From left, Karl Weiss, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Caterpillar, Purdue President Mung Chiang and Paul Rivera, vice president of LPSD Operations, Caterpillar’s Lafayette Plant, take part in the opening of Caterpillar’s office in Convergence Center. (Purdue University photo)

Caterpillar reaffirms recent $1 million commitment to Purdue by establishing office at Convergence Center

Caterpillar Inc. formally opened an office at the Convergence Center in Discovery Park District at Purdue to establish a permanent presence near campus and reaffirm its recent $1 million commitment to the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.

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