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This week’s issue of The Economist includes an article discussing the Illinois economy, including a brief mention of Deere.  Overall, a fairly depressing article, although they say nothing bad about us.

The picture of the president speaking in front of (ahem) some construction equipment makes me think we need to figure out how to get Obama to come speak at a Deere plant. I remember seeing Bush speak at the Harvester Works in January 2002. It was a pretty neat experience for me (and, I’m sure, the other Deere employees lucky enough to be present), especially as I was an intern in my first year of college at the time.