Gov. Nixon Touts 'Missouri Works' Legislation at Wentzville Supplier

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said he'd like to recover thousands of auto supplier jobs lost in the recent recession while speaking at a supplier on Thursday, KMOV reports.

Nixon outlined his new plan—named Missouri Works—while at Wentzville's , a supplier used by  plant. The new strategy, according to the governor's office, capitalizes, in part, on General Motors' investment in by attracting new automotive suppliers to Missouri and help existing suppliers grow.

From the governor's website:

Automotive suppliers are located in every corner of Missouri, from Dexter to Joplin and Perryville to Troy. But as Ford and GM prepare to manufacture new products in Kansas City and Wentzville, Missouri has an unprecedented opportunity to help existing suppliers grow and bring thousands of new jobs to our state. Missouri Works will provide an extra jolt to grow and attract suppliers during this critical transformation of the auto industry. 

Nixon touted the legislation during several stops across the state Thursday. He also stumped for the jobs plan in Mexico at Spartan Light Metal Products Inc.

"The rebirth of the American auto industry is underway here in Missouri, and we have an unprecedented opportunity to grow and expand the auto supplier network throughout the state," Nixon told a group of local city and county officials and Spartan employees attending Wednesday's announcement, according to a Mexico Ledger report. "I look forward to working with folks on both sides of the aisle to get this bill to my desk as quickly as possible."

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