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John Deere Construction & Forestry Company is a part of Deere & Company, which is one of the leading manufacturers of forestry and construction equipment in North America. Founded in 1837, the parent company offers dump trucks, loaders, dozers, excavators, motor graders, scrapers and tractors. Deere & Company provides skidders, swing machines, harvesters and forwarders. The parent company offers a variety of farm equipment, such as cutters, shredders, engines and sprayers. Deere & Company also provides utility vehicles and landscaping and power products. It provides a range of equipment parts and accessories. The parent company offers financing options through third-party lenders, as well as maintains a network of dealers throughout the world.

Heart of America Restaurants & Inns is a company that owns and operates nearly 30 restaurants and hotels in ten metropolitan areas of six Midwestern states. Founded by entrepreneur Mike Whalen in 1978, the business began with a 100-seat coffee shop in Davenport, Iowa. The restaurants were built around varying concepts with The Machine Shed Restaurants as the flagship. The original 100-seats blossomed into the second highest volume restaurant in the state, second only to his other Machine Shed Restaurant. Heart of America operates Comfort Suites, Radisson, Wildwood Lodge, Sleep Inn and Comfort Inn hotels and motels in Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin and Minnesota. It operates Machine Shed Restaurants in seven locations, Johnny s Italian Steakhouse in five locations, Thunder Bay Grille, The Checkered Flag Bar and Grille, and Gramma s Kitchen restaurants in several locations.

Williams, White & Company manufactures hydraulic presses and other industrial machinery. The company was established in 1854. Williams White is a division of Doerfer Engineering. The Williams White complex spans more than 150,000 square feet. Williams, White & Company s Moline, Ill., location employs nearly 100 people.