Thu December 08, 2005
Deere Trucks Sludge Through Soggy FL Developments
Following Hurricane Charlie in 2004, a real-estate boom left developers with the challenge of plotting new subdivisions in previously uninhabitable land. With lowlands soggier than ever from 155 mph horizontal hurricane-style rains, experienced contractors like Halifax Paving of Ormond Beach, FL, bought 20 new John Deere 250D articulated dump trucks to accommodate the wet topography....
Wed October 26, 2005
B&B Paving Gets Gold Key Treatment From John Deere
When Danny Blackburn, owner of B&B Paving, recently purchased a John Deere 200CLC excavator from the Raleigh, NC-based RW Moore Equipment Company, little did he know that he would be going for the gold as well…or at least for a Gold Key....
Kate Zanoni - Fri July 22, 2005
John Deere Machines Keep Laser Construction on Target
Fifteen years ago, Gary Klein and Mark Ellickson initially struggled to find work as they began their own construction company, Laser Construction Inc., in Lemont, IL. The two had been working in large construction together since the 1970s....
Tue April 12, 2005
John Deere Partners With MSCTC for Tech Training
Ensuring its dealerships in the region will continue to have a well-trained staff of technicians, John Deere, in partnership with Minnesota State Community and Technical College, unveiled a new two-year associate degree....
Tue February 08, 2005
GKN Sinter Metals Named Deere Division Supplier of the Year
GKN Sinter Metals has been named Supplier of the Year by Deere & Company’s Commercial and Consumer Equipment Division, and for the third consecutive year has earned recognition as a “Partner-level supplier” in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program....
Mon December 13, 2004
John Deere Posts Record Results for Quarter, Year
Deere & Company has announced worldwide net income of $356.7 million, or $1.41 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Oct. 31, compared with net income for the same period last year of $70.6 million, or $.27 per share....
Mon September 13, 2004
Liebherr, John Deere Sign Exclusivity Pact, End Crawler Dozer Dual Branding
Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. has announced the signing of an agreement between Liebherr-Werk Telfs GmbH and John Deere’s Construction & Forestry Division, of Moline, IL, to end their current dual-branding strategy for large crawler dozers sold in the North American market and grant John Deere an exclusivity agreement for these products....
Mon August 30, 2004
Eastern Shore John Deere Dealers Merger Announced
On Aug. 14, 2004, the owners of 11 John Deere dealerships in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Pennsylvania announced merger intentions to their employees. The owners of Deer Creek Equipment, Jones Implement, Queen Anne Tractor, Stevenson Equipment, Tyndalls Inc....
Wed August 18, 2004
Deere Earnings Jump 62 Percent
MOLINE, IL (AP) Resurgent farm and construction equipment sales pushed Deere and Company’s third-quarter profits up 62 percent from a year earlier. The manufacturer’s quarterly results handily beat Wall Street’s expectations....
Wed August 04, 2004
John Deere ’Scalpels’ Carve Out New Look For McAlpine Dam
When you first come upon the massive $221-million McAlpine Lock and Dam Replacement Project in Louisville, KY, you’d swear the tide had gone out in a big way. Realizing that there is no tide on the Ohio River, you look closer and see a bustling job site more than 100 ft....
