General Motors will invest $1.5 billion to make what it calls the “next generation” of mid-sized pickup trucks at its plant near St. Louis, the company’s president said Friday. GM will use the money to upgrade its Wentzville Assembly and ...

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A Jackson County jury awarded $75,000 to a Wentzville woman who broke her kneecap after slipping and falling at a suburban Kansas City bar and restaurant in November 2015. Michelle Schaefer, 47, sued the Kellan Restaurant Management Group in October ...

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MEMC’s earnings soar on solar demand MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. saw its profit in the second quarter climb to $13.8 million compared to $1.4 million in net income a year ago. Revenue grew to $448.3 million, an increase of more ...

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Of all the communities in St. Charles County hit by the weak economy, Wentzville arguably has been hit the hardest. Just a couple of years ago the city enjoyed boom times: General Motors’ assembly plant was putting out van products ...

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A recent battle inside Wentzville City Hall demonstrates that the fight to construct smaller, more affordable homes isn’t over. It wasn’t easy, but Burkemper Homes got Wentzville officials to agree to its proposal to construct smaller homes in its Tuscany ...

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The St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association has chosen Republican state Sen. Scott T. Rupp of Wentzville to receive its 2009 Lewis & Clark Statesman Award. The RCGA will recognize Rupp during an awards dinner on Aug. 31 at ...

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The city of Wentzville issued the following business licenses in June: The Wooden Door, located at 1155 Wentzville Parkway. No phone number listed; Padl Building Maintenance, located at 1578 E. Pitman Ave. Phone: 636-887-3252; Vector Marketing, located in Suite 135 ...

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The possibility was always there. But the news that General Motors Corp. would indefinitely shut down one of two production shifts at its Wentzville plant still came as a shock. About 900 employees at the plant, which makes GMC Savana ...

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Wentzville officials are starting to contemplate what was once unthinkable: the permanent shutdown of the General Motors van-assembly plant. This summer General Motors will shut down its Wentzville assembly plant for seven weeks. The automaker said the plant will close ...

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The following businesses recently received licenses to operate in the city of Wentzville, Mo., 63385: AJ’s Auto Body, located at 1494 S. Service Road; Leftovers Inc., located at 10 Wentzville Market Place; Juicy Tan, located in Suite 205 at 1229 ...

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The local economy will take another hit this summer with General Motors’ recent announcement that its Wentzville van-assembly plant will shut down for a total of seven weeks. Just how much of a ripple effect the extended closure will have ...

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