving as a percent of total revenue, with 8% of the firm's $6.4 million revenue given to various St. Louis-area organizations.
Edward Jones, with more than 5,400 local employees and $14.08 billion in 2023 revenue, gave $21.04 million in cash and in-kind donations to local organizations last year.
Schnuck Markets, the St. Louis-based, family-owned grocery chain, donated $16 million in local cash and in-kind donations in 2023, up from the $15.34 million donated in 2022.
Town and Country-based digital consultancy Perficient Inc. has inked a sponsorship agreement with a professional golfer, saying the deal will help boost its international exposure.
Missouri House members on Wednesday took a step toward prohibiting exports of water, arguing the state’s “most precious resource” should be protected and reserved for residents.
The bill, which prohibits water exports without a state permit, cleared an initial Missouri House vote 115-25. It needs second approval before it moves to the Missouri Senate, where a similar bill has passed a committee vote and awaits action by senators.
Speaking in favor of the bill, Bridget Walsh Moore, a Democrat…
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