John Deere announced plans to open two new US facilities — a distribution center in Hebron, Indiana, and an excavator factory in Kernersville, North Carolina — as part of its commitment to invest $20 billion in domestic manufacturing over the next decade.
The expansion will create more than 300 jobs across both facilities, which are expected to open within the next year.
The Indiana distribution center, where ground has already been broken, will employ approximately 150 workers and enhance parts delivery capabilities for agricultural, turf, construction, forestry and mining equipment customers nationwide. The facility will complement John Deere’s primary North American Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Illinois, which has operated since 1973 and employs about 1,200 people…