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Caterpillar to open in Greenwood County

Staff Report //October 5, 2018//

Caterpillar to open in Greenwood County

Staff Report //October 5, 2018//

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Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, will locate a casting facility in Greenwood County. The company’s $13.5 million investment is projected to create 85 new jobs, according to the S.C. Department of Commerce.

To establish this facility, Caterpillar has purchased a 103,000-square-foot building at 108 Corporate Court in Hodges, according to a news release. Slated to come online in early 2019, the facility will produce specialty castings used in a variety of engines and transmissions within the Caterpillar product line and will supplement the production of existing castings elsewhere in the Caterpillar production network.

Caterpillar also makes diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, the news release said.

Hiring will begin immediately and interested workers can apply online at the company’s website.

The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved job development credits related to the project, the news release said.

“We are excited to have the Hodges facility join our global manufacturing footprint,” Tana Utley, vice president of Caterpillars Large Power Systems Division, said in the news release. “Hodges will provide Caterpillar with a cost-effective source for supply for many of our specialty iron castings.

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