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Caterpillar Inc.
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 PROFILE
Building more than cocoons, Caterpillar has become a leading supplier of agricultural equipment and the world's #1 maker of earthmoving machinery. The company also makes a variety of construction, mining, and logging machinery, as well as engines for trucks, locomotives, and boats, and electrical power-generation systems. It also provides financing and insurance for its dealers and customers. The company operates manufacturing plants on six continents and sells its equipment worldwide through a network of some 220 dealers (with about 2,700 locations). Taking advantage of its vast distribution network, it sells its own line of Cat-branded products such as boots, as well other products manufactured by third parties.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Yet2.com Closes $20 Million Second Round
Date Announced: 02.12.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 20
Description: Online intellectual property marketplace receives $20 million in second-round funding.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 20,175.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 2.4%
Employees: 68,440
Revenue per employee: $294,783.75

 KEY PEOPLE
• Glen A. Barton
    CEO
• F. L. McPheeters
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
100 NE Adams St.
Peoria, IL 61629
US
Phone: 309-675-1000
Fax: 309-675-1182
Online: Web Site

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