The big corporations just keep on coming to Texas which has it's pros and cons.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/caterpillar-global-hq-illinois-texas

Caterpillar to move global HQ from Illinois to Texas

The construction and mining equipment giant will join Oracle, Tesla, Hewlett Packard Enterprises in the Lone Star State.

Construction and mining equipment giant Caterpillar will ditch Deerfield, Illinois and relocate its global headquarters to Irving, Texas.

"We believe it's in the best strategic interest of the company to make this move, which supports Caterpillar's strategy for profitable growth as we help our customers build a better, more sustainable world," Caterpillar chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby said in a statement.

Caterpillar, which has more than 107,000 employees globally, has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s across several areas of the company. However, Illinois remains the largest concentration of Caterpillar employees anywhere in the world.

A Caterpillar spokesperson told FOX Business it expects the majority of its roughly 230 employees at its Deerfield headquarters to make the move to Irving, Texas.

"Texas widened its lead as the #1 state in America for Fortune 500 company headquarters," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. "We are proud that Catapillar now calls Texas home. We are a perfect fit for this international brand."

Be sure to tell their demonrat employees to stay in Illinois.

Illinois is giving Minnesota a run for their money, as far as the worst state to try to do business in. Well done. They're on their way to destroying another state.

Wonder if the Illinois leaders even understand why so many are leaving ?

It's Putin's fault.

Nope, too stupid.

Same as the gun makers that have been in the northeast for hundreds of years are heading south.

Prayers to those 230 employees expecting to find affordable housing down here …

They push up trees.

'Gunsmith told me Henry moved to Wisconsin?

Is most of WI red or blue? I really don't know.

I failed to say west also. I think Weatherby went to Wyoming.

Not a chance.

200 of those 230 employees are the top executives in the country. Notice the news release doesn't say they are moving all of their Peoria employees, just those that are in Deerfield. The HQ was moved out of Peoria roughly 4-5 years ago to Deerfield, but the rest of folks stayed.

All those exec's will probably want to move to Frisco, or even that place by the PGA/OMNI golf course area on 380. The Fields - https://fieldsfrisco.com/

I would wager more on Westlake, Southlake, Trophy Club, etc. given the Irving location

Cat already has a big presence in Irving. This will be more of a "virtual" move to take advantage of Texas corporate taxes. Just like when Oracle moved HQ from California to Austin, only a handful of folks actually physically moved.

My son works for Caterpillar here. He is in Illinois this week. They have a heat wave going on now he said the they are not ready for Texas.

Agree on close to Irving!

What is it, 88° there?

I think the news said Chicago hit triple digits the earliest it ever has this year

Just looked that’s heat index temps.

Dadgum hot though

Fry the Yankees! A lot of them still haven’t discovered a/c.