Deere second-quarter net income jumps 65 percent as sales grow
Deere & Co. said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter profit soared 65 percent because of strong demand for its agricultural equipment, especially in the United States, Canada and Brazil. The...
View ArticleImplement manufacturer is on the grow
It is the dream of nearly every budding entrepreneur: Start a business in your garage and grow it into a thriving company. Kory Anderson, 27, has done that with Anderson Industries. The company makes...
View ArticleNorthern State to receive $55,000 for scientific research
Northern State University will receive $55,000 for scientific research. The money will come from a $920,000 special performance improvement fund created by state legislators in the 2011 session. Funds...
View ArticleJapanese company to invest $10 million in local geothermal project
A local geothermal plant will get a hand from a global company. Fuji Electric Co., a leading supplier of turbine-generator equipment to the power-generation industry, announced Thursday its investment...
View ArticleCandidates bring different experiences
The candidates for the Brown County Commission would bring different experiences and perspectives to a job that requires providing quality county services on a limited budget. Four candidates are...
View ArticleChina: Agro machinery market attracts leading manufacturer
HARBIN - A major China granary attracts one world-leading agricultural machinery manufacturer as it anticipates another record-high autumn harvest. The investment from American company John Deere,...
View ArticleChinese officials back down on chemical plant in face of protests
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that more than $37 million in capital improvement projects for the state's community colleges will be placed on the agenda for next week's State Bond Commission...
View ArticleThermo Fisher profit tops Street view as Life deal awaits
April 24 (Reuters) - Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, which this month agreed to acquire Life Technologies Inc, on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected first-quarter...
View ArticleTruckload of concerns after lawmakers OK higher speed limit
Illinois drivers soon could roll along rural interstates at 70 mph after House lawmakers Wednesday approved a higher speed limit on nonurban highways despite safety concerns and a possible veto...
View ArticleBill setting five-year depreciation schedule for farming equipment
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend the U.S. tax code to...
View ArticleDeere second-quarter net income jumps 65 percent as sales grow
Deere & Co. said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter profit soared 65 percent because of strong demand for its agricultural equipment, especially in the United States, Canada and Brazil. The...
View ArticleImplement manufacturer is on the grow
It is the dream of nearly every budding entrepreneur: Start a business in your garage and grow it into a thriving company. Kory Anderson, 27, has done that with Anderson Industries. The company makes...
View ArticleNorthern State to receive $55,000 for scientific research
Northern State University will receive $55,000 for scientific research. The money will come from a $920,000 special performance improvement fund created by state legislators in the 2011 session. Funds...
View ArticleJapanese company to invest $10 million in local geothermal project
A local geothermal plant will get a hand from a global company. Fuji Electric Co., a leading supplier of turbine-generator equipment to the power-generation industry, announced Thursday its investment...
View ArticleCandidates bring different experiences
The candidates for the Brown County Commission would bring different experiences and perspectives to a job that requires providing quality county services on a limited budget. Four candidates are...
View ArticleChina: Agro machinery market attracts leading manufacturer
HARBIN - A major China granary attracts one world-leading agricultural machinery manufacturer as it anticipates another record-high autumn harvest. The investment from American company John Deere,...
View ArticleChinese officials back down on chemical plant in face of protests
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that more than $37 million in capital improvement projects for the state's community colleges will be placed on the agenda for next week's State Bond Commission...
View ArticleTruckload of concerns after lawmakers OK higher speed limit
Illinois drivers soon could roll along rural interstates at 70 mph after House lawmakers Wednesday approved a higher speed limit on nonurban highways despite safety concerns and a possible veto...
View ArticleBlast at Louisiana petrochemical plant kills 1, injures 77
HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer...
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