Caterpillar Opens Registration for Global Innovation Challenge

Building the Future Workforce Challenge offering $1 million awards for innovative ideas to attract, retain and upskill the advanced manufacturing and technician workforce IRVING, Texas, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As advanced technologies continue to transform how work gets done, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is reinforcing its commitment to the workforce behind that transformation. Today, the company is opening registration for the Building the Future Workforce Challenge, a global innovation competition first discussed on stage at CES® 2026 by Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Joe Creed during his keynote, and part of Caterpillar's five-year, $100 million pledge announced last year.