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Iron Makers Step Up Social Responsibility in U.S., Worldteam won gold at both district andstate levels in Pennsylvania. At thenational event in Louisville, Ky.,Rhoades and her team ranked 7thout of 23 competitors from acrossthe United States.According to SkillsUSA

Executive Director TimothyLawrence, millions of new skilledtrade workers will be needed by2020. The lack of qualifiedemployees and the skills gap isaffecting companies’ ability toimplement new technologies andincrease productivity.“It’s fantastic to have such tal-

ented and dedicated young profes-sionals as Natalie launching theircareers with Volvo CE, and wewant to congratulate her and herteam for their performance,” saidGustavo Casagrandi, vicepresident of Shippensburgoperations at Volvo CE. “Webelieve that supportingyoung talent will help bene-fit the entire constructionequipment industry and weare happy to play any partwe can in helping youngpeople pursue a career in themanufacturing fields.”

CaterpillarThe Caterpillar

Foundation was launched in1952 as a natural extensionof the company’s values andculture. Since its founding,the Caterpillar Foundationhas contributed to helpingimprove the lives of peoplearound the world. As a company, Caterpillar

works alongside its dealersand customers to build thesocietal infrastructure need-ed to make the world run. As a foundation, itfocuses on the complementary human, natu-ral and basic service infrastructure neededfor individuals to thrive and communities tobe resilient. To date, the CaterpillarFoundation has invested more than $740million in organizations and programs allgeared towards creating sustainable progressfor all.“The Caterpillar Foundation believes that

no one organization or individual can solveglobal social challenges,” said CaterpillarFoundation President Asha Varghese. “Wefocus on working together across sectors tobuild solutions in our communities.Together, Caterpillar and the CaterpillarFoundation are helping to build stronger

individuals, stronger communities andstronger economies.”In 2018, Caterpillar was named one of

America’s Most JUST Companies, accord-ing to Forbes and JUST Capital, a nonprofitthat ranks the largest publicly-traded corpo-rations in the United States on the issuesAmericans care about most. Caterpillarearned its spot on the list by outperformingits peers on key issues such as fair pay andgood benefits, customer treatment and priva-cy, beneficial products, environmentalimpact, job creation, community support inthe United States and abroad, and ethicalleadership and long-term financial growth. Caterpillar isn’t limiting its good work to

just planet Earth. The Deerfield, Ill.-based

company was one of the sponsors ofNASA’s Centennial Challenge — the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The competitionwas created to entice America’s most talent-ed to come up with innovative ways todesign and print a habitat that could be usedfor deep space exploration, including theagency’s journey to Mars and beyond. Themulti-phase competition was geared toadvance the construction technology neededto create sustainable housing solutions forEarth and beyond.“Knowing the improvement in technolo-

gy we’ve seen in our work with NASA,we’re excited for what this competitioncould mean for our customers,” saidExcavation Machine Design Department

Director Justin Speichinger. “3Dprinting is a disruptive, transfor-mational technology that can sig-nificantly affect the productivitycapability of the constructionindustry.”Caterpillar’s purpose statement

is, “our solutions help our cus-tomers build a better world.”When disaster strikes, it takesaction to rebuild a better world. When an EF3 tornado hit

Columbus, Miss., in March 2019,debris blocked roads making it dif-ficult for life saving personnel tonavigate. The First ResponseTeam of America and Caterpillartook action to clear the roads forambulances, fire trucks, police andother disaster responders.Caterpillar and its dealers have

supported the First ResponseTeam of America for years,which has included heavyequipment donations. TheCaterpillar Foundation alsohas provided funding to theorganization in past years. Inthe recent Columbus torna-do, Thompson Machinerylent FRTA a 415F2 backhoeand a 249D CTL from itsrental fleet.“Communities can count

on us because we can counton dealerships likeThompson Machinery andCaterpillar equipment,” saidTad Agoglia, FRTA founderand longtime Caterpillarcustomer. “It’s in times likethese, when so much hasgone wrong, that communi-ties are looking for thingsthey can depend on. That’swhen we come in with theright equipment to clear thepath for recovery, so people

can have hope again. We can’t solve all theproblems caused by a storm, but we canmake a contribution.”Caterpillar and FRTA have been a U.S.

Chamber of Commerce Foundation BestPartnership Finalist.“The FRTA crew can be on the road for 10

months of the year, responding all over thecountry at no cost to the local community,”said the U.S. Chamber of CommerceFoundation summary of the partnership.“They never know exactly what equipmentwill be needed, but they can depend on localCaterpillar dealers to provide the equipmentfor the task at hand.”

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Team Rubicon is a veteran-led disaster response organization with more than 100,000 volunteers —primarily veterans and first responders — who respond to natural disasters globally.

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Case Construction Equipment helps support the train-ing in the safe use of heavy equipment which aidesTeam Rubicon’s work. It provides the volunteers —most often veterans — with skills they can use in theircivilian work life.

Caterpillar isn’t limiting its work to just planet Earth.The Deerfield, Ill.-based company was one of the spon-sors of NASA’s Centennial Challenge — the 3D-PrintedHabitat Challenge. On display was a Cat HEX.