# Caterpillar to invest $73.6M in Lafayette facility, adding 125 jobs

Caterpillar Inc. plans to invest $73.6 million through 2021 to renovate its Lafayette, Indiana facility, adding 125 new jobs with an average hourly wage of $27.95.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-22
- Where: Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Value: $73.6M
- Jobs: 125
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: construction and mining equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md)

## Sources

- [jconline.com](https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/2018/05/22/caterpillar-bring-125-new-jobs-greater-lafayette/632530002/), 2018-05-22: "Caterpillar plans to invest $73.6 million through 2021 in building improvements, IT software and machinery and equipment."

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