re: KC-STL: Tale of Two Cities

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I was surprised by your numbers. You're a little off. StL is 2.8 and KC is 2.0.

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Are we really going to argue this? You completely missed my point if you are. The KC area includes the county which has St. Joseph as part of the metro area (it is near the airport, and part of the metroplex) That gets us to the 2.2 million I cited.

However, Kansas City's actual CSA is even higher (St. Louis' CSA slightly more). St. Louis CSA is 2.9 million, and KC's is 2.4 million.

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Regarding the debate about new vs old money I think may be deceptive. Even if KC is growing slightly faster, both cities are entreprenurial and growing new businesses which by definition become new money. What is indisputable is that St. Louis is a much older city and therefore has more household "name" companies than its younger counterpart.

I want both cities to thrive and that means attracting young people and innovative companies.

Both cities have much to recommend them, and people I talk to from either coast are often surprised by the culture and diversity that both cities present.