Caterpillar idling plants, laying off workers

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Caterpillar Inc., the worldโ€™s top producer of construction and mining equipment, said it will idle more factories and production lines as orders slump due to slowing demand.

โ€œDealers are buying less than they are selling,โ€ Mike DeWalt, director of investor relations for Peoria-based Caterpillar, said at the Robert W. Baird 2012 Industrial Conference in Chicago.

With the global sales decreasing as inventory builds up, new equipment orders have waned in recent months.

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Read more in Crainโ€™s Chicago Business.

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