by admin | Jan 17, 2020 | Business, News, Transportation
Missouri’s governor says more than 40,000 new jobs have been created since he took office in June 2018 and that the state’s 3.1 percent unemployment rate is at a historic low. During this week’s State of the State Address, Governor Mike Parson (R)...
by admin | Sep 19, 2019 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
At least seven Missouri Democratic state lawmakers will be joining striking autoworkers on the General Motors (GM) picket line Friday morning in Kansas City, Kansas. The massive 572-acre GM Fairfax Assembly and Stamping Plant is minutes away from downtown Kansas City,...
by Alisa Nelson | May 14, 2019 | Business, Education, News
The state Senate went into total stall mode Monday afternoon to block an incentives package for General Motors from making it to the floor. During this final week of the legislative session, the delay tactics have sidelined many other bills awaiting action. Members of...
by Alisa Nelson | May 10, 2019 | Business, News, Transportation
In roughly 3.5 hours, the Missouri House passed Thursday night a proposed incentives package geared toward landing a possible $1 billion expansion at GM’s plant in Wentzville. The chamber voted 92-51 in favor of the plan, with a few Republicans from the St. Louis...
by Alisa Nelson | May 8, 2019 | Business, News, Transportation
Governor Mike Parson, a Republican, has announced a proposed incentives package aimed at growing Missouri’s automotive industry, including a potential $1 billion expansion at GM’s plant in Wentzville. Elected officials have been working for the past few days on...