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Editor’s note: Two individuals who closely followed the Branson Adventures’ request for tax-increment financing and subsequent denial by the city Board of Aldermen weigh in on the matter.
Con: TIF debacle underscores much-needed reforms
Pro: Lack of education swayed city vote
Helping people is the foremost purpose in business for Angela Stephens. The idea for Re-Focus the Creative Office was born to help her son, Drake Stephens, who had started struggling in school in fifth grade.