Editing Lincoln, Nebraska (section)

===Automotive and technology===
1974 saw the establishment of a [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] motorcycles assembly facility named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into finished products for the North American market.<ref name="MCN 13 Feb 74">Kawasaki's US factory. ''[[Motor Cycle News|Motorcycle News]]'', 13 February 1974, p.7. Retrieved March 14, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.cycleworld.com/sport-rider/kawasakis-plant-in-lincoln-nebraska/ Kawasaki's Plant in Lincoln, Nebraska] cycleworld.com, July 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2022</ref> Incorporated in 1981, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. (KMM) and assumed control of KMC. As of 2022, their webpresence named  tallies "All-Terrain Vehicles, Utility Vehicles, Personal Watercraft, Recreation Utility Vehicles, and Passenger Rail Cars" as their range.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nebraska/articles/2021-07-19/kawasaki-plans-200m-expansion-that-would-add-550-new-jobs Kawasaki Plans $200M Expansion That Would Add 550 New Jobs] ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', July 19, 2021.  Retrieved March 11, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.kawasakilincoln.com/ Welcome to Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.] kawasakilincoln.com Retrieved March 11, 2022</ref>

Kawasaki is one of Lincoln's largest private employers with over 2,400 employees, and it has the largest square footage of manufacturing space. Newer product lines are rail cars and aircraft cargo doors.<ref>[https://journalstar.com/business/local/kawasaki-to-expand-in-lincoln-add-hundreds-of-jobs/article_9f4aaf69-d72c-502a-bc35-a3495785ae75.html Kawasaki to expand in Lincoln, add hundreds of jobs] ''[[Lincoln Journal Star]]'', February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022</ref>