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St. Louis Prepares To Lose Another Corporate Headquarters

Published March 13, 2018 at 1:40 PM EDT

The health care company Cigna announced that it’s acquiring St. Louis County-based Express Scripts last week, which means that the Express Scripts corporate headquarters may be the latest to leave St. Louis.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Julianne Niemann, executive vice president at Smith Moore, a financial firm in St. Louis, about what it means for the city.

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The Cigna logo is seen behind a construction fence, Friday, March 9, 2018, in Philadelphia. The insurer Cigna will acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs. Cigna CEO David Cordani said Thursday, March 8, that the combined company will make health care more simple for customers. (Matt Slocum/AP)
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The Cigna logo is seen behind a construction fence, Friday, March 9, 2018, in Philadelphia. The insurer Cigna will acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs. Cigna CEO David Cordani said Thursday, March 8, that the combined company will make health care more simple for customers. (Matt Slocum/AP)