Kubota cut the ribbon in Jefferson, GA on big new facility. Looks like business is good.

Kubota Corporation expands its business operations with the opening of the Kubota Industrial Equipment (KIE) Corporation manufacturing facility in Jefferson, Ga. Initially this new facility will employ about 500 people, with approximately 70,000 tractor implements to be produced annually by KIE once it is fully operational. Daisuke Hatakake, president of Kubota Corporation, and Hank Kawasaki, president of KIE Corporation, welcomed local, county and state officials, as well as international guests to an open house Feb. 10 to celebrate the opening of the new 400,000-square-foot facility. “With U.S. sales having surpassed a total of 1 million units, we anticipate continued growth in Kubota tractor and product sales,” announced Hatakake. “Kubota Industrial Equipment, our newest manufacturing plant, is a world-class operation that will help us meet increasing dealer and customer demands for high-quality Kubota products.”