Baglier

PITTSBURGH — Dennis Baglier, owner of Baglier Buick GMC Mazda in Butler, has been elected to the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Association board of directors.

His election was announced at the December meeting of the association.

The association organizes and operates the Pittsburgh International Auto Show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center each year. It also raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for Family House and automotive related initiatives and charities.

Baglier began in Butler with a Buick dealership in 1977, and he added the GMC line in 1981 and Mazda in 1993.

GIBSONIA — Three separate boards of trustees in the St. Barnabas Health System have re-elected their members. They are:• Kean Theatre — Richard Kaminsky of Peters Township, chairman; Nanci L. Case of Wexford, president; James D. Turco of Hempfield Township, treasurer; and members Jud Stewart of Butler, Jack Hunt of Pittsburgh and Thomas Madden of Franklin Park.• The Washington Place — Susan Mussman of Sewickley, chairman; Douglas W. Day of Richland Township, president; Robert Bergdahl of Richland Township, secretary; Helen Bartlett of McCandless Township, treasurer.• The Woodlands — Winfield S. Smathers of Gibsonia, chairman/treasurer; Douglas W. Day of Richland Township, president; Robert Crnjarich of Glenshaw.

PITTSBURGH — Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar announced 2,110 new job cuts Friday as it scales back production amid a world economic slowdown.The world's largest maker of mining and construction machinery said the layoffs at three Illinois plants — in Aurora, Decatur and East Peoria — and other cost-cutting measures were needed to maintain competitiveness. Like other big manufacturers, Caterpillar has seen demand for its large equipment fall as customers cut back spending.The new layoffs came on top of 20,000 job cuts announced earlier this week, when the Peoria, Ill.-based company reported a 32 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit. Results fell as slumping commodity prices, tight credit markets and a decline in construction hurt orders for Caterpillar's backhoes, tractors and other machines.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's Iron City Brewing will temporarily outsource its canning to a New York brewery so it can repair or replace its own canning line.The Pittsburgh brewery plans to temporarily lay off up to 30 of its 80 employees when it shuts down its canning operation on March 1.High Falls Brewing of Rochester, N.Y., known for its Genesee beers, will take over the canning for up to 90 days.The Pittsburgh brewery makes Iron City, IC Light and Augustiner Lager. It will still produce bottled and keg beer while its canning line is shut down.