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A new facility is in the planning stages in Versailles that could provide 100 new jobs to the surrounding areas.

The Gates Corporation says it's expanding its operations by building a new 50,000 square foot manufacturing and warehouse facility that will provide jobs to people in Morgan, Camden, and Benton Counties.

Gates Manufacturing is a hydraulic coupling manufacter that's been located in Versailles since 1980. Many of their products are used in construction, agriculture, infastructure, energy, and transportation for the past 32 years.