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Horicon Bank is a commercial joint bank operating in Wisconsin. It was established in 1896 by Daniel C. Van Brunt, the inventor of the grain drill. His manufacturing company was sold in 1911 to Deere & Company, which continues to operate the factory as John Deere Horicon Works, producing consumer products including lawn tractors.
Deere & Company, doing business as John Deere (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n ˈ d ɪər /), is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment and lawn care equipment.
The John Deere World Headquarters is a complex of four buildings located on 1,400 acres (570 ha) of land [1] at One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois, United States. [2] The complex serves as corporate headquarters for agricultural heavy equipment company John Deere .
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Robert W. Lane (born November 14, 1949), served as chief executive officer of Deere & Company from 2000 to 2009 and retired as the chairman of the board in February 2010. He served on several boards including: The Northern Trust Company, General Electric Company, BMW AG and Verizon Communications.
In 2004, Deere & Company asked the credit union not to use "John Deere" in its name to avoid trademark and company confusion because it was no longer affiliated with the company. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Members voted to approve changing the name to Veridian Credit Union on August 21, 2005, [ 9 ] with official use beginning in January 2006.
In 2015, John Deere approved the sale of eight Nortrax locations in Tennessee and Kentucky to Meade Tractor. [10] January 2016, Nortrax opened a new flagship location in Ottawa, ON. [11] In November 2017, Nortrax sold seven locations in Florida to Dobbs Management Service. [12]
He became president of John Deere in 1987 and led the Company as CEO from 1989 to 2000 following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s. [3] In 1990, Becherer also became chairman of John Deere's board when Robert Hanson retired. Under Becherer's tenure the company became a diversified, global competitor.