Caterpillar opens $200M excavator facility

Aug 24, 2012 | 04:25 PM |

Tags  Caterpillar, hydraulic excavators, Doug Oberhelman, Steve Larson

CHICAGO — Caterpillar Inc. has opened a 1.1-million-square-foot plant in Victoria, Texas, that will make hydraulic excavators.

The Peoria, Ill.-based company invested $200 million in the facility, has hired about 225 employees and plans to continue hiring based on demand as it ramps up production with additional models.....





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