# Deere & Co. building $70M excavator factory in Kernersville, North Carolina

Deere & Co. is setting up a new $70 million excavator factory in Kernersville, North Carolina, creating 150 jobs, with the facility expected to open within the next year. The investment was originally announced in 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-01-28
- Where: Kernersville, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Jan 2027
- Status: under construction
- Products: excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Deere & Company](https://endata.com/companies/21933.md)

## Sources

- [techgolly.com](https://techgolly.com/trump-touts-deeres-north-carolina-factory-investment-but-its-not-a-new-announcement), 2026-01-28: "The company did confirm on Tuesday that it is setting up a new $70 million excavator factory in Kernersville, North Carolina."
- [benzinga.com](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/01/50181226/deere-co-invests-70-million-in-north-carolina-facility-as-trump-hails-only-excavator-entirely-made-in-us), 2026-01-28: "This is going to be the only excavator entirely made in the United States of America."

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