• Coordinated support from Missouri Congressional Delegation for Dept. of Economic Development grant related to the potential air freight hub in St. Louis, Missouri. Managed EDA grant application. Talked with Dept. of State officials to update progress of air freight project. William Brown handled all office of Sen. Bond lobbying.

Duration: February 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Economics/Economic Development, Transportation

Spending: about $110,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Economic Development Administration, State - Dept of (DOS), State - Dept of (DOS),, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)