Equipment World Staff (EQW)
Caterpillar plans to offer a listen-only, audio Webcast of its annual meeting with financial analysts and institutional shareholders, to be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, beginning at 12:45 p.m. Pacific Time (2:45 p.m. Central Time) at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 in Las Vegas.
Caterpillar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug Oberhelman and members of Caterpillar's Executive Office will provide a review of Caterpillar's business and enterprise strategy.
In addition to the Webcast, a PDF version of presentations made during the meeting will be available at http://www.caterpillar.com/eventscalendar.
Webcast access:
The real-time, listen-only Webcast will begin on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 12:45 p.m. Pacific Time (2:45 p.m. Central Time). The Webcast can be accessed through the following website: http://www.caterpillar.com/eventscalendar. Listeners should go to the Website at least 15 minutes before the live meeting to download and install any necessary audio software. The transcript from the meeting will be made available on http://www.caterpillar.com/presentations following the webcast.
For those unable to participate in the live webcast, the replay will be available through http://www.caterpillar.com/presentations shortly after the live event. There is no charge to access the webcast. Those without access to the Internet may request a fax of Caterpillar's transcript by calling 800-228-7717 (U.S. and Canada) or 858-244-2080 (for all other regions). March 11, 2011
Congress passed a short-term extension to SAFETEA-LU, the expired surface transportation bill, on March 4, but Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater says that the necessary extension hasn't solved what the nation needs in the long term.
Following the bill's passage, Slater issued the following statement in response to Congress passing an extension of the Nation’s highway and transit programs through Sept. 30, 2011:
"With Congress passing yet another short-term extension of the Highway bill to keep the program running through September, it is critical that they now move to serious action on a comprehensive, long-term bill," Slater said.
"America's urgent need to rebuild roads, highways and bridges requires a long-term strategy; we can’t afford any more delays," he continued. "Congress needs to show serious bipartisan leadership and action to address this critical national priority, so that a six-year bill can be enacted within this extension period. If the President wants manufacturers to put people to work jumpstart the economy, he will insist on a six-year Highway bill to build safer roads and bridges, and work with the Congress to find a way to get it done. America’s equipment manufacturers stand ready to help them succeed." March 9, 2011
