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Tag: Manufacturing jobs

Lion Electric to build vehicle plant in Illinois, creating 745 jobs

Lion Electric to build vehicle plant in Illinois, creating 745 jobs

— May 7, 2021

Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Will County elected officials and leaders with the Lion Electric Company on Friday, May 7 to announce plans for the company to build its first-ever U.S. manufacturing…

  • Workers get layoff notices as  Caterpillar plans for plant closure

    Workers get layoff notices as Caterpillar plans for plant closure

    — April 12, 2019

    Layoffs at Montgomery’s Caterpillar plant are expected to begin late this month, according to a recent notice sent to plant employees. In February, as required by the Worker Adjustment…

  • Peoria, region grappling with Caterpillar HQ announcement

    Peoria, region grappling with Caterpillar HQ announcement

    — February 6, 2017

    Through all of the changes to our world in the past nine decades, there has been one notable constant in Peoria: Global heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has called the city…

  • CAT plans for more job cuts

    CAT plans for more job cuts

    — July 29, 2016

    The job losses keep coming at Caterpillar, Inc. as the company is planning additional layoffs this year. The Peoria-based heavy equipment manufacturer announced last week the need for…

  • Maker of Oreo, Chips Ahoy looks to move jobs out of Chicago

    Maker of Oreo, Chips Ahoy looks to move jobs out of Chicago

    — March 15, 2016

    Cook County officials are none too sweet on seeing 600 local jobs eliminated as a food company puts money into its plant in Mexico. Mondelez International, which creates Oreo and Chips…

  • Kendall/Kane task force begins planning for life after Caterpillar

    Kendall/Kane task force begins planning for life after Caterpillar

    — August 29, 2017

    When Caterpillar’s Aurora plant closes at the end of 2018, hundreds of employees and area residents will be without jobs.   A 4-million square-foot facility could sit vacant,…

  • Steel jobs coming back to the Metro East region

    Steel jobs coming back to the Metro East region

    — December 19, 2016

    United States Steel Corp. announced Dec. 12 that it will reopen the idled hot strip mill at its Granite City Works in mid-February; bringing about 200 employees back to work.  Some…

  • Economic development groups in Central Illinois tout region

    Economic development groups in Central Illinois tout region

    — July 27, 2016

    Exactly one year ago, Japanese automaker Mitsubishi North America made the eye-popping announcement the company was shuttering its Normal plant and pulling up the stakes on all its…

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