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Caterpillar dealer to expand its presence in Sioux City
May 14th
A Caterpillar equipment dealer is planning a $6 million expansion of its Sioux City facility, and create up to 20 new jobs.
The project will allow Ziegler Caterpillar to better serve its western Iowa customers and improve its offerings of new and used equipment, service, parts, rental tools, and technology support for customers in western Iowa.
The Sioux City dealership at 5300 Harbor Drive, plans to increase the size of its shop by 19,000 square feet, and its warehouse by 5,000 square feet. The project also includes a larger parking and equipment display areas.
Sabre to expand at Southbridge site
May 14th
Sabre Tower & Poles plans to consolidate its growing Sioux City manufacturing operations to the city’s new Southbridge Business Park and create up to 300 new well-paying jobs.
Sioux City beat out multiple cities and states for the major expansion project. The company currently employs about 200 people locally.
Sabre told its Sioux City employees about the scheduled move to a new facility in Southbridge, a 400-acre business park just south of Sioux Gateway Airport. Then company would become the first new business in the park, where the city has spent more than $50,000 million on streets, utilities and other infrastructure to develop shovel-ready sites.
The company has been offered local and state incentives to expand in the community.
Under the first phase of the project, Sabre projects to retain its existing employees and add about 200 more workers. About 100 additional positions could be created in a second phase, he said.
