IRVING
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Irving incorporated April 14, 1914
Irving began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. “Otto” Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the town site, Irving, was chosen.
By the 1890s, the Irving area was the site of several churches, two cotton gins, stables, a rooming house, a blacksmith shop and a general store. Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor.
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced in a statement that it is moving its global headquarters from Deerfield, Illinois to Irving, Texas. Caterpillar, founded on April 15, 1925, builds heavy engines, financial services, and is the world’s largest construction-equipment manufacturer.
In 2018, Caterpillar Inc. was ranked number 65 on the Fortune 500 list. Caterpillar said it will start the transition of its global headquarters later this year to the group’s existing site in Irving, Texas.
A Caterpillar spokeswoman said, “We have more than 17,000 employees in Illinois,” including about 12,000 in the Peoria, Illinois area. Hundreds of additional jobs will come to Irving as a result of this transition.
Irving is an inner ring suburb of Dallas. The city of Irving is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Irving is noted for its racial and ethnic diversity, and has been ranked as one of the most diverse cities in the United States.
Irving and Dallas County local communities embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity, unity and has many positive-minded and inspiring people as well as historic multi-cultural business-friendly communities.
The city of Irving’s businesses and residents are rolling out the best “Welcome to Irving” and the real “You’re Welcome Here” Irving welcome mats to visitors, tourists, students, tech entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
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