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Caterpillar lays off 2,454 workers in 3 states
Tuesday March 17, 11:23 am ET
By Daniel Lovering, AP Manufacturing Writer

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Caterpillar Inc. announced a fresh round of job cuts Tuesday, laying off more than 2,400 employees at five plants in Illinois, Indiana and Georgia as the heavy equipment maker continues to cut costs amid the global economic downturn.

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