Caterpillar Constructs Motor Grader Plant in Arkansas

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Caterpillar Incorporated (NYSE:CAT) (Peoria, Illinois), the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines, continues construction of a 700,000-square-foot, $140 million motor grader manufacturing plant in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Construction on the motor grader facility began in June 2009 and is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2010.

JESCO Incorporated (Fulton, Mississippi) was selected to provide engineering and general construction for the motor grader production facility. JESCO is a construction-engineering, mechanical-electrical, metal buildings, industrial services, millwright, and steel fabrication company. Established in 1941 as J.E. Staub & Company, by Mr. Joseph E. Staub, JESCO has long-established, proven in-house capabilities which provide high-quality, economically feasible on-time projects for customers around the nation. Since 1999, JESCO has been a wholly owned subsidiary of The Yates Companies.

Caterpillar's world headquarters is in Peoria, Illinois, with marketing headquarters, product divisions and parts distribution centers around the world. Caterpillar is a globally competitive corporation with more than 66,000 employees worldwide. Caterpillar operates in three principal lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products. Machinery deals with the design, manufacturing, marketing and sales of construction, mining and forestry machinery. Engines deals with the design, manufacturing, marketing and sales of engines.

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