Shareholders Approve Bucyrus Deal and Other Local Headlines of Interest

Bucyrus shareholders have approved a buyout by Caterpillar.

Read the story from Bloomberg here. From it:

Bucyrus says about 73.8 percent of the total outstanding shares voted Thursday in favor of the deal. The acquisition still requires approval by regulators. Bucyrus says it expects the deal to close later this year.

Here is the Journal Sentinel story.

And check out these other local headlines of interest:

• Antitrust Regulators Seek Information on Bucyrus Acquisition (Journal Sentinel)
• Oak Creek Man Guilty of Assault on Student (Journal Sentinel)
• Man Gets 14 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking (Journal Sentinel)

Also, in case you missed it, Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik published her January Enews update recently. See it here.