Jaco: St. Louis-China Hub Almost Reality

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:58:31 -0700

Missouri Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill are in China right now. They tell FOX 2s Charles Jaco that the deal is just about done, and that two cargo flights a week from China will begin landing at Lambert Airport after the first of the year. And they think this will turn into something much bigger.

Senators, Missouri officials in China to lure freight hub to St. Louis

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:14:45 -0700

ST. LOUIS ? Both U.S. senators from Missouri and several St. Louis-area officials are in China this week as part of an effort to lure a freight transit hub to Lambert Airport. Republican Sen. Kit Bond and Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill are joined by members of the Midwest China Hub Commission. While in China, the Missouri contingent is meeting with government and airline officials. Commission ...

Briefing: White House not considering more stimulus

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:04:22 -0700

President Barack Obama's spokesman said the administration isn't looking at a new major stimulus package to boost economic growth and hiring. 'Some big new stimulus plan is not in the offing,' press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday at the daily White House briefing. Obama said Monday that he has directed his economic advisers to consider additional steps to spur the economy, which grew at a ...