Caterpillar commits up to $5 million to Texas manufacturing workforce training

Caterpillar announced an initial allocation of up to $5 million for Texas under its five-year, $100 million Building the Future Workforce Initiative. The money is meant to train current and future workers for advanced manufacturing and technician jobs. The announcement was made at the company's Seguin engine facility, where Caterpillar employs 6,630 people across 17 Texas facilities.

• Up to $5 million initially for Texas
• Part of a five-year, $100 million initiative
• Texas has 6,630 Caterpillar employees at 17 facilities
• Partners: Texas State Technical College, the Manufacturing Institute and the Seguin Economic Development Corporation