Why this project qualifies
With 200 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →Why it matters
The industrial machinery & equipment context.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment tracks qualifying U.S. factories producing machinery, automation systems and industrial equipment used in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, material handling and infrastructure. Automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding and electrical-grid equipment remain in their dedicated AFT industries.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Caterpillar
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Location
- Victoria, Texas
- Investment
- Not publicly disclosed
- Permanent jobs announced
- 200
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Mar 25, 2026
- Opening timeline
- Not yet announced
- Added to tracker
- Sep 8, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Victoria facility hiring announcement https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/local-news/caterpillar-expands-victoria-facility-bringing-200-new-jobs/article_90af7bb0-8316-4562-9895-69199bd1d0a2.html
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