Bobcat will expand its operations at its Manufacturing Support Center (MSC) in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Production of Bobcat compact attachments will begin moving to the new MSC (the former Bobcat production facility) immediately. Menlo Worldwide Logistics has operated in Bobcat’s facilities as a strategic logistics partner since 2006. As many as 150 new positions will be created to support expanded production operations for the compact attachments line, which is being shifted to the MSC from a Bobcat Company-owned plant in Litchfield, Minnesota.
While increased compact attachments’ business has outgrown the Litchfield plant’s capacity, Bobcat will continue operating the Litchfield facility by moving heavy equipment attachment operations from a Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment facility in Statesville, North Carolina. The move will involve about 65 positions, replacing more than a third of the jobs currently in Litchfield.
The company also plans to acquire additional land at the Northern Plains Commerce Center (NPCC) to create an Innovation Center for product development and testing. Approximately 175 positions will be based at the Innovation Center, centralizing existing engineering jobs and adding new positions as well.
Work will begin on the Innovation Center later this year, with a full build-out at the NPCC to be completed by the end of 2014. The former MSC will be renovated, plus a 50,000 square-foot indoor arena will be added with a 5-acre outdoor operation area.
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