PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Dirt, fire and iron went into a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Caterpillar's 100th year of business, with a tribute featuring what 120 heavy machines can do.

"We're welcoming our employees and retirees plus their guests to come through and enjoy a morning session or afternoon session and really see a demonstration that is that will be about 120 machines, 20 expert operators and then some fun stuff here in the mid way for them to spend with their family," said Robert Strong, senior vice president of earthmoving at Caterpillar.

Caterpillar prioritizes safety along with productivity, and the demonstration featured machinery used in everyday construction, which started right here in Peoria. With fire, confetti, lots of dirt and dropped jaws, they showed what 100 yea

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