The double super-secret code name assigned Caterpillar by the N.C. Department of Commerce. The Winston-Salem Journal has the tale of mystery and intrigue behind the city’s efforts to land CAT:
The mysterious delegation arrived in Winston-Salem in March.
The visitors offered no business cards. They introduced themselves using only their first names.
“I’m Shawn,” said one, an engineering manager.
They said they wanted a site, 100 acres, to build a plant that would make critical pieces for the heavy machinery their company sold.
That was all the information they would supply.
As you can probably imagine, the Journal is beside itself with joy.
