Caterpillar announced that Indiana will be among the first states to receive funding from its five-year, $100 million workforce pledge.
The mining and construction equipment giant has committed up to $5 million to training and upskilling efforts across the Hoosier State.
The pledge, announced as part of the company’s centennial celebration, aims to grow interest in advanced manufacturing careers and prepare U.S workers for future roles, company officials said..
“The future workforce will need skills for what comes next," Christy Pambianchi, the company's chief human resources officer, said in a statement. "We have our experts working on innovative training and resources to help skill and inform the next generation on how to navigate the worksite of tomorrow, and we’re excited to be starting here in Indiana to enable U.S. workers to enter high-quality jobs in the American manufacturing industry.”
Caterpillar said it will announce future workforce pledges in other states soon.
The company made the announcement at the company’s large engine facility in Lafayette, Indiana, which recently announced a $725 million capital expansion to increase engine production.
Jason Kaiser, Caterpillar energy and transportation group president, added, “Many of the engines manufactured here in Lafayette will support power generation customers by providing reliable power – keeping operations running during outages and helping meet the growing energy needs driven by AI, data centers and other critical infrastructure across America and around the world.”
Caterpillar employs 51,000 people in the United States, including more than 4,100 workers at 12 facilities across Indiana.
