“The Cordish Companies exceeded our expectations in that the quality of the product that was delivered and the number of jobs that were created were just tremendous.”

“This marks an important milestone for downtown St. Louis. The development of Ballpark Village, anchored by the new Busch Stadium, will be a vitally important catalyst for taking downtown's revitalization to an even higher level. The City and the Cardinals should be commended for their commitment and vision. With The Cordish Company, the Cardinals have brought to St. Louis the leading and most recognized mixed-use developer in the country to make it happen. Ballpark Village is a win for the City of St. Louis in every respect: it will spur new development, it will act as a regional draw and will be a major selling point for conventions. Even at this early stage, it has already drawn national acclaim. The comparatively nominal public investment will pay significant dividend to our citizens for years to come.”

“Having started as a $60 million project, we are thrilled that the Cordish team has such confidence in St. Louis that they have increased the scope of this project nearly 7 fold. This will not only bring millions of additional customers to St. Louis, but the dramatically expanded private investment and new jobs will also generate tens of millions of dollars of new annual tax revenues to the City.”

“One of the things I love about the businesses that The Cordish Companies built is that they're inclusive. They hire people from that city. Their workforce looks like that city and they promote people to the very top, of all colors. They do business with minority contractors, they hire diverse workforces with many people from the surrounding neighborhoods.”