Stories tagged with "diesel engine"

Cummins beats predictions by indystar

Engine maker’s cuts pushed quarterly profit 50 higher than expected% Columbus-based Cummins, the largest maker of heavy-duty diesel truck engines in North America, reported... – Oct 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Cummins to temporarily recall 270 workers by Tom Spalding

Columbus-based diesel engine maker Cummins said today that it is offering to recall about 270 production employees who had been laid off or transferred to other Cummins facilities... – Oct 07, 2009 at 3:18 PM in Business

Electric locomotive rolls out by indystar

Norfolk Southern using the battery-powered prototype in rail yard ALTOONA, Pa. — Rail hauler Norfolk Southern Corp. on Monday unveiled a battery-powered prototype locomotive... – Sep 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Other recent job cuts in Central Indiana by indystar

Aug. 2009: Pratt&Whitney announced it would close its Indianapolis plant and let go all 100 employees. Aug. 2009: Eli Lilly and Co. offered buyouts to 4,000 of its U.S. sales... – Sep 14, 2009 at 1:47 PM in News

CTS lands diesel part contract by indystar

Elkhart — CTS Corp. has been awarded a contract to produce a key component for an unidentified diesel engine manufacturer. Elkhart-based CTS will make actuators primarily for... – Sep 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Whirlpool will close plant in Evansville by Ted Evanoff

1,100 to lose jobs as refrigerator work heads for Mexico Indiana will lose another industrial icon next year when Whirlpool closes its Evansville refrigerator plant, wiping out... – Aug 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Whirlpool will close plant in Evansville by Ted Evanoff

1,100 to lose jobs as refrigerator work heads for Mexico Indiana will lose another industrial icon next year when Whirlpool closes its Evansville refrigerator plant, wiping out... – Aug 28, 2009 at 9:00 PM in Business

Cummins to idle 400 in shift of Iowa work to Mexico by Tom Spalding

A division of Columbus-based Cummins will shed 400 jobs at a plant in Iowa, moving that work to an established and more modern facility in Mexico. The diesel engine maker may also... – Aug 25, 2009 at 12:07 PM in Business

Cummins will idle Indiana engine plant by Tom Spalding

610 workers in Walesboro will be laid off in wake of bankruptcy of client Chrysler Cummins says it will have to temporarily close an engine plant in Bartholomew County as a result... – May 07, 2009 at 11:23 PM in Business

Chrysler, economic fallout hits Cummins plants by Tom Spalding

Cummins says it will have to temporarily close an engine plant in Bartholomew County as a result of the bankruptcy of a major automotive client — Chrysler. The Columbus... – May 07, 2009 at 9:18 AM in Business

6 Hoosier companies in Fortune 500 by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — Two Indiana companies — Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics and Indianapolis-based Brightpoint — for the first time joined stalwarts WellPoint, Eli... – Apr 21, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Indiana now up to 6 companies in Fortune 500 by Tom Spalding

Indiana regained some prestige in the annual listing of the top revenue-producing companies. Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics and Indianapolis-based Brightpoint joined stalwarts... – Apr 20, 2009 at 9:46 AM in Business

To successor, Miller remains gold standard by indystar

The cumulative effect of the lousy first-quarter corporate earnings reports now streaming in can make shareholders feel desperate in a hurry. Executives find themselves losing... – Apr 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM in John Ketzenberger

Navistar chosen to help develop hybrid school bus by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Federal officials have chosen Navistar Corp.‘s Fort Wayne plant to help develop a new electric hybrid school bus that’s part of the Obama... – Apr 18, 2009 at 6:06 PM in Business

Cummins operations to merge by indystar

Columbus — Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc., based in Columbus, said it will consolidate turbocharger operations at two South Carolina plants and may cut jobs in the unit... – Mar 31, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Cummins profit falls 55% by indystar

COLUMBUS » Diesel engine maker Cummins on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter profit that fell less than analysts estimated and said all units will be profitable this year as... – Feb 04, 2009 at 2:10 AM in Business

Slowdown forces Hill-Rom to eliminate 300 positions by Daniel Lee

Medical equipment maker Hill-Rom, hit by a slowdown in spending by U.S. hospitals, is cutting 300 jobs, with more than half of those reductions coming in the company’s... – Jan 15, 2009 at 2:02 AM in Business

Cummins to lay off 800, cut exec pay 10% by Tom Spalding

Columbus diesel engine specialist Cummins plans to reduce its professional workforce by at least 800 by the end of February and freeze salaries for the year.The company also... – Jan 13, 2009 at 8:46 AM in Business

Cummins subsidiary to lay off 100 in Wis. by indystar

Columbus-based diesel engine-maker Cummins Inc. says a subsidiary company, Cummins Emission Solutions, is reducing is workforce at a plant in Mineral Point, Wisc. by approximately... – Dec 19, 2008 at 8:17 AM in Business

Cummins lowers full-year outlook by indystar

Cummins officials said today that worsening economic conditions will result in slightly lower sales for 2008.The Columbus-based diesel engine-maker, which last week said it would... – Dec 11, 2008 at 1:31 PM in Business