“While that was very modern and state of the art at the time, we have to look now toward the long-term future,” Dunn says.

 

“So we thought the timing is right with exploring those options for what our headquarters and headquarters footprint might look like in the future in Peoria.”

 

Dunn says the world headquarters and other area buildings got many technological upgrades over the years.  But Dunn says this is the first in-depth study the company is conducting for those buildings. Caterpillar hopes to share results from the study later this year.  Caterpillar is also set to open its new Visitors Center in October along with the Peoria Riverfront Museum.