LightSquared and Deere & Co. have settled a long-running legal fight over whether the wireless venture's Global Positioning System network interfered with global receivers made by the farm equipment manufacturer.
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a decision rejecting claims of fraud by bankrupt wireless venture LightSquared and its equity owner Harbinger Capital Partners against Deere & Co and other GPS firms.
Weakness in global markets for farm and construction equipment led to declines in sales and earnings for the company for the fourth quarter and full year.
Deere & Co. is planning to announce the expansion of its operations at its plant in Horicon, Wis., by 300,000 square feet to accommodate the relocation of its Janesville, Wis., operations.
Dmitri L. Stockton, president and chief executive officer of GE Asset Management, and Sheila G. Talton, president and chief executive, Gray Matter Analytics, have been elected to the Deere & Co. Board of Directors, effective May 27, 2015.
John Deere has been named to the Forbes magazine list of America's Best Employers. Deere was 38th among 500 companies included in the recently-announced ranking.
In December, Deere announced a definitive agreement with FMH to sell the business. The sale includes both John Deere Insurance Co. and John Deere Risk Protection Inc.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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