Stronger Together:
Our Coalition Partners

Making St. Louis an epicenter for advanced manufacturing will take the support, commitment, and work of all of us. AMICSTL brings together the region’s top educators, business leaders, researchers, builders, and entrepreneurs to take on the enormous task of transforming a region.

Thanks to the support of our partners, AMICSTL is doing just that.

  • Arch Grants

  • BioSTL

  • Gateway Global

  • GeoFutures

  • Rung for Women

  • Small Business Empowerment Center

  • WEPOWER

  • Ranken Technical College

  • ST. Louis Community College

  • Southwestern Illinois College

  • Harris-Stowe State University

  • Saint Louis University

  • Washington University in St. Lois

  • University of Missouri—St. Louis

  • Missouri S&T

Futures Made.
A Region Transformed.

In 2014 a group of St. Louis area business and community leaders gathered to address the region’s dependence on aerospace and defense manufacturing and identify ways to diversify our advanced manufacturing base.

With the launch of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge in 2021, that group evolved into the Build Back Better Coalition. Competing successfully against several other large metros, the Coalition earned millions in federal grants for driving economic growth and resilience in the St. Louis region.

In 2023 the Coalition became the Gateway Manufacturing Coalition. AMICSTL has been made possible by the work and wisdom of these tenacious visionaries.