Bill is Good News for AZ Highway Contractors
Arizona contractors, equipment dealers and suppliers are cheering the passage of a highway bill that extends spending levels for federal road, bridge and transit projects. The bill, Moving Ahead for...
View ArticleCat Completes Acquisition of Bucyrus
Driven by a key strategic imperative to expand its leadership and support for customers in the mining
View ArticleCat Dealers Ready for Bumper-to-Bumper Service and Sales Support for New Cat...
Caterpillar announces that its North American Cat Dealer network will be fully prepared to offer whole-truck service and sales support for the company’s first ever Cat® Vocational Truck, the Cat...
View ArticleCAT MACHINE IN SKYFALL MOVIE
Two iconic brands – James Bond and Caterpillar Inc. – join together for the 23rd Bond adventure, SKYFALL. The Bond films are known for action-packed opening sequences, and in SKYFALL part of the...
View ArticleCat Says Thanks
Most people never think about how much they depend on the important work of Caterpillar customers. That’s why, in 2012, Caterpillar, Empire and Mike Rowe Works salute you, our customers, and thank you...
View ArticleCat to present largest exhibit at MINExpo 2012
No matter what their interests—surface or underground, hard rock or soft rock—MINExpo visitors will find the machines and technology at the Caterpillar exhibit to help them mine and move minerals...
View ArticleCat® CT660 Vocational Truck Features Product Link Remote Monitoring System
It's just good business for owners of trucks and equipment to protect their investment by knowing the location of these valuable assets, what they're doing and how they're performing. The Cat® Product...
View ArticleCaterpillar Again Named One of World's Most Admired Companies
Caterpillar has again been named to Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies." In the latest Fortune listing, Caterpillar ranks 27 among the hundreds of companies reviewed...
View ArticleCaterpillar Awarded City of Tucson
Caterpillar has been awarded a contract by the City of Tucson that will be marketed nationally by the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (National IPA) to supply construction equipment and...
View ArticleCaterpillar Ships 500th D7E Track-Type Tractor with Electric Drive
Caterpillar has shipped the 500th D7E Track-Type Tractor from the company’s East Peoria, Illinois facility. More than 1.4 million gallons of diesel fuel saved to date.
View ArticleCaterpillar Unveils First Hybrid Excavator
In its continued commitment to introduce products that bring the most value to customers, Caterpillar unveiled the first model in its new line of hybrid excavators. The Cat 336E H is the company’s...
View ArticleCaterpillar's Heritage Wall Honors Its Past
Although it is not a secret, not everyone who works at Peoria's largest employer, especially those who have retired, are aware that Caterpillar Inc. has a heritage wall honoring the people who worked...
View ArticleContractor of the Year Contest
Do you have what it takes? Equipment World Magazine is looking for contractors who Are successful construction company owners with annual revenues between $3 million and $15 million. (Important change...
View ArticleEmpire Featured on No. 31 Cat Race Car
Cat Mining Chevrolet at Phoenix International Raceway - Jeff Burton will pilot chassis No. 329 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the November 13, 2011 312 lap affair.
View ArticleEmpire Institute Earns Cat Failure Analysis Certification
The Empire Training Institute has been certified as a Caterpillar Applied Failure Analysis facility—one of only three in North America and five worldwide. This certification means that the Institute...
View ArticleEmpire Named Solid Waste Business of the Year
Empire Southwest has been named “Solid Waste Business of the Year” by the Arizona chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). The award, part of the organization’s annual...
View ArticleEmpire Portal Promotion Targets Construction Equipment Users
Mesa, Arizona, 9 1 11 – “Get In The Game,” a promotion hosted on the new Empire Portal, is giving away merchandise and gift cards weekly through December 31, 2011 to encourage contractor visits to the...
View ArticleEmpire Ranks Top Among Private Companies
Empire ranked among the top 10 privately held businesses in the 2013 Phoenix Business Journal’s Book of Lists. More than 2,000 companies appear in the annual publication. Empire ranked in a total of...
View ArticleEmpire Renewable Energy Announces Partnership with the Green Schoolhouse Series
Phoenix, Arizona, 9 13 11 – Empire Renewable Energy, a leading provider of commercial and residential solar solutions, announced today it will supply a solar rooftop system to the first project in The...
