Nixon Names Industry Leaders to Tax Credit Review Panel

Todd Weaver of Legacy Building Group, Shannon Weber of the Carpenters' District Council of St. Louis and Vicinity, and David Zimmerman of Local 36 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association are among the members of the newly created Tax Credit Review Commission that will review Missouri's 61 tax credit programs.

Governor Jay Nixon announced the creation of the commission on July 21. He charged the commission with making recommendations to cut the costs of Missouri's ballooning tax credit programs and make them more effective.

"Missouri must have sharp, effective development tools that will promote growth, create jobs, strengthen our communities and continue to drive our economic recovery forward. This commission will perform a critical analysis to ensure taxpayers receive the greatest possible return on investment from tax credit programs and that those programs are used efficiently and effectively. The work of the commission will play a vital role in reshaping the way the state uses financial incentives to achieve those important goals," he said.

Steve Stogel, president of DFC Group in St. Louis, and Chuck Gross, director of administration for St. Charles County, will co-chair the commission.

Five legislators are among the 25 members of the commission. They are:

Senators Matt Bartle (R- Lee's Summit), Jolie Justus (D- Kansas City) and Robin Wright-Jones (D- St. Louis) and Representatives Tim Flook (R- Liberty) and Sam Komo (D- House Springs).

The other members of the Tax Credit Review Commission are:

Zack Boyers of U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation in St. Louis; Mark Gardner of Gardner Capital in Springfield; Luana Gifford of the American Federation of Teachers in Jefferson City; Bill Hall of Hallmark in Kansas City; Dee Joyner of Commerce Bank in St. Louis; David Kendrick of the Kansas City Building and Construction Trades Council; Alan Marble, president of Crowder College in Neosho; Troy Nash of Zimmer Real Estate Services in Kansas City; Melissa Randol of the Missouri School Boards Association in Jefferson City; Tom Reeves of Pulaski Bank in St. Louis; Penney Rector of the Missouri Association of School Administrators in Jefferson City; Russ Still, a member of the State Board of Education from Columbia; Craig Van Matre, a member of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education from Columbia; Ray Wagner of Enterprise Rent-A-Car in St. Louis; and Mike Wood of the Missouri State Teachers Association in Jefferson City.

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