Caterpillar to move global HQ from Illinois to Texas
The construction and mining equipment giant will join Oracle, Tesla, Hewlett Packard Enterprises in the Lone Star State.

Quote:Construction and mining equipment giant Caterpillar will ditch Deerfield, Illinois and relocate its global headquarters to Irving, Texas.

"We believe it's in the best strategic interest of the company to make this move, which supports Caterpillar's strategy for profitable growth as we help our customers build a better, more sustainable world," Caterpillar chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby said in a statement.

A Caterpillar spokesperson told FOX Business it expects the majority of its roughly 230 employees at its Deerfield headquarters to make the move to Irving, Texas.

Representatives for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker did not immediately return request for comment.

Caterpillar's departure follows Boeing's announcement that it would move its global headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia.

In addition, Boeing competitor Raytheon Technologies will follow the company to Arlington after announcing plans to leave Waltham, Massachusetts.

Florida, Texas and the rest of the southern states

Now if we could only think of a name for this new republic.

You know, leave the corrupt empire.

Slava The South.