Missouri: Truck and van powerhouse

Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant

Claycomo, Missouri. 7,465 employees – F-150 pickups, Transit vans

GM Wentzville Assembly

Wentzville, Missouri , 3,734 employees – Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups, Chevy Express and GMC Savana commercial vans

Orange EV

Kansas City, Missouri , 30 employees – Electric terminal trucks for airports

Smith Electric Vehicles

Kansas City, Missouri , 40 employees – Newton electric delivery and service truck, payload ratings as high as 8 tons

57% automotive manufacturing employment growth from 2013 to 2014

Educational resources

Emerson Center for Engineering Manufacturing – St. Louis Community College featuring skills training and lab space for CAD, engineering, manufacturing, materials, quality assurance, electrical

Institute of Materials Science & Engineering – Washington University in St. Louis offers support from more than 30 engineers, physicists, chemists, earth scientists

Missouri State University Center for Applied Science and Engineering (CASE) – Jordan Valley Innovation Center in Springfield develops advanced materials and electronics including sensors