May 16, 2012 - ABB Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Thomas & Betts Corp., thereby advancing the ABB’s strategy of expanding its Low-Voltage Products division into new geographies, sectors and products. ABB says the complementary combination of T&B’s electrical components and ABB’s low-voltage protection, control and measurement products will create a broader low-voltage offering.

May 2, 2012 - Thomas & Betts shareholders have voted to approve the merger agreement pursuant to ABB acquiring Thomas & Betts for $72 per share in cash. Of the shares voted at today’s special meeting, 99% were voted in favour of the approval of the merger agreement, which represents about 75% of Thomas & Betts’ total outstanding shares of common stock as of the recorded date for the meeting.

April 16, 2012 - EBMag's associate editor Alyssa Dalton hit the jackpot this year – by receiving an exclusive invitation to attend Light+Building 2012... in Frankfurt, Germany! Arguably one of the world's largest and most influential lighting and building-services technology shows, this year's fair boasts of over 2,000 exhibitors and some 183,000 visitors. Wow!

April 4, 2012 - Thomas & Betts has scheduled a special meeting of its shareholders for May 2, 2012, where they will vote on the approval of the merger agreement pursuant to which ABB will acquire Thomas & Betts for $72 per share in cash. Thomas & Betts has filed a definitive proxy statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the special meeting.

March 16, 2012 - ABB, a power and automation company, is currently hiring an:

Associate Marketing Manager DSO

February 2, 2012 - ABB, a power and automation company, is currently seeking to hire a:

Marketing Manager, Medium Voltage Western Canada - full-time

January 30, 2012 - ABB, a global power and automation technology group, and Thomas & Betts Corp., a North American player in low-voltage products, announced today that both companies’ boards of directors have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Thomas & Betts for $72 per share in cash, or about $3.9 billion.

January 10, 2012 - ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won a tender offer to build a network of 200 electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations throughout Estonia. The order from the Estonian government is Europe’s largest EV charging infrastructure contract to date and creates the world’s first fast-charging infrastructure with full nationwide coverage, it said. The order was booked in the fourth quarter.

December 21, 2011 - ABB, a power and automation technology group, has completed its acquisition of Canada-based Envitech Energy. Envitech Energy supplies rail electrical equipment and solutions for urban transportation applications, including traction rectifiers, traction power components, trackside braking energy absorption devices, automatic grounding and energy storage solutions.

December 14, 2011 - ABB, a global power and automation technology group, will invest about $20 million as part of a $35-million financial round for a “substantial” minority stake in California-based GreenVolts, a provider of turnkey concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems.