Why this project qualifies
With $190 million in facility-specific investment and 500 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($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
- Kubota
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Location
- Gainesville, Georgia
- Investment
- $190.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 500
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Jun 2, 2022
- Operations began
- Jun 24, 2025
- Added to tracker
- Sep 8, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Kubota project announcement https://www.kubotausa.com/media-center/2022/06/02/kubota-unveils-plans
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- Industrial Machinery & EquipmentKomar IndustriesYork, South Carolina$11.5M160 jobs
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