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Peoria Faces New Identity After Caterpillar Moves Jobs
Peoria mayor lauds Caterpillar while the company shifts 300 top HQ jobs to Chicago. The move echoes a broader trend of midsize towns losing anchors as firms relocate to bigger cities, prompting calls for diversified economies and revived downtowns, transit, and amenities.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria
Jim Ardis
Caterpillar Inc
Illinois
Caterpillar
United States
Chicago
Decatur
Archer Daniels Midland
ConAgra Foods
Omaha
General Electric
Fairfield
Connecticut
Midwest
Harold Dawson Jr
New Life Christian Church
Dawson
CAT For Short
Illinois River
Ardis
Jeff Griffin
Griffin
Murphy
Greenville
South Carolina
Caterpillar Global