SALINA, Kan. (AP) — An agricultural equipment manufacturer plans to invest $43 million to put in a facility in Salina, Kansas, that will create 120 new jobs, the governor's office said Thursday.

Great Plains Manufacturing, a Salina-based agricultural equipment manufacturer that has been in Kansas since 1976, already has several plants in north-central Kansas. Most of them are located in rural communities. The company was acquired by Kubota Corporation of Japan in 2016.

"We know global investment and trade are critical to the state's economy and I'm committed to growing the strong relationship...