Caterpillar Inc. was awarded a five-year $397.1 million Army contract to supply two types of dozers with armor kits, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The contract has one five-year option. Work is expected to be completed by 2018.

Deere & Co., the world's biggest maker of farm machinery, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 22 percent, propelled by lofty crop prices that stoked global demand. Revenue rose 18 percent to $8.1 billion.

Case Construction Equipment today announced co-sponsorship of the "Rockin' for the Troops" concert to be held at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Ill., on July 19, 2008. The concert is organized to benefit U.S. troops that are deployed overseas.

Titan Machinery Inc. announced today the signing of an agreement to acquire Mid-Land Equipment Company, L.C., with six dealerships in Iowa and Nebraska. The acquisition is expected to close on or about May 30, 2008, subject to closing conditions.

As part of a strategic growth initiative aimed at developing new markets for its products and services, CNH Capital, today announced that it is now serving equipment dealerships and their customers in Puerto Rico.