Caterpillar laying off 167 workers in Indiana
ASSOCIATED PRESS August 3, 2012 9:32AM
Updated: August 3, 2012 12:42PM
Caterpillar Inc. says it’s laying off nearly 170 workers at its Lafayette, Ind. Large Engine Center in response to a drop in demand.
The Peoria.-based company announced that the cuts set to begin in September at the north-central Indiana plant are a reflection of its flexible workforce that fluctuates with demand.
Caterpillar’s announcement Thursday comes on the heels of record second-quarter results and labor turmoil at a Joliet plant where about 700 union members have been on strike since May 1.
Caterpillar spokeswoman Rachel Potts tells the Journal & Courier that the job cut decision in Lafayette is not related to the Illinois labor dispute.
