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GM in Wentzville
4:42 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

General Motors expanding production at Wentzville plant

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (C) is joined by representatives of General Motors and leaders from General Motors' Wentzville Assembly Plant, for the official groundbreaking of a $380 million expansion project on May 21, 2012.
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A Chevrolet Express van nears completion on the assembly line in Wentzville, Mo. in 2009. Today plans were announced to expand the facility.
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General Motors broke ground on Monday for a new $380 million expansion to its Wentzville Assembly Plant.

When GM declared Chapter 11 in 2009 the Wentzville plant was subject to talks of being shut down. Few people envisioned a day like today when the company would be adding 500,000 square feet to Wentzville.

The company says the move will create some 1,000 new jobs, with priority given to workers from the soon-to-be closed plant in Shreveport, La.

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GM / Wentzville
12:12 pm
Thu November 3, 2011

Wentzville plant will build the Chevy Colorado

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Workers at the GM Wentzville plant get the first look at the Chevy Colorado, which will be produced at their facility starting sometime next year thanks to a $380 million expansion.
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Updated 4:50  p.m. with comments from Nixon, company and union officials, and employees.

The General Motors plant in Wentzville, Mo. got some welcome news this morning.

A $380 million investment in the plant, negotiated into the latest contract between GM and the United Auto Workers, means the Chevrolet Colorado will be built at the St. Charles County plant beginning some time next year.

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Morning round-up
9:26 am
Fri October 7, 2011

Morning headlines: Friday, October 7, 2011

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A General Motors building in Detroit.
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GM can move forward with expansion in Wentzville

General Motors can move forward on a proposed $380 million expansion of its plant in Wentzville, now that a union has approved local work rules for the plant. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch  reports that members of United Auto Workers Local 2250 approved the four-year local work rules contract on Thursday. GM has said the expansion will create up to 1,850 jobs for the region. GM plans to build a new mid-size pickup at Wentzville as part of the expansion.

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