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Deere says 800 workers leave in voluntary program

Jun. 30, 2009
Deere & Co. says about 800 salaried workers will leave the farm machinery maker under a voluntary separation program announced in April. The company expects to realize $75 million in savings in the first year, after pretax expenses of about $100 million...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch