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2022-06-15 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Caterpillar moving HQ from Illinois to Texas

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Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-15 03:31|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

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Given the politic craziness, taxes and the union leadership in the LSD's pockets screw over members in ILL-inois.

I can understand why a right-to-work state (Texas, GA and etc...) are appealing to Manufacturers.

Where a person cannot be denied employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor union or other labor organization.

Don't give me wrong, Unions "once" served a badly needed purpose. But like too many things, it has become politically corrupted and abused for votes.

Many States now have laws that offer the same work environment safety union originally shalt. Supply and demand for skilled workers now sets the pay scale.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-06-15 08:35|| 2022-06-15 08:35|| Front Page Top

#2 We now live in an era where software drones unionize.

For some jobs, AI can't get here soon enough.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-15 08:40|| 2022-06-15 08:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Peoria is 'downstate' now? Folks in Vandalia or Mt. Vernon might dispute that.

Well I guess it is 40 miles south of I-80.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-06-15 08:47|| 2022-06-15 08:47|| Front Page Top

#4 I do understand the CAT wanting to move out of Deerfield, though.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-06-15 08:50|| 2022-06-15 08:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Mustang Plaza a.k.a. Williams Square is a very cool place Caterpillar is moving to. New restaurants, The Cork and Pig, The Thirsty Lion, Toyota Music Factory (concerts) Pacific Table (sea food), La Cocina, and the 5 star resort hotel Omni Mandalay with a massive lakeside pool area are just a few fun things within a block of the Caterpillar headquarters. It all sits on a man made lake called Lake Carolyn named after the wife of the ranch owner John Carpenter who owned the area as a huge Ranch years ago. Lake Carolyn has canals and Italian Gondolas rowed by Italian dressed operators through canals and on the lake. Along the canals Quenticerra (the 15th birthday) of hispanic girls is celebrated with them in beautiful Quenticerra dresses on the weekends along the Lake Carolyn canals because of the Spain/Mediterranean architecture is like Spain.

This area of Irving is called Las Colinas (The Colony) and is the home of over 2,000 company headquarters from Xerox to Exxon Mobil, to Citibanc. DFW International Airport is 5 minutes away. There is nothing like Las Colinas in the world.

Posted by Black Charlie Slairt1430 2022-06-15 15:09|| 2022-06-15 15:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Another unusual thing is the cheapest apartments ($800) are the most beautiful and historic while new construction of homes and apartments are every where there also.

Posted by Black Charlie Slairt1430 2022-06-15 15:18|| 2022-06-15 15:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Quinceañera, and they spend like a wedding's worth

Posted by Frank G 2022-06-15 15:26|| 2022-06-15 15:26|| Front Page Top

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