Caterpillar to close London, Ont. locomotive plant
Provided by: The Hartford Courant
... dollar and the struggle to persuade unionized workers to accept deep concessions in a relatively stable economy. Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar said on Friday the closing is taking place because the cost structure of the operation is not ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:02 GMT
Caterpillar Still Has Room To Run After Early 2012 Rally
Provided by: Seeking Alpha
... leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. In July 2011, CAT completed the acquisition of Bucyrus International, a leading mining equipment manufacturer. ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:26:50 GMT
Caterpillar to Close Canadian Locomotive Plant Due to Costs
Provided by: BusinessWeek
... sustainable and efforts to negotiate a new, competitive collective agreement were not successful," a subsidiary of Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar, said in a statement today. Caterpillar acquired the Ontario plant in 2010 when it bought ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:53:22 GMT
Caterpillar's Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., to close
Provided by: Nanaimo Daily News
... would have lowered the salaries of some workers currently paid $35 an hour to $18 an hour. Last week, Caterpillar - a Peoria, Illinois-based company - reported a 58 per cent jump in its fourth-quarter profits. The world's largest heavy machinery ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:02:48 GMT
Video: On CNBC, Beebe Says Arkansas Ready for Another Caterpillar Plant
Provided by: ArkansasBusiness.com
Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, Ill., is moving a manufacturing plant to North America from Japan, and Arkansas wants to be its new home.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:24:31 GMT
Burglar uses doggy door to break into house
Provided by: WEEK-TV
PEORIA, Ill. -- A burglar broke into a house using a doggy door and stole almost $1,500 worth of items.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:15:51 GMT
Peoria crime statistics
Provided by: WEEK-TV
Peoria Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard reports that homicides, shootings, aggravated assaults and most acts of violent crime were all reported be be lower than in 2010.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:47 GMT
Suspect robs apartment while occupant is asleep
Provided by: WEEK-TV
PEORIA, Ill. -- While a man was asleep inside his apartment, an unknown suspect broke in and stole over $1,000 worth of items.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:47 GMT
Matteson woman dies on her 110th birthday
Provided by: Naperville Sun
... of the kids through the woods to get on the train so that they would be safe." They spent most of their lives in Peoria. Ernest had been recruited to teach physics at Bradley University, and Mrs. Ising taught economics there and various courses, ...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT
Yen Ching
Provided by: PeoriaTimes-Observer
With the thought that the year of the dragon was soon to begin, I met my family at Yen Ching, 6936 North University Street in Peoria, for dinner last week.
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT
Caterpillar shuts locked out plant in Canada
Provided by: Canadian Business Magazine
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it will close its Electro-Motive plant in Canada, where workers have been locked out since the start of the year.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:24:38 GMT
NBC hopes for a 'Smash' turnaround
Provided by: Belleville News Democrat
... No one can quibble with the production values behind "Smash," but how will a show about the theater world play in Peoria? "Musicals have always been the bastard genre," Meron said, but he added that Fox's "Glee" has opened the door and shown they ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:06:00 GMT
Longtime Peoria resident dies at 110
Provided by: WHBF-TV Rock Island
Longtime Peoria resident and former Bradley University professor Jane Ising died in her sleep on her 110th birthday.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:26 GMT
US jobless rate falls to 8.3% in Jan.; 243,000 jobs addedEmployment...
Provided by: Boston.com
... the prior month, marking the biggest back-to-back gain since March-April. It was projected to climb by 160,000. Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc., the world's biggest maker of earthmoving equipment, plans to increase employment this year as it ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:20:48 GMT
Payrolls in U.S. Jumped 243,000 in January Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.3%
Provided by: Bloomberg
... the prior month, marking the biggest back-to-back gain since March-April. It was projected to climb by 160,000. Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) , the world's biggest maker of earthmoving equipment, plans to increase employment this ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:35:26 GMT
Holmes Oliver Dille, Jr.
Provided by: Odessa American Online
... Needle Company and spent most of his professional career as an accountant for LeTourneau Westinghouse Corporation in Peoria, Illinois. Holmes and his family spent five years in Brazil where he worked in the Finance and Accounting Department of ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:52:21 GMT
Bradley University Joins SAGE Tuition Rewards Enrollment Consortium
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Bradley University (Peoria, IL) has joined Tuition Rewards, a nationwide consortium of 285+ private colleges & universities in 45 states. The unique program rewards families for saving for higher education with points that can be used to reduce ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:36:13 GMT
Woman dies on 110th birthday
Provided by: Chicago Sun-Times
... kids through the woods and kids to get on the train so that they would be safe." They spent most of their lives in Peoria. Ernest had been recruited to teach physics at Bradley University, and Jane taught economics there and various courses, ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:09:27 GMT