Caterpillar

Caterpillar is making a $10 million workforce development pledge to boost manufacturing careers in Illinois, as part of a broader five-year, $100 million “Building the Future Workforce Initiative” global commitment the company launched in 2025.

Architectural historian Tim Hartneck, who volunteers for the Peoria Historical Society and maintains the Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation's architectural archive, said the Caterpillar era is what put modern day Peoria on the map.

The buildings going up now belong to a style that has spread across mid-sized cities in the country — efficient, functional and from nowhere in particular.

Komatsu marked the grand opening of its new Peoria mining and surface haulage headquarters Wednesday with a ceremonial tree planting, a fitting symbol for a company whose name translates from Japanese as "little pine tree." Executives said the new facility signals their commitment to the future of manufacturing in the region and to the planet itself.

Quest Charter Academy was closed earlier this year after falling short of the requirements outlined in state charter laws.

Caterpillar is revamping some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies after a conservative activist set his sights on the company.

Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley reports Justin Perry, 36, of Kingsford, Mich., was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities are investigating after a fire at Caterpillar's Mapleton foundry left a person dead Thursday evening.

Lower sales kept Caterpillar profits about flat in the first quarter of 2024, when compared to the same time last year.

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