CAT CEO Contradicts Obama

President Obama repeated the claim yesterday that Jim Owens, the CEO of Caterpillar, Inc., said “if Congress passes our plan, this company will be able to rehire some of the folks who were just laid off.” But after the president […]

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Obama: CAT To Rehire If Bill Passes

President Barack Obama says Caterpillar’s chief executive, Jim Owens, has told him the company will rehire some laid-off workers if the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan passes. The heavy equipment maker announced more than 22,000 job cuts last month as […]

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Are We There Yet?

Stimulus Bill Clears Hurdle in Senate“Senate Democrats on Monday advanced the $827 billion economic stimulus bill, clearing a major procedural hurdle by a razor thin margin with the help of just three Republicans. A vote on final passage of the […]

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Cat 904H at World of Concrete

The 35th World of Concrete show opened today in Las Vegas. This is one of the industry events I really hate to miss because it’s a combination of exhibits and high quality educational seminars. The educational portion of the show […]

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