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U.S. Workforce Forfeits Billions in Time Off Benefits Annually
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- Published on Saturday, 25 October 2014 18:00
- Written by PRNewswire
American workers permanently lost a total of 169 million days of paid time off across the workforce...
Cat reports Q3 profit, improves outlook
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- Published on Thursday, 23 October 2014 17:39
- Written by Paul Gordon
Caterpillar Inc. overcame flat sales and restructuring costs to post a billion dollar profit in the third quarter, capitalizing on business and geographic diversity to beat Wall Street estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter, the company announced Thursday.
Cat Foundation invests toward stopping Ebola
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- Published on Monday, 20 October 2014 17:12
- Written by Paul Gordon
The Caterpillar Foundation announced Monday it will invest $1 million toward addressing the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
The Foundation will provide an additional $1 million to the $7.5 million investment already made to The ONE Campaign for its advocacy...
Intersection changes have little effect on emergency response times
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 15:04
- Written by Paul Gordon
The movement of emergency vehicles through the intersection of Main and University streets in Peoria has not been impaired by the reconstruction that has otherwise slowed traffic, city and emergency officials said Wednesday.
Indeed, city leaders...
Cat opens new exhibit at Visitor's Center to honor employees
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- Published on Monday, 20 October 2014 17:08
- Written by Paul Gordon
A new exhibit honoring Caterpillar Inc.’s heritage and employees is open at the Caterpillar Visitors Center in downtown Peoria.
The...
Attitudes about wearable technology are changing
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:39
- Written by PRNewswire
Attitudes about wearable technology are changing, according to a new study from Wearables.com and The...
Home sales improve again in third quarter
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 12:26
- Written by Paul Gordon
Home sales in the Peoria area continued to improve in the third quarter and local Realtors expect growth to continue into and through the winter, according to the Peoria Area Association of Realtors.
Halloween spending will be up this year
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 October 2014 15:06
- Written by The Peorian
More costumes than ever will be flying off the shelves as Americans gear up to celebrate the spookiest holiday of the year, according to the National Retail Federation.
Cat announces executive retirements, other changes
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- Published on Friday, 10 October 2014 17:50
- Written by Paul Gordon
Caterpillar Inc. announced Friday that two of its group presidents will retire and their replacements will come from the company’s vice president ranks. The moves were approved by Caterpillar’s board of directors.
