Job totals trail expectations for Mo. tax credit

Monday, April 15, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has authorized more than $120 million of tax credits through a program intended to entice wealthy investors to pour money into businesses in low-income areas, but the initiative has yet to produce even half the jobs that were anticipated, according to state figures provided to The Associated Press.

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