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Tax Break Proposed For Ralston Purina

February 13, 1997
By: Jung Wha Yoon
State Capital Bureau

St. Louis legislators are concerned about the possible loss of Ralston Purina and vows to do all they can to keep the company in St. Louis.

Jung Wha Yoon has the details from the state capitol.

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The company has been headquartered in the city for the past 103 years and employs about two-thousand.

St. Louis Senator Jet Banks says he wants to keep Ralston Purina in his district.

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Contents: Banks will first extend tax break and give incentive for company to stay.

Banks and other St. Louis legislators say they will talk to the board of dirctors to see what the city can do to entice the company to stay. The board will decide whether to leave by March 20. Reporting from the state capitol, this is Jung Wha Yoon.