Greitens supported the Missouri Steel Mill Bill, legislation that allowed utility regulators to approve lower electricity rates for industrial companies using large amounts of energy.

The legislation was drafted in response to the March 2016 Noranda smelter closure, in which nearly 900 people lost their jobs and the average household income in New Madrid County fell by $6,000.
During the final weeks of the regular 2017 legislative session, the Missouri House of Representatives passed an amendment by State Representative Don Rone designed to help bring industrial jobs to the state.
The bill, however, was met with opposition in the Senate led by Senator Doug Libla, and ultimately failed.
Greitens called a special legislative session in May 2017, bringing the Missouri General Assembly back to the Capitol one week after its regular session adjourned to pass the legislation.

"And people are sick of having to drive to Kentucky, having to drive to Tennessee, having to drive to Arkansas," Greitens said in an interview with MissouriNet. "
Watching their friends have to get in trucks and go across the border to find a quality job.
And we promised during the (gubernatorial) campaign we were going to fight for them."

After calling the session, Greitens held rallies in Southeast Missouri in New Madrid, Poplar Bluff, Dexter and Sikeston and hosted hundreds of Bootheel residents at the Capitol in Jefferson City for a rally urging lawmakers to approve the bill.
Following the rally, Greitens encouraged the crowd to join him in walking to every state senator's office.
Participants taped messages to the doors of Senate offices, including phrases such as "we don’t want welfare" and "bring back American jobs."
Rone praised Greitens, saying "we finally have a governor who knows where southeast Missouri is."

Ultimately, the General Assembly passed the legislation and Greitens signed the bill in to law on June 16, 2017.
Following the special session, Magnitude 7 Metals LLC announced that the firm would restart two of the plant's three production lines, which brought over 450 jobs to the region with an average salary of $95,000, with the potential for another 900 jobs in the future.

Following the announcement, Greitens accepted an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss workforce development and job creation.
Greitens supported the Missouri Steel Mill Bill, legislation that allowed utility regulators to approve lower electricity rates for industrial companies using large amounts of energy.
The legislation was drafted in response to the March 2016 Noranda smelter closure, in which nearly 900 people lost their jobs and the average household income in New Madrid County fell by $6,000. During the final weeks of the regular 2017 legislative session, the Missouri House of Representatives passed an amendment by State Representative Don Rone designed to help bring industrial jobs to the state. The bill, however, was met with opposition in the Senate led by Senator Doug Libla, and ultimately failed. Greitens called a special legislative session in May 2017, bringing the Missouri General Assembly back to the Capitol one week after its regular session adjourned to pass the legislation.
"And people are sick of having to drive to Kentucky, having to drive to Tennessee, having to drive to Arkansas," Greitens said in an interview with MissouriNet. "Watching their friends have to get in trucks and go across the border to find a quality job. And we promised during the (gubernatorial) campaign we were going to fight for them."
After calling the session, Greitens held rallies in Southeast Missouri in New Madrid, Poplar Bluff, Dexter and Sikeston and hosted hundreds of Bootheel residents at the Capitol in Jefferson City for a rally urging lawmakers to approve the bill. Following the rally, Greitens encouraged the crowd to join him in walking to every state senator's office. Participants taped messages to the doors of Senate offices, including phrases such as "we don’t want welfare" and "bring back American jobs." Rone praised Greitens, saying "we finally have a governor who knows where southeast Missouri is."
Ultimately, the General Assembly passed the legislation and Greitens signed the bill in to law on June 16, 2017. Following the special session, Magnitude 7 Metals LLC announced that the firm would restart two of the plant's three production lines, which brought over 450 jobs to the region with an average salary of $95,000, with the potential for another 900 jobs in the future.
Following the announcement, Greitens accepted an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss workforce development and job creation.
Eric Greitens