ATLANTA—Caterpillar plans to build a new assembly plant in Georgia, bringing an estimated 1,400 jobs to the state. The plant will be built in the Athens area.

SUPERIOR, MN—Kestrel is now hiring for positions at its new assembly plant here. The first 11 jobs are now posted on the company’s Web site. The company plans to hire 300 to 600 people over the next several years.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Hyundai Power Transformers has opened a new $108 million assembly plant here.

MESA, AZ—Medical device manufacturer Ulthera Inc. is investing $1.68 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating more than 100 high-paying jobs.

DODGE CITY, KS—Curtis Machine, a manufacturer of gearboxes for agricultural, printing and food processing machinery, is building a new assembly plant here.

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA—Gamesa Technology Corp. completed and shipped its 1,000th nacelle assembled at its factory here.

PEORIA, IL—Caterpillar Inc. won’t choose its home state of Illinois as the site of its new $150 million assembly plant, citing the state’s “unfriendly” business climate.

KYLE, TX—Image Microsystems plans to build a new factory here to turn electronic waste into substrate material for street and highway signs. The plant could create more than 180 jobs in the next two years.