Caterpillar Sends $5M to Indiana for Training

Indiana will receive up to $5 million for training and upskilling efforts as part of Caterpillar’s five-year, $100 million workforce pledge. The pledge aims to grow interest in advanced manufacturing careers and prepare U.S workers for the future, unlocking quality jobs and industry-wide innovation, according to the company.

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“The future workforce will need skills for what comes next,” said Christy Pambianchi, chief human resources officer, 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 made the future workforce announcement at the company’s large engine facility in Lafayette, Indiana, which recently announced a $725 million capital expansion—one of the largest single manufacturing investments in the company’s global history—to greatly increase engine production and help meet the nation’s growing power needs.

“The demand for energy is increasing like never before,” said Jason Kaiser, president of the Energy & Transportation Group, in a statement. “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.”