Caterpillar Moving Its Headquarters From Illinois to Texas

Caterpillar 279D Compact Track Loader (L) and 308E2 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavator (R) at a demolition site in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 8, 2019. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo

DEERFIELD, Ill.—Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar said Tuesday it is packing up its headquarters from its longtime home state of Illinois and moving to Texas.

Caterpillar Inc. said that it’s transferring its global base to the Dallas suburb of Irving, from Deerfield, outside Chicago.