Deere Expands Iowa Sprayer Facility

Deere & Co, Moline, IL, has confirmed plans to expand the manufacturing capacity at the John Deere Des Moines Works following the actions taken by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and the City of Ankeny to provide incentives to retain jobs in Iowa.

In applying for consideration under current programs of the IEDA and the City of Ankeny, Deere committed to the retention of 400 jobs, as a direct result of the company’s expansion plans, said it plans to invest $85 million in capital improvements, including supplier tooling, in addition to adding a new 300,000-square-foot building for product assembly.

The new building, located in Ankeny, IA, will add production capacity for self-propelled sprayers — a product already manufactured at the factory. Construction of the new building is set to begin in the spring of 2012 and Deere expects that manufacturing of products could begin by spring of 2013.