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....
Tue April 13, 2004
Deere Announces Product Recall
In voluntary cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Deere & Co. is recalling certain 4000 Ten Series compact utility contractors. There is a possibility that some of the roll-over protective structure (ROPS) cap screws that were installed on 4210, 4310 and 4410 compact utility tractors in January and February may fail....
Sat December 20, 2003
Purchase Puts Michigan John Deere Under New Ownership
Deere & Company has confirmed that Nortrax Inc. has sold its operations in Michigan to JDE Equipment Company. The transaction took effect Nov. 20.
According to JDE Equipment General Manager Bill McDaniel, JDE will serve all but five counties in lower Michigan, with John Deere construction equipment, Hitachi (including mining equipment), and the Eager Beaver trailer line.
“We’ll sell anything from skid steer loaders to very large mining equipment,” McDaniel said of JDE’s range of products....
Thu December 11, 2003
Soil Solutions Cleans Up Contaminants With John Deere
With a fleet of John Deere equipment, Soil Solutions Inc. (SSI) is cleaning up what people leave behind –– thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil. The Winston-Salem, NC-based environmental service firm specializes in excavating, transporting and remediating petroleum and non-petroleum contaminated soils that can pollute the water table....
