GM to Begin Construction on New Facility
Construction crews are scheduled to begin prepping the site by March with an eye on having the project completed by August 2014.
The Chevy Colorado may not be coming off a Wentzville assembly line until 2014, but construction crews are expected to begin moving dirt in anticipation of the new General Motors facility in March, city officials say. Barring any setbacks, construction on the new GM building should begin in June. That means jobs are likely on the way for Wentzville workers. Larry Tucker, the city's manager of marketing and business development, said if all goes to plan, GM could be creating the new Chevrolet Colorado by August 2014. The plant lost its second shift in 2009 and didn't have a product guarantee beyond 2012. But in November, GM announced it would add a second shift on its van line and be the home of the Chevrolet Colorado mid-size pickup truck…
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