manufacturing facilities

• Wal-Mart Declined to Pay to Upgrade Bangladesh Factories

  By Renee Dudley and Arun Devnath, Bloomberg  |  December 5, 2012

  Paying suppliers more to cover safety improvements was too costly, exec said.

• Mass Job-Cut Notices Questioned

  By Laura Litvan, Bloomberg  |  July 10, 2012

  Defense contractors say they may warn workers of possible cuts ahead of fall election.

• Heavy Lifting in a Competitive World

  By Susan Kelly  |  May 2, 2011

  CFO Ed Rapp tells how Caterpillar got back on the fast track to global growth.