Ralph Lauren center to bring 200 jobs to High Point
Winston-Salem Journal - The Internet arm of designer Ralph Lauren will create about 200 jobs here when it opens a center to handle online orders, officials said today. Lauren Media LLC will invest $11.8 million to open the Polo.com center in the summer of 2007. Construction . more.
City cheers boom in new jobs, home sales (Macomb Daily)
While the economy is bleak in most parts of southeast Michigan, home sales and new building construction in Sterling Heights are bright spots for city officials. more.
Caterpillar adds boat engine center in Fountain Inn (WIS News 10 Columbia)
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar says it will build a new boat engine plant at its existing truck engine plant in Fountain Inn. The company says it will transfer about 40 engineers to the new center from other Caterpillar plants. more.
Police say man stole backhoe
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - A Montoursville man was drunk when he stole a backhoe and drove it the wrong way up Route 15 early Monday, state police said. The 49-year-old man was driving the backhoe south in the northbound lane of Route 15 in Armstrong Township about 3:45 a.m . more.
DuPont India forays construction products biz (Business Standard India)
DuPont India today launched an initiative to provide solutions to the domestic construction industry and said it is eyeing a $20-25 million business by ‘10 from the building and construction segment in India. more.
Stocks mixed on Caterpillar report
Reading Eagle - Although the company sold more construction and mining equipment, it warned increased operating costs and weaker-than-expected sales would cut into its full-year profits. Google, the Internet search company, jumped $33.61, or 7.9 percent, to $459.67 . more.
