Follow up on the previous post, and I found some clues in the City Council minutes a while back. It looks like the focus is on Arts and entertainment, and fair compensation for expertise and time. And the City is smart to take a chance in this area as the heavy industry is depreciating, and polluting. So why not take a shot at arts and entertainment along with other industries? (And I don't count low-end retail as an industry to go after) Plus, building an art scene is not a sure thing, and not quick, so whoever starts the ball rolling is going to catch a lot of grief. In my view, Granite City ought to hollow out Hollywood and go for it. St Louis ought to be the next Hollywood, but St Louis bureaucrats, officials and the like are tied up in arguments over reparations and related.
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