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Article: Centene to move downtown.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- September 24, 2007
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Byline: Riddhi Trivedi-St. Clair
Sep. 24--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 ...