Centene corporation announced they will build two new buildings in downtown St. Louis for their corporate headquarters. This development will be part of ballpark villiage.
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Centene to move downtown
By Riddhi Trivedi-St. Clair
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Monday, Sep. 24 2007
In a move that local and state leaders touted as "historic" and proof of
continued revitalization in downtown St. Louis, Centene Corp. said Sunday it
will move its headquarters to Ballpark Village.
The company has agreed to purchase two blocks where it will develop a $250
million office and retail complex.
The project will consist of two buildings — including a 27-story skyscraper —
with up to 1.2 million square feet of office space, 1,750 parking spaces and
50,000 to 75,000 square feet of retail (about half the size of a Wal-Mart
Supercenter).
Centene plans to add 1,200 jobs on top of those already in the Clayton office,
where it will maintain a "significant presence," company officials said.
Centene, which manages Medicaid contracts for several states, will receive $78
million in tax incentives from the city, with the promise of more from state
and federal programs.
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Article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and full text is at:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/bus...6?OpenDocument
Awesome News for St. Louis! More to come when I find some renders.
Edit: Here are a few. The site plan: The 27 story building is labeled "1".
The model from the press conference. The building on the left is the 27 story tower part of phase one that will have 750,000 sq-ft of office space.
Both images copyright of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.