Jayma A. Sandquist

Deere & Co. (Investment Management) is the pension fund management arm of Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE), a machinery manufacturing firm headquartered in Moline, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Insight Investment Group LLC in Russia. Deere & Co. maintains a defined benefit pension plan, known as the Salaried Pension Plan.

Part of Deere & Co., John Deere Financial Services, Inc. is a bank holding company. The company is based in Johnston, IA. The CEO of the company is Samuel R. Allen.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

John Deere Construction & Forestry Co. engages in the distribution of construction and forestry products. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Moline, IL.

John Deere India Pvt Ltd. exports agricultural products. It offers tractors, implements, gran harvesting, and sugar harvesting products. The firm serves agriculture, engines, and drivetrain industries. The company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and is headquartered in Pune, India.

John Deere Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of farm machinery and equipment. Its products include: ride-on mowers, tractors, 100 series ride-on mowers, compact utility tractors, gator utility vehicles, utility tractors, hay & forage, specialty tractors, residential ZTrak mowers, cotton harvesting, precision Ag technology, combine harvesters, 8R/8RT series row-crop tractors, 7Rseries row-crop tractors, 5M series (Euro spec) utility tractors, 5E series utility tractors and residential ZTrak zero-turn mowers. The company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Crestmead, Australia.

The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan organization that has been advocating for a competitiveness agenda for over three decades. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization aims to attract investment and talent, spur the commercialization of new ideas, and enhance productivity to raise the standard of living for all Americans. The council's members include CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors who provide real-world perspective to policymakers. The council believes that with the right policies, the strengths and potential of the economy far outweigh the current challenges the nation faces on the path to higher growth and greater opportunity for all Americans. Deborah L. Wince-Smith has been the CEO of the American company since 1993.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

John Deere (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. provides power transmission systems. The company was founded in May 2005 and is headquartered in Tianjin, China.

Part of Deere & Co., John Deere Dubuque Works is a company that specializes in agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery. The company is based in Dubuque, IA and offers used equipment options for those looking for quality and value. The company's official website provides information about their products and services, including engines and emissions regulations. Additionally, customers can feel confident in their forestry equipment purchase with a John Deere certified used machine.