Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 27 that farm equipment maker John Deere will invest $70 million to build an excavator factory in North Carolina. A John Deere excavator piles road salt in preparation for a winter storm at the Boston Public Works Department yard in Boston on Jan. 28, 2022. John Deere said the North Carolina plant will manufacture excavators previously produced in Japan and will employ more than 150 workers when it opens. “Our investment in these new facilities underscores John Deere’s dedication to strengthening the backbone of American industry and supporting local economies,” John Deere CEO John May said. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch TimesTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller welcomed the move on Jan. 27 and expressed hope that John Deere would choose Texas as the site to build its next factory.