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novate. That is what we like doing."
• To accommodate its significant growth, Horsch Anderson, LLC, broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Mapleton, N.D., on August 25, 2012. It will be located on a 30-acre lot north of Interstate 94 near the Mapleton exit.
• The initial stage of the project will include a 100,000-square-foot building, which will contain offices and a large production area. The Horsch Anderson plant is expected to employ 80 people within the first two years and as many as 300 within five years, said Kory Anderson, president of Horsch Anderson, which has an assembly plant in Andover.
• "The new facility will add capacity to our current plant in Andover, South Dakota," said Kory Anderson. "We're excited to become a major employer and good corporate citizen for the city of Mapleton."
• Anderson Industries already has a manufacturing facility in Mapleton.
• ''A lot of our subcontractors that we use are from this area,'' Anderson said. ''Plus, the area around Fargo is a very strong area when it comes to the agriculture industry.''
• The Horsch Anderson plant, which is scheduled to be completed early next year, will serve as the North American headquarters for the triumvirate of Anderson Industries; Horsch Maschinen of Schwandorf, Germany; and Harper Industries of Harper, Kan.

•  - Char Telkamp