Yearly Archives: 2010

Coca-Cola to buy bottling unit

The Coca-Cola Company confirmed Thursday morning that it had agreed to acquire the North American operations of its largest bottler, reversing a 24-year-old strategy of keeping its bottling operations separate from ... Read More

Cisco unveils system for super-fast internet

Cisco Systems on March 9 unveiled super-fast Internet hardware that promises to boost U.S. competitiveness and bolster economic recovery by moving mountains of data at astounding speeds. The leader in networking ... Read More

Chrysler announces new Fiat 500 electric vehicle

The Chrysler Group announced on March 22 its plans to engineer and produce a pure electric vehicle using the Fiat 500 platform, which was shown earlier this year at the 2010 ... Read More

Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail gets stimulus funding

Illinois scored more than $1.2 billion of the $8 billion in federal high-speed rail stimulus grants to be announced Thursday, enough to cut the Chicago-to-St. Louis travel time by nearly 25% ... Read More

Cephalon to acquire Mepha AG

Cephalon, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Mepha AG and its subsidiaries for $590 million. The privately-held, Swiss-based Mepha is focused on innovative dosage formulations for both generic and branded ... Read More

CG Automation acquires Second Wind SCADA technology

CG Automation, a wholly owned subsidiary of MSE Power Systems Inc., announced the acquisition of ADMS Wind SCADA and wind turbine monitoring systems technology from Second Wind Systems Inc. The company ... Read More

Caterpillar’s global sales jump

Caterpillar Inc. said Friday that its machine sales worldwide jumped 11 percent in May compared with a year ago as a rebound in North American and Asian business markets helped offset ... Read More

Caterpillar unit acquires locomotive maker

Caterpillar said its rail-services unit completed the acquisition of locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel for $820 million plus a post-closing adjustment estimated at $108 million, The Associated Press reported. Electro-Motive Diesel, or ... Read More

Caterpillar to buy Electro-Motive Diesel

Caterpillar Inc. agreed to buy a U.S. maker of railroad locomotives on Tuesday for $820 million in cash, expanding its rail business from service into new engine manufacturing. The world’s largest ... Read More

Caterpillar sees surge in orders overseas

Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment, said Monday that it was ramping up production as the global economic recovery spurred demand for its heavy equipment, especially ... Read More