RIVERSIDE, MO—Tier 1 automotive supplier Martinrea International will open a new assembly plant here to supply components for General Motors, creating as many as 290 new jobs.
KANSAS CITY, MO—Ford began welcoming nearly 1,000 new employees at its assembly plant here to prepare for the launch of the all-new Ford Transit van, which goes on sale in the United States this summer. The company will hire an additional 175 employees over the next three months.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will press state legislators next week to provide up to $150 million a year in tax breaks and other incentives in hopes of luring Boeing Co.’s 777X commercial airplane assembly plant to his state.
KANSAS CITY, MO—Automotive supplier Grupo Antolin North America will invest more than $15.7 million to build a 150,000-square-foot assembly plant here, creating an estimated 118 new jobs. The company makes headliners and other interior components.
KANSAS CITY, MO—Ford will add more than 2,000 jobs at its assembly plant here to meet surging demand for the Ford F-150 and planned production of the new Ford Transit van.
RIVERSIDE, MO—Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems, which supplies parts to General Motors and Chrysler, will build a $45 million assembly plant here. The plant will create 263 new jobs.