2012 Story of the Year: Caterpillar Comes to Oconee-Athens
The manufacturing plant in Bogart, Ga. is expected to have a strong economic impact across northeast Georgia.
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What's coming in 2013? The ramping-up of hiring at Caterpillar, according to plant manager Todd Henry, which will eventually reach 1,400 employees by 2018. Henry will be the key note speaker at the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce member's banquet on Jan. 24, 2013 at the Civic Center.
Take another look at Caterpillar news from this past year.
December
Caterpillar Posts More Job Opportunities for Bogart, Ga. Plant
Caterpillar Decided To Send Sewage to Athens-Clarke, Not Oconee County, For Treatment by Lee Becker
November
Georgia DNR Waiting On Caterpillar Application For Discharge Permit For Oconee County/Clarke County Site by Lee Becker
September
Caterpillar Project Dubbed 'Deal of the Year'
Oconee and Clarke County Development Authorities Option Additional Land in Orkin Tract for Caterpillar by Lee Becker
August
Video: Take a Tour of the Oconee-Athens Caterpillar Plant Construction Site
Want to Work at Caterpillar in Oconee-Athens? Here's What you Need to Know
June
Caterpillar Site Hit By Thieves
Caterpillar News: Stock Bounces, Broun Takes Credit for Athens-Oconee Deal
Caterpillar Update: Stock Dropping, Natural Gas Engine Deal in the Works
May
Potential Investors Tour Oconee and Athens
What's Happened so far at the Caterpillar Site in Oconee and Athens
Caterpillar Site Development Plans Tentatively Scheduled for May 23 Review by Oconee County Committee by Lee Becker
Caterpillar Plant Hires Georgia Company to Clear Site
Caterpillar’s Impact Hard To Know Until Suppliers Identified, According To Oconee County Development Head by Lee Becker
Caterpillar Facility To Be Smaller Than Originally Announced, Preliminary Site Plans Filed in Oconee County Show by Lee Becker
April
Oconee, Clarke Memo of Understanding with Caterpillar Provides Tax Reduction Details, Penalties for Company Nonperformance by Lee Becker
Oconee County Gives Nod to Intergovernmental Agreement For Orkin Tract by Lee Becker
March
Caterpillar Plant Manager Outlines Hiring Plans for Athens Facility, How to Prepare for Jobs
VIDEO On the Fast Track: Caterpillar Plant Construction Begins in Oconee-Athens
Photo Gallery: Caterpillar Breaks Ground on New Oconee-Athens Facility
Caterpillar Posts Job Opportunities for Oconee-Athens Area
Caterpillar Expects Record Profits for 2012
February
Caterpillar Plant Likely To Be Mostly in Oconee County, To Leave Wetlands Undisturbed by Lee Becker
A Breakdown of the Costs Associated with the Caterpillar Deal (Athens Banner-Herald)
Resolutions, Intergovernmental Agreements Advance Development Deal Involving Caterpillar
Local Advocate for Palestinian Rights Wants Caterpillar Out of West Bank and Gaza
Caterpillar Comes to Georgia: A Look at the Numbers
Caterpillar CEO: Northeast Georgia Climate 'Very Conducive to Adding Manufacturing Jobs'
It's Official: Athens and Oconee Announce Caterpillar Deal
Oconee Commissioner Offers Details on Caterpillar Building in Athens-Oconee
Athens-Oconee Commissioners Vote on Development Deal; Caterpillar Plant Expected
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