Caterpillar expands operations in United States; new factory near Athens, Georgia expected to employ 1,400 people

PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Caterpillar Inc. CAT -0.65% announced today it has selected land near Athens, Georgia, as the location for a new facility that will build small track-type tractors and mini hydraulic excavators. The...