Caterpillar Inc. announced that Indiana will be among the first states to receive funding from its five-year, $100 million workforce pledge, and has committed up to $5 million to training and upskilling efforts across the state. The pledge, announced as part of the company鈥檚 Centennial celebration, aims to grow interest in advanced manufacturing careers and prepare U.S workers for the future, unlocking quality jobs and industry-wide innovation.
鈥淭he future workforce will need skills for what comes next,鈥� said Caterpillar Chief Human Resources Officer Christy Pambianchi. 鈥淲e 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鈥檙e excited to be starting here in Indiana to enable U.S. workers to enter high-quality jobs in the American manufacturing industry.鈥�
Caterpillar will announce future workforce pledges in other states soon. 鈥淚ndiana is proud to be among the first states selected for Caterpillar鈥檚 workforce investment, which is a testament to our pro-growth policies, world-class workforce, and reputation as one of the best states in America to start and grow a business,鈥� said Governor Braun. 鈥淐aterpillar鈥檚 continued commitment to Indiana聽demonstrates the strength of our business climate and our shared vision for the future of American manufacturing. We look forward to working together to prepare more Hoosiers for the high-quality careers of tomorrow.鈥�
Caterpillar made the future workforce announcement at the company鈥檚 large engine facility in Lafayette, Indiana, which recently announced a $725 million capital expansion 鈥� one of the largest single manufacturing investments in the company鈥檚 global history 鈥� to greatly increase engine production and help meet the nation鈥檚 growing power needs.
鈥淭he demand for energy is increasing like never before,鈥� said Jason Kaiser, Caterpillar Energy & Transportation Group President. 鈥淢any of the engines manufactured here in Lafayette will support power generation customers by providing reliable power 鈥� 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.鈥