PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. announced 2,110 new job cuts as it scales back production amid a world economic slowdown. The world's largest maker of mining and construction machinery said the layoffs at three Illinois plants -- in Aurora, Decatur and East Peoria -- and other cost-cutting measures were needed to maintain competitiveness. Like other big manufacturers, Caterpillar has seen demand for its large equipment fall as customers cut back spending.
Friday's new layoffs came on top of 20,000 job cuts announced earlier this week, when the Peoria, Illinois-based company reported a 32 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit. Results fell as slumping commodity prices, tight credit markets and a decline in construction hurt orders for Caterpillar's backhoes, tractors and other machines.
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