Article: Eminent domain fight at Missouri Supreme Court carries into new year

The state's highest court shut down Centene Corp.'s plans this year to use eminent domain to obtain land for a gleaming office and retail tower in Clayton.

That setback did not stop Centene from grabbing $78 million in tax incentives from St. Louis and announcing in September that the company's new headquarters would be built on a portion of Ballpark Village, adjacent to Busch Stadium.

In a September press release announcing plans for the 27-story skyscraper, there was no mention of eminent domain or several Clayton property owners who refused to back down and won the support of the Missouri Supreme Court.

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