Mike Rowe Is Ready to Hit the Dirt with Caterpillar Customers and Dealers
PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. (CAT: NYSE) has announced that it is partnering with Mike Rowe, the creator and star of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs and founder of mikeroweWORKS.com. Read more at cat.com...

Cat Financial Announces Second-Quarter 2010 Results
Cat Financial reported second-quarter revenues of $648 million, a decrease of $52 million, or 7 percent, compared with the second quarter of 2009. Second-quarter profit after tax was $82 million, a $7 million decrease from the second quarter of 2009. Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar Inc. Announces 2Q 2010 Results
PEORIA, Ill.— Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today reported a second-quarter profit of $1.09 per share, an increase of $0.49 per share from a profit of $0.60 per share in the second quarter of 2009. Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar Inc. to Announce Second-Quarter 2010 Financial Results on July 22, 2010
PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will release 2010 second-quarter financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, July 22.  Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar Announces Plans for New Manufacturing Facility in Brazil
PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. today is announcing plans to expand its manufacturing presence in Brazil to further position the company to meet growing customer demand across Latin America.  Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar to Increase Excavator Production in China
XUZHOU, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China – In support of its long-term global strategy for meeting customer demand for excavators, and recognizing the rapid expansion of opportunities in the key growth markets of Asia, Caterpillar Inc. announced today its expansion plans for the company’s excavator facility in Xuzhou, China.  Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar, Wacker Neuson SE Announce Strategic Alliance
PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. and Wacker Neuson SE, Munich, Germany, announced today that the relevant executive bodies for both companies have signed an alliance agreement. Read more at cat.com...

Doug Oberhelman Elected Chief Executive Officer and Caterpillar Board Member; Jim Owens Steps Down as CEO, Remains Chairman Through October 31
PEORIA, Ill. – Following a previously announced succession plan, the Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. has elected Doug Oberhelman Chief Executive Officer and a member of Caterpillar’s Board of Directors, effective July 1. Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar Inc. Increases Dividend Rate
PEORIA, Ill. – The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. voted today to raise the quarterly cash dividend by two cents to forty-four ($0.44) cents per share of common stock, payable August 20, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business, July 20, 2010.  Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar Announces Updated Strategy
PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. executives are unveiling the company’s updated Vision 2020 strategy to employees, dealers, suppliers and shareholders, setting the stage for the next phase of the company’s leadership and growth in the global industries it serves.  Read more at cat.com...

Progress Rail Services to Acquire Electro-Motive Diesel, Creating Global Locomotive Manufacturing and Rail Services Company
ALBERTVILLE, Ala.—Progress Rail Services has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Electro-Motive Diesel for $820 million in cash from Berkshire Partners LLC and Greenbriar Equity Group LLC. Read more at cat.com...