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Caterpillar opens Georgia plant

Caterpillar Inc. has opened a $200 million manufacturing plant near Athens, Ga., for manufacturing mini hydraulic excavators. Currently employing about 300 workers, the 1 million-sq.-ft. plant is expected to be fully staffed with 1,400 employees by 2015.

Based in Illinois, Caterpillar also has facilities in Griffin, LaGrange, and Thomasville, Ga.