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ATHENS, GA. — Caterpillar has selected a site near Athens to build a $200 million, 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility. The property will be part of Caterpillar's Building Construction Products Division, which is based in Cary, N.C. Once fully operational, the facility will employ 1,400 people. Ground breaking is slated to occur in the first quarter of 2012, with initial production at the facility to begin in late 2013, ramping up to full production during a 5-year period.