View ArticleEmpire Southwest Adds Solar Power at Two Locations; Becomes Second Largest...
Empire Southwest began generating solar power at two of its Valley locations this week. The systems, which were installed at Empire locations in Mesa and Apache Junction, have a combined capacity of...
View ArticleEmpire Southwest Agrees to Acquire Arizona Production Machinery & Supply
Empire Southwest, LLC, announced that it has agreed to acquire the agricultural industry related assets of Arizona Production Machinery & Supply (APM&S), a Casa Grande, Arizona based...
View ArticleEmpire Southwest Names Contest Winner
Jim Latto with DBA Construction Inc., Phoenix, was named Grand Prize Winner in “Get In The Game,” an online promotion sponsored by Caterpillar dealer Empire Southwest.
View ArticleEmpire Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Empire is supporting the fight against breast cancer. This month, all proceeds from counter sales of pink CAT license plates, baseball caps and other items will be donated to breast cancer research.
View ArticleEmpire Truck & Trailer Sells First CT660!
It is official Empire Truck & Trailer (ET&T) was the first dealer in North America to sell the new Cat CT660 truck to an end user. Davis Salvage Company, a Phoenix scrap metal
View ArticleFourth Generation Family Business Takes Home Grand Prize in “Win a Cat®...
Fourth Generation Family Business Takes Home Grand Prize in “Win a Cat® Truck” Contest In the Win A Cat® Truck contest that ultimately drew more than 300 entries and 47,500 votes, LPA Marine of Peaks...
View ArticleJeff Burton Event Preview
Jeff Burton will race Chassis No. 355 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable at this week’s AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized...
View ArticleMACHINES OF GLORY PREMIERES
In the new competition series MACHINES OF GLORY, three crews of the highest-skilled machine operators battle it out using Cat equipment to determine who emerges as kings and queens of the construction...
View ArticleNASA Partnering with Caterpillar to Develop Automation Technologies
Partnering with Caterpillar, NASA is developing a solution that will allow NASA to control the machines from the safety of Earth while the machines brave the moon's harsh climate.
View ArticleNew Cat 336E Hydraulic Excavator Delivers Superior Productivity And Fuel...
The new Cat® 336E hydraulic excavator replaces the 336D and features a more powerful engine that drives increased productivity and meets Tier 4 Interim emissions standards. With an SAE net power...
View ArticleNew Empire Southwest Facility Will Expand Service Capacity, Employee Count
Mesa, Arizona, March 29, 2013 – Empire Southwest, LLC recently broke ground on a major new service facility on its Mesa, Arizona campus. The new building will house the Component Rebuild Center (CRC)...
View ArticlePartStore Features Save Time, Money
Empire PartStore users can now access a couple of features that make placing online parts orders even more convenient.
View ArticlePhoenix Metal Trading Adds Solar Power System
Industrial scrap recycler Phoenix Metal Trading, Inc. has added a 69.3kW solar power system to their central Phoenix plant. The system, which was designed and installed by Empire Renewable Energy, is...
View ArticleQuestions and Answers About the New Tier 4 Regulations
A quick question and answer session about the New Tier 4 Regulations with Empire Southwest's Technical Communications Manager, Andy Sutherland. Learn more about the Cat Tier 4 technologies designed to...
View ArticleWin a Cat Truck Contest Launches
Caterpillar announces plans to give away a new CT660 vocational truck. Vocational truck owners hoping to be among the first to get behind the wheel of the new Cat® CT660 Vocational Truck have a...
View ArticleWin a Party with Mike Rowe
Caterpillar and Empire want to say thanks for all you do. That’s why we’re holding a contest for you, about you and by you.
View ArticleWin Tickets to NASCAR
Want to see Jeff Burton in ACTION at Phoenix International Raceway November 11? You can win two tickets to see the Caterpillar No. 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car live!
View ArticleWin your company name on the Caterpillar No. 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car
In a contest that’s sure to get your blood racing, Caterpillar wants to make room for your company name on the Jeff Burton Caterpillar No. 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car.
View ArticleEmpire Matches Granite Mountain Hotshot Donations to Raise $100,000
Through July 31, Empire will match the donations of employees and clients dollar for dollar in an effort to raise $100,000* to benefit the families of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
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