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Is Caterpillar leaving Illinois?

Caterpillar is moving its corporate headquarters out of Illinois. Their office in Irving, Texas, will transition into the new base camp. Illinois state leaders were warned a decade ago by Caterpillar’s CEO about what they needed to do to keep businesses from leaving including Caterpillar.

Is Caterpillar leaving Deerfield?

Caterpillar announced in June 2022 that it is leaving Deerfield, Illinois for Irving, Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. However, most of the company's manufacturing jobs will remain in Illinois.

Will Caterpillar employees remain in Illinois?

Caterpillar will still employ more than 17,000 people in Illinois after the move, but there’s no guarantee those jobs will stay in Illinois. Illinois Chamber of Commerce President Todd Maisch stated that even with employees remaining in the state, Caterpillar moving their headquarters is a bad sign.

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