Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman

The new business-backed talent attraction and branding initiative for the Greater Peoria area formally launched Thursday ahead of a broader marketing blitz.

The new "Choose Greater Peoria" talent attraction strategy is helmed by the Gilmore Foundation and Greater Peoria Leadership Council, in collaboration with marketing firm Simantel.

Caterpillar is maintaining its quarterly cash dividend of 77 cents per share of common stock.The company will pay the dividends August 20 for stockholders…

Caterpillar is discontinuing efforts to produce on-highway vocational trucks. The company worked with Navistar and launched its first vocation truck in…

Caterpillar announced today its sales and revenues in 2015 came in 15 percent lower than 2014. The company reported 2015 sales of $47 billion dollars.…

On Thursday, Caterpillar announced plans for significant cost reductions and restructuring. Because Peoria is our global headquarters and we have the…

Peoria-based Caterpillar is reporting 2nd quarter adjusted profit per share of $1.27. It’s a 42 cent decrease from the second quarter of 2014. But it…

Caterpillar’s long-awaited facilities’ study for the future of it’s world headquarters is ready for release. Company CEO Doug Oberhelman is making the…

Caterpillar is maintaining its dividend rate for the quarter. The company’s board of directors voted to keep the quarterly cash dividend rate at $.70 per…

Caterpillar is maintaining its dividend rate for this quarter. The company’s board of directors voted to keep the quarterly cash dividend rate at 70-cents…