Caterpillar News

• Cat Dealer to Acquire Portion of Bucyrus From Caterpillar

  VANCOUVER, B.C. AND PEORIA, Ill. -- A Caterpillar equipment dealer will acquire a portion of the Bucyrus Distribution Business from Caterpillar.

• Caterpillar Announces Expansion of Chinese Research Facility

  WUXI, China-- Caterpillar, Inc. has announced plans to expand a Chinese research and development facility .

• Caterpillar locks out 420 Canadian Employees

  In Canada, a contract dispute between the Canadian Auto Worker's Union and Caterpillar has left some 420 employees out in the cold, literally.

• Canadian Union Authorizes Strike Against CAT Subsidiary

  Reuters in Canada is reporting that the London, Ontario local of the Canadian Auto Workers union has voted to strike against a Caterpillar subsidiary, Electro Motive Inc

• Caterpillar Sales Up

  Caterpillar says its global heavy equipment sales rose 30 percent in November.

• Caterpillar: Small Step for State in Tax Incentive Package

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar says the state's $330 million Economic Growth and Tax incentive package is a step in the right direction but a Caterpillar official says it fails to address the problem of making the state more business friendly.

• Central Illinois Vying For New CAT Plant

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar is planning to relocate one of its Japanese production plants. But what are the chances that it could wind up in central Illinois? And how many jobs would it create?

• CAT Withdrawls Tax Appeals

  Caterpillar has withdrawn its appeals of tax assessments on properties in Peoria and Tazewell Counties.

• Cat Announces Investment in New India Facility

  CHENNAI, INDIA-- Less than a month after it announced major investments in local facilities, Caterpillar is at it again--this time, in India.

• New CAT Jobs Create Ripple Effect in Regional Economy

  With the expansions in Decatur and East Peoria CAT will be able to add about 300 jobs between the two facilities. The EDC projects those 300 jobs will bring over $230 million to the local economy.

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