# Daikin Applied to open third Minnesota factory, add 200 jobs

Daikin Applied North America, a division of Daikin Industries, has bought a building north of Faribault, Minnesota, and plans to renovate it into a third factory. The expansion will add 200 employees by mid-2019, complementing existing plants in Faribault and Owatonna.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-17
- Where: Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota, United States
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Jul 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: commercial HVAC equipment
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Daikin Applied North America](https://endata.com/companies/31941.md)
- [Daikin Industries](https://endata.com/companies/6523.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [startribune.com](https://www.startribune.com/daikin-applied-plans-expansion-north-of-faribault/482963591), 2018-05-18: "Commercial HVAC maker Daikin Industries plans to open a third factory in southern Minnesota by next summer, company officials announced Thursday."

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