Moline, Illinois

John Deere has been around since 1837. This means that John Deere has five years more experience on Case International. John Deere was rated 97th in Fortune 500 in 2016. John Deere has a spot in not only the agricultural field, but also the construction and forestry fields. John Deere holds value. John Deere has used the same “Nothing Runs like a Deere” logo for 180 years. International merged with Case, and is now owned by Italians. John Deere was born in Vermont, and the Headquarters is stationed in Moline, Illinois. John Deere has the means and the experience to do things the right way. John Deere was born in Vermont February 4, 1804. Later in 1836 he moved to Grand Detour, Illinois where he opened a repairmen shop, it is there that he…

John dissolves his partnership with Andrus and moves to Moline, Illinois, located on the Mississippi River, which offered great sources of water power and cheap transportation. He partnered with Robert N. Tate, but just 4 years later he buys our his partners, and for the next 16 years the company would be know by the names John Deere, John Deere & Company, Deere & Company, and Moline Plow Manufactory. All through the change, John made sure to keep quality and innovation his number 1 priority.…

It was in the darkened corridor of the University Hospital during the early hours of the morning while sitting at a card table putting together pieces of a puzzle, my life felt as if it was coming off the rails. Figuratively and literally, these puzzle pieces represented myself sorting out memories, thoughts, questions, and struggling to understand what the loss of one of the most significant figures of my upbringing will look like without his guidance and love. “Your grandfather has cancer.”…

The world is full of many professions which each have their own upsides and downsides. Some require tedious work and long hours, others require short hours with relative laid back work. Another possibility is meeting in the middle of these two polar opposites, such as the field of farming. It requires dedication and long hours of semi laid back work load. My own grandfather chose this as his life long profession and made his own successful lifestyle out of it. In an interview with my…

Sitting down and actually thinking about the things I have done in life has reminded me of a story that has great significance to me. So much so that I just have to include it for you guys to read, so here it is. I was nine. It was September. I remember it was raining. Actually more like downpouring. My father was trying to get the crops out of the field. At this point in my life I had never really operated any of our machinery. Sure, I watched my dad or my older brother run the huge…

Paul Trott and Dap Hartman (2009), propose that a false dichotomy exists in the open vs. closed innovation debate, instead the two paradigms are not mutually exclusive with most, if not all, firms carrying out principles of both. I believe that this is the case with the firm PowerbyPoxi, hence I agree with the statement “PowerbyProxi has adopted both open and closed innovation processes”. This can be demonstrated by analysing the relationship between PowerbyProxi and some of its major…

No one had known that on August 4th, 1961, an individual was born that would one day inspire the world. Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to parents Ann Dunham, an elementary teacher whom later on received her PhD in anthropology, and Barack Hussein Obama Sr., an economist in the Kenyan government. Mr. Obama Jr. is a descendent of a line of strong, independent people. His grandfather, Stanly Dunham, was a World War II veteran and his grandmother worked to become the first…

“Oh Captain! My Captain!” is about a son who is attempting to inform his father about good news, unaware that his father has just passed away in a battle. Walt Whitman, the author of “Oh Captain! My Captain!” laments over the loss of his hero, Abraham Lincoln and viewed him as the greatest president in United States History. Whitman saw a “grand tragedy that promised ultimate purgation and unification for America” in the death of Lincoln (Reynolds). Because of this view on President Lincoln,…

Dorothea Dix was at a young age relatively in charge of keeping house and taking care of her younger siblings due to her mother’s crippling depression and likely other mental illnesses and her father’s abusive achollisim. While her mother likely being her first and most formative experience with mental illness, she was in no way her last. Having always had a fascination with the mentally ill Dorothea took a teaching position at the East Cambridge Women’s prison where she was shocked to see the…

No matter your stance on President Obama or his administration, many would agree that he can passionately deliver a great speech. With 2016 being the finale of his 8-year term, the upcoming State of the Union address will be the last one of Obama’s presidency. As he prepares to address the country on Tuesday, January 12 at 9 p.m. ET, many Americans from all sides of the political spectrum are preparing to watch the President’s final formal speech online. The word on the White House streets is…