JEFFERSON CITY • Vice President Mike Pence will be in St. Louis Wednesday as part of a push to promote job growth.

Pence will participate in "listening discussions" and give a speech at an event at Fabick Caterpillar in Fenton. The speech is expected to begin at 1:30 p.m., according to a statement from the White House.

Fabick CEO Doug Fabick said in a separate statement that the event is an invitation only, private affair.

“As a family-owned business spanning five generations, Fabick Cat is honored to host the vice president of the United States at our Fenton Headquarters," Fabick said.

He added that Pence plans to share a message of streamlining government regulations as a way to help small businesses.

The former Indiana governor recently returned from a trip to Europe where he sought to assure leaders that the Trump administration supports the European Union.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will welcome Pence, Greitens adviser Austin Chambers said on Twitter.

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