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Caterpillar brings 200 jobs to Spalding

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Walter Geiger
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Thursday, June 30. 2011
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Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will make a major investment in its Griffin Engine Center in Spalding County. The Peoria, Ill.-based company will create at least 200 jobs and invest $120 million in machinery, equipment and upgrades to the existing facility.

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#1 Anonymous on 06/30/11 at 05:14 PM
Caterpillar sucks. They have had way too many layoffs. They ride out the temp services and won't how ppl on full time very often. I worked there for a year and knew my job and did my job better than people that was there for years. I used it as a stepping stone and furthered my education then got the heck on. I make over 20 per hour now which still isnt much in todays economy. I know quite a few people that don't know how long their job will hold out at cat because of their history.
#1.1 Agree on 06/30/11 at 09:10 PM
Yea, one of the lay-offs effected handicap people, many who had been there for years, I use to think a lot of them for helping people with special needs, until they laid them off....
#1.2 Anonymous on 07/01/11 at 06:56 AM
It's just a sign of the times that companies consider people disposable.
#1.2.1 anon on 07/01/11 at 12:29 PM
Do you seriously think it was otherwise?
#1.3 Sheila Tolley on 07/01/11 at 05:41 PM
If $20 per hour is insufficient to meet your standard of living, you need to move on to selling drugs.

People who do not appreciate Caterpillar do not deserve the job they hold at Cat.
#1.4 Sheila Tolley on 07/01/11 at 06:02 PM
Cat does everything in their power to prevent lay-offs. When I worked there, in order to ride out the slow times, they built excess inventory in finished goods, realigned personnel in order to reduce shifts, allowed volunteers to work in other Cat facilities, and eliminated all overtime in order to make the orders last longer. When they explored all options, they made the cut backs in personnel on the basis of seniority. It is very expensive for companies to truly hold to seniority as a rule in labor cut backs. I witnessed two downturns in production at Caterpillar, they always done their part.
#2 Anonymous on 06/30/11 at 09:58 PM
What's up with Norcom moving into the old Carter's plant are they hiring?
#3 Anonymous on 07/01/11 at 10:48 AM
Caterpillar can stay in Lamar County. Can't moving Spalding County.
#3.1 Anonymous on 07/05/11 at 08:44 AM
You idiot, Caterpillar is already in Spalding County...
#4 cats on 07/04/11 at 07:18 AM
This from today's AOL main news page, under heading "Countries Worst "Job Killing" CEO's":

•James Owens, Caterpillar. From 2008 through last year, then-CEO Owens cut 27,500 jobs as demand for heavy farm machinery and other equipment slumped along with the economy.

He ranks up there in the country's Top 5.
#4.1 Anonymous on 07/05/11 at 09:31 AM
If what you are building ain't selling then how do you afford to keep people on the payroll building them.

Its all common sense
#4.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 07/19/11 at 08:59 AM
It is like this............when a company knows what the heavy hitters are, they feel relatively safe exposing themselves to some excess stock on those items. They know the inventory will sell in the future.

People, such as yourself, cannot stand to hear another say positive comments........po, po, pitiful you.
#5 Anonymous on 07/07/11 at 04:31 AM
If they are hiring that many positions, when and where can you apply for a position?
#5.1 cats on 07/07/11 at 05:20 AM
I looked at their website this morning.
Check this link, it should get you started with the application process:
http://www.caterpillar.com/careers/job-opportunities/job-search
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