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New Behlen Plant to Open in Texas, Aims for 50 Jobs

December 20, 2012 | Posted in Facilities, Manufacturer News
Nebraska-based Behlen Manufacturing Co. will manufacture farm and ranch equipment in the former Smead building on U.S. Highway 84 in McGregor and hopes to hire 50 people next year, with skilled welders making up to $25 an hour. Company officials, attending a news conference Wednesday at the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce headquarters, praised the work of the Waco and McGregor chambers and economic development organizations in making their move to Texas a reality.
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Mahindra USA and Operation Finally Home Break Ground on New Home

November 29, 2012 | Posted in Facilities
Mahindra USA and Operation Finally Home (OFH) are pleased to announce the groundbreaking of a new home in League City, Texas, for a deserving veteran and his family. The home, in the Tuscan Lakes subdivision, is scheduled for completion in Summer 2013. Mahindra USA, the number one selling tractor brand in the world based on volume, along with its dealer network actively support Operation Finally Home, a non-profit organization that provides custom-made mortgage-free homes to wounded and disabled veterans and the widows of the fallen.
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Deere to Spend $58 Million to Upgrade Seeding Operations

November 26, 2012 | Posted in Facilities, Manufacturer News
Source: Quad-City Times
According to a report today in the Quad-City Times, Deere & Co. will invest approximately $58 million to enhance operations at its John Deere Seeding operation in Moline, the company announced this morning. Deere said the investment will be made in conjunction with a new factory master plan that targets enhancements in efficiency and quality. Improvements will include a new paint system and increased use of automation and robotics.
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AGCO Aims to Grow Production of Fendt Brand with Big Budget Facility Upgrade

November 21, 2012 | Posted in Facilities

Senior AGCO managers joined suppliers and other guests for the fanfare opening of a more efficient, higher capacity Fendt tractor factory in southern Germany. Confidently described as the worlds most modern tractor assembly plant, it has new production and assembly halls housing a 1 km-long production line, more efficient manufacturing processes, upgraded IT systems and new production technology.


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Technically Speaking, It's Time to Add Staff

By Jack Zemlicka posted on October 23, 2012 | Posted in Facilities
While precision farming dealers say they are meeting the service demands of their customers this fall, fixing bad switches on yield monitors or making moisture sensor adjustments, they are also feeling the effects of not only a busy season, but of an arduous albeit prosperous year.
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Geringhoff Expands to Minnesota

September 11, 2012 | Posted in Facilities
Source: KARE 11, Minneapolis-St. Paul
Geringhoff announced plans to invest over $20 million in its new central Minnesota manufacturing facility. It will be the first U.S.-based operations for Geringhoff.
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