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Can you dig it? Deere backhoe No. 250,000 rolls off assembly line

Published March 7, 2013
By
Ron Gallagher Contributing Editor
John Deere

Dive summary:

  • There was a crowd at the end of the assembly line when backhoe No. 250,000 rolled off at John Deere's Dubuque Works in Iowa recently.
  • Officials from Deere's worldwide group and from NPL Construction Co. – which bought the unit – were on hand along with workers for the delivery of the 310SK, the latest of 50 models that Dubuque has manufactured since 1971.
  • NPL, which has its headquarters in Phoenix, does energy distribution construction and has been a longtime Deere customer, and CEO Jim Kane said Deere's innovation has kept the company ahead of its competitors.

From the article:

"Deere’s commitment to innovation has kept us ahead of the competition. Their speed not only in delivery of equipment, but in keeping up with marketplace demand is unparalleled." ...

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