Bobcat Unveils $70 Million Manufacturing Expansion in Statesville
In July 2021, executives of Doosan Bobcat North America, which includes the Bobcat brand, inaugurated a $70 million expansion of its Statesville manufacturing facility. This expansion is now complete, placing the location among the largest Bobcat Co. facilities in the world after more than doubling in size.
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday at the Statesville facility, which is now over one million square feet after adding 600,000 square feet of new space. The expansion also includes hundreds of new jobs.
The expansion added space for manufacturing, warehousing, and research and development, among other operations. Production of Bobcat’s mini track loader will move to Statesville from the Bismarck, ND plant. An assembly line for Bobcat’s compact tractor has already been installed in Statesville since 2019. The facility also produces generators, compressors and light towers.
Mike Ballweberpresident of Doosan Bobcat North America, said there were about 400 workers at the Statesville site at the start of 2021. Bobcat now employs nearly 600 workers there, he said, and plans to have about 750 employees on site by mid-2023 as part of the expansion efforts.
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