Caterpillar - Company Overview

Company Description

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Building more than cocoons, Caterpillar is the world's #1 maker of earthmoving machinery and a leading supplier of agricultural equipment. The...

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Headquarters:

100 NE Adams St.
Peoria, IL 61629
United States (Map)

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Key Caterpillar Financials

Company Type	Public - NYSE: CAT Main Headquarters
Fiscal Year-End	December
2007 Sales (mil.)	$44,958.0
2007 Employees	101,333

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Rankings

#50 in FORTUNE 500
S&P 500
Dow Jones Industrials
#162 in FT Global 500

Competition

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Caterpillar Executives

Title	Name & Bio	Contact
Chairman and CEO	James W. (Jim) Owens	Network \| E-mail
Group President	Gérard R. Vittecoq	Network \| E-mail
Group President	Stuart L. Levenick	Network \| E-mail

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