Grandpa Menold later had a farm after he retired from Caterpillar, and a lot of kids in the family worked on it, including Feucht. "He taught us a lot of things he had learned at Cat," Feucht said.

Caterpillar, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, still employs 12,000 in the region and has deep ties to Peoria. But it no longer has a global headquarters downtown. The 2017 decision to ...

Looking for a way to encourage your kids to create? Meet Hey Clay, the next generation of creative materials for children, with advanced modeling clay that air-dries and lasts for months.

Gently crack the top of an eggshell and discard the egg or save it for cooking. Rinse the shell and use a pin to pierce a hole in the bottom of each one. Your kids can gently draw faces on the ...

Clay also lets you add notes to address book entries, so you can note how and when you met, or the names of their kids, for instance. A timeline for each entry shows when notes were added ...

Kids roll up their sleeves and dig into imagination as they mold miniature clay pizzas, cupcakes, and fruit bowls. Step-by-step guidance helps them learn about textures, shapes, and creativity, then ...

The Clay Center hosted an event Saturday in partnership with the Charleston Dirty Birds to unveil a new pitching cage exhibit ...

Shoppers can also go for a beautiful iced and decorated Christmas cake for £3, and a quirky "Doug the Dog" cake (like a caterpillar cake) priced at £2.50 that's is perfect for kids' to tuck into.

There’s something absolutely magical about jellyfish. The way they float, the swish of their tentacles, the shimmer of their ...

In a new limited-edition collection, Cat Footwear commemorates 100 years of Caterpillar Inc. delivering three boots that pay homage to the major engineering moments the manufacturer has been part of.