CEO Keith Nosbusch

The compensation package for Rockwell Automation Inc.'s top executive fell more than 28 percent during the 2009 fiscal year after the industrial automation equipment company was battered by the deep recession, according to a company regulatory filing Friday.President and CEO Keith Nosbusch received compensation valued at $4,338,096 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, according to an analysis of Rockwell's proxy filing by The Associated Press.Nosbusch was paid a $941,977 salary and received...Read Full Story

BOSTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Several big U.S. industrial companies reported better-than-expected profit on Wednesday, as last year's hefty cost-cutting programs began to pay off and demand for some heavy equipment showed signs of recovering.Caterpillar Inc <CAT.N>, the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, and Rockwell Automation Inc <ROK.N>, which makes systems that help factories run more smoothly, both posted earnings well ahead of Wall Street's forecasts.But investors kept a sharp...Read Full Story

Shares of Rockwell Automation Inc., which makes industrial automation equipment, fell Thursday after a JPMorgan analyst downgraded stock to "Neutral," saying he doesn't think the stock will be able to outperform in the next six to nine months due to an "increasingly volatile macro environment."Rockwell shares fell $3.63, or 6.4 percent, to $53.07.In a note to clients, JPMorgan analyst C. Stephen Tusa Jr. reduced the stock from "Overweight" and lowered his price target by $3 to $65.The analyst...Read Full Story

(Reuters) - Rockwell Automation Inc reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on increased expenses and a higher tax rate, and the company narrowed its 2012 forecast. Shares of the producer of systems that make factories run more smoothly were down 2.5 percent at $75.48 in midday trading after falling nearly 6 percent before the market opened. The company reported higher net expenses and a higher effective tax rate — 24.9 percent compared with 18.3 percent a year earlier — chipping away...Read Full Story

Industrial automation company Rockwell Automation Inc. said Monday fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 77 percent, as revenue dropped and the company recorded restructuring charges.Profit for the quarter ended Sept. 30 totaled $28.9 million, or 20 cents per share, from $125.6 million, or 87 cents per share, last year. Excluding restructuring charges, income totaled 37 cents per share.Revenue fell 28 percent to $1.07 billion from $1.48 billion a year ago.Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, on...Read Full Story

BOSTON (Reuters) - Three big U.S. manufacturers reported results that topped Wall Street's expectations, citing recovering demand in everything from corporate jets to equipment to run factories more efficiently.United Technologies Corp <UTX.N>, Textron Inc <TXT.N> and Rockwell Automation <ROK.N> posted higher profits in the just-ended quarter, saying they were growing more confident in the economy's recovery, particularly in emerging markets."We're particularly encouraged by the pick-up in business jet and...Read Full Story

SMALL BUSINESSStimulus Aids SBA ProgramsThe $787 billion stimulus bill signed by President Obama provides $730 million to the Small Business Administration to change how the agency helps small-business owners hit by the credit crunch.The funding includes $375 million for temporary fee reductions or eliminations on SBA loans and raises the SBA guarantee on certain loans to up to 90%. There's also $255 million for a new loan program to help small businesses meet existing debt payments. Another...Read Full Story

The most crucial component to the success of any business has nothing to do with sales or marketing or even the customers you are dealing with. When you break it down, the satisfaction of your employees matters most. Without employees feeling positive about the work they are doing and the effects that work is having, nothing else will work. Finding out just how satisfied those employees are, and helping to make them even more so, can be extremely challenging. This is exactly what Human...Read Full Story

Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Nov. 9, from The Associated Press:_ Rockwell Automation Inc., which makes industrial machinery, said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit soared on a jump in revenue, and issued an outlook for fiscal 2011 above estimates._ ArQule Inc. said its third quarter net loss narrowed, as the biotechnology company saw a revenue boost from a $5 million milestone payment._ Biotechnology company Inhibitex Inc. reported a wider third-quarter loss as it continued...Read Full Story

At Rockwell Automation, helping manufacturers succeed and grow is what we do best — with industrial automation control and information solutions designed to give our customers a competitive advantage. From stand-alone, industrial components to enterprise-wide integrated systems, our solutions have proven themselves across a wide range of industries and in some of the most demanding manufacturing environments. We are now looking for a dynamic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my...Read Full Story