As border war continues, Kansas City region builds a bridge (Rachel Barker, Marek Gootman, Brookings)

For many regions, collaborating on common economic goals—rather than competing against each other for firms and deals—is a major challenge. That struggle is exacerbated in multistate regions like the Washington, D.C., and New York metropolitan areas, where state leaders willing to sign over millions in tax incentives to move jobs across a state border can add another layer of competition.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/10/13/as-border-war-continues-kansas-city-region-builds-a-bridge/